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Los Altos, CA (California) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $2,241,040 (it was $973,500 in 2000)
Los Altos:

$2,241,040
California:

$715,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $2,079,454 - Over $2,000,001

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $3,712,662
Here:

$3,712,662
State:

$988,808

Townhouses or other attached units: $2,535,483
Here:

$2,535,483
State:

$838,546

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $2,893,788
Here:

$2,893,788
State:

$824,253

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $1,941,627
Here:

$1,941,627
State:

$730,996

Mobile homes: $162,528
Here:

$162,528
State:

$184,506

Total population: 30,288 (Urban population: 27,585, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 11,833 (11,025 occupied: 8,960 owner occupied, 2,028 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

18%
State:

44%

Housing density: 1,863 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $3,401,506.

Median contract rent in 2022: over $2,000


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $5,739


Median gross rent in Los Altos, CA in 2022: over $2,000

Housing units in Los Altos with a mortgage: 5,368 (862 second mortgage, 63 home equity loan, 724 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 60

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $253,538

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $229,190

Median monthly housing costs: $3,833

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Los Altos, California Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1961

Median year apartment built: 1975

Household type by relationship:

Households: 30,387
  • Male householders: 6,554 (715 living alone), Female householders: 4,072 (1,052 living alone)
  • 7,956 spouses (7,913 opposite-sex spouses), 213 unmarried partners, (196 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 9,702 children (9,500 natural, 154 adopted, 47 stepchildren), 290 grandchildren, 42 brothers or sisters, 537 parents, 0 foster children, 270 other relatives, 435 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 311

Size of family households: 3,621 2-persons, 1,914 3-persons, 2,406 4-persons, 695 5-persons, 84 6-persons, 50 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,946 1-person, 208 2-persons, 33 3-persons, 22 6-persons.

6,347 married couples with children.
440 single-parent households (181 men, 259 women).

64.5% of residents of Los Altos speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
13.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
18.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (76% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other language at home (91% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 10,446 (34.4%)
(67.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.2
State:

6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.2
State:

3.9

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Los Altos, California
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Los Altos, California
  • 0no bedroom
  • 1011 bedroom
  • 6652 bedrooms
  • 2,8463 bedrooms
  • 3,9684 bedrooms
  • 1,3815+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Los Altos, California
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Los Altos, California
  • 122no bedroom
  • 4321 bedroom
  • 6532 bedrooms
  • 5033 bedrooms
  • 2764 bedrooms
  • 435+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Los Altos in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Los Altos in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 100no vehicle
  • 1,3211 vehicle
  • 4,4352 vehicles
  • 2,2593 vehicles
  • 6964 vehicles
  • 1485+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Los Altos in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Los Altos in renter-occupied apartments
  • 105no vehicle
  • 8921 vehicle
  • 7142 vehicles
  • 2013 vehicles
  • 894 vehicles
  • 285+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Los Altos, California
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Los Altos, California
  • 01 room
  • 202 rooms
  • 1163 rooms
  • 3134 rooms
  • 1,0085 rooms
  • 1,5026 rooms
  • 2,0507 rooms
  • 1,6808 rooms
  • 2,2719+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Los Altos, California
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Los Altos, California
  • 1221 room
  • 1652 rooms
  • 3593 rooms
  • 4784 rooms
  • 2855 rooms
  • 2576 rooms
  • 1707 rooms
  • 988 rooms
  • 959+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Los Altos, CA
Los Altos city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Los Altos, CA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Los Altos, CA in 2022
  • 271Less than $10,000
  • 152$10,000 to $19,999
  • 249$20,000 to $29,999
  • 188$30,000 to $39,999
  • 178$40,000 to $49,999
  • 336$50,000 to $59,999
  • 243$60,000 to $74,999
  • 290$75,000 to $99,999
  • 686$100,000 to $124,999
  • 580$125,000 to $149,999
  • 786$150,000 to $199,999
  • 7,062$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Los Altos, CA

  • Distribution of house value in Los Altos, CA in 2022
  • 72Less than $10,000
  • 4$35,000 to $39,999
  • 15$150,000 to $174,999
  • 15$250,000 to $299,999
  • 22$300,000 to $399,999
  • 33$400,000 to $499,999
  • 74$500,000 to $749,999
  • 93$750,000 to $999,999
  • 318$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 495$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 9,392$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Los Altos, CA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Los Altos, CA in 2022
  • 67$200 to $249
  • 10$800 to $899
  • 57$1,000 to $1,249
  • 220$1,500 to $1,999
  • 78$2,000 to $2,499
  • 168$2,500 to $2,999
  • 229$3,000 to $3,499
  • 1,043$3,500 or more
  • 104No cash rent
Work and jobs in Los Altos: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 87.5%
Number of people working at home: 5,656 (42.1% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 145
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 821
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 1,073
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 1,556
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 2,059
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 948
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 1,098
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 268
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 171
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 344
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 123
  • 90 or more minutes: 76
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Los Altos

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 7,991 (53.9%)
  • Carpooled: 1,136 (7.7%)
  • Bus: 104 (0.7%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 50 (0.3%)
  • Taxi: 206 (1.4%)
  • Bicycle: 109 (0.7%)
  • Walked: 256 (1.7%)
  • Worked at home: 5,656 (38.2%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 3.4%Males
  • 4.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 1.0%Males
  • 3.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 19.1%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 8.2%Males
  • 4.3%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Los Altos, California
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Los Altos, California
  • 2,7222010 or later
  • 1,9452000 to 2009
  • 2,0011990 to 1999
  • 1,1531980 to 1989
  • 1,2421970 to 1979
  • 1,369Before 1970
Ancestries in Los Altos, CA

First ancestries reported:

  • English: 833 (4.5%)
  • European: 796 (4.3%)
  • German: 643 (3.5%)
  • Italian: 618 (3.4%)
  • Russian: 608 (3.3%)
  • American: 551 (3.0%)
  • Irish: 486 (2.7%)
  • French: 358 (2.0%)
  • Iranian: 330 (1.8%)
  • Polish: 279 (1.5%)
  • Scottish: 178 (1.0%)
  • Swedish: 140 (0.8%)
  • Dutch: 113 (0.6%)
  • Eastern European: 105 (0.6%)
  • Greek: 101 (0.6%)
  • Ukrainian: 94 (0.5%)
  • Northern European: 87 (0.5%)
  • Palestinian: 84 (0.5%)
  • Canadian: 78 (0.4%)
  • Norwegian: 67 (0.4%)
  • Swiss: 64 (0.3%)
  • Israeli: 58 (0.3%)
  • Turkish: 48 (0.3%)
  • Egyptian: 43 (0.2%)
  • Basque: 41 (0.2%)
  • Armenian: 39 (0.2%)
  • Brazilian: 38 (0.2%)
  • Portuguese: 30 (0.2%)
  • Latvian: 30 (0.2%)
  • Croatian: 29 (0.2%)
  • Austrian: 29 (0.2%)
  • Scandinavian: 28 (0.2%)
  • Romanian: 24 (0.1%)
  • British: 22 (0.1%)
  • Finnish: 19 (0.1%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 17 (0.09%)
  • Serbian: 17 (0.09%)
  • French Canadian: 17 (0.09%)
  • Danish: 12 (0.07%)
  • Lithuanian: 11 (0.06%)
  • Icelander: 11 (0.06%)
  • Slovak: 9 (0.05%)
  • Yugoslavian: 9 (0.05%)
  • Australian: 8 (0.04%)
  • Slavic: 8 (0.04%)
  • Czech: 7 (0.04%)
  • Lebanese: 7 (0.04%)
  • Belgian: 6 (0.03%)
  • Slovene: 5 (0.03%)
  • Nigerian: 4 (0.02%)
  • Hungarian: 3 (0.02%)
  • Jamaican: 1 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

India
Los Altos:

20.3% (2,117)
California:

5.2% (539,184)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Los Altos:

13.4% (1,395)
California:

6.6% (684,672)

Taiwan
Los Altos:

8.6% (901)
California:

1.7% (176,274)

Hong Kong
Los Altos:

5.7% (597)
California:

1.0% (105,215)

Korea
Los Altos:

5.6% (588)
California:

3.0% (315,248)

France
Los Altos:

4.5% (471)
California:

0.4% (40,224)

Canada
Los Altos:

4.5% (469)
California:

1.2% (127,477)

Russia
Los Altos:

4.4% (455)
California:

0.7% (71,932)

Iran
Los Altos:

2.9% (304)
California:

2.0% (206,004)

Israel
Los Altos:

2.5% (262)
California:

0.3% (33,029)

Japan
Los Altos:

2.3% (242)
California:

1.0% (103,575)

Germany
Los Altos:

2.2% (227)
California:

0.7% (73,304)

United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
Los Altos:

1.6% (169)
California:

0.6% (60,582)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 12,433
  • Other state: 6,993
  • Northeast: 2,505
  • Midwest: 2,021
  • South: 1,205
  • West: 1,281

88.7% of Los Altos residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39.4% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 51.5% lived in California.


Los Altos:

88.7%
State average:

88.9%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 5
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 11
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 24
  • 10th grade: 39
  • 11th grade: 0
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 8
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 250
  • Less than 1 year of college: 91
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 415
  • Associate degree: 133
  • Bachelor's degree: 3,024
  • Master's degree: 3,831
  • Professional school degree: 1,237
  • Doctorate degree: 1,600
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 62
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 22
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 10
  • 9th grade: 9
  • 10th grade: 0
  • 11th grade: 0
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 48
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 397
  • Less than 1 year of college: 199
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 667
  • Associate degree: 339
  • Bachelor's degree: 3,701
  • Master's degree: 3,873
  • Professional school degree: 936
  • Doctorate degree: 795
Educational Attainment for Females
Los Altos marital status for males
Los Altos marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 9,618
  • One, attached: 669
  • Two: 44
  • 3 or 4: 160
  • 5 to 9: 211
  • 10 to 19: 218
  • 20 to 49: 407
  • 50 or more: 503
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 0.8%

House/condo owner moved in on average 17 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Los Altos
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Los Altos, CA
  • 81.9%Utility gas
  • 16.1%Electricity
  • 1.2%Solar energy
  • 0.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Los Altos, CA
  • 64.7%Utility gas
  • 34.4%Electricity
  • 0.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.4%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 839
Here:

24.1%
California:

10.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 442
Here:

21.4%
California:

8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 259
Here:

17.4%
California:

15.9%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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