Santa Clara

Population: 129,239
Median household income: $173,670
Median home value: $1,527,900

Santa Clara, a community in Santa Clara County, California, has 129,239 residents. The median household income of $173,670 is above the Santa Clara County median ($159,674).

From 2019 to 2023, Santa Clara's population grew 1.2% from 127,721 to 129,239, while its median home value rose 47.8% from $1,034,000 to $1,527,900.

The median resident is 34.5 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 23.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 129,239
Median age: 34.5 yrs
Median household income: $173,670
Median home value: $1,527,900
Median gross rent: $2,985
Housing units: 51,886
Homeownership rate: 41.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 65.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

127,721129,239

Median household income

$126,006$173,670

Median home value

$1,034,000$1,527,900

Median gross rent

$2,396$2,985

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	127,721	$126,006	$1,034,000	$2,396
2020	126,723	$136,870	$1,120,400	$2,523
2021	127,922	$150,244	$1,199,500	$2,652
2022	128,058	$165,352	$1,440,200	$2,841
2023	129,239	$173,670	$1,527,900	$2,985

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1712.3%

18 to 2410.2%

25 to 3423.0%

35 to 4416.1%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6410.6%

65 to 745.9%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	7,210	5.6%
5 to 17	15,847	12.3%
18 to 24	13,125	10.2%
25 to 34	29,730	23.0%
35 to 44	20,743	16.1%
45 to 54	14,558	11.3%
55 to 64	13,717	10.6%
65 to 74	7,631	5.9%
75 and over	6,678	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	36,937	28.6%
Black or African American	2,611	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	111	0.1%
Asian	61,304	47.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	859	0.7%
Some other race	676	0.5%
Two or more races	5,980	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	20,761	16.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.0%

High school graduate10.7%

Some college or associate's18.0%

Bachelor's degree31.4%

Graduate or professional degree33.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,602	6.0%
High school graduate	9,959	10.7%
Some college or associate's	16,760	18.0%
Bachelor's degree	29,185	31.4%
Graduate or professional degree	31,551	33.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone61.0%

Carpooled7.4%

Public transit2.5%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home23.7%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	44,616	61.0%
Carpooled	5,397	7.4%
Public transit	1,821	2.5%
Walked	1,976	2.7%
Bicycle	680	0.9%
Worked from home	17,303	23.7%
Other means	1,316	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	12,698	22.8%
15 to 29 min	26,457	47.4%
30 to 44 min	11,090	19.9%
45 to 59 min	3,081	5.5%
60+ min	2,480	4.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.57
Poverty rate: 7.8% (9,810 of 125,303)

	Count	Share
Family households	30,793	63.4%
Nonfamily households	17,808	36.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	48,601	93.7%
Vacant	3,285	6.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	20,026	41.2%
Renter-occupied	28,575	58.8%

1-unit, detached37.2%

1-unit, attached10.7%

2 to 4 units7.5%

5 to 19 units15.1%

20 or more units29.3%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	19,293	37.2%
1-unit, attached	5,565	10.7%
2 to 4 units	3,892	7.5%
5 to 19 units	7,850	15.1%
20 or more units	15,177	29.3%
Mobile home & other	109	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0669084
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 18 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.3646, -121.9680