Summary of

Redwood City Demographics

from the

2000 U.S. Census



Median home value: $517,800

Median monthly payment: $ 2,351

Median contract rent: $ 1,105

Total housing units: 28,921

Total rental units: 13,199

Total owner occupied: 14,861

Total vacant units: 861

Average number of

people per unit: 2.62

Average number of

people per unit, by race:

White: 2.41

Hispanic: 4.03

Asian: 2.57

Black: 2.45

Rooms per unit:

Renter occupied: 3.3

Owner occupied: 5.8

Overpaying+ for housing:

Renters: 4,331

Owners: 3,027

Percentage of housing

units that are detached,

single family homes: 46.7%

Percentage of rental

units with 1 or fewer

bedrooms: 52.7%

Percentage of owneroccupied

units with 3

or more bedrooms: 65.3%

Age of structure

(by year constructed):

1980-Present: 24.4%

1960-1979: 32%

1959 or earlier: 43.5%

No vehicles available

to household:

Renters: 10.3%

Owners: 0.3%

Total population: 75,402

Total households: 28,060

Married households: 13,810

Single-parent households: 2,784

One-person households: 7,618

White population: 40,656 (53.9%)

Hispanic population: 23,557 (31.2%)

Asian population: 6,604 (8.8%)

Black population: 1,791 (2.4%)

American Indian

population: 165 (0.2%)

Other race* population: 2,629 (3.6%)

Median age: 34.8 years

Under 18 years: 17,491 (23.2%)

19-24 years: 6,302 (8.4%)

25-34 years: 14,250 (18.9%)

35-54 years: 23,916 (31.7%)

55-64 years: 5,752 (7.6%)

65+ years: 7,691 (10.2%)

Total employed: 40,100

Average travel time

to work: 25 minutes

Mode of transportation:

Driving alone: 73.9%

Carpool: 12.7%

Public Transit

(Bus, CalTrain): 4.8%

Walk/Bike/Other: 8.5%

No college: 34.7%

College educated: 65.3%

Median household income: $66,748

Persons below poverty: 4,418

Children below poverty: 1,079

+ "Overpaying" means the resident is paying more

than 35% of income toward housing

* "Other race" indicates some other race not

mentioned, or two or more races combined