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Mountain View, California

Interactive maps of population, income, age, housing, education and health for Mountain View, California, beside the state and national figures.

StatisticMountain ViewCaliforniaUnited States
Total Population83,73239,287,376334,922,499
Median Household Income$189,917$99,122$80,734
Median Age35.537.938.9
Bachelor's Degree or Higher75.0%37.1%35.7%
Median Home Value$1,927,000$734,700$332,700
Median Gross Rent$3,062$2,036$1,413
Poverty Rate6.0%12.0%12.5%
Unemployment Rate3.7%6.6%5.2%
Foreign Born42.9%27.0%14.1%
Homeownership Rate38.6%55.9%65.2%
Average Commute Time23.328.726.4
Worked from Home30.6%17.2%15.1%
Married-Couple Households44.0%48.4%46.9%

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Race and ethnicity in Mountain View, California

Age in Mountain View, California

StatisticMountain ViewCaliforniaUnited States
Median Age35.537.938.9
Under 18 %19.9%22.0%22.0%
Age 18-24 %6.4%9.1%9.1%
Age 25-34 %22.4%14.8%13.7%
Age 35-44 %17.2%13.9%13.2%
Age 45-64 %22.2%24.6%24.8%
Age 65 and Over %12.0%15.7%17.2%

Households and families in Mountain View, California

StatisticMountain ViewCaliforniaUnited States
Households35,76713,548,091129,227,496
Average Household Size2.32.82.5
Family Households53.9%67.8%64.2%
Households with Children27.1%32.4%29.5%
Single-Parent Families9.9%19.4%17.3%
People Living Alone33.5%24.3%28.7%
Never Married38.8%38.2%34.4%

Income and poverty in Mountain View, California

StatisticMountain ViewCaliforniaUnited States
Per Capita Income$112,591$49,513$44,673
Households Under $25,0006.0%12.5%14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,9996.8%13.0%15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,99911.3%17.8%17.5%
Households $200,000 or More47.6%20.5%13.4%
Poverty Rate6.0%12.0%12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty14.0%27.3%28.2%
SNAP Households4.2%12.4%n/a

Housing in Mountain View, California

StatisticMountain ViewCaliforniaUnited States
Housing Units39,45814,644,735143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes26.8%57.0%61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units49.0%24.1%19.1%
Vacancy Rate9.4%7.5%10.1%
Median Year Structure Built1,975.01,976.01,980.0
Renter-Occupied61.4%44.1%34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income23.1%32.8%30.6%
Median Property Tax$10,001$5,124n/a

Education in Mountain View, California

StatisticMountain ViewCaliforniaUnited States
Less than High School5.0%15.3%10.4%
High School Graduate7.7%20.5%26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree12.3%27.2%27.9%
Bachelor's Degree29.9%22.7%21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree45.1%14.4%14.1%

Work and commuting in Mountain View, California

StatisticMountain ViewCaliforniaUnited States
Labour Force Participation73.6%63.8%63.5%
Drove Alone to Work51.8%65.7%68.8%
Public Transit3.9%2.9%3.2%
Walked to Work2.5%2.4%2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes21.6%22.0%26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour5.3%11.1%8.6%
Households Without a Car8.1%7.1%n/a

Origins and language in Mountain View, California

StatisticMountain ViewCaliforniaUnited States
Born in State of Residence35.5%56.5%57.3%
Naturalised Citizens17.2%14.7%7.4%
Non-Citizens25.7%12.3%6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home50.5%55.6%77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home12.4%28.3%13.6%
Limited English Proficiency40.9%32.1%16.7%

Cities near Mountain View

Figures are American Community Survey five-year estimates for the place itself, not for the county around it. Small places carry wide margins of error.