Saratoga

Population: 30,335
Median household income: $241,348
Median home value: $2,000,001

Saratoga is a community in Santa Clara County, California, home to 30,335 residents. The median household income of $241,348 is above the Santa Clara County median ($159,674).

From 2019 to 2023, Saratoga's population declined 1.2% from 30,697 to 30,335, while its median home value was little changed from $2,000,001 to $2,000,001.

The median gross rent is $3,501. 81.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 30,335
Median age: 51.3 yrs
Median household income: $241,348
Median home value: $2,000,001
Median gross rent: $3,501
Housing units: 11,404
Homeownership rate: 86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 81.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

30,69730,335

Median household income

$191,677$241,348

Median home value

$2,000,001$2,000,001

Median gross rent

$3,091$3,501

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	30,697	$191,677	$2,000,001	$3,091
2020	31,084	$201,046	$2,000,001	$3,339
2021	31,194	$224,179	$2,000,001	$3,346
2022	30,771	$237,730	$2,000,001	$3,501
2023	30,335	$241,348	$2,000,001	$3,501

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

Age distribution

Under 52.1%

5 to 1717.1%

18 to 244.7%

25 to 346.4%

35 to 449.9%

45 to 5416.2%

55 to 6417.7%

65 to 7413.0%

75 and over12.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	646	2.1%
5 to 17	5,182	17.1%
18 to 24	1,411	4.7%
25 to 34	1,941	6.4%
35 to 44	3,012	9.9%
45 to 54	4,912	16.2%
55 to 64	5,372	17.7%
65 to 74	3,943	13.0%
75 and over	3,916	12.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,177	33.5%
Black or African American	24	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	25	0.1%
Asian	18,043	59.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	54	0.2%
Two or more races	1,254	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	758	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.8%

High school graduate4.5%

Some college or associate's11.5%

Bachelor's degree33.5%

Graduate or professional degree47.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	647	2.8%
High school graduate	1,049	4.5%
Some college or associate's	2,657	11.5%
Bachelor's degree	7,736	33.5%
Graduate or professional degree	11,007	47.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone57.6%

Carpooled3.6%

Public transit1.1%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home35.7%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,727	57.6%
Carpooled	477	3.6%
Public transit	142	1.1%
Walked	130	1.0%
Bicycle	46	0.3%
Worked from home	4,786	35.7%
Other means	114	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,077	12.5%
15 to 29 min	3,485	40.4%
30 to 44 min	2,873	33.3%
45 to 59 min	795	9.2%
60+ min	406	4.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.80
Poverty rate: 3.7% (1,127 of 30,159)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,004	83.7%
Nonfamily households	1,749	16.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,753	94.3%
Vacant	651	5.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,313	86.6%
Renter-occupied	1,440	13.4%

1-unit, detached84.6%

1-unit, attached6.8%

2 to 4 units2.7%

5 to 19 units1.2%

20 or more units4.0%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,644	84.6%
1-unit, attached	777	6.8%
2 to 4 units	306	2.7%
5 to 19 units	136	1.2%
20 or more units	457	4.0%
Mobile home & other	84	0.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0670280
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 13 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.2683, -122.0262