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Santa Clara, CA

133,151 Population
18.3 square miles 7,285.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.2 ±1.3 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 38.2 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 38.4 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$96,439 ±$6,809 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: $80,811 ±$1,377
  • nearly double the amount in California: $49,934 ±$232
  • more than double the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$180,631 ±$22,767 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: $164,801 ±$4,433
  • nearly double the amount in California: $100,149 ±$381
  • more than double the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

7.7% ±2.9% (9,899  ±3,676) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 7% 136,942 (±0.5% / ±9,248)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 11.8% 4,567,967 (±0.2% / ±68,831)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

22.7 minutes ±1.1 (1,511,150  ±124,788) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 27.5 24,199,760 (±0.4 / ±542,782)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in California: 29.7 481,218,370 (±0.1 / ±2,696,690)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

54,135 ±2,334 Number of households
  • the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 693,483 ±3,887
  • California: 13,797,638 ±19,379
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0.1 (128,525  ±1,099) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 2.8 1,949,244 (±0 / ±891)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 2.8 38,537,960
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

2.2% ±1% (801  ±354) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 3.9% † 18,936 (±0.5% / ±2,414)
  • about half the rate in California: 4.5% 430,221 (±0.1% / ±12,150)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

56,625 ±2,413 Number of housing units
  • the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 729,606 ±461
  • California: 14,877,017 ±1,124
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$1,648,300 ±$72,275 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: $1,528,500 ±$24,825
  • more than double the amount in California: $759,500 ±$3,644
  • more than double the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

19.7% ±3.5% (26,049  ±4,686.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 12.7% 251,529 (±0.7% / ±13,268.3)
  • nearly double the rate in California: 10.4% 4,053,576 (±0.2% / ±69,085.7)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

93.1% ±4.5% (90,173  ±5,482.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 88.3% 1,255,422 (±1.3% / ±18,473.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 84.9% 23,227,841 (±0.3% / ±84,605.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
67.5% ±4% (65,380  ±4,553.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 56.4% 800,911 (±1% / ±14,239.8)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in California: 38.1% 10,436,652 (±0.2% / ±53,771.8)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

48.3% ±3.2% (64,303  ±4,191) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 41.3% 823,947
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in California: 27.7% 10,902,022
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

2.2% ±0.8% (2,428  ±858) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 2.7% 43,630 (±0.2% / ±3,218)
  • about half the rate in California: 4% 1,239,625 (±0.1% / ±17,966)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
2,428 Total veterans ±858 2,213 Male ±830 215 Female ±162

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