East Palo Alto

City of East Palo Alto

  State:

California

  County:

San Mateo County

  City:

East Palo Alto

  County all:

Santa Clara | San Mateo

  County FIPS:

06085 | 06081

  Coordinates:

37°28′1″N 122°8′23″W

  Area total:

2.64 sq mi (6.85 km²)

  Area land:

2.53 sq mi (6.55 km²)

  Area water:

0.12 sq mi (0.30 km²)

  Elevation:

20 ft (6 m)

  Established:

Incorporated July 1, 1983

  Latitude:

37,45

  Longitude:

-122,1296

  Dman name cbsa:

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

  Timezone:

Pacific Standard Time (PST) UTC-8:00; Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) UTC-7:00

  ZIP codes:

94303

  GMAP:

East Palo Alto, San Mateo County, California, United States

  Population density:

11,000 residents per square mile of area (4,400/km²)

  Household income:

$53,875

  Households:

7,891

Sales taxes:

8.25%

Income taxes:

9.30%

East Palo Alto is a small town in San Mateo County, California, United States.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in East Palo Alto, San Mateo County, California = 81.4. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 45. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 79. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in East Palo Alto = 4.9 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of individuals with a median age of 28.2 age the population grows by 15.09% in East Palo Alto, San Mateo County, California population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 11,000 residents per square mile of area (4,400/km²). There are average 4.28 people per household in the 7,891 households with an average household income of $53,875 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is of the available work force and has dropped -5.75% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 7.60%. The number of physicians in East Palo Alto per 100,000 population = 312.3.

Weather

The annual rainfall in East Palo Alto = 16.6 inches and the annual snowfall = 0 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 56. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 264. 78 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 38.6 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 64, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in East Palo Alto, San Mateo County, California which are owned by the occupant = 42.74%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 45 years with median home cost = $334,220 and home appreciation of -14.00%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $5.34 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $5,845 per student. There are 19.2 students for each teacher in the school. 46074.29% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 7.16% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 3.58% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).

The population development of East Palo Alto, San Mateo County, California.

Approximately 48.55% female residents and 51.45% male residents live in East Palo Alto, San Mateo County, California.

As of 2020 in East Palo Alto, San Mateo County, California are married and the remaining 50.55% are single population.

27.3 minutes is the average time that residents in East Palo Alto require for a one-way commute to work. A long commute can have different effects on health. A Gallup poll in the US found that in terms of mental health, long haul commuters are up to 12 percent more likely to experience worry, and ten percent less likely to feel well rested. The Gallup poll also found that of people who commute 61–90 minutes each day, a whopping one third complained of neck and back pain, compared to less than a quarter of people who only spend ten minutes getting to work.

63.99% of the working population which commute to work alone in their car, 23.13% of the working population which commutes to work in a carpool, 6.23% of the population that commutes using mass transit, including bus, light rail, subway, and ferry. 1.98% of the population that has their home as their principal place of work.

Of the total residential buildings in East Palo Alto, San Mateo County, California, 42.74% are owner-occupied homes, another 54.70% are rented apartments, and the remaining 2.56% are vacant.

The 40.88% of the population in East Palo Alto, San Mateo County, California who identify themselves as belonging to a religion are distributed among the following most diverse religions.