| About Palo
Alto - Palo Alto is a city in Santa Clara County,
in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, USA, named
for a tree called El Palo Alto. The city is located
at the northern end of Silicon Valley, and is home to
Stanford University (which is technically located in
an adjacent area, Stanford, California), and several
successful high-technology companies, such as Hewlett-Packard.
As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population
of 58,598.
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Living in Palo Alto
People of Palo Alto - As of the census2
of 2000, there are 58,598 people, 25,216 households,
and 14,600 families residing in the city. The population
density is 955.8/km² (2,475.3/mi²). There
are 26,048 housing units at an average density of 424.9/km²
(1,100.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is
75.76% White, 2.02% African American, 0.21% Native American,
17.22% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 1.41% from other
races, and 3.24% from two or more races. 4.65% of the
population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 25,216 households out of which 27.2% have
children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.5%
are married couples living together, 7.0% have a female
householder with no husband present, and 42.1% are non-families.
32.6% of all households are made up of individuals and
10.8% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age
or older. The average household size is 2.30 and the
average family size is 2.95.
In the city the population is spread out with 21.2%
under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 32.4% from
25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who are 65
years of age or older. The median age is 40 years. For
every 100 females there are 95.8 males. For every 100
females age 18 and over, there are 93.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $90,377,
and the median income for a family is $117,574. Males
have a median income of $91,051 versus $60,202 for females.
The per capita income for the city is $56,257. 4.8%
of the population and 3.2% of families are below the
poverty line. Out of the total population, 4.0% of those
under the age of 18 and 5.0% of those 65 and older are
living below the poverty line.
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