Santa Clara County, California

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Santa Clara County, California is among the highest in the country for total population (18th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for median household income (2nd of 3,221 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Santa Clara County, California	California	United States	Rank
Total Population	1,902,047	39,287,376	334,922,499	18th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$164,281	$99,122	$80,734	2nd of 3,221
Median Age	38.1	37.9	38.9	2555th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	56.5%	37.1%	35.7%	44th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$1,490,600	$734,700	$332,700	5th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$2,857	$2,036	$1,413	2nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	7.1%	12.0%	12.5%	2990th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.9%	6.6%	5.2%	1275th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1,473.2	252.1	n/a	117th of 3,222
Foreign Born	41.5%	27.0%	14.1%	6th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	84.1	n/a	n/a	24th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	55.1%	55.9%	65.2%	3107th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	26.2	28.7	26.4	1131st of 3,221
Worked from Home	23.9%	17.2%	15.1%	61st of 3,222
Uninsured	4.4%	n/a	n/a	3075th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	54.4%	48.4%	46.9%	646th of 3,222
Broadband Access	94.6%	n/a	n/a	34th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Santa Clara County, California

Statistic	Santa Clara County, California	California	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	27.2%	33.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	25.0%	40.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	2.2%	5.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	40.3%	15.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.2%	4.4%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.3%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	69.9	69.7	61.4

Age in Santa Clara County, California

Statistic	Santa Clara County, California	California	United States
Median Age	38.1	37.9	38.9
Under 18 %	20.5%	22.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.7%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	16.1%	14.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.5%	13.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.3%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	14.8%	15.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Santa Clara County, California

Statistic	Santa Clara County, California	California	United States
Households	659,353	13,548,091	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.8	2.8	2.5
Family Households	69.7%	67.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	32.8%	32.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	15.3%	19.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	22.0%	24.3%	28.7%
Never Married	35.8%	38.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Santa Clara County, California

Statistic	Santa Clara County, California	California	United States
Per Capita Income	$80,312	$49,513	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	7.7%	12.5%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	7.9%	13.0%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.6%	17.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	41.6%	20.5%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	7.1%	12.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	15.7%	27.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	6.6%	12.4%	n/a

Housing in Santa Clara County, California

Statistic	Santa Clara County, California	California	United States
Housing Units	698,837	14,644,735	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	50.7%	57.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	28.6%	24.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	5.6%	7.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,975.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	44.9%	44.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.7%	32.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$10,001	$5,124	n/a

Education in Santa Clara County, California

Statistic	Santa Clara County, California	California	United States
Less than High School	10.7%	15.3%	10.4%
High School Graduate	13.3%	20.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	19.5%	27.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	28.2%	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	28.3%	14.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Santa Clara County, California

Statistic	Santa Clara County, California	California	United States
Labour Force Participation	67.4%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	59.9%	65.7%	68.8%
Public Transit	2.3%	2.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.1%	2.4%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	19.1%	22.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.0%	11.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.0%	7.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Santa Clara County, California

Statistic	Santa Clara County, California	California	United States
Born in State of Residence	44.2%	56.5%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	21.7%	14.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	19.9%	12.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	44.8%	55.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	17.1%	28.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	48.0%	32.1%	16.7%

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