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Compare Thousand Oaks to Palo Alto

This post compares Thousand Oaks, California to Palo Alto, 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 Thousand Oaks (city) Palo Alto (city)
Population 128,909 67,082
Income (median) $76,262 $124,900
Home Value (median) $663,600 $1,989,300
White 81% 61%
Black 1% 1%
Asian 9% 31%
With Kids 31% 34%
Age (median) 43 41
Rentals 29% 45%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Thousand Oaks or Palo Alto?
A: Thousand Oaks has a larger population count than Palo Alto: 128909 compared with 67082 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Thousand Oaks or in Palo Alto?
A: Incomes are on average much lower in Thousand Oaks.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Thousand Oaks or Palo Alto?
A: Homes tend to be much less expensive in Thousand Oaks.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Palo Alto does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 29% for Thousand Oaks versus 45% for Palo Alto.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Thousand Oaks may include: Laguna-Niguel, Carlsbad, and Mission-Viejo.

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

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