Population 3,766 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Crescent Park
Household size in Crescent Park
| Period | Crescent Park | Palo Alto | San Jose area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.69 | 2.50 | 2.97 | 3.04 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.92 | 2.54 | 3.05 | 3.10 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.63 | 2.58 | 3.07 | 3.09 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.82 | 2.64 | 2.96 | 3.01 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.13 | +0.15 | −0.00 | −0.03 | −0.03 |
The typical household in Crescent Park holds 2.82 people, more than the U.S. average of 2.65. Since 2006–10, household size has climbed from 2.69, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Crescent Park
| Period | Crescent Park | Palo Alto | San Jose area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 43.1 | 40.9 | 36.6 | 35.8 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 40.6 | 41.8 | 37.6 | 36.8 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 45.0 | 42.5 | 38.5 | 37.9 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 42.5 | 44.2 | 39.4 | 39.0 | 40.1 |
| Change | −0.6 | +3.4 | +2.8 | +3.1 | +2.3 |
The median resident of Crescent Park is 42.5 years old, a bit older than the national median of 40.1. Even so, the population here is younger than in Palo Alto as a whole, where the median age is 44.2.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Crescent Park
| Period | Crescent Park | Palo Alto | San Jose area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.4% | 6.3% | 10.4% | 13.5% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 6.4% | 6.0% | 9.9% | 13.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 4.5% | 7.0% | 8.8% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 4.6% | 6.1% | 9.0% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| Change | −0.8 pts | −0.2 pts | −1.3 pts | −1.2 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head only 4.6% of households in Crescent Park, well below the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Crescent Park
Renters in Crescent Park
| Period | Crescent Park | Palo Alto | San Jose area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 16.6% | 42.1% | 40.6% | 42.6% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 17.1% | 45.4% | 42.9% | 45.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 24.2% | 45.2% | 43.4% | 45.2% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 27.2% | 45.5% | 44.5% | 44.1% | 34.8% |
| Change | +10.6 pts | +3.4 pts | +3.9 pts | +1.5 pts | +1.5 pts |
More than a quarter of households in Crescent Park rent their homes (27.2%), below the national share of 34.8%; the rest own. Among homeowners, 47.4% have no mortgage at all, above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Crescent Park
| Period | Crescent Park | Palo Alto | San Jose area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.3% | 7.0% | 6.2% | 8.7% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 5.5% | 6.8% | 4.9% | 8.1% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 10.8% | 7.8% | 5.6% | 7.5% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 8.6% | 10.9% | 6.4% | 7.3% | 9.6% |
| Change | +5.3 pts | +3.9 pts | +0.2 pts | −1.4 pts | −1.8 pts |
About as many homes sit empty in Crescent Park as nationally: 8.6%, against 9.6%. The rate is lower than in Palo Alto as a whole (10.9%).
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Crescent Park
| Period | Crescent Park | Palo Alto | San Jose area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1943 | 1960 | 1973 | 1972 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1942 | 1961 | 1974 | 1973 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1947 | 1962 | 1975 | 1974 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1943 | 1964 | 1977 | 1976 | 1980 |
| Change | −1 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +6 |
Crescent Park is a place of older homes: half were built before 1943, while the national median is 1980. That means established neighborhoods, and more houses that may need updating.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Crescent Park
| Period | Crescent Park | Palo Alto | San Jose area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $2,001 | $1,685 | $1,524 | $1,298 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $2,001 | $1,888 | $1,670 | $1,379 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $3,099 | $2,672 | $2,389 | $1,721 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $3,501 | $3,187 | $2,873 | $2,229 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$1,500 | +$1,503 | +$1,348 | +$931 | +$606 |
A typical rental in Crescent Park costs $3,501 a month with utilities, well above the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 25.2% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Crescent Park
Bachelor's degrees in Crescent Park
| Period | Crescent Park | Palo Alto | San Jose area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 87.4% | 79.2% | 43.9% | 29.1% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 90.7% | 80.1% | 46.5% | 30.1% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 89.4% | 83.2% | 51.6% | 32.9% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 88.0% | 82.7% | 55.3% | 36.3% | 35.6% |
| Change | +0.6 pts | +3.5 pts | +11.5 pts | +7.1 pts | +7.2 pts |
Crescent Park is highly educated: about nine in ten adults 25 and older (88.0%) hold at least a bachelor's degree, far above the national share of 35.6%.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Crescent Park
| Period | Crescent Park | Palo Alto | San Jose area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 99.3% | 97.6% | 85.5% | 79.9% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 99.1% | 97.4% | 86.4% | 80.7% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 99.3% | 97.5% | 88.1% | 82.6% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 97.9% | 96.8% | 89.0% | 84.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | −1.4 pts | −0.8 pts | +3.4 pts | +4.3 pts | +4.3 pts |
Finishing high school is nearly universal in Crescent Park: 97.9% of adults 25 and older have a diploma or equivalent, well above the national rate of 89.3%. That is in line with the rest of Palo Alto.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Crescent Park
| Period | Crescent Park | Palo Alto | San Jose area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.0% | 5.1% | 7.9% | 9.2% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 4.9% | 5.7% | 8.9% | 11.3% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 3.7% | 3.1% | 4.4% | 6.3% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 3.1% | 4.2% | 4.9% | 6.6% | 5.4% |
| Change | −8.9 pts | −0.9 pts | −3.0 pts | −2.6 pts | −2.7 pts |
The job market in Crescent Park has been strong: just 3.1% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Crescent Park compared with nearby neighborhoods
| Neighborhood | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crescent Park | 2.82 | 42.5 | 4.6% | 27.2% | 8.6% | 1943 | $3,501 | 88.0% | 97.9% | 3.1% |
| University South | 2.37 | 47.0 | 5.9% | 56.0% | 17.4% | 1962 | $2,959 | 86.7% | 96.6% | 4.2% |
| Downtown North San Jose | 2.16 | 50.0 | 6.3% | 72.5% | 18.0% | 1966 | $2,417 | 74.2% | 92.9% | 0.0% |
| Duveneck-Saint Francis | 2.75 | 50.0 | 2.5% | 12.8% | 4.8% | 1954 | $3,501 | 83.1% | 99.2% | 11.3% |
| Old Palo Alto | 2.62 | 46.1 | 7.4% | 32.6% | 11.2% | 1947 | $3,501 | 87.2% | 98.4% | 2.0% |
| Belle Haven | 3.72 | 36.3 | 8.8% | 43.4% | 10.6% | 1966 | $2,880 | 31.9% | 74.9% | 10.1% |
| Midtown-San Jose | 2.89 | 40.7 | 9.3% | 43.4% | 11.3% | 1963 | $3,402 | 79.2% | 98.6% | 6.9% |
| Downtown Menlo Park | 1.89 | 43.1 | 7.0% | 86.0% | 12.7% | 1969 | $2,851 | 76.7% | 93.1% | 1.4% |
| Stanford University | 1.85 | 23.2 | 7.1% | 79.6% | 21.6% | 1990 | $1,997 | 88.6% | 96.0% | 10.3% |
| Ventura | 2.15 | 38.8 | 3.3% | 61.4% | 11.8% | 1968 | $2,996 | 79.7% | 99.0% | 2.1% |
| Fairmeadow | 2.94 | 46.9 | 6.5% | 31.6% | 6.7% | 1962 | $2,994 | 87.7% | 98.1% | 4.5% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Crescent Park. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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