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East Palo Alto, CA
Demographic Data




East Palo Alto Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

East Palo Alto Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

28,383

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.8%
5 - 17:
17.2%
18 - 24:
10.2%
25 - 34:
17.7%
35 - 54:
27.3%
55 - 64:
12.3%
Over 65 Years:
9.5%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
6.4%
6.4%
71.4%
71.4%
25.2%
25.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

East Palo Alto
USA
$37,736
$37,736
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

East Palo Alto
USA
$103,248
$103,248
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

12.2%

Employment Industries

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Administration
Accommodation
Construction
Retail
Other
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Education
Healthcare
Manufacturing
Transportation
Information Technology
Finance
Public Service
10.7%
10.7%
10.6%
10.6%
9.5%
9.5%
9.2%
9.2%
9.0%
9.0%
8.7%
8.7%
8.0%
8.0%
7.8%
7.8%
6.5%
6.5%
4.4%
4.4%
3.7%
3.7%
2.9%
2.9%
2.7%
2.7%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Black or African American
White
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
Other Race / Two or More Races
American Indian and Alaska Native
61.0%
61.0%
12.7%
12.7%
11.5%
11.5%
5.6%
5.6%
5.3%
5.3%
3.7%
3.7%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Ukrainian
Italian
Scottish
English
German
Irish
European
Finnish
Portuguese
Russian
Romanian
African
French
Lithuanian
Iranian
Polish
Other Subsaharan African
Scots-Irish
Canadian
Swedish
2.6%
2.6%
1.3%
1.3%
1.3%
1.3%
1.3%
1.3%
1.1%
1.1%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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Spanish
English
Pacific Island languages
Chinese
Langs. of India
Vietnamese
Other Asian languages
Native American languages
Urdu
Tagalog
Portuguese
Slavic languages
German/Yiddish
Arabic
African languages
Russian
Serbo-Croatian
Persian
Korean
Italian
52.0%
52.0%
34.3%
34.3%
7.9%
7.9%
1.9%
1.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born East Palo Alto Residents

40.6%


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