San Bernardino County vs Santa Clara County

A side-by-side comparison of San Bernardino County and Santa Clara County: population, income, housing, and more.

San Bernardino County and Santa Clara County are counties in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

San Bernardino County has the higher population (2,187,816 vs 1,903,297 in Santa Clara County). Santa Clara County has the higher median household income ($159,674 vs $82,184 in San Bernardino County). Santa Clara County has the higher median home value ($1,382,800 vs $475,000 in San Bernardino County).

Population, income & housing

	San Bernardino County	Santa Clara County
Population	2,187,816	1,903,297
Median age	34.4 yrs	37.9 yrs
Median household income	$82,184	$159,674
Median home value	$475,000	$1,382,800
Median gross rent	$1,706	$2,814
Housing units	738,535	694,209
Homeownership rate	61.5%	55.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.9%	55.9%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	San Bernardino County	Santa Clara County
Population	2,149,031 → 2,187,816 (+1.8%)	1,927,470 → 1,903,297 (-1.3%)
Median household income	$63,362 → $82,184 (+29.7%)	$124,055 → $159,674 (+28.7%)
Median home value	$328,200 → $475,000 (+44.7%)	$984,000 → $1,382,800 (+40.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,283 → $1,706 (+33.0%)	$2,268 → $2,814 (+24.1%)

San Bernardino County

Population

2,149,0312,187,816

Median household income

$63,362$82,184

Median home value

$328,200$475,000

Median gross rent

$1,283$1,706

Santa Clara County

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

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	San Bernardino County	Santa Clara County
Under 5	6.5%	5.3%
5 to 17	19.3%	15.6%
18 to 24	9.9%	8.7%
25 to 34	15.2%	15.9%
35 to 44	13.5%	14.5%
45 to 54	12.0%	13.4%
55 to 64	11.3%	12.1%
65 to 74	7.7%	8.1%
75 and over	4.6%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	San Bernardino County	Santa Clara County
White (non-Hispanic)	25.6%	28.2%
Black or African American	7.6%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.1%
Asian	7.9%	39.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.4%
Some other race	0.5%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.3%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	54.6%	25.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	San Bernardino County	Santa Clara County
No high school diploma	17.9%	10.7%
High school graduate	27.8%	13.5%
Some college or associate's	31.4%	20.0%
Bachelor's degree	14.7%	28.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	27.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	San Bernardino County	Santa Clara County
Drove alone	75.2%	61.7%
Carpooled	11.0%	8.9%
Public transit	0.9%	2.7%
Walked	1.5%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.2%	1.3%
Worked from home	10.0%	21.9%
Other means	1.3%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	San Bernardino County	Santa Clara County
1-unit, detached	69.9%	50.8%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	11.0%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	6.7%
5 to 19 units	5.9%	9.8%
20 or more units	7.9%	18.8%
Mobile home & other	5.7%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	San Bernardino County	Santa Clara County
Poverty rate	13.6%	6.9%
Average household size	3.21	2.85
Mean commute (minutes)	33	27
Median year structure built	1983	1975