Los Gatos

Population: 32,773
Median household income: $207,891
Median home value: $2,000,001

Los Gatos, a community in Santa Clara County, California, has 32,773 residents. Its median household income of $207,891 runs above the Santa Clara County figure of $159,674.

Between 2019 and 2023, Los Gatos's population grew 6.7% from 30,729 to 32,773, while its median home value rose 18.1% from $1,694,000 to $2,000,001.

The median gross rent is $2,969. 74.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 32,773
Median age: 45.2 yrs
Median household income: $207,891
Median home value: $2,000,001
Median gross rent: $2,969
Housing units: 13,901
Homeownership rate: 62.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 74.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

30,72932,773

Median household income

$155,863$207,891

Median home value

$1,694,000$2,000,001

Median gross rent

$2,341$2,969

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	30,729	$155,863	$1,694,000	$2,341
2020	31,943	$156,270	$1,775,500	$2,482
2021	33,309	$166,642	$1,893,200	$2,684
2022	33,093	$198,117	$2,000,001	$2,870
2023	32,773	$207,891	$2,000,001	$2,969

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1719.5%

18 to 245.3%

25 to 348.6%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5415.8%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over11.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,332	4.1%
5 to 17	6,394	19.5%
18 to 24	1,750	5.3%
25 to 34	2,811	8.6%
35 to 44	3,992	12.2%
45 to 54	5,190	15.8%
55 to 64	4,724	14.4%
65 to 74	2,969	9.1%
75 and over	3,611	11.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	21,298	65.0%
Black or African American	500	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	6,273	19.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	188	0.6%
Two or more races	1,367	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,147	9.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.0%

High school graduate5.8%

Some college or associate's17.3%

Bachelor's degree38.2%

Graduate or professional degree36.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	461	2.0%
High school graduate	1,355	5.8%
Some college or associate's	4,035	17.3%
Bachelor's degree	8,891	38.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8,555	36.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone60.5%

Carpooled4.5%

Public transit0.5%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home29.8%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,061	60.5%
Carpooled	677	4.5%
Public transit	76	0.5%
Walked	384	2.6%
Bicycle	120	0.8%
Worked from home	4,463	29.8%
Other means	188	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,004	19.1%
15 to 29 min	3,923	37.3%
30 to 44 min	2,660	25.3%
45 to 59 min	1,264	12.0%
60+ min	655	6.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 4.1% (1,313 of 32,370)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,970	70.3%
Nonfamily households	3,796	29.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,766	91.8%
Vacant	1,135	8.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,978	62.5%
Renter-occupied	4,788	37.5%

1-unit, detached55.1%

1-unit, attached13.3%

2 to 4 units8.4%

5 to 19 units9.6%

20 or more units13.5%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,666	55.1%
1-unit, attached	1,842	13.3%
2 to 4 units	1,170	8.4%
5 to 19 units	1,330	9.6%
20 or more units	1,872	13.5%
Mobile home & other	21	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0644112
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 12 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 37.2299, -121.9569