Santa Clara County, California

24 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 1,903,297
Median household income: $159,674
Median home value: $1,382,800

Santa Clara County is a county in California with a population of 1,903,297. 24 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $159,674 is above the California median ($96,334).

From 2019 to 2023, Santa Clara County's population declined 1.3% from 1,927,470 to 1,903,297, while its median household income rose 28.7% from $124,055 to $159,674.

Owners occupy 55.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 37.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,903,297
Median age: 37.9 yrs
Median household income: $159,674
Median home value: $1,382,800
Median gross rent: $2,814
Housing units: 694,209
Homeownership rate: 55.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 55.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,927,4701,903,297

Median household income

$124,055$159,674

Median home value

$984,000$1,382,800

Median gross rent

$2,268$2,814

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,927,470	$124,055	$984,000	$2,268
2020	1,924,379	$130,890	$1,061,900	$2,386
2021	1,932,022	$140,258	$1,134,400	$2,530
2022	1,916,831	$153,792	$1,316,800	$2,719
2023	1,903,297	$159,674	$1,382,800	$2,814

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1715.6%

18 to 248.7%

25 to 3415.9%

35 to 4414.5%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	101,451	5.3%
5 to 17	297,302	15.6%
18 to 24	166,358	8.7%
25 to 34	303,257	15.9%
35 to 44	275,262	14.5%
45 to 54	255,052	13.4%
55 to 64	230,694	12.1%
65 to 74	154,618	8.1%
75 and over	119,303	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	537,099	28.2%
Black or African American	42,949	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2,799	0.1%
Asian	748,112	39.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	6,956	0.4%
Some other race	9,006	0.5%
Two or more races	78,744	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	477,632	25.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.7%

High school graduate13.5%

Some college or associate's20.0%

Bachelor's degree28.2%

Graduate or professional degree27.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	142,839	10.7%
High school graduate	180,768	13.5%
Some college or associate's	266,993	20.0%
Bachelor's degree	376,766	28.2%
Graduate or professional degree	370,820	27.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone61.7%

Carpooled8.9%

Public transit2.7%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle1.3%

Worked from home21.9%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	599,779	61.7%
Carpooled	86,919	8.9%
Public transit	26,166	2.7%
Walked	20,277	2.1%
Bicycle	13,013	1.3%
Worked from home	212,272	21.9%
Other means	12,968	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	142,768	18.8%
15 to 29 min	317,817	41.9%
30 to 44 min	177,315	23.4%
45 to 59 min	61,133	8.1%
60+ min	60,089	7.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.85
Poverty rate: 6.9% (128,470 of 1,871,483)

	Count	Share
Family households	458,435	70.0%
Nonfamily households	196,032	30.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	654,467	94.3%
Vacant	39,742	5.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	361,910	55.3%
Renter-occupied	292,557	44.7%

1-unit, detached50.8%

1-unit, attached11.0%

2 to 4 units6.7%

5 to 19 units9.8%

20 or more units18.8%

Mobile home & other2.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	352,835	50.8%
1-unit, attached	76,249	11.0%
2 to 4 units	46,841	6.7%
5 to 19 units	68,062	9.8%
20 or more units	130,652	18.8%
Mobile home & other	19,570	2.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 06085
State: California
Land area: 1,291 sq mi
Water area: 13 sq mi
Center point: 37.2216, -121.6895