Editing Mountain View, California (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 250
|1930= 3308
|1940= 3946
|1950= 6563
|1960= 30889
|1970= 54132
|1980= 58655
|1990= 67460
|2000= 70708
|2010= 74066
|2020= 82376
|estyear=2022
|estimate=81059
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2022">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |date=April 15, 2024|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=April 15, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)"/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Mountain View, California – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Mountain View city, California|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US0649670&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Mountain View city, California|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0649670&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Mountain View city, California|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0649670&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|39,029
|34,052
|style='background: #ffffe6; |33,008
|55.20%
|45.98%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |40.07%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|1,674
|1,468
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,155
|2.37%
|1.98%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.40%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|164
|116
|style='background: #ffffe6; |101
|0.23%
|0.16%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.12%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|14,513
|19,064
|style='background: #ffffe6; |28,760
|20.53%
|25.74%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |34.91%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|160
|372
|style='background: #ffffe6; |215
|0.23%
|0.50%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.26%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|221
|241
|style='background: #ffffe6; |557
|0.31%
|0.33%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.68%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|2,036
|2,682
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,374
|2.88%
|3.62%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.31%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|12,911
|16,071
|style='background: #ffffe6; |14,206
|18.26%
|21.70%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |17.25%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''70,708'''
|'''74,066'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''82,376'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 82,376 people and 34,423 households, and 19,585 families residing in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: Household Type |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Mountain%20View%20city,%20California%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=April 17, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> The [[population density]] was {{convert|6888.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}} There were 37,295 housing units.

According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Mountain View had an unemployment rate of 5.0% in August 2013.<ref name="B">{{cite web|url=https://www.mountainview.gov/our-city/about-mountain-view/city-demographics |title=City Demographics |publisher=City of Mountain View |access-date=April 17, 2024}}</ref> It had a female population of 47.8 percent and a male population of 52.2 percent. Persons under five were 6.4 percent, persons under 18 were 20.3 percent, and persons aged 65 and older were 11.1 percent in 2020. In 2022, 5.4 percent of people in Mountain View were living below the poverty line. Of the citizens over the age of sixteen, 72.9 percent were employed in the labor force, while 27.1 percent were not.

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], there were 74,066 people, households, and families residing in the city.<ref>{{cite web |title=Population |url=https://census.bayareametro.gov/population?year=2010&location=mountain_view |website=Bay Area Census |publisher=Association of Bay Area Governments and Metropolitan Transportation Commission |access-date=12 May 2025 |ref=2010 Pop.}}</ref> The population density was {{convert|6174.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 31,957 housing units.<ref>{{cite web |title=Households |url=https://census.bayareametro.gov/households?year=2010&location=mountain_view |website=Bay Area Census |publisher=Association of Bay Area Governments and Metropolitan Transportation Commission |access-date=12 May 2025 |ref=2010 Households}}</ref>

145 (0.2%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 120 (0.2%) were institutionalized. There were 31,957 households, out of which 8,731 (27.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 13,806 (43.2%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 2,456 (7.7%) had a female householder with no husband present, 1,253 (3.9%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 1,928 (6.0%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 280 (0.9%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 10,961 households (34.3%) were made up of individuals, and 2,471 (7.7%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31. There were 17,515 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (54.8% of all households); the average family size was 3.01. The population was spread out, with 14,594 people (19.7%) under the age of 18, 5,401 people (7.3%) aged 18 to 24, 28,577 people (38.6%) aged 25 to 44, 17,647 people (23.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 7,846 people (10.6%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.5 males. There were 33,881 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2,760.6|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}, of which 13,332 (41.7%) were owner-occupied, and 18,625 (58.3%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 4.4%. 32,002 people (43.2% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units, and 41,799 people (56.4%) lived in rental housing units.

[[File:RV Campers in Mountain View2.jpg|thumb|RV campers used as residences on a Mountain View street]]

{{anchor|Homelessness}}According to the Santa Clara County Homeless Census and Survey, the number of homeless individuals in Mountain View increased 51% from 2015 to 2017, with 276 homeless individuals in 2015, and 416 in 2017.<ref name="MN" /> In August 2017, the ''Mercury News'' reported that Mountain View had seen RVs and recreational vehicles become the choice of residence for many working poor in the city. The city's communications coordinator called it a "new" situation, noting that many of the residents living in RVs were working up to three jobs, and that affordable housing was hard to come by in the city.<ref name="MN">{{cite news |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/07/12/working-poor-finding-homes-on-four-wheels-in-mountain-view/ |title=Working Poor Finding Homes on Four Wheels in Mountain View |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=July 12, 2017 |newspaper=[[Mercury News]] |access-date=February 18, 2018 }}</ref> In December 2017, Google received approval to build nearly 10,000 new units of housing near its future campus in the city.<ref name="BI">{{cite web |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/google-is-building-homes-in-mountain-view-2017-12 |title=Silicon Valley might get some relief from high housing prices — Google will build nearly 10,000 homes near its new campus |author=<!--Not stated-->Melia Robinson |date=December 13, 2017 |website=[[Business Insider]] |access-date=February 18, 2018}}</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]], there were 70,708 people, 31,242 households, and 15,902 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,263.7|/km2|/mi2|abbr=on}}. There were 32,432 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,038.3|/km2|/mi2|abbr=on}}. The racial makeup of the city was 63.77% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 20.67% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 18.26% [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] (of any race), 2.53% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.39% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.26% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 8.32% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.07% from two or more races.

There were 31,242 households, out of which 23.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 49.1% were non-families. 35.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 18.0% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 43.4% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $69,362, and the median income for a family was $80,379. Males had a median income of $64,585 versus $44,358 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $39,693. About 3.6% of families and 6.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.2% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.