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Compare Menlo Park to Oakland

This post compares Menlo Park, California to Oakland, California across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Menlo Park (city) Oakland (city)
Population 33,661 417,442
Income (median) $106,944 $52,981
Home Value (median) $1,764,600 $564,500
White 68% 36%
Black 4% 24%
Asian 13% 15%
With Kids 36% 28%
Age (median) 37 36
Rentals 41% 60%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Menlo Park or Oakland?
A: Menlo Park has a much smaller population count than Oakland: 33661 compared with 417442 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Menlo Park or in Oakland?
A: Incomes are on average much higher in Menlo Park.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Menlo Park or Oakland?
A: Homes tend to be much more expensive in Menlo Park.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Oakland does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 41% for Menlo Park versus 60% for Oakland.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Menlo Park may include: Burlingame, Manhattan-Beach, and Palo-Alto.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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