Milpitas

Population: 78,216
Median household income: $176,822
Median home value: $1,180,000

Milpitas is a community in Santa Clara County, California, home to 78,216 residents. Its median household income of $176,822 runs above the Santa Clara County figure of $159,674.

Between 2019 and 2023, Milpitas's population declined 1.6% from 79,517 to 78,216, while its median home value rose 37.4% from $858,600 to $1,180,000.

Owners occupy 59.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 36.4 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 78,216
Median age: 36.4 yrs
Median household income: $176,822
Median home value: $1,180,000
Median gross rent: $3,112
Housing units: 25,763
Homeownership rate: 59.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 58.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

79,51778,216

Median household income

$132,320$176,822

Median home value

$858,600$1,180,000

Median gross rent

$2,428$3,112

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	79,517	$132,320	$858,600	$2,428
2020	75,182	$137,000	$927,200	$2,626
2021	79,593	$149,312	$994,200	$2,762
2022	79,092	$166,769	$1,155,000	$2,981
2023	78,216	$176,822	$1,180,000	$3,112

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1714.6%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3419.5%

35 to 4416.1%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 747.8%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,218	5.4%
5 to 17	11,413	14.6%
18 to 24	5,795	7.4%
25 to 34	15,283	19.5%
35 to 44	12,588	16.1%
45 to 54	9,288	11.9%
55 to 64	9,375	12.0%
65 to 74	6,067	7.8%
75 and over	4,189	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,503	9.6%
Black or African American	1,582	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	123	0.2%
Asian	55,890	71.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	79	0.1%
Some other race	173	0.2%
Two or more races	2,422	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10,444	13.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.4%

High school graduate13.3%

Some college or associate's17.7%

Bachelor's degree32.7%

Graduate or professional degree25.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,909	10.4%
High school graduate	7,567	13.3%
Some college or associate's	10,024	17.7%
Bachelor's degree	18,588	32.7%
Graduate or professional degree	14,702	25.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone62.4%

Carpooled10.1%

Public transit2.4%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home22.5%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	25,460	62.4%
Carpooled	4,121	10.1%
Public transit	991	2.4%
Walked	349	0.9%
Bicycle	102	0.2%
Worked from home	9,177	22.5%
Other means	632	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,290	19.9%
15 to 29 min	13,002	41.1%
30 to 44 min	7,346	23.2%
45 to 59 min	2,765	8.7%
60+ min	2,252	7.1%

Households

Average household size: 3.08
Poverty rate: 5.4% (4,146 of 76,316)

	Count	Share
Family households	19,338	78.3%
Nonfamily households	5,375	21.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	24,713	95.9%
Vacant	1,050	4.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	14,662	59.3%
Renter-occupied	10,051	40.7%

1-unit, detached46.0%

1-unit, attached19.7%

2 to 4 units5.9%

5 to 19 units6.9%

20 or more units19.5%

Mobile home & other1.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	11,861	46.0%
1-unit, attached	5,068	19.7%
2 to 4 units	1,519	5.9%
5 to 19 units	1,787	6.9%
20 or more units	5,032	19.5%
Mobile home & other	496	1.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0647766
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 13 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 37.4331, -121.8909