Mountain View, CA Population

Overview

82,409

Total Population

35.4

Median age

47.76%

Female population %

109.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

39.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

14,826

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Mountain View's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Mountain View is 35.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mountain View's population under 18 was 20.29%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mountain View's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 11.10% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mountain View, 17.41% were under the age of 15, 20.58% aged 15 to 29, 50.91% aged 30 to 64, 9.41% aged 65 to 84, and 1.69% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 3,691 less females than males in Mountain View:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.76% females and 52.24% males in Mountain View, CA.
The Mountain View, CA gender ratio is 109.4:100 i.e. 109.4 men to 100 women (1.094).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 5,015.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 4,197.

Mountain View's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Mountain View population: 48.43% are White, 2.42% are Black or African American, 0.43% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 33.35% are Asian, 0.01% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 5.79% are some other race and 9.57% are multiracial.
Mountain View's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the city.
By ethnicity, 14,826 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 67,583 (82.01% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mountain View is White with a population of 39,91 (48.43% of the total population).

Mountain View's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 82,430 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Mountain View's population increased by 2,518 (3.53%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mountain View's population increased by 8,671 (11.76%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Mountain View's population was lowest in year 2004 at 69,167.