Menlo Park, CA Social Statistics
Updated June 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Number | Percent | |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 7,203 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 695 | 9.6 |
| Kindergarten | 561 | 7.8 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,998 | 41.6 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 1,070 | 14.9 |
| College or graduate school | 1,879 | 26.1 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 22,454 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 1,101 | 4.9 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,359 | 6.1 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 2,216 | 9.9 |
| Some college, no degree | 2,995 | 13.3 |
| Associate degree | 938 | 4.2 |
| Bachelor's degree | 6,949 | 30.9 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 6,896 | 30.7 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 89.0 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 61.7 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 25,001 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 7,179 | 28.7 |
| Now married, except separated | 13,167 | 52.7 |
| Separated | 432 | 1.7 |
| Widowed | 1,717 | 6.9 |
Female | 1,369 | 5.5 |
| Divorced | 2,506 | 10.0 |
Female | 1,539 | 6.2 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 516 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 222 | 43.0 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 24,154 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 2,736 | 11.3 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 5,230 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 436 | 8.3 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 18,472 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,138 | 11.6 |
Percent employed | 59.2 | (X) |
| No disability | 16,334 | 88.4 |
Percent employed | 79.0 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 4,507 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,420 | 31.5 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 28,834 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 15,239 | 52.9 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 11,758 | 40.8 |
Same county | 4,602 | 16.0 |
Different county | 7,156 | 24.8 |
Same state | 4,779 | 16.6 |
Different state | 2,377 | 8.2 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 1,837 | 6.4 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 30,786 | 100.0 |
| Native | 23,780 | 77.2 |
Born in United States | 23,199 | 75.4 |
State of residence | 13,199 | 42.9 |
Different state | 10,000 | 32.5 |
Born outside United States | 581 | 1.9 |
| Foreign born | 7,006 | 22.8 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 3,053 | 9.9 |
Naturalized citizen | 2,453 | 8.0 |
Not a citizen | 4,553 | 14.8 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 7,006 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 1,425 | 20.3 |
| Asia | 1,751 | 25.0 |
| Africa | 93 | 1.3 |
| Oceania | 290 | 4.1 |
| Latin America | 3,125 | 44.6 |
| Northern America | 322 | 4.6 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 28,834 | 100.0 |
| English only | 20,977 | 72.8 |
| Language other than English | 7,857 | 27.2 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 3,252 | 11.3 |
Spanish | 4,072 | 14.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 2,234 | 7.7 |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,997 | 6.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 470 | 1.6 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 1,369 | 4.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 529 | 1.8 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 30,786 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 34,726 | 112.8 |
| Arab | 143 | 0.5 |
| Czech1 | 191 | 0.6 |
| Danish | 309 | 1.0 |
| Dutch | 402 | 1.3 |
| English | 4,298 | 14.0 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 1,059 | 3.4 |
| French Canadian1 | 218 | 0.7 |
| German | 4,285 | 13.9 |
| Greek | 171 | 0.6 |
| Hungarian | 183 | 0.6 |
| Irish1 | 3,241 | 10.5 |
| Italian | 2,035 | 6.6 |
| Lithuanian | 81 | 0.3 |
| Norwegian | 788 | 2.6 |
| Polish | 605 | 2.0 |
| Portuguese | 177 | 0.6 |
| Russian | 1,003 | 3.3 |
| Scotch-Irish | 551 | 1.8 |
| Scottish | 956 | 3.1 |
| Slovak | 49 | 0.2 |
| Subsaharan African | 111 | 0.4 |
| Swedish | 591 | 1.9 |
| Swiss | 242 | 0.8 |
| Ukrainian | 111 | 0.4 |
| United States or American | 753 | 2.4 |
| Welsh | 230 | 0.7 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 65 | 0.2 |
| Other ancestries | 11,878 | 38.6 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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