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HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL
Palo Alto, California
CHANGES IN PALO ALTO'S POPULATION ~~D
HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS. 1970-1990
Members of the council:
Report in jrief
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This is an informational staff report 'Which sU!I!JIlarizes ch.anges in
Palo Alto's population and housing cha~acteristic5 over the 19?O-
1990 til!le period~ These changes are reflected in data obtained
from the 1990 census 4
Background
~be Bureau of the Census recently released population and housing
data for Palo Alto from the 1990 ~ensu~. These data were derived
from a limited number of basic questions asked of the entire
population. When compared with previous censuses in 1970 and 1980,
the 1990 census data indicate that while little change in terms of
actual qro~h has occurred in Palo Alto over the past twenty years,
the commun':.t}~ has experienced rather significant internal changes.
This re.port and attached exhibits identify and illustrate key
cit:ywide changes in Palo Alto over the 1970-1990 time period. A.
separate report, providing population and housing data "for Palo
Alto at the census tract level, .rill be prepared .by staff in the
near future4 Since Barron Park was annexed to Palo Alto in late
1975, its 1970 housing and :population characteristics ar-e not
included in the 1970 census data identified in the follo~ing tables
for Palo Alto.
POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS
General
The total population of Palo Alto has re~ained virtually constant
over the 1970-1990 time period (see table 1). However, the number
of persons living in nonfamily households incr-e.ased dramatically,
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~rom 8,755 persons (15.9\ cf total househuld population) in 1970,
to 15,821 persons (:29.1\ of total h~ 'sehold populaticn) in 1990.1
Also, the city's group quarters pop~.ati~n edged up slightly, in
part due to the construction of sevE:ral senior housing proJects,
such as Lytton Gardens, during the 197a-199~ time period.
TABLE 1 : POPULlt_TIO~
I 011' PElIBOliS 1,70 1990 1990
In Ho\Zsebolda :-
lI'aaUl' 46,179 39,516 38,509
Honfamily 8,759 14,271 15,821
In Group ouarters 1,028 1,4:>8 1,570
TO'l'AL 55,966 55:225 55,900
Age
The median age of Palo Alto's population has increased dramatically
over the 1970-1990 time period (see attached exhibit A). In 1970,
the median age ~as 29.5 years for males and ]3.7 years for females.
In 1980, the~Q median ages had increased to 33.0 yea~s for males
and 37.7 years for femalas. By 1990, the ~edian age of Palo Alto
residents had increased by approximately 5,5 years from 1970.
climbing to 36.0 years for males and 40.0 years for females. 'These
median age fiqures are quite high relative to those reported for
Santa Clara county, which in the 1990 census registered a mediar.
age of 31.2 years fer males and 33.0 years for females.
Pa10 Alto's senior population is rapidly increasing (see table 2) •
In 1970, persons age 65 and over numbered 5,789, constituting 10.3%
of the City's total population. In 1980, the ~enior population had
increased to 7,408 persons. By .1990, the senior population had
increased to 8 1 637 persons, or 15.5% of the City's total
population. Therefore, Palo Alto's senior population increased
nearly 50% over the 1370-1990 time period.
t}. family household is one in which a houseohDlde.l: lives .. ir.h one or more
persons related to him or her by birch, If,arriage, or ad<:.'pt.ion. The householder
and all per eons in the hou.sehold related to [,im or her are family rrcmbers. ,.
r.onfam.Lly household is one in \o,'hich a householder lives alene cr .. ith
nonrelatives only.
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TABLE 2: AGE OF RESIDENTS
% CIlAIIClE
t OF pnaOHS l~7 () 1980 15190 U80-U90
pr.school. (""dar 51 :),2C5 .2.16a 2,696 +24.4\
Sc>hex>l A ... (5-17) 12,602 8,993 7,188 -N.1\
Chil4boarin,. ,.... 21 t 472 24,004 25.031 +4.3\
(18-44)
Il!ddle Aq_ (45-6., 12,818 12,647 12,348 -2.4\
8anio.r (65+) 5,7SS 7,408 8,63"1 +16.6\
TOTAL 55,956 55,225 55,900 +1.2t
On the other hand, the school age (5-17 tears) population in Palo
Alto declined precipitously during the 1970-1990 time period. In
1970 the school age category contained 12,682 persons and comprised
22.7-\ of the city's total population. By 1990, the number of
school age children had dropped to only 7.1S8~ or 12.9% of the
total City population (see attached sxhibit B).
However, the 1990 census reveals a serge in Palo Alto's preschool
(0-4 years) age 9:LOUP. From 1980 to 1990 the num:ber of pre.school
children increased nearly 25%, from 2,158 persons in 1980 to 2~696
persons in 1990.
Finally. the number of persons in thE childbearing age category
(.18-44 years) has grown over the 19-70-1990 time period. Follo'loling
a rapid increase of over 2,500 persons in the 1970 r s, the child
bearing age category registered a more ~odest increase during the
1980-1990 time period of 1,027 persons, from 24,004 persons i~ 1980
to 25,031 persons in 1990.
Due to differences betwee~ the 1990 census and earlier censuses in
the reporting of data on race and Spar-ish/Hispanic origin,
compara~ility is somewhat li~ited. Nevertheless, certain trends
relative to these items can still be observed.
Persons identifying therr.selves as \Ii'hite have declined from 51,902
persons (92.7% of the total population) in 1970, to 47;458 persons
(84.9\ of the total population) in 1990 (see table J).
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TABLE 3: RACIA[.. IDENTITY
, OF 'l'OTAL
I OF PE1UlON~ 1,70 ~980 199Q p()p (UtO)
Whit. 51 1 902 49,111 -47 • ~5a 84.9\
Chin ••• 1,001 1)508 2,897 5.2 ,
Black 1,469 1,534 1,612: 2.91;
Japan •• e 950 1,071 1/ J D2 2.3\
Filipino N/A' 2<0 430 0.8\
Ad." Indian Ii/A' 222 417 0.7\
Itorean N/A' 96 358 0.6\
.American Indian M/A' 16. 1<7 0.3\
other Race 1 644 1,174 1,279 2.3\
TO'l'AL 55,966 55,225 55,SOP 100.0\
"N/ A-not available
On the other hand, many non-white racial groups have registered
substantial nurneric~l and percentage increases in recent times (see
attached eXhibit C). In particular, persons idf'ntifyJnq thE~selves
as Chinese have increased 189\ over the 1970-1990 time period, from
~rOOl p~rscns in 1970 to 2,897 persons in 1990. A general increase
in the nul!!ber of per.sons 'Who reported in one of the Asian or
Pacific Islander 9roups has ~esulted in this category's accounting
for 10.4\ of Palo Alto's total population in 19500 (see attached
"xhibit D).
Spanish/Hispanic Origin
Persons identifying themselves as being of Spanish/Hispanic origin
have incre.ased 33.5% over the past decade, from 2,091 persons in
1980 to 2,792 persons in 1990 {see table 4).
~he Other Race category is C"omposed of all p=r""",nEl not. incl:.1dpd in th"ii
"."hite"', "!lack"~ "American Indian, E .. kilT.o, 0: 1I.leut", or the "Asian 0: Pacific
Islander" rae'1! c!Iotegcrioes. However, it alsi) incl:.Jdes those 9pecific rac;ial groups
whose frequency was less tha.n 100 per-sons ci.tY .... 'ir::le ir, 1990.
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TABLE 4 -SPANISH/HISPANIC ORIGIN BY RACE -
I INCRi<ASE
I OJ' P3BOllB 1980 ~ggO 19:80-1990
WhU9-Bp .. niah 1,386 11 BU! 432
Black-Spani.h 20 64 44
other Spanish 685 910 225
'I'O'l'AL 2,091 .2,792 701
Resident Labor Forc~
As a result of increased labor force participation and an increase
in the number of working-age residents in Palo Alto, the city's
resident labor force has qrown over the 1970-1990 time period, from
25~492 persons in 1970 to 33,079 persons in 1990 {see table 5).
TA8LE S' RESIDENT LABOR FORCE
I OP PERSONS 1070 1.80 1990
Total Persons 1&+ 42,246 46,003 47,328
Not i~ Labor Poree 16,754 14,572 14,~49
2n Labor Force:
Mal. 14,999 16,814 18,065
7"""'1.. 10,493 14,617 15,014
~otal Labor Force 25,492 31,431 33,079
However, these data indicate a slo .... ing growth in labor force
participation rates ove!: the 1980-1990 tit\,e period, especiall)' for
females, • ... ~hen compared to the decade of the 1970 ' s. While .female
residents age ~6 and o~er ~ho said they ~~re in the labor force
increased 39.3% from 10,493 persons in 1970 to 14,617 persons in
~980, the 1980-1990 time per~oa shOwed only a 2.6% increase, to a
total of 15,014 female ~orKers in 1990.
Income
Since 1980, the B~reau of the Census has lmproved its report1ng of
income data by prov~ding ~nformatlon on household income.l Over
the 1980-1990 time period, median nousehold income in Palo Alto
increased :by 123.6% from $24,743 in 198D to $55,333 in 1.990.
~o\JBE:hold income include:;;; the income of tbe Flou;;eh<:llder '1nd all other
persons 15 year~ ole ana over .l..n the household, \.;hether related ~o the
houaeholder or not.
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Howeve.r, during tile 1980 1 s the :mean value of all income types
continued to increase more rapidly than the-:medi.qn value,
indicating greater increases in the highest incom~s, W'it.h a
rasultinq greater difference between ~ean and roedian incomes {see
table 6).
A comparison with income figures for Santa Clara county reveals
that household income in Palo Alto is higher and increasing at a
faster rate. In Santa Cl~~a COUI"'.ty, median household income
increased by 105.9\ from $2),370 in 1980 to $48,115 in 1990.
It is important to note that inflation, as measured by changes i~
the Consumer Price Index (Cpr) for the San Francisco-Oakland-San
Jose region~ increased 58. 4t during ..... he 1980-1;90 time period. 4
Therefore, these incom2 figures represent increasing affluence
within Palo Alto over this ti~e pericd.
TABLE 5: INCOME
IS-COKE TYPE 1970 1.980 19tO
HOllsebold:
Median N/A $24,743 $55,333
Mean N/A $30,022 $72,751
r .... Uy:
Median $15,036 $31,795 $58,790
X.an $H; 1 825 $37,211 $88,790
!!'ont&.::a.ily:
Median $4,528 $10,756 $36,139
X.an $6,203 $13,670 $5L 020
Poverty
The number of Palo Alto residents fcr whom poverty status has bee~
determined declined steadily over the 1970-1990 time period.$ In
1990, the~e ~ere 2 1 561 persons below the poverty level (4.6% of the
City's total population), which is down from 3,248 persons below
th.e poverty level (=:~9% of the city's total popl.!lation) in 1980
{see table 7). Of those residents for 'Whom poverty status was
'These CPI figures arE! based on data report-ed by t.r.e Burea.IJ of Labor
Statistics for All Urbiln Consumerl3 [CPI-U). whi;;r, covers appr-oximat:. .. ly SO\ of the
total p~pulaticn.
'The poverty defini~ion uaed by th~ Bureau of the Census i& that a.dopted
for offlcial Government usa by the OffiCE! 'Of to!andgement and Budget and cOl".siat£
of & alit of money income thresholds that vaq" by family size and composition.
These poverty thresholds are updat.ed annually to reIlf'ct changes in the ConslJrn~r
P.rice Index (CPI).
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d&termined in 1990, nearly half '47\) 'Were ""ithir;. the 18-34 years
Q;gE:l ranqe~
TABLE 7 ~ POVERTY STATUS
, OF TOTAL
I OF PI!:ItSONS 1.970 1980 I"'" POP. (1990)
Below Pove:rty 3,703 3,248 2.561 4.6~
Al>ov. poverty 52,26l 51,977 53,339 95.4\
TOTAL 55~966 55,225 55 1 900 100.0\
Educational ~ttainm!llL~
Palo. A1to re~idents are very 'Well educated, and t.he level cf thei'!:
educational attainmeI"tt has. increased during the 1970-1990 time
period (see table 8}0.
TABLE S: EDUCATION~L ATTAINMENT
, of TOTAL 25+
I OF PERBONS 1'70 1980 1990 POP. (19'0)
Total Persons 25+ 33,649 38,213 42,226 100.0%
any 0011"9_ 20~656 28,501 36~lDO &5.5%
Coapl.eted 4+ Yrs. 14 j 024 20,635 27,514. 65.2\
Bach.lorls De 9ree N/A N/A 13,247 31. 4%
Graduate Degree N/~ N/A~ 14,267 33.8%
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In .1970, 41 .. 7\ of all Palo Alto residents age 25 and over had
completed four or more years of college. In 1980, this figu~e had
increased to 54.0\. By 1990, the proportion or the 25 and ove~
population .... hich had completed fO'J.r or more years ot college
re.:\ched 65.2%. In fact, er,e-third of the 1990 population of
persons 25 and over in Palo Alto had received at l€ost one graduate
degree.
HOUSING CKARAC~BRISTrcs
General
Palo Alto's housing stock has increas~d in size vy 3,850 units over
the 1970-1990 time period, from 21,338 housing units in 1970 to
25,188 housing units in 1990 {see table 9). This increase
represents a net gain of 2,447 bousing units exclasive of the 1,403
units located in the Barron Park r,eighborhood at thoa time of its
annexation into Palo Alto.
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TABLE 9: HOUSING UNITS AND OCCUPANCY STATUS , OF HOtl'SI"NG UNITS 1970 1.980 1990
OCcupielS 2.0 /54& 23,041 24,206
Vacant 792 706 982
TOTAL 21,338 23...! . .?47 25,1:98
HQj.uu:ll£:~l d S-ill:
The average number oL persons per occ~pied housing unit declinEd
over the 1970-1990 time period. However , this decline began
levelinq otf in the 1980'54 In 1970, the median household size was
2.67 persons. In ~9SD, the median had dropped to 2433 persons per
household. 1990 census figures showed a slight further reduction
in household size to an average of 2.24 persons per occupied unit
(see attached exhibit E}.
Housing St(Vcture Type
Census data on hO~6in9 structure type indicate that approximately
tWo-thirds t64.S\) of Palo Alto's hou~ing in 1990 w~s single-unit
structures, the large majority of which ~ere detached (see table
10) •
ThBLE 10, UNITS IN STRUCTURE
, OF VHl:ors \ OF TO~~
UI S'l'ROCTtrRE 1970 1980 19' 0 tlNITS (U90)
II illqle-uni t:
Detaehe4 lilA 14 1 929 15,245 60.5\
Attached lilA 712 1,008 4.0%
Two-unit lIjA 593 467 1. 9\
Mult.iple-unit (3+) N/" 7 /405 8,056 32.D%
Other units' lilA 107 412 1. 6-\
TOTAL 21,338 23,747 25 /188 100.0%
Tenure
Although the supply of housing units in Palo Alto conti!'l.Ued to
increase throughout the 1970-1990 time period, the City's rental
~'I'he 191:10 category, ~S"a.t., tent, va. .. , et.c." was replaced in 1990 by oil
broader "Ot-her" category. Thi.s I;;hange may account for ehe in.crea.ae over the
1980-1990 time period in the ~umber of units classifi@d a5 "Other UnitsM.
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housing suppl)' remained "irtu~lly stable during: the 1980's (see
table 111. On the other hand, the supply of o~ner-occupied units
co~tinued to gro~ at a modest yace throughout the 191Q-199C ti~e
period, up by sligbtly over 1,000 units in the decade of the
1~SO'5~ It is important to note that rental hC',lsin'J includes both
traditional rental units in cultiple family structures as well as
rented single fa~ily houses and condominiums,
TABLE 11:
ROtlBUIG tTII:tT
TENURE 1'70
OVl::I.er-oc:oup1ed. 11,136
a.nt.r-oecupie~ 9,410
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Housing Value/Rental Costs
HOUSING UNIT TENURE
12,7J] 13,735
10,308
23. 041 24,205
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U8~-1990
7.9%
1.6%
5.H
The value and cost of housing in Palo Alto, as estimated by ~ensus
respondents, increased tremendously o~er the 1970-1990 time
period~7 In particular, the median value of owner-occupied units
jUll'lped a sta9gering 1,250% from $33,900 in 1970 to $457,800 in 1990
(see attached exhibit F). Median rent increa.sed by a substantially
smaller 409% from $162/month to $82Sjmonth during this same time
period (see table 12).
Moreover, the rate of increase in the ccst of Palo Alto's o~~er and
renter-occupied housing ~ell exceeded the ~38.3t increase in the
Conswmar Price Index ,Cpr) for all goods and services in the San
Francisco-Oakland-San Jose region over the 197C'-1990 time period.
TABLE 12 ! HOUSING "'\lALUE/RENTAL COSTS
% CRANGE
ROUSlNG VlU.UE/COST 1970 .198(l 1"0 1980-1990
owner-ocC"'.lp i.4:
.MeaD Value $:36,900 $160,250 '$458,193 186\
MediaD Value $:33,900 $148,900 $457,800 207\
Renter-occupie4:
Me&lI Rant $170/mo. $J57/mo. $851/"'0. 138%
Median Rent $162/mo. $34S/mo. $S25/rno. 137%
1Xhe data on value .represents the respond .. nt's estimate of hoW' much the
property (h~u&e and lot, or condominium unit) ... ould sell for if it ""ere for sale.
The data on rent repreaeI1l:s the r-esponde.lt '151 report-Lng of tr.e monthly rent agreed
to or contracted fot~ regardless of any fuz-n!.shing$, l..1ti L.tiee, fee;;, meals, or
services that m~y be incl~ded,
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MeaDS of Transportation to WQ~
1990 census data on how Palo Alto residents commute to ""'erk show an
increased preferer.ce tor the priva'te auto~obi"-e cr truck and a
concomitant decline in the use of alte~native comffiute modes (see
talJle 13).
Over the 1980-1990 time period, declines were registered in several
commute modes including carpocling, public transportation, bicycle,
and motorcycle. On the other hand, a significant increase occurred
i~ the number of persons who ~eported ~orking at home, which nearly
doubled over the 1~SO-1990 time period from 938 persons in 1980 to
1,149 persons in 1990.
TABLE 13: MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
COMK\l'l'B 1I0DE
Car I '!'ruck or Va.n:
Drive Alone
Carpool
PUblic TX&Daportation
Bicycle
Motor~ycla
walli:
Other HeaD !I
'Worked at. Rome
Travel Time to Wcrk
1970
19,343
N/A
N/A
1,196
N/A
N/A
9S1
1,373~
811
23 I 704
1980
19,589
2~987
1,237
3,242
346
233
9JS
29~725
1990
23,917
1,861
796
1,.8 2 7
170
1,.270
130
1,749
31,720
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1980-1'990
22.1\
-35.8\
-35.7\
-43.6%
-103.5%
10.H
-44.2%
86.5\
6.7\
Since .1980, the Buzeau of the Census has cO'lT',piled data on tr~ .... 'el
time to work, ",'hich refers tQ a person' 5 average commute time,
including time spent 'Waitiflg fer public transportation, picldng '.lP
passengers in carpools, etc,
Thi6 data sho~s that the ~ean travel time to work for Palo Alt~
residents diQ not change appreciably over the 1980-1990 time period
(1980= lS~2 minutes; 1990= 19.0 minutes). Howev~r, internal shifts
occurred ~ithin the travel tim~ categories (see table 14).
Overall. these shifts resulted in a decrease in t-he number of
persons witn i'l commute ti1Tie of less trion 20 min..:.t.es r an increase in
the number of persons with a commute time of betw'een 20 and 44
'In 1970, thE ~other means" category also incj~ded those persons reporting
biC'ycle or motorcycle as th~ir pri;'T,ary rr,eans of trar.sportation to work.
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minutes. and, interestingly ~ almost no change in the n.umber of
per$ons commutinq for more than 45 minutes.
COlMlllte travel time data for paln }I.lto is relatively consistent
with such data fer Santa Clara Councy and the Bay Region in that
there has been a small increase in averag~ travel timei the large
majority of workers live 'Within a 30-~ir.ute cOll1D.ute from their
plsce of elllployment; and the n".Jmber .of people experiencing
extrelllely long commutes is less th::'l!1 often assumed in general
public diEc~ssion of t~ansportation issues.
T."BLE 14 : TRAVEL TIME TO WORJ(
% 0:1' TOTM.
WORKING
~VEL TIMB TO WO~ 197. 198. .19'0 POP (1990)
Worked at Bome N/A 938 1,749 5.5\
<10 Minutes N/A 5,036 4.791 15.1%
10-.19 Xinutes N/A 14,340 12.829 40.4%
2. 0-29 Kinutes NIA 5:r 201 6,706 21.1\
30-.' Minut.a N/A 2.904 3~715 1l.H
450+ Minutes N/A 2,013 1,930 6.1\
TO'!J.L N/A 30 /432 31,720 100.0\
~!JmmS\o Qf E~CdjOgs
In summary# Palo Alto has witnessed substantial change with regard
to its popula~ion and housinq characteristics over the past twenty
years. The city's residents are older and more racially diverse
than they 'Wer-e in 19'0. In particular 1 dramatic shifts have
occurred within the school-age and elderly populations over the
).970-1990 time period. The .nu:r:tber of fe1!1ale residents in the
vorkforce has increased since 1970; and rising incomes within the
city are, in part, reflective of this tr~nd.
The predominant form of housing in Palo Alto continues to be the
detached single-family home, ~hose cost along ~ith other housing
types has increased exponentially since 1970. Growth in the City's
rental housing stocl<: has flattended ove_r the past de.cade l while the
supply of owne.r-occupied units continuect t.o grow at a modest pace~
Household s.ize dropped over t!1e 197Q-19S,O time period, indicative
of the growing elderly population and losses in the number of
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children in Palo Alto. The typical City resident commutes to work
in a single-occupant vehicle and experiences a short to moderately
long commute travel ti~e.
Respectfully submitted,
KENNETH R. SCHREIBER
Director of Planninq and
comrnuni~y Environment
Attacrunents: Graphic F.xhibits A through F
cc:
Architectural Review Board
Comm~nity Dev~lopment Block Grant Advisory Committee
Historic Resources Board
Human Relations commission
Palo Al to Bicycle Advisory Conmtittee
Planning commission
Public Arts Commission
utilities Advisory Commission
Barron Park Association
Barron Square Condo Association
cali~ornia Avenue l~ea Development Association
Charleston Mead.ows Neighborhood Association
Chestnut-Wilton Homeowners Associaticn
Colleqe Terrace Neighborhood Association
College Terrace Residents Association
Oowntovn North Neighborhood Association
Evergreer, Park Neighborhood Associatic;n
Grant Avenue Condominium OWners Association
Creater Miranda conmunity Association
Greenacres Improvement Association
Greenmeadow Community Association
Hcover Park Neighborhood Association
Interdale Walf }-;omeowners Association
Jordan/Garland Neighborhood Assocjation
Leland Manor Association
Lytton Gardens
Midtown ~l'iest
Monta Loma Neighborhood Association
Old Trace Neighborhood Association
Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce
palo Alto Condominium Association
Palo Alto Hills Homeowners Association
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Palo Alto Historical Association
Palo Alto Housing corporation
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Parle central Commercial Condo"mir.ium Ass-:fciation
Peter Coutts Homeowner~ Association
S8Mior center of Palo Alto
Sanior Coordinating Council
Southqate Neighborhood Association
Stanford Campus Homeo~ners Association
stanford Foothills ~esiQents Group
Stantor~ Management Company
Stanford Mid-Peninsula U~ban Coalition
Stanford university
Stanford Shopping center
University' Crescent Park Homeo~ners ASSociation
University Park Association
Ventura Neighborhood Association
Walnut Grove Homeowners Association
Webster Court Homeowners Association
West Bayshore Residents Assocation
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LIST OF SOURCES
u. S. Depart-:nent of Comroerc.a j Bureau of the Cer,sus I li1 __ Q Census of
Populg,tiQn and Hou.sing. Census Tracts, san Joss, California SMSA,
PHC(1)-190, lssued April 1972.
U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Cansus, 19BO census o~
Population, Gener., 1 PO'Qulatipn Character i g;tics, California, peSO-l
B6, issued July 1982.
U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1980 censys of
Housina, General Housing Characteristics, California, HCaO-l-A,6,
issued August 1982.
U.S, Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1980 Census of
Population, General Social ~nd Economic Characteristics (sections
1 and 2), Califo~nia, PCSO-l-CE, issued July 19B3.
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Profiles. Summary Tape File lA, California, is~ued May 1991
courtesy the A~sociation of Bay Arez Governments (ABAG) Regional
Data center, Oakland, California.
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U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor statistiCS, CPI Detailed
Report. January 1990, ISSN 0095-9Z6X.
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