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California · Census place 20956

East Palo Alto city, CA

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East Palo Alto city has 29,143 residents, ranking #276 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $104,832, the median home is worth $1,124,000 and median gross rent runs $2,209 a month.

Population
29,143East Palo Alto city residents
Median household income
$104,832Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$1,124,000Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$2,209Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
34.2 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
47.9%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in East Palo Alto city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the East Palo Alto city median would spend about 25.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 10.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.7% of residents and 47.9% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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