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| Palo Alto |
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| Population 2000: | 58,598 |
| Population 2002: | 57,543 |
| Area codes: | 650 |
| Foreign born: | 26.6% (12.8% Asia, 9.1% Europe) |
| Land area: | 23.7 square miles |
| Elevation: | 23 feet |
| County: | Santa Clara |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (25.9%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (24.3%), Manufacturing (18.7%). |
| Population growth: | -1,055 (-1.80%) |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 72.8% |
| Chinese: | 9.3% |
| Hispanic: | 4.6% |
| Two or more races: | 3.2% |
| Japanese: | 2.3% |
| Asian Indian: | 2.1% |
| Black: | 2.0% |
| Korean: | 1.6% |
| Other race: | 1.4% |
| Other Asian: | 0.8% |
| Filipino: | 0.7% |
| American Indian: | 0.7% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 55.3% |
| Never married: | 27.4% |
| Divorced: | 9.6% |
| Widowed: | 6.5% |
| Separated: | 1.2% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $811,800 |
| Household income: | $90,377 |
| Resident age: | 40.2 years |
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| Palo Alto Compared to California State Average |
| Median house value: | much above |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | below |
| Black race population percentage: | much below |
| Unemployed percentage: | much below |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | much above |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much above |
| Median household income: | above |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 96.2% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 74.4% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 43.0% |
| Unemployed: | 1.9% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 burglaries: | 223 (367.1 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 179.9 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 95 (156.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 54 (88.9 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 45 (74.1 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 7 (11.5 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murder: | 1 (1.6 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 1,353 (2227.1 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| German: | 14.1% |
| English: | 13.8% |
| Irish: | 9.6% |
| Russian: | 4.5% |
| Italian: | 4.3% |
| French: | 3.8% |