Moving to Mountain View, California
Population: 70,708. Estimated population in July 2024: 69,276 (-2.0% change)
Males: 36,523 (51.7%), Females: 34,185 (48.3%)
Zip codes: 94040, 94041, 94043.
Demographics
Median resident age: 34.6 years
Median household income: $69,362
Median house value: $546,900
Population by Race
Races in Mountain View:
- White Non-Hispanic (55.2%)
- Hispanic (18.3%)
- Other race (8.3%)
- Chinese (7.9%)
- Asian Indian (4.3%)
- Two or more races (4.1%)
- Filipino (3.1%)
- Black (2.5%)
- Japanese (2.3%)
- Other Asian (1.0%)
- Vietnamese (1.0%)
- Korean (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (11.4%), English (9.1%), Irish (8.2%), Italian (4.4%), Russian (3.0%), French (2.8%).
Land area: 12.1 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Mountain View
- High school or higher: 89.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 55.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 25.5%
- Unemployed: 2.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Mountain View city
- Never married: 35.1%
- Now married: 48.8%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 4.3%
- Divorced: 10.1%
34.9% Foreign born (16.0% Asia, 10.4% Latin America, 6.8% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +3,974 (+6.0%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Mountain View:
- EL CAMINO HOSPITAL (2500 GRANT RD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Mountain View:
- LUCILE SALTER PACKARD CHILDREN’S HSP (about 6 miles; PALO ALTO, CA)
- STANFORD HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; STANFORD, CA)
- KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; SANTA CLARA, CA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mountain View:
- NORMAN Y. MINETA SAN JOSE INTERNATIONAL (about 12 miles; SAN JOSE, CA; Abbreviation: SJC)
- METROPOLITAN OAKLAND INTL (about 25 miles; OAKLAND, CA; Abbreviation: OAK)
- SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL (about 25 miles; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Abbreviation: SFO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mountain View:
- PALO ALTO ARPT OF SANTA CLARA CO (about 5 miles; PALO ALTO, CA; Abbreviation: PAO)
- SAN CARLOS (about 13 miles; SAN CARLOS, CA; Abbreviation: SQL)
- HAYWARD EXECUTIVE (about 18 miles; HAYWARD, CA; Abbreviation: HWD)
Amtrak stations near Mountain View:
- 10 miles: SANTA CLARA-GREAT AMERICA (SANTA CLARA, FOOT OF STARS & STRIPES DR.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, free short-term parking.
- 13 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.
- 14 miles: SAN JOSE (65 CAHILL ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand, public transit connection.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/Universities in Mountain View:
- MONTESSORI TEACHER TRAINING CENTER OF NORTH CA (Location: 317 MOORPARK WAY; Private, not-for-profit)
- INSTITUTE OF BUDDHIST STUDIES INC (Location: 575 N SHORELINE BLVD; Private, not-for-profit; Offers Master’s degree)
- PENINSULA UNIVERSITY EVENING SCHOOL OF LAW (Location: 436 DELL AVE; Private, for-profit)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mountain View:
- FOOTHILL COLLEGE (about 4 miles; LOS ALTOS HILLS, CA; Full-time enrollment: 7,415)
- DE ANZA COLLEGE (about 6 miles; CUPERTINO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 13,197)
- STANFORD UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; STANFORD, CA; Full-time enrollment: 14,955)
- MISSION COLLEGE (about 9 miles; SANTA CLARA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,565)
- WEST VALLEY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; SARATOGA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 5,880)
- SAN JOSE CITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; SAN JOSE, CA; Full-time enrollment: 5,713)
- CANADA COLLEGE (about 12 miles; REDWOOD CITY, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,438)
Schools
Public high schools in Mountain View:
- MOUNTAIN VIEW HIGH (Students: 1,677; Location: 3535 TRUMAN AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)
- ALTA VISTA HIGH (CONT.) (Students: 142; Location: 1299 BRYANT AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)
- MOFFETT HIGH (ALTER.) (Students: 28; Location: 333 MOFFETT BLVD.; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high schools in Mountain View:
- ST FRANCIS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,476; Location: 1885 MIRAMONTE AVENUE; Grades: 9 – 12)
- MOUNTAIN VIEW ACADEMY (Students: 156; Location: 360 SOUTH SHORELINE BLVD; Grades: 9 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Mountain View:
- GRAHAM (ISAAC NEWTON) MIDDLE (Students: 728; Location: 1175 CASTRO ST.; Grades: 06 – 08)
- CRITTENDEN MIDDLE (Students: 598; Location: 1701 ROCK ST.; Grades: 05 – 08)
- MONTA LOMA ELEMENTARY (Students: 496; Location: 460 THOMPSON AVE.; Grades: KG – 05)
- BUBB (BENJAMIN) ELEMENTARY (Students: 470; Location: 525 HANS AVE.; Grades: KG – 05)
- THEUERKAUF ELEMENTARY (Students: 467; Location: 1625 SAN LUIS AVE.; Grades: KG – 05)
- LANDELS (EDITH) ELEMENTARY (Students: 454; Location: 115 DANA ST.; Grades: KG – 05)
- CASTRO (MARIANO) ELEMENTARY (Students: 449; Location: 505 ESCUELA AVE.; Grades: KG – 05)
- SPRINGER ELEMENTARY (Students: 438; Location: 1120 ROSE AVE.; Grades: KG – 06)
- SLATER (KENNETH N.) ELEMENTARY (Students: 419; Location: 325 GLADYS AVE.; Grades: KG – 05)
- HUFF (FRANK L.) ELEMENTARY (Students: 359; Location: 253 MARTENS AVE.; Grades: KG – 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Mountain View:
- SOUTHBAY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 415; Location: 1134 MIRAMONTE AVE.; Grades: KG – 8)
- ST JOSEPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 282; Location: 1120 MIRAMONTE AVENUE; Grades: KG – 8)
- WESTERN MONTESSORI DAY (Students: 90; Location: 323 MOORPARK WAY; Grades: PK – KG)
- KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTERS (Students: 26; Location: 2065 W EL CAMINO REAL; Grades: PK – KG)
- ST STEPHEN LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 25; Location: 300 MOORPARK WAY; Grades: 1 – 7)
Libraries
Library in Mountain View:
- MOUNTAIN VIEW PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $4,218,178; Location: 585 FRANKLIN ST.; 271,733 books; 11,929 audio materials; 6,044 video materials; 581 serial subscriptions)