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Stanford, California: commercial real estate data.
Stanford is a Census CDP of 18,662 people across 2.75 square miles of land, in Santa Clara County. Median household income is $75,208, 26.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Stanford
What Stanford is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area2.75 sq mi
- Water area0.05 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land6,785
- County holding the largest share of its areaSanta Clara County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Stanford
How many people live in Stanford
- Population18,662
- Median age22.0
- Population under 18930 plus or minus 206
- Share under 185.0 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Population 65 and over692
- Share 65 and over3.7 percent
- Households3,428
- Family households1,231 plus or minus 289
- Share of households that are families35.9 percent plus or minus 7.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Stanford
Income and work in Stanford
- Median household income$75,208 plus or minus $20,329
- Per capita income$42,106
- Civilian labor force9,390
- Employed8,629
- Unemployed761 plus or minus 167
- Unemployment rate8.1 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Adults 25 and over6,714
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher92.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree57.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Stanford
Housing in Stanford
- Housing units4,186
- Occupied units3,428
- Vacant units758 plus or minus 262
- Vacancy rate18.1 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Owner occupied920 plus or minus 231
- Renter occupied2,508
- Ownership rate26.8 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Median owner-occupied home value$2,000,001
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,976
- Annual rent as a share of median income31.5 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Single family units1,110 plus or minus 250
- Share single family26.5 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Units in buildings of two or more3,076
- Share in buildings of two or more73.5 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1982
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Stanford
How Stanford gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute6,703
- Commuting under 15 minutes3,843
- Share commuting under 15 minutes57.3 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more648 plus or minus 173
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more9.7 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Drove alone13.9 percent
- Carpooled2.8 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Public transport2.7 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Walked23.9 percent
- Worked from home20.9 percent plus or minus 4.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Santa Clara County, not Stanford
Santa Clara County context, not Stanford figures
- Establishments in Santa Clara County49,154
- Covered employment, Santa Clara County1,116,581
- Average annual pay, Santa Clara County$197,043
- Housing units permitted, Santa Clara County3,834
Every figure in this section is published for Santa Clara County as a whole and is not a measurement of Stanford.
All Santa Clara County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Stanford questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Stanford, California?
18,662, in 3,428 households. Stanford CDP covers 2.75 square miles of land, which is 6,785 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Stanford in?
Santa Clara County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Stanford?
$75,208. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $2,000,001. Median gross rent is $1,976 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Stanford figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Santa Clara County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Stanford.
Is zoning published for Stanford?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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