ZIP 94306 · Palo Alto
Who lives in ZIP code 94306 (Palo Alto, CA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Palo Alto, CA · Santa Clara County
uszips 2026
People27,183
Median age42.3
Household income$210,000
Home value$2,000,001
Median rent$2,994/mo
Poverty8.9%
College degree+80.9%
Commute22 min
Place
- Metro area
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Wider region
- San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Density
- 2,569 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 10,640
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.5% are 65 or older; 77.9% are adults.
Household income
73.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $100,140.
Education (adults 25+)
72.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
8.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 57.6%
- Never married
- 30.0%
- Divorced
- 7.3%
- Widowed
- 5.1%
- Family size
- 3.13
- Dual-income families
- 54.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 52.6%
- Rent burden
- 28.8%
- Men / women
- 49% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 63.9%
- Unemployment
- 2.8%
- Self-employed
- 18.6%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 45.6%
- Veterans
- 1.3%
- With a disability
- 8.2%
- No health insurance
- 1.9%
- Limited English
- 8.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.