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Santa Clara County, California

Santa Clara County has a population of 1,902,047 and has shrunk 1.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $1,490,600, about 9.1 times the county's median household income of $164,281.

Home price
$1,490,600
Income
$164,281
Population
1,902,047
Unemployment
4.9%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$1,490,600county
Median gross rent$2,857county
Median year homes here were built1975county
Share of homes built before 198059.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile2.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant5.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented44.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.6%county
Typical monthly rent$3,732county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$3,483county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$2,982county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$4,602county
Home insurance / yr$1,616(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living142.3(statewide)
Median household income$164,281county
Family health premium / yr$24,143(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$21,945(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$5.593(statewide)
Poverty rate7.1%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home23.9%county
Unemployment rate4.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force67.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.0%county
Share of workers employed by government10.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.1%county
Economic output per resident$230,532county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.67%county
Top state income tax13.30%(statewide)
Capital gains tax13.30%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.03%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time26.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service3.4 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport5822019county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.2 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here3county
Passenger train stations and the railway network3county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station1.1 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.0%county
Traffic deaths11.1county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.8(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher56.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher89.3%county
Public schools in the county401county
Public school enrollment230059county
Students per full-time teacher21.2county
Free lunch eligible37.0%county
Elementary schools255county
Middle schools66county
High schools71county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above11county
Share of local colleges that are public52.4%county
Two-year institutions10county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution2.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians107county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county12county
Hospitals here with an emergency department10county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter12.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance3.9%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year11.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year8.4%county
Frequent mental distress13.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity19.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.7%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population1,902,047county
Land area in square miles1,291county
People per square mile of land1473.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores338county
Convenience stores122county
Share living far from a food store10.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract3.1%county
Population change since 2020-1.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents10county
Median age38.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over14.8%county
Share of households that are one person22.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States41.5%county
Second languages55.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls45.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents49county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-10county
Households that moved in43,577county
Households that moved away53,412county
Average income of arriving households$144,228county
Average income of departing households$176,301county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes8county
Housing units authorised in the latest year5,323county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings66.3%county
Violent crime rate486(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature59.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation21.2 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.12 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F16 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing0 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8bcounty
Frost-free days286 dayscounty
Average last spring frostFeb 21county
Average first fall frostDec 4county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$104county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh20.7¢county
Household electricity use500 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.81(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity36.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas58.5%county
Homes heated by propane1.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.2%county
Households with broadband95.6%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk99.8county
Coastal flood risk88.8county
Drought risk99.2county
Landslide risk99.7county
Hail risk37.5county
Earthquake risk99.9county
Tornado risk55.8county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk98.6county
Winter weather risk3.1county
Strong wind risk9.4county
Wildfire risk97.4county

Sports

Major pro teams based here2county
NFL teams based here1county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here1county
MLS soccer teams based here1county
Top-division college football teams2county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams1county
AHL teams based here1county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Santa Clara County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the California figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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