Editing Mountain View, California (section)

===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>