East Palo Alto, California demographics

East Palo Alto, CA demographics: median age 36.3; 26.8% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · East Palo Alto city, California · Incorporated city · GEOID 0620956. The survey estimates a population of 29,069 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in East Palo Alto is 36.3 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.8 years. There are 8,267 households (±431). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	36.3 ±1.8	37.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 29,069
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Under 18	5,943 ±653	20.4% ±2.2 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	8,201 ±923	28.2% ±3.2 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	11,917 ±1,007	41.0% ±3.5 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	3,008 ±444	10.3% ±1.5 pp	15.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 29,069
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Male	13,929 ±613	47.9% ±2.1 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	15,140 ±614	52.1% ±2.1 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 29,069
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
White alone	5,382 ±1,201	18.5% ±4.1 pp	39.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	2,762 ±528	9.5% ±1.8 pp	5.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	822 ±460 · low precision	2.8% ±1.6 pp · low precision	1.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	2,053 ±592	7.1% ±2.0 pp	15.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	2,275 ±766	7.8% ±2.6 pp	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	10,508 ±1,389	36.1% ±4.8 pp	18.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	5,267 ±1,263	18.1% ±4.3 pp	19.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 29,069
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	11,976 ±1,246	41.2% ±4.3 pp	59.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	17,093 ±1,244	58.8% ±4.3 pp	40.2%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 8,267
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,689 ±450	44.6% ±4.9 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	739 ±222	8.9% ±2.6 pp	6.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,440 ±302	17.4% ±3.5 pp	13.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,590 ±346	19.2% ±4.1 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	809 ±269	9.8% ±3.2 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 8,267
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,718 ±348	32.9% ±3.8 pp	32.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	5,549 ±619	67.1% ±6.6 pp	67.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 8,267
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,590 ±346	19.2% ±4.1 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,816 ±411	22.0% ±4.8 pp	30.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,955 ±455	23.6% ±5.4 pp	16.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,392 ±292	16.8% ±3.4 pp	14.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	604 ±186	7.3% ±2.2 pp	7.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	253 ±108	3.1% ±1.3 pp	3.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	657 ±163	7.9% ±1.9 pp	2.6%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 29,069
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Native	16,249 ±1,095	55.9% ±3.8 pp	73.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	12,820 ±1,089	44.1% ±3.7 pp	27.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 27,373
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
English only	9,337 ±1,123	34.1% ±4.1 pp	55.6%	77.7%
Spanish	13,674 ±1,253	50.0% ±4.5 pp	28.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	76 ±82 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	45 ±57 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	918 ±918 · low precision	3.4% ±3.4 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	730 ±345	2.7% ±1.3 pp	3.5%	2.0%
Korean	76 ±86 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	524 ±267 · low precision	1.9% ±1.0 pp · low precision	3.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	204 ±237 · low precision	0.7% ±0.9 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	415 ±300 · low precision	1.5% ±1.1 pp · low precision	2.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	1,288 ±482	4.7% ±1.8 pp	2.0%	1.1%
Arabic	23 ±38 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	63 ±63 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 20,004
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	4,836 ±697	24.2% ±3.4 pp	15.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	4,620 ±653	23.1% ±3.2 pp	20.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	3,988 ±707	19.9% ±3.5 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,189 ±279	5.9% ±1.4 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	3,200 ±468	16.0% ±2.3 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,171 ±626	10.9% ±3.1 pp	14.4%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 28,703
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Same house	26,066 ±555	90.8% ±1.9 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,215 ±502	4.2% ±1.7 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	661 ±205	2.3% ±0.7 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	345 ±155	1.2% ±0.5 pp	1.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	416 ±193	1.4% ±0.7 pp	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

8.1% of East Palo Alto residents (±1.7 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.6% in California and 8.4% nationally. 92.6% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	East Palo Alto	California	U.S.	Compared with California
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	8.1% ±1.7 pp	6.6%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	92.6% ±3.0 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	1.8% ±0.6 pp	4.3%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for East Palo Alto . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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