1. Demographic Profile

2. Population GrowthDiversityAgeHouseholdsEducationIncome

3. Population by Age, Race and Ethnicity Group, 2010

4. Population by Age Group, 2010 Race and Ethnicity by Age Group, 2010

5. 10 Year Change in Population Population: The total population in Palo Alto increased by 10% over the past decade to 64,000, growing at the same rate as the state. The greatest increase was in the Asian population (7,000).).

6. 20002010 Diversity: Palo Alto remained majority white, non-Hispanic, although this share of the population fell over the last ten years from 73% to 61%, while the Asian share increased from 17% to 27% of total.

7. 20002010 Population Growth by Age Group, 2000-2010Population Total, 1990-2010 in thousands Age: Palo Alto is considerably older than California overall, and the age structure shifted upward slightly over the past decade. Median age increased from 40 to 42, compared with the current statewide median of 35. The share of the population age 65+ is 17% of the total, compared with 11% statewide.

8. Household Type, 2010Living Arrangements % of all householdsAge 65+, 2005-09 Households: Thirty percent of households are single-person, compared with 23% statewide. Traditional families—married couples with children—are also more common here than in California as a whole, at 27% of all households.

9. Educational Attainment for the Population 25 year and Older by Race and Ethnicity Education: Educational attainment is far higher than in the state overall. Just 2% of adults have not completed high school, compared with 20% of adults statewide, and 79% have a earned Bachelor’s degree or higher, compared with 30% in California overall.

10. Household Income, 2005-09 In thousands of $ (2009) b) Median Household Income by ace and Ethnicity Income: Median household income is $119,000, nearly twice the California median of $60,000. Forty percent of households have income of $150,000 or more, compared with 12% of households statewide

11.  US Census 2010, 2000, 1990  American Community Survey, 2005-2009  Stanford Center on Longevity, Demographic Profile Prepared for the California State Library, 9/12/2011