Portola Valley, California - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	4,594
Male Share of the Population	46.7%
Female Share of the Population	53.3%
Senior Citizens	29.3%
Employed Population 16+	1,817
Age of the Population	53

Families

% of people married	61.4%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	32%
Median Earnings25+	$137,054
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$32,043

Wealth

Median Family Income	$250
% Above Poverty Level	97.5%
% Below Poverty Level	2.5%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	27 minutes
% Working from Home	21.2%
% Walking and Biking to Work	2.9%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	24.4%
Median Gross Rent	$2,970
Median House Value	$2

Ancestry

German	20.3%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	19.1%
English	18.2%
Irish	9.9%
Scottish	8.8%
Italian	8.3%
Polish	4%
Swedish	3.8%
Russian	2.5%
French Except Basque	2.5%
Norwegian	1.9%
Greek	1.9%
Canadian	1.9%
Danishn	1.9%
Austrian	1.7%
Czech	1.5%
Swiss	1.5%
Romanian	1.4%
Portuguese	1.2%
Lithuanian	1.2%
Hungarian	1%
Bulgarian	0.8%
Dutch	0.7%
Croatian	0.7%
Estonian	0.3%
Finnish	0.3%
Iranian	0.3%
Arab	0.1%
Palestinian	0.1%
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Portola Valley Almanac

Category	Value
County	San Mateo County
Standard Zip Codes	94028
Phone Area Codes
Time Zone	America/Los_Angeles
Approximate Latitude	37.37
Approximate Longitude	-122.21

Portola Valley Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	WOODSIDE FIRE STN 1
Distance	3.5 miles
Jan Temp	36 to 60 F
Apr Temp	42 to 73 F
Jul Temp	51 to 88 F
Oct Temp	45 to 79 F
Annual Precip	28.7 inches

Station	PALO ALTO
Distance	7.2 miles
Jan Temp	40 to 58 F
Apr Temp	47 to 69 F
Jul Temp	57 to 79 F
Oct Temp	50 to 73 F
Annual Precip	15.7 inches

Station	NEWARK (OAKLAND)
Distance	14.3 miles
Jan Temp	42 to 58 F
Apr Temp	50 to 68 F
Jul Temp	58 to 78 F
Oct Temp	54 to 74 F
Annual Precip	14.8 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Atherton	7,185	$250
Los Altos	30,588	$248,311
Los Altos Hills	8,517	$250
Menlo Park	33,869	$188,339
Palo Alto	67,019	$196,775
Woodside	5,541	$250

Portola Valley Public Schools

Corte Madera
4575 Alpine Rd.
ZIP: 94028
Middle
Total Enrollment 349

Ormondale Elementary
200 Shawnee Pass
ZIP: 94028
Primary
Total Enrollment 279

Portola Valley Private Schools

Woodland School
360 La Cuesta Dr
ZIP: 94028
Elementary
Total Enrollment 199

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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