San Martin, CA

Census Place

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2021 Population

6,655

2.42% 1-year growth

US Senator

Dianne Feinstein

Democratic Party

US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

2021 Median Age

50.8

13.6% 1-year increase

2021 Poverty Rate

5.7%

20% 1-year decrease

2021 Median Household Income

$121,944

5.38% 1-year growth

2021 Median Property Value

$1.08M

4.9% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, San Martin, CA had a population of 6.66k people with a median age of 50.8 and a median household income of $121,944. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of San Martin, CA grew from 6,498 to 6,655, a 2.42% increase and its median household income grew from $115,714 to $121,944, a 5.38% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in San Martin, CA are White (Non-Hispanic) (44.4%), White (Hispanic) (20.5%), Other (Hispanic) (14.1%), Two+ (Hispanic) (10.7%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (3.53%).

None of the households in San Martin, 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.

91.7% of the residents in San Martin, CA are U.S. citizens.

In 2021, the median property value in San Martin, CA was $1.08M, and the homeownership rate was 70.5%.

Most people in San Martin, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 38.6 minutes. The average car ownership in San Martin, CA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

San Martin, CA is home to a population of 6.66k people, from which 91.7% are citizens. As of 2021, 19.5% of San Martin, CA residents were born outside of the country (1.3k people).

In 2021, there were 2.16 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.96k people) in San Martin, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.37k White (Hispanic) and 940 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

91.7%

2021 Citizenship

88.7%

2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 91.7% of San Martin, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in San Martin, CA was 88.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in San Martin, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in San Martin, CA

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.96k ± 452
White (Hispanic)
1.37k ± 470
Other (Hispanic)
940 ± 467

47.9%

Hispanic Population

3.19k people

47.9% of the people in San Martin, CA are hispanic (3.19k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in San Martin, CA as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

19.5%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

1.3k people

19.1%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

1.24k people

As of 2021, 19.5% of San Martin, CA residents (1.3k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in San Martin, CA was 19.1%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in San Martin, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
70 ± 47
Gulf War (2001-)
48 ± 59
World War II
36 ± 40

San Martin, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.46 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of San Martin, CA employs 3.52k people. The largest industries in San Martin, CA are Health Care & Social Assistance (477 people), Manufacturing (404 people), and Retail Trade (398 people), and the highest paying industries are Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($157,841), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($107,143), and Construction ($88,581).

Employment

Occupations

3.52k

2021 Value

± 496

1.3%

1 Year growth

± 18.7%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in San Martin, CA grew at a rate of 1.3%, from 3.47k employees to 3.52k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in San Martin, CA, are Sales & Related Occupations (560 people), Management Occupations (408 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (332 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of San Martin, CA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in California (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

3.52k

2021 Value

± 496

1.3%

1 Year growth

± 18.7%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in San Martin, CA grew at a rate of 1.3%, from 3.47k employees to 3.52k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in San Martin, CA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (477 people), Manufacturing (404 people), and Retail Trade (398 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of San Martin, CA, though some of these residents may live in San Martin, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$53,944

Median earning men ± $17,249

$32,313

Median earning women ± $9,514

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Construction ($88,142), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($76,528), and Public Administration ($76,500).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($105,689), Manufacturing ($93,472), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($50,833).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.75%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in California. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

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

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Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from California to other states, or from other states to California.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound California product (by dollars) was Electronics with $405B, followed by Mixed freight ($159B) and Pharmaceuticals ($155B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound California products.

Domestic Trade Growth

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$2.21T

2020 Value in California

$4.61T

Projected 2050 Value in California

109% growth

In 2020, total outbound California trade was $2.21T. This is expected to increase 109% to $4.61T by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound California trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from California to other states, or from other states to California.

Most Common Trade Partners

Texas
$84.4B
Arizona
$44.8B
Ohio
$40.6B

In 2020, the top outbound California domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Texas with $84.4B, followed by Arizona with $44.8B and Ohio and $40.6B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that California shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 63.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (34.3%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.07%).

Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla 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

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (63.5%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (34.3%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.07%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 63.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (34.3%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.07%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in California for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from California

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Dianne Feinstein

Senator from California

Assumed office on November 10, 1992
Elected to the seat to succeed John Seymour (California politician)|John Seymour, who had been appointed to the seat after Pete Wilson was elected Governor of California.

Alex Padilla

Senator from California

Assumed office on January 18, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.

Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla 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.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from California

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for California have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2021, 1.89% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 2.12% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were Some college (7.01M), High School or Equivalent (6.74M), and Bachelors Degree (6.25M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in San Martin, CA was $1.08M in 2021, which is 4.42 times larger than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $1.03M to $1.08M, a 4.9% increase. The homeownership rate in San Martin, CA is 70.5%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in San Martin, CA have an average commute time of 38.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in San Martin, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$1.08M

Median Property Value 2021

±$93,711

$1,438

Median Property Taxes

±$224

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 San Martin, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

70.5%

Homeownership

2021

75.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2021

In 2021, 70.5% of the housing units in San Martin, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 66.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in San Martin, CA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in San Martin, CA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$121,944

Median Household Income

± $27,905

2.04k

Number of Households

± 332

In 2021, the median household income of the 2.04k households in San Martin, CA grew to $121,944 from the previous year's value of $115,714.

The following chart displays the households in San Martin, 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for San Martin, CA is from California.

0.497

2021 Wage GINI in California

0.498

2020 Wage GINI in California

In 2021, the income inequality in California was 0.497 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.12% decline from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in California across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021

Drove Alone (67.4%)
Worked At Home (14.2%)
Walked (9.62%)

In 2021, 67.4% of workers in San Martin, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.2%) and those who walked to work (9.62%).

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.

Commute Time

38.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in San Martin, CA have a longer commute time (38.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 9.8% of the workforce in San Martin, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in San Martin, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in San Martin, CA (378 out of 6.63k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in San Martin, CA is White, followed by Asian and Other.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

93% of the population of San Martin, CA has health coverage, with 45.4% on employee plans, 18% on Medicaid, 15.9% on Medicare, 11.7% on non-group plans, and 1.95% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Santa Clara County, CA see 947 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.56% decrease from the previous year (962 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 827 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 251 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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947 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 947 patients per year. This represents a 1.56% decrease from the previous year (962 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Santa Clara County, CA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 14.5% under 18 years, 20.1% between 18 and 34 years, 43.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 22.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.9% were men and 55.1% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

7.04%

Uninsured

45.4%

Employer Coverage

18%

Medicaid

15.9%

Medicare

11.7%

Non-Group

1.95%

Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in San Martin, CA declined by 16.8% from 8.47% to 7.04%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in San Martin, CA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.