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Santa Clara County

Population in July 2007: 1,766.
Males: 942  (53.3%)
Females: 824  (46.7%)

Median resident age:  28.7 years
California median age:  33.3 years

Zip codes: 95126.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $34,555 (it was $30,449 in 2000)
Buena Vista:  $34,555
California:  $59,948

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $13,321
Buena Vista:  $13,321
California:  $28,678

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $321,466 (it was $179,200 in 2000)
Buena Vista:  $321,466
California:  $532,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $365,072; Detached houses: $418,992; Townhouses or other attached units: $283,962; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $481,714

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Races in Buena Vista:

  • Hispanic (65.9%)
  • Other race (38.4%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (23.3%)
  • Two or more races (6.3%)
  • Black (5.3%)
  • Vietnamese (1.2%)
  • American Indian (1.2%)
  • Filipino (1.1%)
  • Chinese (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Buena Vista: 166.1 (very high, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: Italian (6.5%), Irish (4.6%), Portuguese (3.9%), Subsaharan African (3.6%), English (2.8%), United States (2.2%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 118 feet

Land area: 0.07 square miles.

Population density: 24976 people per square mile 
 
 (very high).

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For population 25 years and over in Buena Vista

  • High school or higher: 53.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
  • Unemployed: 8.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Buena Vista CDP

  • Never married: 42.1%
  • Now married: 39.7%
  • Separated: 3.3%
  • Widowed: 5.9%
  • Divorced: 8.9%

894 residents are foreign born (42.4% Latin America).

This place:  52.5%
California:  26.2%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Buena Vista:  1.1% ($2,053)
California:  0.8% ($1,564)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: San Jose, CA (2.7 miles , pop. 894,943).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (299.3 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Sunol-Midtown, CA (0.6 miles ), Burbank, CA (0.9 miles ), Fruitdale, CA (1.1 miles ), San Jose, CA (1.6 miles ), Campbell, CA (1.8 miles ), Santa Clara, CA (1.9 miles ), Cambrian Park, CA (2.1 miles ), Seven Trees, CA (2.2 miles ).

Latitude: 37.32 N, Longitude: 121.92 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 408

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Administrative and support and waste management services (13%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Computer and electronic products (9%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Health care (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Accommodation and food services (17%)
  • Health care (16%)
  • Computer and electronic products (10%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (14%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Assemblers and fabricators (13%)
  • Cashiers (11%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)



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Buena Vista-area historical earthquake activity is near California state average. It is 1850% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/1906 at 13:12:21, a magnitude 7.9 (7.9 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 75.7 miles away from Buena Vista center, causing $524,000,000 total damage
On 10/18/1989 at 00:04:15, a magnitude 7.1 (6.5 MB, 7.1 MS, 6.9 MW, 7.0 ML) earthquake occurred 16.7 miles away from the city center, causing 62 deaths (62 shaking deaths) and 3757 injuries, causing $1,305,032,704 total damage
On 4/24/1984 at 21:15:19, a magnitude 6.2 (5.7 MB, 6.1 MS, 6.2 MW, 6.2 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 11.5 miles away from the city center
On 8/6/1979 at 17:05:22, a magnitude 5.9 (5.4 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, 5.9 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 24.7 miles away from Buena Vista center
On 1/24/1980 at 19:00:09, a magnitude 5.9 (5.3 MB, 5.9 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.5 ML) earthquake occurred 29.0 miles away from the city center
On 1/27/1980 at 02:33:36, a magnitude 5.8 (5.0 MB, 5.0 MS, 5.8 ML) earthquake occurred 30.3 miles away from Buena Vista center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Buena Vista:
  • O'CONNOR HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; SAN JOSE, CA)
  • SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 2 miles; SAN JOSE, CA)
  • SAN JOSE MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles; SAN JOSE, CA)

Political contributions by individuals in Buena Vista, CA

Amtrak stations near Buena Vista:
  • 2 miles: SAN JOSE (65 CAHILL ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 5 miles: SANTA CLARA-GREAT AMERICA (SANTA CLARA, FOOT OF STARS & STRIPES DR.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, free short-term parking.
  • 16 miles: FREEMONT-MISSION SAN JOSE (FREMONT, MISSION BLVD. & I-680) - Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Buena Vista:
  • SAN JOSE CITY COLLEGE (about 2 miles; SAN JOSE, CA; Full-time enrollment: 5,713)
  • MISSION COLLEGE (about 6 miles; SANTA CLARA, CA; FT enrollment: 4,565)
  • FOOTHILL COLLEGE (about 6 miles; LOS ALTOS HILLS, CA; FT enrollment: 7,415)
  • DE ANZA COLLEGE (about 8 miles; CUPERTINO, CA; FT enrollment: 13,197)
  • EVERGREEN VALLEY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; SAN JOSE, CA; FT enrollment: 6,118)
  • OHLONE COLLEGE (about 14 miles; FREMONT, CA; FT enrollment: 4,870)
  • SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; SAN JOSE, CA; FT enrollment: 20,861)

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Average household size:
This place:  3.1 people
California:  2.9 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  59.6%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  10.2%
Whole state:  5.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  26.7%
Whole state:  14.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  15.0%
Whole state:  6.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Buena Vista, CA


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Buena Vista compared to California state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Buena Vista travel time to work


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2004 Presidential Election results in Santa Clara County California:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (60%)
  • Electricity (25%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
  • No fuel used (6%)
  • Solar energy (1%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)


Religion statistics for Buena Vista

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsMuslim EstimateSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist Church
Adherents66.4%2.8%2.6%2.3%2.0%
Congregations8.0%8.0%1.5%7.9%4.4%
Name Charismatic Churches IndependentAssemblies of GodEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaEpiscopal ChurchOther religions
Adherents1.8%1.7%1.4%1.4%17.6%
Congregations0.7%7.9%3.9%3.2%54.6%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


5.72% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($70,257 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.72%
California average:  5.75%

0.40% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,896 average AGI)
Santa Clara County:  0.40%
California average:  0.21%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Alameda County, CA  0.66% ($73,219 average AGI)
from San Mateo County, CA  0.64% ($108,860)
from Los Angeles County, CA  0.27% ($55,906)


6.20% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($81,994 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.20%
California average:  6.27%

0.19% of residents moved to foreign countries ($2,530 average AGI)
Santa Clara County:  0.19%
California average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Alameda County, CA  0.64% ($84,443 average AGI)
to San Mateo County, CA  0.51% ($105,470)
to San Francisco County, CA  0.37% ($102,801)


Strongest AM radio stations in Buena Vista:
  • KLOK (1170 AM; 50 kW; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KSJX (1500 AM; 10 kW; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: MULTICULTURAL RADIO BROADCASTING INC)
  • KZSF (1370 AM; 5 kW; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: CARLOS A. DUHARTE)
  • KLIV (1590 AM; 5 kW; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: EMPIRE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KVVN (1430 AM; 3 kW; SANTA CLARA, CA; Owner: ICBC BROADCAST HOLDINGS - CA, INC.)
  • KGO (810 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KGO-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • KNBR (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KNBR LICO, INC.)
  • KTCT (1050 AM; 50 kW; SAN MATEO, CA; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA RADIO CORP.)
  • KFAX (1100 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: GOLDEN GATE BROADCASTING CO, INC.)
  • KYCY (1550 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KTRB (860 AM; 50 kW; MODESTO, CA; Owner: PAPPAS RADIO OF CALIFORNIA, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KIQI (1010 AM; 35 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: RADIO UNICA OF SAN FRANCISCO LICENSE CORP.)
  • KSFB (1220 AM; 5 kW; PALO ALTO, CA; Owner: SCA-PALO ALTO, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Buena Vista:
  • KBAA (94.5 FM; GILROY, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KSQL (99.1 FM; SANTA CRUZ, CA; Owner: TMS LICENSE CALIFORNIA, INC)
  • KKUP (91.5 FM; CUPERTINO, CA; Owner: ASSURANCE SCIENCES FOUNDATION)
  • KBRG (100.3 FM; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KFJC (89.7 FM; LOS ALTOS, CA; Owner: FOOTHILL-DE ANZA COMM. COLLEGE DIST.)
  • KUFX (98.5 FM; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KRTY (95.3 FM; LOS GATOS, CA; Owner: KRTY, LTD.)
  • KZBR-FM2 (95.7 FM; LIVERMORE, ETC., CA; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • KTEE (93.7 FM; FELTON, CA; Owner: MAPLETON COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
  • K238AC (95.5 FM; SALIDA, CA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • KEMR (105.7 FM; SANTA CLARA, CA; Owner: HBC LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KKSF-FM1 (103.7 FM; PLEASANTON, ETC., CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KFRC-FM3 (99.7 FM; WALNUT CREEK, CA; Owner: INFINITY KFRC-FM, INC.)
  • KZBR-FM1 (95.7 FM; WALNUT CREEK, CA; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • KBLX-FM2 (102.9 FM; PLEASANTON, CA; Owner: ICBC BROADCAST HOLDINGS -CA, INC.)
  • KSOL-FM3 (98.9 FM; PLEASANTON, CA; Owner: TMS LICENSE CALIFORNIA, INC)
  • KSJS (90.5 FM; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • KISQ-FM3 (98.1 FM; CONCORD, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KEZR (106.5 FM; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OF SAN JOSE, INC.)
  • KFFG (97.7 FM; LOS ALTOS, CA; Owner: KFFG LICO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Buena Vista:
  • KBIT-CA (Channel 28; SAN FRANCISCO, ETC., CA; Owner: POLAR BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KICU-TV (Channel 36; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: KTVU PARTNERSHIP)
  • KTEH (Channel 54; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: KTEH FOUNDATION)
  • KQED (Channel 9; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KQED, INC.)
  • KDTV (Channel 14; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KDTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
  • KSTS (Channel 48; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LICENSE CORP.)
  • KNTV (Channel 11; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: KNTV LICENSE, INC.)
  • KAXT-CA (Channel 22; SANTA CLARA-SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: LINDA K. TRUMBLY)
  • KGO-TV (Channel 7; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KGO TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KPIX-TV (Channel 5; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • KKPX (Channel 65; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: PAXSON SAN JOSE LICENSE, INC.)
  • KRON-TV (Channel 4; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF SAN FRANCISCO, INC.)
  • KMTP-TV (Channel 32; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: MINORITY TELEVISION PROJECT)


FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • Fire Station Lake Camanche Village, Call Sign: WBC408, Licensee ID: L00009514
    Assigned Frequencies : 159.225 MHz
    Grant Date: 11/17/2004, Expiration Date: 01/20/2015
    Registrant: State Of California, 601 Sequoia Pacific Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95814-0282, Phone: (916) 657-9999

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2
  • Call Sign: WA6SHF, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00760462
    Grant Date: 10/28/2003, Expiration Date: 01/18/2014, Certifier: Francis C Tanner
    Registrant: Francis C Tanner, 8182 San Huerta Cir, Buena Vista, CA 90620
  • Call Sign: KG6IJB, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00412637
    Grant Date: 10/22/2001, Expiration Date: 10/22/2011, Certifier: Jonathan A S Most
    Registrant: Jonathan A S Most, 8606 Commonwealth Ave 156, Buena Vista, CA 90621


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 2

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