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Census tracts · Palo Alto, CA

Census tracts in Palo Alto, California

15 census tracts lie mostly within Palo Alto, and 8 more reach into it, by the 2020 census blocks they share. Median household income runs from $139,167 in Tract 5113.02 to $250,000 or more in Tract 5108.01, against $231,101 for Palo Alto as a whole (ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates).

Which census tracts of Palo Alto earn the most and the least?

The five tracts with the highest and the lowest median household income among those mostly within Palo Alto and with a reliable estimate.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov

Every census tract in Palo Alto

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Census tracts in or partly in Palo Alto, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Distance and direction from the Census Bureau's internal point of Palo Alto (2024 Gazetteer), which is not always its downtown
Tract 5106060855106001.1 mi northeastSanta Clara County6,602±992$198,068$2,000,000 or more$3,143100%
Tract 5107060855107001.7 mi northeastSanta Clara County4,740±592$182,266$2,000,000 or more$2,808100%
Tract 5108.01060855108012.8 mi northeastSanta Clara County5,244±550$250,000 or more$2,000,000 or more$3,500 or more100%
Tract 5108.03060855108032.1 mi northeastSanta Clara County3,406±1,019$250,000 or more$2,000,000 or more$2,531100%
Tract 5109060855109002.3 mi northSanta Clara County4,431±697$183,536$2,000,000 or more$3,390100%
Tract 5110060855110003.1 mi northSanta Clara County7,180±887$250,000 or more$2,000,000 or more$3,500 or more100%
Tract 5111060855111003.4 mi northSanta Clara County5,379±435$250,000 or more$2,000,000 or more$3,500 or more100%
Tract 5112060855112003.8 mi northSanta Clara County4,765±589$250,000 or more$2,000,000 or more$3,500 or more100%
Tract 5113.01060855113013.3 mi northSanta Clara County4,163±741$238,750$2,000,000 or more$3,463100%
Tract 5113.02060855113023.7 mi northSanta Clara County3,880±722$139,167$1,934,700$2,674100%
Tract 5114060855114002.7 mi northSanta Clara County3,608±454$250,000 or more$2,000,000 or more$3,500 or more100%
Tract 5115.01060855115012.3 mi northSanta Clara County4,680±536$173,470$2,000,000 or more$3,408100%
Tract 5108.02060855108022.2 mi northeastSanta Clara County2,014±225$250,000 or more$2,000,000 or more$3,500 or more96%
Tract 5116.09060855116093.4 mi northwestSanta Clara County3,441±485$148,365$1,247,000$3,500 or more94%
Tract 5117.05060855117051.2 mi northwestSanta Clara County2,145±455$250,000 or more$2,000,000 or more$2,86962%
Tract 5094.01060855094011.7 mi northeastSanta Clara County4,746±544$149,258$1,921,100$2,81131%
Tract 5046.01060855046014.5 mi northeastSanta Clara County1,212±217$74,250$188,800$2,76530%
Tract 5093.04060855093043.0 mi northeastSanta Clara County3,175±381$207,381$1,634,300$3,25218%
Tract 5093.02060855093022.5 mi eastSanta Clara County3,508±698$169,896$2,000,000 or more$3,34817%
Tract 5117.07060855117077.3 mi southSanta Clara County3,047±629$203,068$2,000,000 or more$3,500 or more15%
Tract 5117.01060855117011.4 mi southeastSanta Clara County4,368±362$250,000 or more$2,000,000 or more$3,500 or more14%
Tract 5116.08060855116082.9 mi northwestSanta Clara County3,316±144$42,824not published$1,7069%
Tract 5130060855130002.5 mi northwestSanta Clara County12,324±702$53,696$1,667,600$2,0225%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files · Census block assignment files

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