Population & Demographics
Redwood City, CA
Redwood City is home to 82,447 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 39,690 resident workers commute each day.
82,447 residents
Median age 37.5 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).
Redwood City population & demographics
Who lives in Redwood City — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.
Race & ethnicity in Redwood City
How Redwood City breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).
Race across Redwood City
Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Redwood City.
These figures are for Redwood City proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.
How Redwood City commutes
Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.
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How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.
Redwood City
39,690 commutes, one dot at a time
Redwood City
Where 39,690 workers commute
Where residents work
Top destinations for people who live in Redwood City, by worker count.
Who commutes in
Top origin places for workers who travel into Redwood City.
Top industries
The sectors that employ Redwood City’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.
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