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94025

Menlo Park, CA · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
40,721
Median household income
$216,601
People below poverty
5.6%
Median home value
2,000,000+

Income

The median income of households in 94025 was $216,601. An estimated 2.4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 54.9% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 94025 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 2.4
$10,000 to $14,999 1.3
$15,000 to $24,999 1.9
$25,000 to $34,999 1.9
$35,000 to $49,999 5.4
$50,000 to $74,999 5.6
$75,000 to $99,999 5.5
$100,000 to $149,999 12.6
$150,000 to $199,999 8.5
$200,000 or more 54.9

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 94025 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 177484
Female 123817

An estimated 82.5% of households received earnings. An estimated 25% of households received Social Security and an estimated 22.1 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $34,955. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 94025 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 82.5
Social Security 25
Retirement income 22.1
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.6
Cash public assistance income 2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 5.6 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 2.4% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 7.3% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 6.4% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 94025 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 5.6
Children under 18 years below poverty 2.4
People 65 years old and over below poverty 7.3
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 6.4

In 2020-2024, 3.9 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 42.3% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 44.2% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 12.5% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 94025 in 2020-2024, 96.8% had health insurance coverage and 3.2% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 84% and public coverage was 22.9%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.1%.


In 2020-2024, 94025 had a total population of 40,721 - 20,718 (50.9%) females and 20,003 (49.1%) males. The median age was 39.6 years. An estimated 21.5% of the population was under 18 years, 34.7% was 19 to 44 years, 25.4% was 45 to 64 years, and 16.3 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 94025 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1243 1096
5 to 9 1233 1295
10 to 14 1119 1288
15 to 19 1128 1217
20 to 24 1186 1618
25 to 29 1381 1469
30 to 34 1710 1251
35 to 39 1086 1243
40 to 44 1732 1438
45 to 49 1104 1245
50 to 54 1469 1540
55 to 59 1228 1194
60 to 64 1366 1211
65 to 69 839 879
70 to 74 841 1035
75 to 79 663 664
80 to 84 357 529
85 and over 318 506

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 56% were White; 1.8% were Black or African American; 3.9% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 18.2% were Asian; 1.1% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 14.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 20.9% of the people in 94025 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 52.2% of the people in 94025 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 14,619 households in 94025. The average household size was 2.71 people.

Married-couple households made up 57.1% of the households in 94025 while cohabiting couple households made up 3.5% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 24.3% of all households, while 15% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 10.8% of households were male householders living alone, and 15.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 26.4% of all households.

In 94025, 33% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 30.2% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 94025 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 57.1
Cohabiting Couples 3.5
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
15
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
24.3

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 57.2% of males and 53.3% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 34.5 32.7
Now married, except separated 57.2 53.3
Separated 1.6 1
Widowed 1.3 5.3
Divorced 5.4 7.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 94025, 686 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 45.2% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 71.4% of the people living in 94025 were U.S. natives. 44.9% of the 94025 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 28.6% of 94025 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 50.1% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 61.9 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 94025 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 94025.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 94025 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 26.7
Asia 42.6
Europe 21.5
Africa 0.7
Northern America 5.8
Oceania 2.7

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 94025 in 2020-2024, 38.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 15.4% of people at least five years old; 8.9% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 94025 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 15.4
Other Indo-European languages 9.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 11.9
Other languages 1.5

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 83.7 % of the people at least one year old living in 94025 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 94025 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 83.7
Different house, same county 4.3
Different county, same state 6.7
Different state 3.2
Abroad 2.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 93.4 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 73.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 6.6% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 94025 was 10,575 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 879 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 6,637. College or graduate school enrollment was 3,059.

Educational Attainment of People in 94025 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 6.6
High school diploma or equivalency 8.1
Some college, no degree 8
Associate's degree 4
Bachelor's degree 29
Graduate or professional degree 44.4

Disability

In 94025, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 8.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 1.7% of people under 18 years old, to 5.7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 26.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 94025, 62.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 33.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 82.8% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 9.2% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 8 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 17,132 82.8
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,894 9.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,664 8

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 94025 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 94025 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.3
Construction 3
Manufacturing 7.3
Wholesale trade 0.9
Retail trade 5.5
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 1.5
Information 6.9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 7.1
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 26.1
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 27.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 4.9
Other Services, except public administration 5.9
Public administration 3.2

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 94025 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 15,126 73.1
Service occupations 2,107 10.2
Sales and office occupations 2,204 10.6
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 570 2.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 692 3.3

Commuting to Work

An estimated 48.3% of 94025 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 5.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 23.4 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 94025 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 48.3
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 5.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 1.9
Walked 1.9
Other means 8.9
Worked from home 33.5

In 2020-2024, 94025 had a total of 16,617 housing units. Of these housing units, 66.7% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 33% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.3% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 94025 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 66.7
Apartments in multi-unit structures 33
Mobile homes 0.3
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

11.9% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 8.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 94025 was 5.2 rooms, and of these housing units 57.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 94025 had 14,619 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,998 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 58.5% while renters occupied 41.5%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.31.

5.5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 10.9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 6.8% and another 21.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 94025:

House Heating Fuel Used in 94025 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 71.8
Electricity 26.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.5
All other fuels 1.2
No fuel used 0.3

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 94025 was 2,000,000+.

Of the owner-occupied households, 64.9 % had a mortgage. 35.1% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $4,000+ and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,500+.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 94025 was $3,251. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.