Editing East Palo Alto, California (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1970= 18727
|1980= 18191
|1990= 23451
|2000= 29506
|2010= 28155
|2020= 30034
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=November 2022|reason=No mention of East Palo Alto at this link}} 2020<ref name="QF2020"/>
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===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"style="text-align:center;"
|+'''East Palo Alto, 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 – East Palo Alto, California |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US0620956&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</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) – East Palo Alto, California |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0620956&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</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) – East Palo Alto, California |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0620956&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|1,930
|1,754
|style='background: #ffffe6; | 2,305
|6.54%
|6.23%
|style='background: #ffffe6; | 7.67%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|6,641
|4,458
|style='background: #ffffe6; | 3,190
|22.51%
|15.83%
|style='background: #ffffe6; | 10.62%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|66
|30
|style='background: #ffffe6; |24
|0.22%
|0.11%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.08%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|621
|1,025
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,567
|2.10%
|3.64%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.22%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|2,223
|2,083
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,008
|7.53%
|7.40%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.69%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other Race]] alone (NH)
|67
|49
|style='background: #ffffe6; |138
|0.23%
|0.17%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.46%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|612
|609
|style='background: #ffffe6; |838
|2.07%
|2.16%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.79%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|17,346
|18,147
|style='background: #ffffe6; |19,964
|58.79%
|64.45%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |66.47%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''29,506'''
|'''28,155'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''30,034'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010===
The [[2010 United States Census]]<ref name="census">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0620956|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715024551/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0620956|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - East Palo Alto city|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref> reported that East Palo Alto had a population of 28,155. The [[population density]] was {{convert|10,777.1|pd/sqmi}}. The racial makeup of East Palo Alto was 1,754 (6.2%) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 4,704 (16.7%) [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 120 (0.4%) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1,057 (3.8%) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 2,118 (7.5%) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 10,694 (38.0%) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1,358 (4.8%) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 18,147 persons (64.5%). Among the Hispanic population, 15,319 (54.4%) are [[Mexico|Mexican]], 69 (0.2%) are [[Puerto Rican people|Puerto Rican]], 23 (0.1%) are [[Cubans|Cuban]], and 2,736 (9.7%) are other Hispanic or Latino.

The Census reported that 28,001 people (99.5% of the population) lived in households, 150 (0.5%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 4 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 6,940 households, out of which 3,767 (54.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 3,144 (45.3%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 1,510 (21.8%) had a female householder with no husband present, 625 (9.0%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 529 (7.6%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 59 (0.9%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 1,196 households (17.2%) were made up of individuals, and 316 (4.6%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.03. There were 5,279 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (76.1% of all households); the average family size was 4.38.

The population was spread out, with 8,976 people (31.9%) under the age of 18, 3,487 people (12.4%) aged 18 to 24, 8,897 people (31.6%) aged 25 to 44, 5,120 people (18.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,675 people (5.9%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.5 males.

There were 7,819 housing units at an average density of {{cvt|2,992.9|/sqmi}}, of which 2,971 (42.8%) were owner-occupied, and 3,969 (57.2%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.1%; the rental vacancy rate was 13.3%. 12,628 people (44.9% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 15,373 people (54.6%) lived in rental housing units.

===2000===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>{{failed verification|date=January 2015}} of 2000, there were 35,791 people, 7,104 households, and 5,793 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|14327.6|PD/sqmi}}. There were 8,046 housing units at an average density of {{cvt|4,444.4|/sqmi}}. 21.3% spoke English, 64.8% Spanish, 9.5% [[Polynesian languages|Pacific Island languages]], 0.4% [[Chinese language|Chinese]] or [[Standard Mandarin|Mandarin]], other [[Indo-European languages|Indo-European]] 1.4%, and other language 1.3%, as their first language from estimate census 2009.

There were 7,104 households, of which 41.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.4% were married couples living together, 19.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.5% were non-families. 22.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 6.24 and the average family size was 7.65.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 47.1% under the age of 18, 19.5% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 11.1% from 45 to 64, and 3.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 21 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.9 males.

The [[Household income in the United States|median income for a household]] in the city was $44,006, and the median income for a family was $42,342. Males had a median income of $25,631 versus $28,044 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $13,774. About 22.2% of families and 21.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 20.1% of those under age 18 and 14.7% of those age 65 or over.