Editing Palo Alto, California (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 1658
|1910= 4486
|1920= 5900
|1930= 13652
|1940= 16774
|1950= 25475
|1960= 52287
|1970= 56040
|1980= 55225
|1990= 55900
|2000= 58598
|2010= 64403
|2020= 68572
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}} Until 1980 Palo Alto grew in part by annexing neighboring communities</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Palo Alto city, California – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Palo Alto city, California |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US0655282&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Palo Alto city, California |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0655282&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Palo Alto city, California |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0655282&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|42,682
|39,052
|style='background: #ffffe6; |33,243
|72.84%
|60.64%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |48.48%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|1,166
|1,131
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,170
|1.99%
|1.76%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.71%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|88
|65
|style='background: #ffffe6; |37
|0.15%
|0.10%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.05%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|10,056
|17,404
|style='background: #ffffe6; |24,246
|17.16%
|27.02%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |35.36%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|81
|135
|style='background: #ffffe6; |146
|0.14%
|0.21%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.21%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|183
|254
|style='background: #ffffe6; |503
|0.31%
|0.39%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.73%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|1,620
|2,388
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,136
|2.76%
|3.71%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.03%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|2,722
|3,974
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5,091
|4.65%
|6.17%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7.42%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''58,598'''
|'''64,403'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''68,572'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010===
[[File:Stanford Theatre (9065375294).jpg|thumb|left|[[Stanford Theatre]], built 1924–25]]
The [[2010 United States Census]] reported that Palo Alto had a population of 64,403.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0655282|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904054640/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0655282|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 4, 2015|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA – Palo Alto city|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref> The population density was {{convert|2,497.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Palo Alto was 41,359 (64.2%) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 17,461 (27.1%) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1,197 (1.9%) [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 121 (0.2%) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 142 (0.2%) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1,426 (2.2%) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2,697 (4.2%) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3,974 persons (6.2%).

The Census reported that 63,820 people (99.1% of the population) lived in households, 205 (0.3%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 378 (0.6%) were institutionalized.

There were 26,493 households, out of which 8,624 (32.6%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 13,975 (52.7%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 1,843 (7.0%) had a female householder with no husband present, 659 (2.5%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 979 (3.7%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 188 (0.7%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 7,982 households (30.1%) were made up of individuals, and 3,285 (12.4%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41. There were 16,477 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (62.2% of all households); the average family size was 3.04.

The population was spread out, with 15,079 people (23.4%) under the age of 18, 3,141 people (4.9%) aged 18 to 24, 17,159 people (26.6%) aged 25 to 44, 18,018 people (28.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 11,006 people (17.1%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 93.0 males.

There were 28,216 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,094.2|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}, of which 14,766 (55.7%) were owner-occupied, and 11,727 (44.3%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.5%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.6%. 39,176 people (60.8% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 24,644 people (38.3%) lived in rental housing units.

===2000===

As of the [[United States census|census]] of 2000, there were 58,598 people, 25,216 households, and 14,600 families residing in the city.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Palo_Alto_city,_California?g=160XX00US0655282|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=October 23, 2024|title=Palo Alto city, California}}{{void|Fabrickator|comments|this link had een changed to just be the U.S. Census home page, originally it pointed to factfinder2.census.gov; it is still in need of improvement}}</ref> The [[population density]] was {{convert|955.8|/km2|/mi2|abbr=on}}. There were 26,048 housing units at an average density of {{convert|424.9|/km2|/mi2|abbr=on}}. The racial makeup of the city was 75.76% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.02% [[Black (U.S. Census)|Black]], 0.21% [[native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 17.22% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.14% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.41% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.24% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.65% of the population.

There were 25,216 households, of which 27.2% had resident children under the age of 18, 48.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.1% were non-families. 32.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.2% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 32.4% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 93.6 males.

According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for a household in the city was $119,046, and the median income for a family was $153,197.<ref>{{cite web
 | url = http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_07_3YR_S1903&prodType=table
 | title = S1903: Median Income in the Past 12 Months (In 2007 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) 2005–2007 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates
 | publisher = United States Census Bureau
 | website = American FactFinder
 | access-date = January 12, 2015
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160126143838/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_07_3YR_S1903&prodType=table
 | archive-date = January 26, 2016
| url-status = dead
 }}</ref> Males had a median income of $91,051 versus $60,202 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $56,257. About 3.2% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.0% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.