Santa Clara County, California
United States
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 1,914,391 341,784,857
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 1,914,391 341,784,857
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2025) 1,936,274 331,516,113
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2025, (V2025) -1.1% 3.1%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 1,936,259 331,449,281
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 1,781,642 308,745,538
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent 4.9% 5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent 18.8% 21.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 16.3% 18.9%
Female persons, percent 49.6% 50.9%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent 44.4% 72.3%
Black alone, percent(a) 2.8% 13.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a) 2.7% 2.1%
Asian alone, percent(a) 44.0% 6.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a) 0.5% 0.3%
Two or More Races, percent 5.6% 4.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b) 24.9% 20.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 25.6% 56.1%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2020-2024 39,968 16,185,883
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2020-2024 41.5% 14.1%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 711,927 148,260,882
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2020-2024 55.1% 65.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2020-2024 $1,490,600 $332,700
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2020-2024 $4,000+ $1,963
Median selected monthly owner costs - without a mortage, 2020-2024 $1,155 $638
Median gross rent, 2020-2024 $2,857 $1,413
Building Permits, 2025 5,323 1,431,616
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2020-2024 659,353 129,227,496
Persons per household, 2020-2024 2.82 2.53
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2020-2024 86.0% 87.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2020-2024 55.2% 22.3%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2020-2024 98.0% 95.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2020-2024 95.6% 91.0%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 89.3% 89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 56.5% 35.7%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2020-2024 5.2% 9.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 4.4% 9.6%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 67.3% 63.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 60.7% 58.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 8,212,775 1,196,315,575
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 30,934,071 3,330,304,719
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 4,577,438 1,316,303,546
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 68,107,032 6,974,691,329
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $36,259 $20,928
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2020-2024 26.2 26.4
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $164,281 $80,734
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $80,312 $44,673
Persons in poverty, percent 7.1% 10.6%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2023 49,154 8,361,342
Total employment, 2023 1,171,397 139,831,742
Total annual payroll, 2023 ($1,000) 212,780,215 9,556,351,319
Total employment, percent change, 2022-2023 3.3% 3.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2023 140,135 30,427,808
All employer firms, Reference year 2023 40,260 5,934,950
Male-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 23,132 3,638,693
Female-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 9,222 1,356,990
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 19,714 1,400,775
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 17,029 4,202,325
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 684 261,330
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 36,320 5,343,976
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 1,499.7 93.8
Population per square mile, 2010 1,381.0 87.4
Land area in square miles, 2020 1,291.08 3,533,038.28
Land area in square miles, 2010 1,290.10 3,531,905.43
FIPS Code 06085 1