Palo Alto California

About Palo Alto

Palo Alto is a California charter city located in the northwest corner of Santa Clara County, in the San Francisco Bay Area. The city was first incorporated on April 16, 1894.

According to the 2000 United States Census, there were 58,598 people, 25,216 households, and 14,600 people living in the city. The population density was 955.8. The median income for a household in the city was $119,046. The median income for a family was $153,197. The per capita income for the city was $56,257.

A lot of well-known companies and research facilities are headquartered in Palo Alto. Those companies include AOL, Aricent, Better Place, CPI International, Hewlett-Packard, IDEO, Mashable, Mopay, Nanosys, Ning, PAIX, Palantir Technologies, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Palo Alto Research Center, Pinterest, Playdom, Socialtext, Space Systems/Loral, Tapulous, Tesla Motors, VMware and more.

Although many top companies have headquarters in Palo Alto, the top then employers for the city are Stanford University, Stanford Medical Center/Hospital, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Veteran’s Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Hewlett-Packard, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Space Systems/Loral, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Palo Alto Unified School District, and the City of Palo Alto.
The Palo Alto City Library has five branches. In total, there are 265,000 items in their collections. Palo Alto is also home to several private schools as well as public and facilities of higher education.

The area is also run by many retail stores. The culture in the city consists of museums and shopping centers. The area is/was home to many notable famous residents as well. The area is home to many media outlets, notable famous residents, and monuments. For more information about restaurants, shopping centers, local retail stores, check your local directory.

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