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Moving to Menlo Park, California

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Population: 30,785. Estimated population in July 2024: 29,661 (-3.7% change)
Males: 14,920 (48.5%), Females: 15,865 (51.5%)

San Mateo County

Zip codes: 94025.

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.4 years
Median household income: $84,609
Median house value: $778,500

Population by Race

Races in Menlo Park:

  • White Non-Hispanic (66.4%)
  • Hispanic (15.6%)
  • Other race (8.6%)
  • Black (7.0%)
  • Two or more races (3.2%)
  • Chinese (2.9%)
  • Japanese (1.5%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (1.3%)
  • Asian Indian (1.1%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)
  • Filipino (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: English (14.0%), German (13.9%), Irish (10.5%), Italian (6.6%), French (3.4%), Russian (3.3%).

Elevation: 60 feet

Land area: 10.1 square miles

Map of Menlo Park, CA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Menlo Park

  • High school or higher: 89.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 61.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 30.7%
  • Unemployed: 2.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Menlo Park city

  • Never married: 28.7%
  • Now married: 52.7%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 6.9%
  • Divorced: 10.0%

22.8% Foreign born (10.2% Latin America, 5.7% Asia, 4.6% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +1,833 (+6.3%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Menlo Park:

  • RECOVERY INN OF MENLO PARK (570 WILLOW ROAD)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Menlo Park:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Menlo Park:

  • SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL (about 18 miles; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Abbreviation: SFO)
  • METROPOLITAN OAKLAND INTL (about 19 miles; OAKLAND, CA; Abbreviation: OAK)
  • NORMAN Y. MINETA SAN JOSE INTERNATIONAL (about 20 miles; SAN JOSE, CA; Abbreviation: SJC)

Other public-use airports nearest to Menlo Park:

  • SAN CARLOS (about 5 miles; SAN CARLOS, CA; Abbreviation: SQL)
  • PALO ALTO ARPT OF SANTA CLARA CO (about 6 miles; PALO ALTO, CA; Abbreviation: PAO)
  • HAYWARD EXECUTIVE (about 15 miles; HAYWARD, CA; Abbreviation: HWD)

Amtrak stations near Menlo Park:

  • 14 miles: FREMONT (CENTERVILLE, FREMONT & PERALTA BLVDS.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 16 miles: HAYWARD (22555 MEEKLAND AVE.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, free short-term parking.
  • 17 miles: SANTA CLARA-GREAT AMERICA (SANTA CLARA, FOOT OF STARS & STRIPES DR.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, free short-term parking.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Menlo Park:

  • SAINT PATRICKS SEMINARY (Full-time enrollment: 121; Location: 320 MIDDLEFIELD RD; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.stpatricksseminary.org; Offers Master’s degree)
  • OPPORTUNITIES INDUSTRIALIZATION CENTER-WEST (Location: 1200 OBRIEN DR; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.oicw.org)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Menlo Park:

  • STANFORD UNIVERSITY (about 3 miles; STANFORD, CA; Full-time enrollment: 14,955)
  • CANADA COLLEGE (about 4 miles; REDWOOD CITY, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,438)
  • FOOTHILL COLLEGE (about 7 miles; LOS ALTOS HILLS, CA; Full-time enrollment: 7,415)
  • COLLEGE OF SAN MATEO (about 13 miles; SAN MATEO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 5,619)
  • DE ANZA COLLEGE (about 14 miles; CUPERTINO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 13,197)
  • CHABOT COLLEGE (about 14 miles; HAYWARD, CA; Full-time enrollment: 6,852)
  • MISSION COLLEGE (about 16 miles; SANTA CLARA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,565)

Schools

Public high school in Menlo Park:

  • EAST PALO ALTO HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 223; Location: 475 POPE ST; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Menlo Park:

  • BELLE HAVEN ELEMENTARY (Students: 757; Location: 415 IVY DR.; Grades: KG – 08)
  • GARFIELD CHARTER (ELEM) (Students: 733; Location: 3600 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD; Grades: KG – 08)
  • HILLVIEW MIDDLE (Students: 662; Location: 1100 ELDER AVE.; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • WILLOW OAKS ELEMENTARY (Students: 656; Location: 620 WILLOW ROAD; Grades: KG – 08)
  • OAK KNOLL ELEMENTARY (Students: 607; Location: 1895 OAK KNOLL LANE; Grades: KG – 05)
  • LA ENTRADA MIDDLE (Students: 542; Location: 2200 SHARON ROAD; Grades: 04 – 08)
  • FLOOD (JAMES) ELEMENTARY (Students: 295; Location: 321 SHERIDAN DR.; Grades: KG – 08)

Private primary/middle schools in Menlo Park:

  • NATIVITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 288; Location: 1250 LAUREL STREET; Grades: KG – 8)
  • ST RAYMOND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 267; Location: 1211 ARBOR ROAD; Grades: KG – 8)
  • PENINSULA SCHOOL (Students: 251; Location: 920 PENINSULA WAY; Grades: PK – 8)
  • PHILLIPS BROOKS SCHOOL (Students: 248; Location: 2245 AVY AVENUE; Grades: PK – 5)
  • TRINITY SCHOOL (Students: 207; Location: 2650 SAND HILL ROAD; Grades: PK – 5)
  • GERMAN AMERICAN SCHOOL OF SAN (Students: 185; Location: 275 ELLIOTT DR; Grades: PK – 8)
  • BEECHWOOD SCHOOL (Students: 153; Location: 50 TERMINAL AVE; Grades: KG – 8)
  • UNIVER HGHTS MONTES CHDRNS CTR (Students: 74; Location: 2066 AVY AVENUE; Grades: PK – KG)
  • HANSEL & GRETEL PRIVATE SCHOOL (Students: 2; Location: 2050 GORDON AVE; Grades: KG – KG)

Libraries

Library in Menlo Park:

  • MENLO PARK PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $2,144,185; Location: 800 ALMA ST.; 136,103 books; 6,544 audio materials; 5,799 video materials; 350 serial subscriptions)

 

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