Trick or Treaters in Menlo Park, California

Trick-or-treaters, 2009–2025

Every kid at the door, tallied in 15-minute blocks.

Last year (2025)
178
-2% vs 2024
Recent average
174
2022–2025
Record night
379
2012, a Wednesday
Busiest 15 minutes
62
7:00–7:15 in 2012 · one every 15s
All-time total
3446
over 16 Halloweens

Total by year

No count in 2020.

Busy times

Share of all trick-or-treaters, every year combined, by 15-minute slot.

Halfway point

The time by which half the night's trick-or-treaters had come. Are kids heading out earlier?

How each night built up

Running total through the evening. The last 4 years are highlighted; hover a line for its year.

2022202320242025 Earlier years

Kids per minute

Average across the night, and the busiest 15 minutes.

Busiest 15 min Night average

By day of the week

Average total when Halloween falls on each day.

Every 15 minutes, every year

Darker orange means busier. Blank means no count.

5:305:456:006:156:306:457:007:157:307:458:008:158:308:459:00
2025 426610151018192130141265
2024 6020521192221181532147
2023 2126122112323332511349
2022 1411288618157151289
2021 10278162022412812225
2019 83635182644292585
2018 40157617232471968
2017 411415293423263826272484
2016 437818274655147643
2015 17717301710162224429
2014 1352326241332222112773
2013 132041203421386153103
2012 68615124162584423592916
2011 48289212143355349165
2010 2017412132520262392
2009 2846152849268

The numbers

YearDayTotalvs priorPer minBusiest slotHalfwayCountedNotes
2025Fri178 -2% 0.79 30 at 8:00 7:44 5:30–9:15
2024Thu182 -2% 0.87 32 at 8:15 7:41 5:30–9:00
2023Tue185 23% 0.88 33 at 7:30 7:25 5:30–9:00
2022Mon151 -22% 0.84 28 at 6:45 7:37 6:15–9:15
2021Sun193 1.07 41 at 7:15 7:19 5:30–8:30
2019Thu234 72% 1.56 44 at 7:45 7:42 6:30–9:00 Got a late start, missed some at the beginning.
2018Wed136 -50% 0.76 24 at 7:30 7:27 5:45–8:45
2017Tue273 35% 1.30 38 at 7:45 7:40 5:45–9:15
2016Mon202 -4% 1.04 55 at 7:45 7:41 6:00–9:15
2015Sat211 1% 1.28 42 at 8:45 8:07 6:30–9:15
2014Fri208 -32% 1.07 32 at 7:30 7:30 6:00–9:15
2013Thu305 -20% 1.69 61 at 8:00 7:50 6:00–9:00
2012Wed379 30% 1.94 62 at 7:00 7:25 5:30–8:45 Rain.
2011Mon292 71% 1.62 53 at 8:15 8:05 6:15–9:15 Moved to a new house just around the corner. Next door neighbor has fancy decorations.
2010Sun171 17% 1.04 26 at 8:15 7:57 6:30–9:15
2009Sat146 1.08 49 at 7:30 7:33 6:00–8:15 Ran out of candy by 8:00.