| Santa Clara County |
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Census 2000 |
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2006 ACS Estimates |
| TOTAL POPULATION |
1,682,585 |
100.0% |
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1,731,281 |
100.0% |
| In households |
1,652,871 |
98.2% |
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N/A |
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| In group quarters |
29,714 |
1.8% |
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N/A |
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| RACE |
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| White |
905,660 |
53.8% |
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882,547 |
51.0% |
| Black or African American |
47,182 |
2.8% |
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44,840 |
2.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native |
11,350 |
0.7% |
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8,284 |
0.5% |
| Asian |
430,095 |
25.6% |
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514,151 |
29.7% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
5,773 |
0.3% |
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7,317 |
0.4% |
| Some other race |
204,088 |
12.1% |
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214,262 |
12.4% |
| Two or more races |
78,437 |
4.7% |
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59,880 |
3.5% |
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| HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE |
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) |
403,401 |
24.0% |
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445,481 |
25.7% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino |
1,279,184 |
76.0% |
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1,285,800 |
74.3% |
| White |
744,282 |
44.2% |
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672,130 |
38.8% |
| Black or African American |
44,475 |
2.6% |
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43,185 |
2.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native |
5,270 |
0.3% |
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4,654 |
0.3% |
| Asian |
426,771 |
25.4% |
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511,185 |
29.5% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
5,040 |
0.3% |
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6,346 |
0.4% |
| Some other race |
3,522 |
0.2% |
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7,700 |
0.4% |
| Two or more races |
49,824 |
3.0% |
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40,600 |
2.3% |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS |
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| Native |
1,109,455 |
65.9% |
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1,100,561 |
63.6% |
| Foreign born |
573,130 |
34.1% |
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630,720 |
36.4% |
| Naturalized citizen |
235,952 |
14.0% |
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299,530 |
17.3% |
| Not a citizen |
337,178 |
20.0% |
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331,190 |
19.1% |
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| SEX |
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| Male |
852,974 |
50.7% |
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884,985 |
51.1% |
| Female |
829,611 |
49.3% |
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846,296 |
48.9% |
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| AGE |
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| Under 5 years |
119,418 |
7.1% |
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133,138 |
7.7% |
| 5 to 17 years |
296,984 |
17.7% |
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298,597 |
17.2% |
| 18 to 64 years |
1,105,656 |
65.7% |
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1,117,371 |
64.5% |
| 65 years and over |
166,527 |
9.5% |
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182,175 |
10.5% |
| Median age |
34.0 |
X |
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36.1 |
X |
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| HOUSEHOLDS |
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| Total households |
565,863 |
100.0% |
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585,430 |
100.0% |
| Family households |
395,561 |
69.9% |
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408,873 |
69.8% |
| Families with children under 18 |
197,245 |
34.4% |
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210,269 |
35.9% |
| Average household size |
2.92 |
X |
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2.90 |
X |
| Average family size |
3.41 |
X |
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3.46 |
X |
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| HOUSING OCCUPANCY |
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| Total housing units |
579,329 |
100.0% |
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609,787 |
100.0% |
| Occupied housing units |
565,863 |
97.7% |
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585,430 |
96.0% |
| Owner-occupied housing units |
338,661 |
59.8% |
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354,810 |
60.6% |
| Renter-occupied housing units |
227,202 |
40.2% |
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230,620 |
39.4% |
| Vacant housing units |
13,466 |
2.3% |
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24,357 |
4.0% |
| 1 unit, detached housing |
323,923 |
55.9% |
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336,512 |
55.2% |
| Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) |
446,400 |
X |
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743,000 |
X |
| Median gross rent (dollars) |
1,185 |
X |
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1,222 |
X |
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| INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999 |
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PAST 12 MONTHS |
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| Median household income (dollars) |
74,335 |
X |
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80,838 |
X |
| Median family income (dollars) |
81,717 |
X |
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93,072 |
X |
| Per capita income (dollars) |
32,795 |
X |
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36,934 |
X |
| Individuals in poverty |
124,470 |
7.5% |
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153,466 |
8.9% |
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| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |
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| Population 25 and over |
1,113,058 |
100.0% |
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1,146,014 |
100.0% |
| High school graduate |
176,926 |
15.9% |
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209,754 |
18.3% |
| Bachelor's degree |
267,449 |
24.0% |
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288,079 |
25.1% |
| Graduate or professional degree |
183,090 |
16.4% |
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217,559 |
19.0% |
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| COMMUTING TO WORK |
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| Mean travel time to work (minutes) |
26.1 |
X |
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24.3 |
X |
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| MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER |
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| Total |
828,927 |
100.0% |
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811,512 |
100.0% |
| Car, truck, or van: |
742,301 |
89.5% |
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704,669 |
86.8% |
| Drove alone |
641,113 |
77.3% |
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624,288 |
76.9% |
| Carpooled |
101,188 |
12.2% |
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80,381 |
9.9% |
| Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) |
29,118 |
3.5% |
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29,712 |
3.7% |
| Bus or trolley bus |
21,372 |
2.6% |
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19,705 |
2.4% |
| Streetcar or trolley car |
1,510 |
0.2% |
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683 |
0.1% |
| Subway or elevated |
624 |
0.1% |
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1,378 |
0.2% |
| Railroad |
5,234 |
0.6% |
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7,946 |
1.0% |
| Ferryboat |
44 |
0.0% |
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0.0% |
| Taxicab |
334 |
0.0% |
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251 |
0.0% |
| Motorcycle |
2,169 |
0.3% |
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2,223 |
0.3% |
| Bicycle |
10,076 |
1.2% |
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8,144 |
1.0% |
| Walked |
14,786 |
1.8% |
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19,104 |
2.4% |
| Other means |
4,609 |
0.6% |
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10,264 |
1.3% |
| Worked at home |
25,868 |
3.1% |
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37,145 |
4.6% |
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| LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION |
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| Employed civilian population 16 years and over |
843,912 |
100.0% |
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836,124 |
100.0% |
| Management, professional and related |
409,371 |
48.5% |
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394,036 |
47.1% |
| Service |
88,797 |
10.5% |
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118,197 |
14.1% |
| Sales and office |
191,719 |
22.7% |
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183,519 |
21.9% |
| Farming, fishing & forestry |
3,494 |
0.4% |
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3,634 |
0.4% |
| Construction, extraction, and maintenance |
55,616 |
6.6% |
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61,692 |
7.4% |
| Production, transportation, and material moving |
94,915 |
11.2% |
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75,046 |
9.0% |
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| CLASS OF WORKER |
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| Self-employed workers |
52,302 |
6.2% |
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59,258 |
7.1% |
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