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California·Santa Clara County
29 tracts·127K people·$1.6M median·6,922/mi²
Asian 50 · White 27 · Hispanic 16 · Multiracial 4 · Black 2 · Other 1
Married couple 50 · Living alone 25 · Other 25
San Jose 25 · Santa Clara 14 · San Francisco 6 · Cupertino 6 · Sunnyvale 5 · Elsewhere 44
Manufacturing 41 · Professional 36 · Health 9 · Retail 7 · Leisure 5 · Public admin 1 · Other 1
Management · business · science · arts 69 · Sales · office 13 · Service 9 · Production · transport 6 · Construction · maintenance 3
Drive alone 58 · Work from home 26 · Carpool 15 · Walk 3 · Transit 3 · Bike 1
Rep-tract reading · same station-interpolated source as address reports
Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Santa Clara is $1,582,600 (Census ACS) — 3.4× the US median of $458,812.
Santa Clara has 130,256 residents across 25 census tracts and 19 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 34.6; the population is 50.2% Asian, 27.3% White, 15.7% Hispanic or Latino, 4.3% Multiracial, 1.7% Black and 0.8% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 65.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 8.4% (Census ACS).
Millikin Elementary (91%), Laurelwood Elementary (82%) and Washington Open Elementary (79%) lead the elementary schools; Juan Cabrillo Middle (49%) and Buchser Middle (47%) lead the middle schools; Mission Early College High (76%), Santa Clara High (59%) and Adrian Wilcox High (49%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $3,016/month, 91% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Santa Clara is $178,958 a year, 108% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Santa Clara, median rent is $3,016/month and the median home value is $1,582,600 (Census ACS).
Santa Clara reported 2.1 violent crimes and 29.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 80°F; winter lows average 43°F; there are 213 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 14 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Santa Clara are inland flooding (99), earthquake (94) and heat wave (63), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.93g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Santa Clara scores 14.3 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 3.3% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).