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Los Altos Hills

2,829
Total Households in 2010
In 2010, two-person households were the most common size in Los Altos Hills, followed by three-person households. Married-couple households made up the largest share of household types. Additionally, 91% of households were owner-occupied.

Most Populous Demographics

CategoryDemographicTotalPercentage
CompositionMarried couple2,20478%
TenureOwner2,58291%
Size2 persons1,17241%

Composition

78%
Married couple
Married-couple households were the largest type in Los Altos Hills for 2010. Non-family households outnumbered single-parent households by a significant amount. Most single-parent households were led by women, and more women than men lived alone.

Households by Type

00.6k1.2k1.8k2.4kMarried coupleSingle parentNon-family78%6%16%
00.6k1.2k1.8k2.4k78%6%16%Married coupleSingle parentNon-family
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Households by Marital Status

78%
Married couple
    2,204
    Married couple
    625
    Single
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Householder Type by Sex

0550.11k0.165k0.22k32%43%63%68%57%37%
Single parentLiving aloneNot living alone32%43%63%MaleMaleMale68%57%37%FemaleFemaleFemale
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Table: Households by Type

TypeHouseholds in Los Altos Hills
TotalPercentage
Married couple2,20478%
Single parent1676%
Non-family45816%

Table: Households by Marital Status

Marital StatusHouseholds in Los Altos Hills
TotalPercentage
Married couple2,20478%
Single62522%

Table: Householder Type by Sex

Type by SexHouseholds in Los Altos Hills
TotalPercentage
Single parent - male538%
Single parent - female11418%
Living alone - male15625%
Living alone - female20332%
Not living alone - male6210%
Not living alone - female376%
* For all three charts above, the data is collected from the U.S. Census Bureau Decennial Data 2010, Summary File 1 (SF1), H18 Tenure By Household Type by Age of Householder.

Tenure

91%
Owner
Owner-occupied households accounted for 91% of Los Altos Hills’s 2,829 households in 2010. The remaining households were renter-occupied.

Households by Tenure

91%
Owner
    2,582
    Owner
    247
    Renter
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Table: Households by Tenure

TenureHouseholds in Los Altos Hills
TotalPercentage
Owner2,58291%
Renter2479%
* For the chart above, the data is collected from the U.S. Census Bureau Decennial Data 2010, Summary File 1 (SF1), H18 Tenure By Household Type by Age of Householder.

Size

41%
2 persons
Two-person households were the most common for Los Altos Hills in 2010, while three-person households also represented a notable share of the community. Four-person households were next in the rankings, followed by one-person households.

Households by Size

00.3k0.6k0.9k1.2k1 person2 persons3 persons4 persons5 persons6 persons7+ persons13%41%18%16%8%3%1%
00.3k0.6k0.9k1.2k13%41%18%16%8%3%1%1 person2 persons3 persons4 persons5 persons6 persons7+ persons
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Table: Households by Size

SizeHouseholds in Los Altos Hills
TotalPercentage
1 person35913%
2 persons1,17241%
3 persons50918%
4 persons46316%
5 persons2198%
6 persons773%
7+ persons301%
* For the chart above, the data is collected from the U.S. Census Bureau Decennial Data 2010, Summary File 1 (SF1), H13 Household Size.