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Santa Clara Unified School District, CA

171,237 Population
40.9 square miles 4,191.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.5 ±0.9 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Santa Clara County: 38.3 ±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

$97,609 ±$6,099 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Santa Clara County: $82,180 ±$1,429
  • about double the amount in California: $49,934 ±$232
  • more than double the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$177,907 ±$15,380 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Santa Clara County: $168,154 ±$4,521
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in California: $100,149 ±$381
  • more than double the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

7.6% ±2.4% (12,707  ±4,109) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Santa Clara County: 7% 131,965 (±0.5% / ±9,128)
  • 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)

24.3 minutes ±3.8 (2,220,720  ±385,836) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Santa Clara County: 27.1 22,981,076 (±0.4 / ±489,055)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 29.7 481,218,370 (±0.1 / ±2,696,690)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

73,117 ±3,932 Number of households
  • Santa Clara County: 672,426 ±3,786
  • California: 13,797,638 ±19,379
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0.2 (166,639  ±7,884) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Santa Clara County: 2.8 1,880,548 (±0 / ±895)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 2.8 38,537,960
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

2.4% ±0.9% (1,119  ±455) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Santa Clara County: 3.8% † 18,163 (±0.5% / ±2,338)
  • 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

75,886 ±4,051 Number of housing units
  • Santa Clara County: 707,569 ±462
  • California: 14,877,017 ±1,124
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$1,564,400 ±$73,042 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Santa Clara County: $1,555,600 ±$24,572
  • more than double the amount in California: $759,500 ±$3,644
  • more than double the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

19.7% ±3.1% (33,498  ±5,427.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Santa Clara County: 12.9% 245,730 (±0.7% / ±13,107.7)
  • 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

93.7% ±1.7% (120,760  ±7,086.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Santa Clara County: 88.5% 1,216,018 (±1.3% / ±18,145.6)
  • 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)
68.7% ±2.9% (88,579  ±6,151.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Santa Clara County: 57.4% 788,412 (±1% / ±14,058.5)
  • nearly double 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

50% ±3.5% (85,683  ±7,142) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Santa Clara County: 42.1% 811,040
  • nearly double the rate in California: 27.7% 10,902,022
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

2.1% ±0.6% (3,116  ±826) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Santa Clara County: 2.6% 40,798 (±0.2% / ±3,252)
  • 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)
3,116 Total veterans ±826 2,914 Male ±800 202 Female ±172

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