Santa Clara County, CA

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2024 Population
1.9M
US Senator
Alex Padilla
Democratic Party
US Senator
Adam Schiff
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
38.1
0.528% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
7.11%
3.52% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$164,281
2.89% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$1.49M
7.8% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
999,346
0.0045% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Santa Clara County, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

80.1% of the residents in Santa Clara County, CA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Santa Clara County, CA are San Jose State University (10,256 degrees awarded in 2023), Stanford University (5,239 degrees), and Santa Clara University (2,972 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Santa Clara County, CA was $1.49M, and the homeownership rate was 55.1%.

Most people in Santa Clara County, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Santa Clara County, CA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Santa Clara County, CA is home to a population of 1.9M people, from which 80.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 41.5% of Santa Clara County, CA residents were born outside of the country (789k people).

In 2024, there were 1.48 times more Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents (766k people) in Santa Clara County, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 518k White (Non-Hispanic) and 198k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

80.1%
2024 Citizenship
80.7%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 80.1% of Santa Clara County, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Santa Clara County, CA was 80.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Santa Clara County, CA
  1. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    766k ± 2.6k
  2. White (Non-Hispanic)
    518k ± 1.54k
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    198k ± 4.59k
25%
Hispanic Population
476k people

In 2024, there were 1.48 times more Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents (766k people) in Santa Clara County, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 518k White (Non-Hispanic) and 198k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

25% of the people in Santa Clara County, CA are hispanic (476k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Santa Clara County, CA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for California.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    3,862,617 ± 45,816 people
  2. Philippines
    824,246 ± 22,054 people
  3. China
    687,951 ± 20,184 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,862,617 California residents, followed by Philippines with 824,246 and China with 687,951.

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Foreign-Born Population

41.5%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
789k people
41%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
780k people

As of 2024, 41.5% of Santa Clara County, CA residents (789k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Santa Clara County, CA was 41%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    13,481 ± 701
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    9,069 ± 781
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    4,673 ± 533

Santa Clara County, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.49 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Santa Clara County, CA employs 999k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Santa Clara County, CA were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (190,101 people), Manufacturing (161,855 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (108,534 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($211,365), Management of Companies & Enterprises ($207,789), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($160,624).

Employment

Occupations

999k
2024 Value
± 7,899
0.0045%
1 Year growth
± 1.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Santa Clara County, CA grew at a rate of 0.0045%, from 999k employees to 999k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Santa Clara County, CA, are Computer & Mathematical Occupations (146,699 people), Management Occupations (137,319 people), and Architecture & Engineering Occupations (76,527 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Santa Clara County, CA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

999k
2024 Value
± 7,899
0.0045%
1 Year growth
± 1.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Santa Clara County, CA grew at a rate of 0.0045%, from 999k employees to 999k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Santa Clara County, CA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (190,101 people), Manufacturing (161,855 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (108,534 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Santa Clara County, CA, though some of these residents may live in Santa Clara County, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$102,090
Median earning men ± $1,417
$67,917
Median earning women ± $1,466

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($227,409), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($159,926), and Manufacturing ($148,733).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($185,829), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($111,346), and Manufacturing ($101,033).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.57%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 17.9M people employed in California. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in California.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 5,878
    Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
  2. 3,290
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  3. 2,477
    Other Services (except Public Administration)

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $55.7M
    Information
  2. $34.3M
    Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
  3. $32.4M
    Management of Companies and Enterprises

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing the state of California. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Santa Clara County, CA. Showing the available data for California.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (58.5%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (38.3%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.25%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in California for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from California

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Alex Padilla
Senator from California3
Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.
Adam Schiff
Senator from California1
Assumed office on December 8, 2024
Elected to the seat to succeed Laphonza Butler, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Dianne Feinstein.

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing California.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in California over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Santa Clara County, CA awarded 34,108 degrees. The student population of Santa Clara County, CA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 66,141 male students and 72,117 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Santa Clara County, CA are Hispanic or Latino (9,383 and 30.7%), Asian (9,321 and 30.5%), White (7,650 and 25%), and Two or More Races (2,167 and 7.08%).

The largest universities in Santa Clara County, CA by number of degrees awarded are San Jose State University (10,256 and 30.1%), Stanford University (5,239 and 15.4%), and Santa Clara University (2,972 and 8.71%).

The most popular majors in Santa Clara County, CA are Liberal Arts & Sciences (3,344 and 9.8%), General Business Administration & Management (3,333 and 9.77%), and General Psychology (1,272 and 3.73%).

The median tuition costs in Santa Clara County, CA are $58,587 for private four year colleges, and $3,569 and $14,886 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in Santa Clara County, CA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 36.1%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 20%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 138,258 (47.8% men and 52.2% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 138,258 students enrolled in Santa Clara County, CA, 47.8% men and 52.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 42,391 records, of which 56.5% were women and 43.5% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. General Business Administration & Management
    1,659 degrees awarded
  2. General Psychology
    617 degrees awarded
  3. Computer Science
    537 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Santa Clara County, CA was General Business Administration & Management with 1,659 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Santa Clara County, CA according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. San Jose State University
    10,256 degrees awarded
  2. Stanford University
    5,239 degrees awarded
  3. Santa Clara University
    2,972 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was San Jose State University with 10,256 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 14,962 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Santa Clara County, CA, which is 0.781 times less than the 19,146 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 9,383 degrees mean that there were 1.01 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Asian, with 9,321 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($58,587) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,210) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,415) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Santa Clara County, CA was $1.49M in 2024, which is 4.48 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $1.38M to $1.49M, a 7.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Santa Clara County, CA is 55.1%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Santa Clara County, CA have an average commute time of 26.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Santa Clara County, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 22.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Santa Clara County, CA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.07%.

Housing

Property

$1.49M
Median Property Value 2024
±$14,163
$363,147
Median Property Taxes
±$3,546

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Santa Clara County, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Santa Clara County, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

55.1%
Homeownership
2024
68.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 55.1% of the housing units in Santa Clara County, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 55.3%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$164,281
Median Household Income
± $1,955
659k
Number of Households
± 6,072

In 2024, the median household income of the 659k households in Santa Clara County, CA grew to $164,281 from the previous year's value of $159,674.

The following chart displays the households in Santa Clara County, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Santa Clara County, CA is from California.
0.495
2023 Wage GINI in California
0.498
2022 Wage GINI in California

In 2023, the income inequality in California was 0.495 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.573% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (59.9%)
  2. Worked At Home (23.9%)
  3. Carpooled (9.01%)

In 2024, 59.9% of workers in Santa Clara County, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (23.9%) and those who carpooled to work (9.01%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

26.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Santa Clara County, CA have a shorter commute time (26.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.14% of the workforce in Santa Clara County, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Santa Clara County, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Santa Clara County, CA have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 22.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Santa Clara County, CA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.07%.

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Poverty & Diversity

7.11% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Santa Clara County, CA (133k out of 1.87M people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Santa Clara County, CA is Asian, followed by Hispanic and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Children in Poverty

In 2025, 7.4% of the children was living in poverty in Santa Clara County, CA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 5.2%.

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Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 264 in Santa Clara County, CA. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 2.26 per 100,000 population.

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Health

96.1% of the population of Santa Clara County, CA has health coverage, with 61.6% on employee plans, 13.8% on Medicaid, 9.67% on Medicare, 10.6% on non-group plans, and 0.443% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Santa Clara County, CA see 935 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (935 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 782 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 221 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.9% were men and 49.1% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

935 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Santa Clara County, CA

Primary care physicians in Santa Clara County, CA see an average of 935 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (935 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.9% under 18 years, 23.5% between 18 and 34 years, 39.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.9% were men and 49.1% were women.

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Uninsured People

3.89%
Uninsured
61.6%
Employer Coverage
13.8%
Medicaid
9.67%
Medicare
10.6%
Non-Group
0.443%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Santa Clara County, CA declined by 2.12% from 3.98% to 3.89%.

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Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 27.9 in Santa Clara County, CA.

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 22% in Santa Clara County, CA.

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Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 4.05% in Santa Clara County, CA.

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