Housing density: 2,836 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $2,313,293.
Median contract rent in 2022: over $2,000 (lower quartile is over $2,000, upper quartile is over $2,000)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $2,878
Median gross rent in Santa Clara, CA in 2022: over $2,000
Housing units in Santa Clara with a mortgage: 13,859 (1,689 second mortgage, 57 home equity loan, 1,508 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 368
Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $250,001
Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $127,645
16,572 married couples with children.
3,295 single-parent households (1,138 men, 2,157 women).
43.9% of residents of Santa Clara speak English at home.
8.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
14.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
31.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other language at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English well).
Foreign born population: 59,249 (46.7%)
(39.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
Percentage of workers working in this county: 91.2% Number of people working at home: 19,734 (28.3% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 573
5 to 9 minutes: 4,754
10 to 14 minutes: 9,126
15 to 19 minutes: 10,680
20 to 24 minutes: 9,971
25 to 29 minutes: 2,896
30 to 34 minutes: 4,923
35 to 39 minutes: 1,131
40 to 44 minutes: 1,431
45 to 59 minutes: 3,186
60 to 89 minutes: 1,306
90 or more minutes: 129
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 61,629 (64.8%)
Carpooled: 8,106 (8.5%)
Bus: 819 (0.9%)
Subway or elevated rail: 116 (0.1%)
Long-distance train or commuter rail: 1,030 (1.1%)
Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 186 (0.2%)
Taxi: 1,660 (1.7%)
Bicycle: 609 (0.6%)
Walked: 1,227 (1.3%)
Worked at home: 19,734 (20.7%)
Unemployment by race in 2022
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
5.1%Males
7.9%Females
Unemployment rate for Black residents
13.6%Males
8.1%Females
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
5.2%Males
Unemployment rate for Asian residents
2.2%Males
3.9%Females
Unemployment rate for other race residents
1.5%Males
13.8%Females
Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
12.0%Males
16.5%Females
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
7.6%Males
9.8%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Santa Clara, California
30,8692010 or later
12,1322000 to 2009
7,0491990 to 1999
8,6111980 to 1989
4,0911970 to 1979
2,932Before 1970
First ancestries reported:
Irish: 1,625 (2.0%)
American: 1,562 (2.0%)
Portuguese: 1,499 (1.9%)
English: 1,389 (1.7%)
German: 1,242 (1.6%)
Italian: 1,002 (1.3%)
European: 926 (1.2%)
Iranian: 917 (1.2%)
Russian: 628 (0.8%)
Polish: 543 (0.7%)
Scottish: 469 (0.6%)
Dutch: 412 (0.5%)
Ukrainian: 268 (0.3%)
Turkish: 268 (0.3%)
Palestinian: 258 (0.3%)
French: 246 (0.3%)
Lebanese: 242 (0.3%)
Greek: 240 (0.3%)
Somali: 235 (0.3%)
Ethiopian: 227 (0.3%)
Croatian: 225 (0.3%)
Nigerian: 219 (0.3%)
Brazilian: 208 (0.3%)
Norwegian: 205 (0.3%)
Swedish: 191 (0.2%)
British: 172 (0.2%)
Egyptian: 169 (0.2%)
Canadian: 151 (0.2%)
Northern European: 136 (0.2%)
Yugoslavian: 133 (0.2%)
Syrian: 125 (0.2%)
African: 117 (0.1%)
Swiss: 115 (0.1%)
Hungarian: 108 (0.1%)
Lithuanian: 106 (0.1%)
Eastern European: 101 (0.1%)
Moroccan: 94 (0.1%)
Kenyan: 83 (0.1%)
Arab: 79 (0.10%)
Welsh: 56 (0.07%)
Slavic: 55 (0.07%)
Scandinavian: 54 (0.07%)
French Canadian: 50 (0.06%)
Israeli: 47 (0.06%)
Australian: 44 (0.06%)
Danish: 39 (0.05%)
Scotch-Irish: 30 (0.04%)
Austrian: 29 (0.04%)
Serbian: 28 (0.04%)
Bulgarian: 27 (0.03%)
Armenian: 22 (0.03%)
Romanian: 20 (0.03%)
Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 20 (0.03%)
Slovak: 16 (0.02%)
Afghan: 16 (0.02%)
Haitian: 16 (0.02%)
Finnish: 15 (0.02%)
Jamaican: 12 (0.02%)
Belgian: 10 (0.01%)
Assyrian: 9 (0.01%)
Latvian: 9 (0.01%)
Czech: 5 (0.01%)
Jordanian: 5 (0.01%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
India
Santa Clara:
32.9% (19,049)
California:
5.2% (539,184)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Santa Clara:
15.4% (8,938)
California:
6.6% (684,672)
Philippines
Santa Clara:
7.4% (4,275)
California:
7.8% (818,297)
Mexico
Santa Clara:
5.7% (3,315)
California:
37.2% (3,881,193)
Vietnam
Santa Clara:
4.3% (2,485)
California:
4.9% (512,335)
Korea
Santa Clara:
4.1% (2,377)
California:
3.0% (315,248)
Taiwan
Santa Clara:
3.6% (2,072)
California:
1.7% (176,274)
Iran
Santa Clara:
1.9% (1,096)
California:
2.0% (206,004)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 50,566
Other state: 15,491
Northeast: 4,637
Midwest: 4,090
South: 3,443
West: 3,321
76.2% of Santa Clara residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 39.3% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 54.2% lived in California.
Santa Clara:
76.2%
State average:
88.9%
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 864
Nursery to 4th grade: 236
5th and 6th grade: 254
7th and 8th grade: 312
9th grade: 230
10th grade: 421
11th grade: 529
12th grade, no diploma: 228
High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,455
Less than 1 year of college: 1,417
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,031
Associate degree: 2,455
Bachelor's degree: 14,314
Master's degree: 14,572
Professional school degree: 1,561
Doctorate degree: 3,012
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 1,171
Nursery to 4th grade: 134
5th and 6th grade: 591
7th and 8th grade: 165
9th grade: 155
10th grade: 163
11th grade: 239
12th grade, no diploma: 478
High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,654
Less than 1 year of college: 1,328
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,327
Associate degree: 4,358
Bachelor's degree: 12,724
Master's degree: 12,703
Professional school degree: 1,083
Doctorate degree: 1,388
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 18,534
One, attached: 6,328
Two: 251
3 or 4: 3,467
5 to 9: 3,550
10 to 19: 3,963
20 to 49: 4,597
50 or more: 11,187
Mobile homes: 269
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.0%
House/condo owner moved in on average 15 years ago