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Population

205,063

0.94% growth

Median Age

37.9

Median Household Income

$125,216

3.18% growth

Poverty Rate

6.98%

Number of Employees

102,591

1.78% growth

Median Property Value

$1.59M

11.6% growth

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Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA has a population of 205,063 people with a median age of 37.9 and a median household income of $125,216. Between 2015 and 2016 the population of Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA grew from 203,158 to 205,063, a 0.94% increase and its median household income grew from $121,360 to $125,216, a 3.18% increase.

The population of Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA is 52.9% White, 28.7% Asian, and 12% Hispanic. 40.2% of the people in Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA speak a non-English language, and 82.5% are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA are Stanford University, with 5,023 graduates, Foothill College, with 1,365 graduates, and Palo Alto University, with 283 graduates.

The median property value in Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA is $1.59M, and the homeownership rate is 54.3%. Most people in Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 21.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA is 2 cars per household.

Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA is the 8th most populated public use microdata area in California and borders San Leandro, Alameda & Oakland (Southwest) Cities PUMA, CA; San Mateo (South) & Half Moon Bay Cities PUMA, CA; Menlo Park, East Palo Alto Cities & Atherton Town PUMA, CA; Sunnyvale & San Jose (North) Cities PUMA, CA; Cupertino, Saratoga Cities & Los Gatos Town PUMA, CA; and Watsonville & Scotts Valley Cities PUMA, CA& 1 more.

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The economy of Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA employs 102,591 people. The economy of Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA is specialized in Information; Professional, Scientific, Tech Services; and Educational Services, which employ respectively 3.28; 2.73; and 1.72 times more people than what would be expected in a location of this size. The largest industries in Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA are Professional, Scientific, Tech Services (22,892), Educational Services (14,871), and Manufacturing (14,420), and the highest paying industries are Management of Companies & Enterprises ($164,091), Finance & Insurance ($114,000), and Professional, Scientific, Tech Services ($106,581).

Median household income in Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA is $125,216. Males in Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA have an average income that is 1.44 times higher than the average income of females, which is $115,436. The income inequality of Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA (measured using the Gini index) is 0.516 which is higher than the national average.

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Median Household Income

Wage by Gender in Common Jobs

Wage by Race & Ethnicity in Common Jobs

Wage Distribution

0.516

2016 Wage GINI

0.502

2015 Wage GINI

In 2016, the income inequality in Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA was 0.516 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 2.64% growth from 2015 to 2016, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even.

The 2016 GINI for Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA is higher than the national average of 0.485. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA in comaprison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Poverty by Age and Gender

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Employment by Industries

For anonymity, the ACS 1-year estimate groups industries by broad parent groupings.

102,591

2016 value

± 1,620

1.78%

1 year Growth

± 2.13%

From 2015 to 2016, employment in Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA grew at a rate of 1.78%, from 100,792 employees to 102,591 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA, are Professional, Scientific, Tech Services, Educational Services, and Manufacturing. This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA, though some of these residents may live in Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Health & Safety

Insurance and Medicare coverage combined with state and county level health and safety statistics for Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA. In California the age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 25-34 and 6-17, men and women, respectively. The location has a 1 to N/A primary care clinician to patient ratio and a Medicare reimbursement average per patient per year of N/A. Monterey County, CA has the highest prevalence of homicides of any county in California.

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Insurance Coverage by Age and Gender

25-34

Male Majority

6-17

Female Majority

California residents 25-34 years of age are the largest age group with Healthcare Coverage in California. The age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 25-34 and 6-17, for men and women respectively. Nationally, 6-17 (for men) and 6-17 (for women) are the age groups most likely to have coverage.

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Medicare Enrollment and Reimbursements by Location

Showing data across all counties in California.

Counties with the most Medicare Enrollees

1. Los Angeles County, CA $11,222

2. Orange County, CA $9,992

3. Kern County, CA $9,708

At $11,222 Los Angeles County, CA has the largest amount of Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in California. The next two highest amounts were in Orange County, CA with $9,992 and in Kern County, CA with $9,708.

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Trends in Medicare Enrollment and Reimbursements

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Medicare is a Federal program which provides health benefits to older Americans. This chart shows how per enrollee amounts have changed in Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA compared to national reimburesments.

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Hospital Care for Medicare Patients

Heart Disease and Pneumonia

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Health Risks

Opioid Use

Conditions and Diseases

Risky/Harmful Behaviors

Showing data across all counties in California.

County with the highest prevalence

1. Humboldt County, CA 15.9%

2. Alpine County, CA 15.6%

3. Del Norte County, CA 15.4%

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Humboldt County, CA has a Adult Smoking Prevalence of 15.9%, the highest value of any county in California. This represents a 4.61% growth from the previous year, which had a value of 15.2%.

The following map shows all of the counties in California colored according to their Adult Smoking Prevalence.

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Diversity

Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA is home to a population of 205,063 people, from which 82.5% are citizens. The ethnic composition of the population of Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA is composed of 108,395 White residents (52.9%), 58,784 Asian residents (28.7%), 24,568 Hispanic residents (12%), 8,814 Two+ residents (4.3%), and 3,070 Black residents (1.5%). The most common foreign languages in Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA are Chinese (20,138 speakers), Spanish (17,017 speakers), and Russian (4,674 speakers), but compared to other places, Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA has a relative high number of Hebrew (1,522 speakers), Chinese (20,138 speakers), and Japanese (2,425 speakers).

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Global Diversity

Most common origin

1. China

2. India

3. Mexico

relatively high origin

1. Finland

2. Taiwan

3. Israel

In 2016, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA was China, the natal country of 11,174 Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA residents, followed by India with 7,572 and Mexico with 6,164.

When compared to other public use microdata areas, Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA has a relatively high number of residents that were born in Finland. In 2016, there were 239 people from Finland living in Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA, approximately 17.84 times more than would be expected based on national averages.

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Race & Ethnicity

Non-English Speakers

most common languages

1. Chinese

2. Spanish

3. Russian

relatively high languages

1. Hebrew

2. Chinese

3. Japanese

74,339 of Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA citizens are speakers of a non-English language, which is higher than the national average of 21.1%. In 2015, the most common non-English language spoken in Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA was Chinese. 9.8% of the overall population of Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA are native Chinese speakers. 8.3% speak Spanish and 2.28% speak Russian, the next two most common languages.

When compared to other public use microdata areas, Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA has a relatively high number of residents that are native Hebrew speakers. In 2015, there were 1,522 native Hebrew speakers living in Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA, approximately 11.21 times more than would be expected based on the language's frequency in the US more broadly.

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Military

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Education

In 2015 universities in Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA awarded 6,815 degrees. The student population of Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA is skewed away from females, with 3,510 male students and 3,305 female students. Most students in Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA are White (2,580 and 37.9%), followed by Asian (1,123 and 16.5%), Hispanic or Latino (869 and 12.8%), and Two or more races (382 and 5.61%). The largest universities in Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA by number of graduates are Stanford University (5,023 and 73.7%), Foothill College (1,365 and 20%), and Palo Alto University (283 and 4.15%). The most popular majors in Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA are General Business Administration & Management (396 and 5.81%), Electrical & Electronics Engineering (209 and 3.07%), and Computer Science (187 and 2.74%). The median tuition costs in Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA are $47,331 for private four year colleges, and $1,395 and $8,415 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Concentrations

Most common

1. General Business Administration & Management 396 graduates

2. Electrical & Electronics Engineering 209 graduates

3. Computer Science 187 graduates

relatively high

1. African Studies 3 graduates

2. East Asian Studies 34 graduates

In 2015, the most common concentation for Master's Degree recipients in Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA was General Business Administration & Management with 396 graduates.

When compared to other public use microdata areas, Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA has a relatively high number of students obtaining a Master's Degree in African Studies. In 2015, there were 3 graduates, which is approximately 6.53 times more than would be expected based on the national percentage of students who graduate with a African Studies degree.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Master's Degree from schools in Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA according to their major.

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Universities

Largest Universities by Graduates

1. Stanford University 5,023 graduates

2. Foothill College 1,365 graduates

3. Palo Alto University 283 graduates

$1,395

Median In-State Public

$47,331

Median Private

In 2015, the Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA institution with the largest number of graduating students was Stanford University with 5,023 graduates.

Most students in Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA are graduating from Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above institutions. Here is the breakdown of tuitition costs by sector for both in-state and out-of-state tuition:

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Student Gender for Common Institutions

Student Race & Ethnicity

Housing & Living

The median property value in Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA is $1.59M, which is 7.75 times larger than the national average of $205,000. Between 2015 and 2016 the median property value increased from $1.42M to $1.59M, a 11.6% increase. The homeownership rate of Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA is 54.3%, which is lower than the national average of 63.6%. People in Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA have an average commute time of 21.1 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

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