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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Palo Alto Unified School District is $69,265, which is much higher than the state average of $29,906 and is much higher than the national average of $28,555. Palo Alto Unified School District median household income is $121,159. On average Palo Alto Unified School District residents spend 20.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 27.8 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

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Per Capita Income, #28

Palo Alto Unified School District	69,265 USD
California	29,906 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Palo Alto Unified School District	58,249 USD
California	31,345 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Palo Alto Unified School District	75,391 USD
California	35,724 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Palo Alto Unified School District	43,399 USD
California	26,620 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #31

Palo Alto Unified School District	121,159 USD
California	61,489 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Palo Alto Unified School District	183,332 USD
California	86,704 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Palo Alto Unified School District	6.11%
California	29.47%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Palo Alto Unified School District median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The California and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Palo Alto Unified School District		California		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	50.40%	$45,987, see rank	21.38%	$23,815	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	24.35%	$21,987, see rank	25.84%	$17,188	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.16%	$8,653, see rank	3.99%	$5,281	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	13.84%	$49,604, see rank	15.58%	$28,884	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Palo Alto Unified School District	170,109 USD
California	70,187 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Palo Alto Unified School District	230,239 USD
California	96,357 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Palo Alto Unified School District	California	U.S.
White	$121,237, see rank	$64,405	$56,900
Black	$76,328, see rank	$43,476	$35,600
Hispanic	$63,424, see rank	$47,206	$42,396
Asian	$130,813, see rank	$77,932	$73,244
Hawaiian Native	$115,250, see rank	$60,087	$53,370
One Race, Other	$49,479, see rank	$44,969	$40,300
Two or More Races	$106,250, see rank	$58,769	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Palo Alto Unified School District	California	U.S.
less than 25	$23,661, see rank	$29,452	$25,788
25 to 44	$121,748, see rank	$64,546	$58,398
45 to 64	$182,065, see rank	$73,775	$65,027
65 or over	$84,572, see rank	$44,204	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Palo Alto Unified School District	California	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	67,294, see rank	29,934,838	248,775,628
Male¹	33,879, 50.34%, see rank	49.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	22,382, 66.06%, see rank	70.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	10, 0.03%, see rank	0.80%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	22,372, 66.04%, see rank	69.49%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	21,102, 94.32%, see rank	88.91%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,270, 5.68%, see rank	11.09%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	11,497, 33.94%, see rank	29.70%	30.72%
Female¹	33,415, 49.66%, see rank	50.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	18,285, 54.72%, see rank	57.55%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	18,285, 54.72%, see rank	57.45%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	17,276, 94.48%, see rank	89.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,009, 5.52%, see rank	10.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	15,130, 45.28%, see rank	42.45%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Palo Alto Unified School District	California	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	37,438, 100%	16,529,777	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	21,928, 58.57%, see rank	73.25%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	2,244, 5.99%, see rank	11.10%	9.59%
Public Transportation	1,923, 5.14%, see rank	5.20%	5.06%
Walked	2,827, 7.55%, see rank	2.73%	2.78%
Other Means	5,565, 14.86%, see rank	2.45%	1.79%
Worked at Home	2,951, 7.88%, see rank	5.27%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Palo Alto Unified School District	20.9 minutes
California	27.8 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Palo Alto Unified School District	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	38,378	16,890,442	143,435,233
Male¹	21,102, 54.98%, see rank	53.99%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	16,726, 79.26%, see rank	34.69%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,286, 6.09%, see rank	16.06%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,070, 9.81%, see rank	17.86%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.25%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	328, 1.55%, see rank	8.46%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	384, 1.82%, see rank	15.60%	17.94%
Female¹	17,276, 45.02%, see rank	46.01%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	12,771, 73.92%, see rank	39.83%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,676, 9.70%, see rank	21.80%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,476, 14.33%, see rank	31.47%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	2, 0.01%, see rank	0.95%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	81, 0.47%, see rank	0.23%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	267, 1.55%, see rank	5.48%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Palo Alto Unified School District	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	38,378, 100%	16,890,442	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	130, 0.34%, see rank	2.38%	1.96%
Construction	577, 1.50%, see rank	5.92%	6.17%
Manufacturing	4,512, 11.76%, see rank	9.88%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	509, 1.33%, see rank	3.13%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,914, 4.99%, see rank	11.13%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	295, 0.77%, see rank	4.62%	4.93%
Information	2,542, 6.62%, see rank	2.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,858, 4.84%, see rank	6.31%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	9,185, 23.93%, see rank	12.71%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	13,186, 34.36%, see rank	21.01%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	2,022, 5.27%, see rank	10.05%	9.49%
Public Administration	627, 1.63%, see rank	4.62%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,021, 2.66%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Palo Alto Unified School District	%	California	U.S.
Population in Poverty	4,782	6.41%, see rank	16.38%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	731	3.83%, see rank	12.28%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.