Los Altos city, CA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 31,133 ( 2,157 from 2010 )
Land area: 6.5 square miles
Population density: 4760.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	16,502	53.00%	16.0%
Black:	213	0.68%	55.5%
Indian:	3	0.01%	85.7%
Asian:	11,419	36.68%	66.7%
2+ races:	1,256	4.03%	11.8%
Hispanic:	1,414	4.54%	24.9%

Total non-White:	14,631	47.00%	56.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-3,140	-13.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	5,297	22.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
28,976
19,642	67.79%
137	0.47%
21	0.07%
6,851	23.64%
1,123	3.88%
1,132	3.91%
9,334	32.21%

2000
27,585
21,536	78.07%
80	0.29%
103	0.37%
4,234	15.35%
625	2.27%
949	3.44%
6,049	21.93%

1990
26,303
22,766	86.55%
81	0.31%
34	0.13%
2,637	10.03%
n/a
785	2.98%
3,537	13.45%

1980
25,769
23,842	92.52%
22	0.09%
25	0.10%
1,093	4.24%
n/a
656	2.55%
1,927	7.48%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-1,894	-6.9
3,285	11.9

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-1,230	-4.7
2,512	9.6

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-1,076	-4.2
1,610	6.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Los Altos city, CA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
46.6
7,581	24.4%
23,552	75.6%
6,375	20.5%

10,887
2.83

8,824	81.1%
8,111	91.9%
149	1.7%
2,063	18.9%

2010
Number	Percent
46.2
7,560	26.1%
21,416	73.9%
5,784	20.0%

10,745
2.68

8,303	77.3%
7,476	90.0%
266	3.2%
2,442	22.7%

2000
Number	Percent
44.3
6,518	23.6%
21,067	76.4%
5,432	19.7%

10,455
2.60

8,036	76.9%
7,322	91.1%
218	2.7%
2,419	23.1%

1990
Number	Percent
43.6
5,431	20.6%
20,872	79.4%
4,888	18.6%

9,869
2.62

7,872	79.8%
7,208	91.6%
240	3.0%
1,997	20.2%

1980
Number	Percent
39.7
6,058	23.5%
19,711	76.5%
3,091	12.0%

9,112
2.78

7,497	82.3%
6,785	90.5%
221	2.9%
1,615	17.7%

2022 Housing Data for Los Altos city, CA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	215	2.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	67	0.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	72	0.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	117	1.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	111	1.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	137	1.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	70	0.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	103	0.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	70	0.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	316	2.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	248	2.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	293	2.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	673	6.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	578	5.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	829	7.6%
$200,000 or more	6,988	64.2%

Median Household Income	250,001
Per Capita Income	142,219

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	228	2.1%
Public Assistance	75	0.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	138	1.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	11,995	68.6%
Unemployed	383	2.2%
In Armed Forces	10	0.1%

Total Labor Force	12,388	70.8%
Not in Labor Force	5,100	29.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	6,005	3,540	62.9%
Non-Profit	444	849	34.3%
Self-Employed	875	982	47.1%

Local Government	206	433	32.2%
State Government	50	166	23.1%
Federal Government	94	84	52.8%

Total Private + Self	6,880	4,522	60.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	794	1,532	34.1%
Total	7,674	6,054	55.9%

Pct. Govt.	7.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	4,771	34.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,149	8.3%
Professional, Technical	7,060	51.2%
Service Occupations	457	3.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	4	0.0%
All others	352	2.6%

White Collar		94.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Professional, scientific, technical	3,979	28.9%
Manufacturing	2,277	16.5%
Health care and social assistance	1,653	12.0%
Educational services	1,422	10.3%
Information	1,405	10.2%
Retail trade	611	4.4%
Finance and insurance	493	3.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	423	3.1%
Construction	279	2.0%
Other services	218	1.6%
Accommodation and food services	209	1.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	198	1.4%
Public administration	144	1.0%
Transportation and warehousing	120	0.9%
Wholesale trade	94	0.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	78	0.6%
Utilities	67	0.5%
Management	62	0.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	57	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	566	1.82%
Puerto Rican	69	0.22%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	140	0.45%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	36	0.12%
Nicaraguan	20	0.06%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	82	0.26%
Other Central American	2	0.01%

Total South American	494	1.59%
Argentinean	190	0.61%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	18	0.06%
Colombian	108	0.35%
Ecuadorian	42	0.13%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	95	0.31%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	41	0.13%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	145	0.47%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	4,887	15.70%
Indian	3,596	11.55%
Korean	1,025	3.29%
Japanese	518	1.66%
Taiwanese	447	1.44%
Filipino	215	0.69%
Vietnamese	112	0.36%
Singaporean	53	0.17%
Thai	23	0.07%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	19,619	65.7%
Chinese	3,752	12.6%
Other Indo-European	2,151	7.2%
Other Asian	942	3.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	819	2.7%
Spanish	772	2.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	499	1.7%
Korean	472	1.6%
Other	306	1.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	3,210	10.3%
German	2,850	9.2%
Irish	2,140	6.9%
European	1,375	4.4%
Italian	1,357	4.4%
Russian	919	3.0%
French	890	2.9%
American	778	2.5%
Polish	671	2.2%
Swedish	485	1.6%
Scottish	476	1.5%
Swiss	389	1.2%
Iranian	354	1.1%
Dutch	317	1.0%
Norwegian	276	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	27,789	89.3%
Not a citizen	3,344	10.7%

Native	20,707	66.5%
Foreign-born	10,426	33.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
107	0.5%	139	0.6%	687	3.2%	2,006	9.3%	6,729	31.2%	11,931	55.2%
Average years of education: 16.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	107	0.5%
9-12 Years	139	0.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	687	3.2%
Some College	2,006	9.3%
Bach. Degree	6,729	31.2%
Grad Degree	11,931	55.2%
Average years of education: 16.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +303	D +2,411	D + 3.2%
D +2,714
2020 vs. 2012	R -1,916	D +6,869	D + 30.5%
D +4,953
2020 vs. 2008	R -1,666	D +5,456	D + 24.0%
D +3,790

2016 vs. 2008	R -1,969	D +3,045	D + 20.8%
D +1,076
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	81%	Joe Biden (D)	15,705	79.8%	Donald Trump* (R)	3,594	18.3%	391	2.0%	19,690	-16	-29	0.11%
2016	74%	Hillary Clinton (D)	12,991	75.4%	Donald Trump (R)	3,291	19.1%	947	5.5%	17,229	-12	-27	0.12%
2012	76%	Barack Obama* (D)	10,752	64.6%	Mitt Romney (R)	5,510	33.1%	373	2.2%	16,635	-4	-14	0.13%
2008	82%	Barack Obama (D)	11,915	68.2%	John McCain (R)	5,260	30.1%	308	1.8%	17,483	-7	-16	0.13%
2004	78%	John Kerry (D)	10,196	62.0%	George W. Bush* (R)	6,035	36.7%	212	1.3%	16,443	-8	-14	0.13%
2000	74%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	8,354	53.3%	George W. Bush (R)	6,574	41.9%	744	4.7%	15,672	0	-6	0.14%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Los Altos city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

15,705

79.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

3,594

18.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

265

1.3%

Other

126

0.6%

TOTAL

19,690

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): -16	Diff (US): -29

2016 President, Los Altos city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

12,991

75.4%

Donald Trump (R)

3,291

19.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

721

4.2%

Jill Stein (Grn)

197

1.1%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

17,229

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): -12	Diff (US): -27

2012 President, Los Altos city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

10,752

64.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

5,510

33.1%

Other

373

2.2%

TOTAL

16,635

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -14

2008 President, Los Altos city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

11,915

68.2%

John McCain (R)

5,260

30.1%

Other

308

1.8%

TOTAL

17,483

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -16

2004 President, Los Altos city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

6,035

36.7%

John Kerry (D)

10,196

62.0%

Other

212

1.3%

TOTAL

16,443

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): -8	Diff (US): -14

2000 President, Los Altos city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

6,574

41.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

8,354

53.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

523

3.3%

Other

221

1.4%

TOTAL

15,672

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -6

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Los Altos city, CA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	122%	Alex Padilla* (D)	22,634	76.3%	Mark Meuser (R)	7,026	23.7%	0	0.0%	29,660	-15	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2022	G	62%	Gavin Newsom* (D)	11,130	74.5%	Brian Dahle (R)	3,819	25.5%	0	0.0%	14,949	-15	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2018	S1	65%	Dianne Feinstein* (D)	10,056	65.3%	Kevin DeLeon (D)	5,336	34.7%	0	0.0%	15,392	n/a	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	70%	Gavin Newsom (D)	11,880	72.0%	John H. Cox (R)	4,613	28.0%	0	0.0%	16,493	-10	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2016	S3	65%	Kamala Harris (D)	11,750	77.5%	Loretta Sanchez (D)	3,408	22.5%	0	0.0%	15,158	n/a	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:
2014	G	53%	Jerry Brown* (D)	8,398	70.6%	Neel Kashkari (R)	3,501	29.4%	0	0.0%	11,899	-11	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2014:
2012	S1	74%	Dianne Feinstein* (D)	11,321	69.9%	Elizabeth Emken (R)	4,870	30.1%	0	0.0%	16,191	-7	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2012:
2010	S3	68%	Barbara Boxer* (D)	8,652	59.5%	Carly Fiorina (R)	5,407	37.2%	494 [+]	3.4%	14,553	-5	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Gail Lightfoot (Libertarian) 231 (1.6%); Duane Roberts (Green) 104 (0.7%); Ed Noonan (American Independent) 99 (0.7%); Marsha Feinland (Peace & Freedom) 60 (0.4%);
2010	G	69%	Jerry Brown (D)	8,510	57.8%	Meg Whitman (R)	5,855	39.8%	347 [+]	2.4%	14,712	-1	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Dale Ogden (Libertarian) 161 (1.1%); Laura Wells (Green) 97 (0.7%); Chelene Nightingale (American Independent) 73 (0.5%); Carlos Alvarez (Peace & Freedom) 16 (0.1%);
2006	S1	62%	Dianne Feinstein* (D)	9,191	69.7%	Dick Mountjoy (R)	3,437	26.1%	558 [+]	4.2%	13,186	-9	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Todd Chretien (Green) 220 (1.7%); Michael Metti (Libertarian) 212 (1.6%); Marsha Feinland (Peace & Freedom) 72 (0.5%); Don Grundmann (American Independent) 54 (0.4%);
2006	G	62%	Arnold Schwarzenegger* (R)	8,172	61.8%	Phil Angelides (D)	4,476	33.9%	575 [+]	4.3%	13,223	6	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Peter Camejo (Green) 357 (2.7%); Art Olivier (Libertarian) 139 (1.1%); Janice Jordan (Peace & Freedom) 41 (0.3%); Ed Noonan (American Independent) 38 (0.3%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	11,685
Median Value	$2,000,001

Occupied	10,887	93.2%
Vacant	798	6.8%

Owned	8,877	81.5%
Rented	2,010	18.5%
Median Rent	$3,501

Single-Family Units	10,159	86.9%
Detached	9,498	81.3%
Attached	661	5.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,324	11.3%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Los Altos city, CA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Los Altos city, CA

2022 Housing Data for Los Altos city, CA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Los Altos city, CA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Los Altos city, CA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Los Altos city, CA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Los Altos city, CA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Los Altos city, CA