East Palo Alto is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of California. With a population of 28,383 people and seven associated neighborhoods, East Palo Alto is the 258th largest community in California.

East Palo Alto home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but East Palo Alto real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Also of interest is that East Palo Alto has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.20% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One of the nice things about East Palo Alto is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

In terms of college education, East Palo Alto is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.20% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in East Palo Alto in 2022 was $37,736, which is middle income relative to California, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $150,944 for a family of four. However, East Palo Alto contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

East Palo Alto is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call East Palo Alto home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in East Palo Alto, accounting for 60.99% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of East Palo Alto residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in East Palo Alto include Ukrainian, Italian, Scottish, English, and German.

Foreign born people are also an important part of East Palo Alto's cultural character, accounting for 40.55% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in East Palo Alto is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Pacific Island languages.