Santa Clara, CA

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2022 Median Age

34.5

1.47% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

8.03%

15.2% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$165,352

10.1% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$1.44M

20.1% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Santa Clara, CA are Asian (Non-Hispanic) (47%), White (Non-Hispanic) (30.1%), Other (Hispanic) (6.44%), White (Hispanic) (4.64%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.95%).

None of the households in Santa Clara, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

72.8% of the residents in Santa Clara, CA are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Santa Clara, CA was $1.44M, and the homeownership rate was N/A%.

Most people in Santa Clara, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Santa Clara, CA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Santa Clara, CA is home to a population of N/A people, from which 72.8% are citizens. As of 2022, 45.2% of Santa Clara, CA residents were born outside of the country (57.8k people).

In 2022, there were 1.56 times more Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents (60.3k people) in Santa Clara, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 38.6k White (Non-Hispanic) and 8.24k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

72.8%

2022 Citizenship

73.2%

2021 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Santa Clara, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Santa Clara, CA

Asian (Non-Hispanic)
60.3k ± 2.33k
White (Non-Hispanic)
38.6k ± 1.67k
Other (Hispanic)
8.24k ± 1.42k

15.3%

Hispanic Population

19.5k people

15.3% of the people in Santa Clara, CA are hispanic (19.5k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Santa Clara, CA as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

45.2%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

57.8k people

44.2%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

56.6k people

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Santa Clara, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
599 ± 159
Gulf War (2001-)
439 ± 161
Korea
425 ± 172

Santa Clara, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.36 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Santa Clara, CA employs 73.3k people. The largest industries in Santa Clara, CA are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (16,622 people), Manufacturing (12,321 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (7,237 people), and the highest paying industries are Management of Companies & Enterprises ($250,001), Information ($194,310), and Manufacturing ($145,214).

Employment

Occupations

73.3k

2022 Value

± 2,288

1.08%

1 Year growth

± 4.32%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Santa Clara, CA, are Computer & Mathematical Occupations (16,453 people), Management Occupations (8,893 people), and Architecture & Engineering Occupations (6,157 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Santa Clara, CA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

73.3k

2022 Value

± 2,288

1.08%

1 Year growth

± 4.32%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Santa Clara, CA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (16,622 people), Manufacturing (12,321 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (7,237 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Santa Clara, CA, though some of these residents may live in Santa Clara, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$114,921

Median earning men ± $4,058

$71,426

Median earning women ± $4,714

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Information ($209,848), Manufacturing ($159,934), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($149,528).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Information ($173,401), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($112,659), and Manufacturing ($107,656).

Civics

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The following chart shows elected senators in the United States over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

The median tuition cost in Santa Clara, CA for private four year colleges is $56,880.

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in N/A were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Santa Clara, CA was $1.44M in 2022, which is 5.11 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $1.2M to $1.44M, a 20.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Santa Clara, CA is N/A%, which is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%.

People in Santa Clara, CA have an average commute time of 23.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Santa Clara, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Santa Clara, CA is $165,352. In N/A, the place with the highest median household income in Santa Clara, CA was Census Tract 5053.04 with a value of $224,435, followed by Census Tract 5061.03 and Census Tract 5054.03, with respective values of $188,946 and $175,735.

Property

$1.44M

Median Property Value 2022

±$31,864

$19,872

Median Property Taxes

±$1,019

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Santa Clara, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Santa Clara, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 5053.04
Census Tract 5061.03
Census Tract 5054.03

In N/A, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Santa Clara, CA was Census Tract 5053.04 with a value of $224,435, followed by Census Tract 5061.03 and Census Tract 5054.03, with respective values of $188,946 and $175,735.

The following map shows all of the places in Santa Clara, CA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$165,352

Median Household Income

± $6,965

47.4k

Number of Households

± 1,681

The following chart displays the households in Santa Clara, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Santa Clara, CA is from Santa Clara, CA.

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This chart shows the number of workers in Santa Clara, CA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (62.1%)
Worked At Home (21.9%)
Carpooled (7.14%)

In 2022, 62.1% of workers in Santa Clara, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (21.9%) and those who carpooled to work (7.14%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

23.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Santa Clara, CA have a shorter commute time (23.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.28% of the workforce in Santa Clara, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Santa Clara, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Santa Clara, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Santa Clara, CA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.03% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Santa Clara, CA (9.95k out of 124k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Santa Clara, CA is Asian, followed by White and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

3.27%

Uninsured

69.6%

Employer Coverage

8.34%

Medicaid

7.74%

Medicare

10.7%

Non-Group

0.311%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Santa Clara, CA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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