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Santa Clara County, CA


Metropolitan Statistical Area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
Designated Market Area: San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA
USDA County Type (2015): Manufacturing
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Big Cities

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2022 population: 1,870,945   ( 89,303 from 2010 , 65,329 from 2020)
Land area: 1291.1 square miles
Population density: 1449.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:529,245 28.29% 15.6%
Black:45,3412.42% 7.1%
Indian:3,8260.20% 5.3%
Asian:768,97141.10% 34.5%
2+ races:61,0683.26% 14.0%
Hispanic:462,49424.72% 3.5%
Total non-White:1,341,70071.71% 16.2%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:43,440 11.2
Deaths:26,1776.8
Net Migration: -105,884-27.3
Net Immigration: 25,2836.5
Change in White population:-97,664 -5.5
Change in Non-White pop.:186,967 10.5




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
1,781,642
626,90935.19%
42,3312.38%
4,0420.23%
571,71832.09%
53,5553.01%
479,21026.90%
1,154,73364.81%

2000
1,682,585
744,28244.23%
44,4752.64%
5,2700.31%
431,81125.66%
49,8242.96%
403,40123.98%
938,30355.77%

1990
1,497,577
873,98458.36%
52,8843.53%
6,9480.46%
256,64817.14%
n/a
307,11320.51%
623,59341.64%

1980
1,295,071
919,72371.02%
41,9233.24%
1,6940.13%
101,9227.87%
n/a
226,38817.48%
375,34828.98%

1970
1,064,714
827,02277.68%
14,9031.40%
3,3350.31%
26,8752.52%
n/a
186,52517.52%
237,692 22.32%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
250,140 14.9
81,5194.8
-233,769-13.9
173,89810.3
-117,373 -7.0
216,430 12.9
1990's
NumberRate
268,403 17.9
86,7605.8
-194,131-13.0
184,20012.3
-129,702 -8.7
314,710 21.0
1980's
NumberRate
239,603 18.5
80,851 6.2
52,238 4.0
n/a
-45,739 -3.5
248,245 19.2
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
110,557 10.4
n/a
92,701 8.7
137,656 12.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Santa Clara County, CA
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
37.7
405,816 21.7%
1,465,129 78.3%
269,943 14.4%
650,352
2.89
459,624 70.7%
361,639 78.7%
25,883 5.6%
190,728 29.3%

2010
NumberPercent
36.2
429,545 24.1%
1,352,097 75.9%
196,944 11.1%
604,204
2.90
426,824 70.6%
330,540 77.4%
30,365 7.1%
177,380 29.4%

2000
NumberPercent
34.1
415,559 24.7%
1,267,026 75.3%
159,263 9.5%
566,485
2.92
399,765 70.6%
317,923 79.5%
27,397 6.9%
166,720 29.4%

1990
NumberPercent
32.0
358,175 23.9%
1,139,402 76.1%
128,846 8.6%
522,040
2.81
364,307 69.8%
289,364 79.4%
26,507 7.3%
157,733 30.2%

1980
NumberPercent
29.3
357,549 27.6%
937,522 72.4%
96,025 7.4%
458,914
2.76
326,191 71.1%
268,564 82.3%
28,520 8.7%
132,723 28.9%

2022 Housing Data for Santa Clara County, CA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units688,287 
Median Value$1,316,800 
Occupied650,35294.5%
Vacant37,9355.5%
Owned361,55155.6%
Rented288,80144.4%
Median Rent$2,719 
Single-Family Units428,00862.2%
    Detached351,64051.1%
    Attached76,36811.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units193,63528.1%
Mobile Homes19,4512.8%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Santa Clara County, CA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00017,9722.8%
$10,000 to $14,99912,2321.9%
$15,000 to $19,9999,4481.5%
$20,000 to $24,99911,8841.8%
$25,000 to $29,99911,0511.7%
$30,000 to $34,99910,7351.7%
$35,000 to $39,99910,2091.6%
$40,000 to $44,99910,8751.7%
$45,000 to $49,99910,5861.6%
$50,000 to $59,99922,3523.4%
$60,000 to $74,99933,9895.2%
$75,000 to $99,99956,0668.6%
$100,000 to $124,99953,5558.2%
$125,000 to $149,99947,4747.3%
$150,000 to $199,99984,88713.1%
$200,000 or more247,03738.0%
Median Household Income153,792 
Per Capita Income73,017 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state130 
Compared to U.S.161 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI28,8924.4%
Public Assistance15,7742.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps41,5936.4%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed718,42374.2%
Unemployed31,5273.3%
In Armed Forces6450.1%
Total Labor Force750,59577.5%
Not in Labor Force218,07022.5%
Real Unemployment Rate 25.8%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector452,882300,86060.1%
Non-Profit25,86242,10038.1%
Self-Employed47,29634,46357.8%
Local Government23,97842,58236.0%
State Government7,22911,43638.7%
Federal Government6,1895,46253.1%
Total Private + Self500,178335,32359.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.63,258101,58038.4%
Total563,436436,90356.3%
Pct. Govt.9.7%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts205,05320.5%
Sales and Office Occupations153,44215.3%
Professional, Technical373,97437.3%
Service Occupations136,30113.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing3,2240.3%
All others133,27713.3%
White Collar 73.1%
Industry
 Number%
Professional, scientific, technical182,02018.2%
Manufacturing163,50816.3%
Health care and social assistance108,36310.8%
Retail trade83,0408.3%
Educational services82,6838.3%
Information60,2806.0%
Accommodation and food services56,1265.6%
Construction50,8285.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.40,0824.0%
Other services35,0873.5%
Transportation and warehousing27,0902.7%
Finance and insurance27,0482.7%
Public administration24,2632.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation16,8701.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing16,6241.7%
Wholesale trade16,6151.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting4,8000.5%
Utilities4,2160.4%
Management2,2870.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction2170.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Santa Clara County, CA

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican386,04920.14%
Puerto Rican8,7980.46%
Cuban3,2840.17%
Dominican7250.04%
Total Central American33,9501.77%
Costa Rican1,1740.06%
Guatemalan7,4160.39%
Honduran4,1040.21%
Nicaraguan4,7130.25%
Panamanian8450.04%
Salvadoran15,5020.81%
Other Central American1960.01%
Total South American20,0311.05%
Argentinean2,9020.15%
Bolivian6310.03%
Chilean2,3490.12%
Colombian5,9740.31%
Ecuadorian9220.05%
Paraguayan680.00%
Peruvian5,4020.28%
Uruguayan1910.01%
Venezuelan1,4540.08%
Other South American1380.01%
Other Hispanic23,5151.23%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Chinese209,67010.94%
Indian192,28310.03%
Vietnamese136,9877.15%
Filipino84,7154.42%
Korean34,2251.79%
Japanese23,3671.22%
Taiwanese16,9080.88%
Cambodian3,2800.17%
Laotian1,8030.09%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English835,02146.1%
Spanish309,00317.0%
Chinese181,16610.0%
Other Indo-European133,4327.4%
Vietnamese118,2246.5%
Other Asian91,0715.0%
Tagalog49,6172.7%
Korean25,5371.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic23,8031.3%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German107,1945.6%
English90,5234.7%
Irish88,8464.6%
Italian66,1093.4%
American37,1061.9%
European34,1231.8%
French24,4691.3%
Portuguese20,6891.1%
Polish20,1411.1%
Russian19,9781.0%
Iranian19,2061.0%
Scottish17,2960.9%
Swedish14,4310.8%
Norwegian13,6640.7%
Dutch11,5590.6%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen1,554,87881.1%
Not a citizen361,95318.9%
Native1,143,12359.6%
Foreign-born773,70840.4%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Santa Clara County, CA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
84,932 6.3%58,824 4.4%180,686 13.5%274,791 20.5%377,331 28.1%364,841 27.2%
  Average years of education: 14.5
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 84,932 6.3%
9-12 Years 58,824 4.4%
H.S. Grad or GED 180,686 13.5%
Some College 274,791 20.5%
Bach. Degree 377,331 28.1%
Grad Degree 364,841 27.2%
Average years of education: 14.5

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Santa Clara County, CA

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 852,141 818,468 33,673 4.0% 5.8%
1991 843,630 794,898 48,732 5.8% 7.8%
1992 846,404 788,105 58,299 6.9% 9.4%
1993 846,876 787,983 58,893 7.0% 9.5%
1994 851,909 797,685 54,224 6.4% 8.7%
1995 860,942 818,756 42,186 4.9% 7.9%
1996 888,999 856,031 32,968 3.7% 7.3%
1997 930,160 901,507 28,653 3.1% 6.4%
1998 953,862 922,913 30,949 3.2% 5.9%
1999 959,967 930,487 29,480 3.1% 5.3%
2000 940,298 911,499 28,799 3.1% 4.9%
2001 937,026 889,216 47,810 5.1% 5.5%
2002 886,770 812,008 74,762 8.4% 6.8%
2003 844,000 772,994 71,006 8.4% 6.9%
2004 821,441 768,603 52,838 6.4% 6.2%
2005 815,499 772,259 43,240 5.3% 5.4%
2006 822,881 786,077 36,804 4.5% 4.9%
2007 844,626 805,447 39,179 4.6% 5.3%
2008 869,347 816,863 52,484 6.0% 7.3%
2009 879,339 782,289 97,050 11.0% 11.5%
2010 926,868 828,008 98,860 10.7% 12.5%
2011 937,871 849,070 88,801 9.5% 11.9%
2012 955,979 879,447 76,532 8.0% 10.5%
2013 968,154 904,718 63,436 6.6% 9.0%
2014 987,613 936,090 51,523 5.2% 7.6%
2015 1,012,215 969,950 42,265 4.2% 6.3%
2016 1,027,918 989,048 38,870 3.8% 5.5%
2017 1,038,022 1,004,370 33,652 3.2% 4.8%
2018 1,042,464 1,014,782 27,682 2.7% 4.3%
2019 1,048,221 1,021,586 26,635 2.5% 4.2%
2020 1,020,693 949,353 71,340 7.0% 10.1%
2021 1,012,385 963,744 48,641 4.8% 7.3%
2022 1,040,856 1,013,288 27,568 2.6% 4.2%
2023 1,038,951 1,002,573 36,378 3.5% 4.8%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com