Los Altos, CA
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Los Altos, CA: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 40,885. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet LOS-ALTOS-CA · Los Altos, CA 2 ZIPs · 40,885 pop · #96/25278 · Santa Clara County
INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-TOP
- INC-TOP $250,001
- RANK-TOP #96/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Saratoga
- BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
- OWN-MID 85% owners
- POP-SMALL 40,885
- SPREAD-TIGHT 94024→94022
- HOME-TOP $2,000,001
Nearest income peer: Saratoga, CA (+ $0 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Los Altos
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Los Altos on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Gilroy · lowest
Gilroy · lowest
$137,117 median HH income
- Palo Alto · near
Palo Alto · near
$202,049 median HH income
- Los Gatos · near
Los Gatos · near
$226,864 median HH income
- Cupertino · near
Cupertino · near
$230,913 median HH income
- Los Altos · this city
Los Altos · this city
$250,001 median HH income
- Saratoga · highest
Saratoga · highest
$250,001 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Los Altos, CA sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- Top 1%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 40,885
- city population (Census)
- 2
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $250,000+
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
High-income footprint on only 2 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $250,000+ and home value $2,000,000+ should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 87.5%.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (84.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Los Altos as a pure owner town.
Within California, Belvedere Tiburon is the closest lower-income city by average ZIP household income. Its 1 ZIP footprint is the immediate statewide comparison for Los Altos.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Los Altos differ
The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Los Altos: $250,000+ in ZIP 94024 to $250,000+ in 94022. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 1.0×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.0×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 1.3 points
94024 to 94022
94024 to 94022
94024 to 94022
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Lead ZIP 94024 skews compact Los Altos
In this 2-ZIP cluster, 94024 covers about 55% of Los Altos's 40,885 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Employer-heavy short list in Los Altos
Citywide ZBP: 1,351 establishments, 11,748 employees , annual payroll $1,170,488k (~33 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 94022 (881 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (348) · also Health care and social assistance · Real estate and rental and leasing .
ZIP Codes in Los Altos, CA
These ZIP codes sit in Santa Clara County, which covers 57 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Los Altos. See the Santa Clara County roll-up →
No other city sharing Santa Clara County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Los Altos. San Jose, Sunnyvale and Santa Clara sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Gilroy marks the far end of that range at $137,117, 45% below Los Altos.
Side-by-side: Compare 94024 vs 94022 →
Los Altos roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Los Altos, .