East Palo Alto

Decennial Census Data

1980
TOTAL POPULATION	18,191	100%

RACE
White	4,545	25%
Black	11,107	61%
American Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut	111	1%
Eskimo	0	0%
Aleut	0	0%
Asian and Pacific Islander	1,168	6%
Japanese	272	2%
Chinese	120	1%
Filipino	291	2%
Korean	0	0%
Asian Indian	23	0%
Vietnamese	152	1%
Hawaiian	0	0%
Samoan	192	1%
Guamanian	0	0%
Other Asian and Pacific Islander	118	1%
Race, n.e.c.	1,260	7%
SPANISH ORIGIN	2,506	14%
AGE
Median age	26	X
HOUSEHOLDS
Total households	6,476	100%
Families	3,927	61%
With own children under 18 years	2,166	33%
Persons per household	2	X
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1979
Median household income	14,147	X
Median family income	16,128	X
Per capita income	5,930	X
COMMUTING TO WORK
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	21	X
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	8,377	100%
Private vehicle	7,219	86%
Drive alone car	5,384	64%
Drive alone truck or van	458	6%
Carpool car	1,314	16%
Carpool truck or van	63	1%
Public transportation	517	6%
Walked only	172	2%
Other means	357	4%
Worked at home	112	1%