1727History
There were 11,204 housing units at an average density of 1727.1 per square mile (666.9/km2), of which 9,002 (83.8%) were owner-occupied, and 1,743 (16.2%) were occupied by renters.
1853History
== History ==
The area was initially Fremont Judicial Township, Santa Clara County which was formed in 1853.
1906Culture
Paul Shoup, an executive of the Southern Pacific Railroad, and his colleagues formed the Altos Land Company in 1906 and started the development of Los Altos.
1908Infrastructure
On April 19, 1908, Southern Pacific Railroad began running steam train service through Los Altos on the new Mayfield Cutoff with five trains per day.
1913Architecture
In 1913, the craftsman-style Los Altos train station was built at 288 First Street.
1930History
=== 1930 ===
Approximately 2,900 people would have considered themselves a resident of Los Altos.
1934Military
John Warnock, co-founder of Adobe Systems
Yvor Winters, California poet, 34-year resident from 1934.
1949Government
By 1949, many residents were dissatisfied with the zoning policy of Santa Clara County, and there was a constant threat of annexation by neighboring Palo Alto and Mountain View,...
1950History
Most of the city's growth occurred between 1950 and 1980.
1952History
Los Altos became the eleventh city in Santa Clara County on December 1, 1952.
1964History
Train service ceased operation in January 1964, and the train track became Foothill Expressway.
1965History
Bakke
Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google
The Chocolate Watchband, garage-rock band formed in 1965
Jon M.
1970History
Los Altos may have the first scientifically designed sound baffle in 1970.
1972History
Some examples include:
The Mountain View Los Altos Soccer Club (MVLASC) has provided competitive soccer for the MVLA community since 1972.
1974Education
== Parks and recreation ==
Adobe Creek flows through Redwood Grove, a 5.9-acre (2.4 ha) nature preserve off University Avenue in Los Altos purchased by the city in 1974.
1976Architecture
In 1976, Apple co-founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak built the first 50 Apple I computers in Jobs's garage in Los Altos.
1978Education
== Notable people ==
Allan Bakke, student who challenged the practice of affirmative action in the 1978 landmark Supreme Court decision Regents of the University of California v.
1989Disaster
1989 – On October 17, Los Altos experienced the Loma Prieta earthquake, but was spared major damage.
1995Education
As of 1995 all of the public schools are highly regarded, and many graduates of Los Altos-area high schools continue their education at well-known universities.
1998History
Lewis, US Navy Vice-Admiral and Commander, United States Second Fleet
Janet Lewis, author and poet, died at her home in Los Altos at the age of 99 on December 1, 1998.
2001History
Grant
Andrew Grove, co-founder and former CEO of Intel
John Lee Hooker, world-renowned blues guitarist, died at his home in Los Altos on June 21, 2001.
2004History
In 2004, landlord Judy Fusco rented her Los Altos home, later known as "Casa Facebook", to Mark Zuckerberg; there, he and a few other associates scaled Facebook from 200,000 mem...
2007History
The city is placed (along with neighboring Los Altos Hills, with which it shares ZIP codes) at numbers 24 and 28 on Forbes' "Most Expensive ZIP Codes in America" list in 2007.
2010History
On June 16, 2010, the Los Altos City Council finalized the purchase of 10,000 square feet (930 m2) of creekside property from Delbert and Marlene Beumer, who wanted to provide a...
2013History
The median household income of Los Altos for 2013–2017 was $208,309.
2014Economy
The average home listing price in 2014 was $1.96 million.
2015History
In 2015, Forbes placed Los Altos (ZIP codes 94022 and 94024) as the 11th and 57th most expensive ZIP codes in the United States, behind such cities as Atherton, California and ...
2017History
In 2017, Forbes ranked Los Altos (94022 and 94024) as the 3rd and 48th most expensive ZIP codes in the United States with median home prices of $7,755,000 and $3,431,615, respec...
2018History
In 2018, data from the American Community Survey revealed that Los Altos was the fifth wealthiest city in the United States.
2021History
On April 15, 2021, Los Altos became home to the world's first consumer flying car showroom.
2023History
In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was more than $250,000, and the per capita income was $142,907.