
Mountain View
Decennial Census Data
| 1980 | ||
|---|---|---|
TOTAL POPULATION | 58,655 | 100% |
RACE | ||
White | 46,864 | 80% |
Black | 2,221 | 4% |
American Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut | 449 | 1% |
Eskimo | 55 | 0% |
Aleut | 0 | 0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander | 6,484 | 11% |
Japanese | 1,443 | 3% |
Chinese | 1,596 | 3% |
Filipino | 1,916 | 3% |
Korean | 214 | 0% |
Asian Indian | 300 | 1% |
Vietnamese | 610 | 1% |
Hawaiian | 97 | 0% |
Samoan | 38 | 0% |
Guamanian | 76 | 0% |
Other Asian and Pacific Islander | 194 | 0% |
Race, n.e.c. | 2,667 | 5% |
SPANISH ORIGIN | 6,731 | 12% |
SEX | ||
Male | 29,060 | 50% |
Female | 29,595 | 51% |
AGE | ||
Under 5 years | 2,869 | 5% |
5 to 19 years | 8,806 | 15% |
20 to 64 years | 41,574 | 71% |
65 years and over | 5,406 | 9% |
Median age | 30 | X |
HOUSEHOLDS | ||
Total households | 27,609 | 100% |
Families | 13,943 | 51% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,760 | 21% |
Persons per household | 2 | X |
Persons per family | 2 | X |
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1979 | ||
Median household income | 19,790 | X |
Median family income | 23,324 | X |
Per capita income | 10,754 | X |
COMMUTING TO WORK | ||
Mean travel time to work (minutes) | 17 | X |
Mean travel time to work for workers traveling 45 or more minutes | 61 | X |
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK | ||
Workers 16 years and over | 35,625 | 100% |
Private vehicle | 30,884 | 87% |
Drive alone car | 23,889 | 67% |
Drive alone truck or van | 2,069 | 6% |
Carpool car | 4,559 | 13% |
Carpool truck or van | 367 | 1% |
Public transportation | 1,172 | 3% |
Bus or streetcar | 810 | 2% |
Subway or elevated train | 0 | 0% |
Railroad | 342 | 1% |
Taxicab | 20 | 0% |
Motorcycle | 524 | 2% |
Bicycle | 1,065 | 3% |
Walked only | 1,178 | 3% |
Other means | 293 | 1% |
Worked at home | 509 | 1% |