Santa Clara County, California

Santa Clara County is a United States county located in the United States of California. The population of county in 2000 stood at 1682585 as per the Census data. The county's estimated population as of July 2008 was 1764499, It is the sixth most populous county in the U.S. state of California. It is spread over 1304.01 mi˛ (3377.37 square kilometre), of which, 1290.69 square miles (3342.87 square kilometre ) of it is land and 13.32 square miles (34.5 square kilometre) of it is water, making it California's 38th largest county by total area.

Santa Clara County California
Map of Santa Clara County, California

As of the census of 2000, there were 1682585 people, 565863 households, and 395561 families living in the county. The population density was 1303.6 people per square mile (503.32/km˛), making it the seventh most densely populated county in California. There were 579329 housing units at an average density of 448.9 per square mile (173.32/km˛). The average household size was 2.92 people, and the average family size was 3.41 people. In the county Age distribution was 24.7% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 35.4% from 25 to 44, 21% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 97.3 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 98.2 females. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the county is 1764499, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 1094681 White, 50802 Black or African American, 13892 American Indian, 550242 Asian, 7698 Native Hawaiian, and 47184 from two or more races.

Santa Clara County California Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Santa Clara County California School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Santa Clara County California GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $74335, it is the wealthiest county in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $81717, it would be the second highest county by median family income in the U.S. state of California. The per capita income for the county was $32795, making its California's fourth highest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 476333 pupils and students, of which 50.72% are male and 49.28% are female, 28.31% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 6.12% nursery or pri school, 5.39% kindergarten, 39.34% elementary school, 19.42% high school and 29.73% College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Alum Rock CdpSanta Clara County1.121.1201347912044.71535954567
2Buena Vista CdpSanta Clara County0.070.070170424099.11113430449
3Burbank CdpSanta Clara County0.450.450523911748.62323247226
4Cambrian Park CdpSanta Clara County0.610.610325853223194280743
5Campbell CitySanta Clara County5.715.610.1381386802.83444167214
6Cupertino CitySanta Clara County10.9410.940505464620.544749100411
7East Foothills CdpSanta Clara County2.32.3081333540.63535474849
8Fruitdale CdpSanta Clara County0.270.2708953364.93072458750
9Gilroy CitySanta Clara County15.8715.850.01414642615.22207162135
10Lexington Hills CdpSanta Clara County4.514.460.052454550.156235103955
11Los Altos CitySanta Clara County6.356.350276934360.766776126740
12Los Altos Hills TownSanta Clara County8.628.6207902917.292840173570
13Los Gatos TownSanta Clara County10.8110.710.1285922669.15609494319
14Loyola CdpSanta Clara County1.741.74034782003.968730140617
15Milpitas CitySanta Clara County13.6213.560.06626984622.92782384429
16Monte Sereno CitySanta Clara County1.611.61034832158.776577154268
17Morgan Hill CitySanta Clara County11.6711.670335562876.63304781958
18Mountain View CitySanta Clara County12.2412.060.17707085861.43969369362
19Palo Alto CitySanta Clara County25.6323.671.96585982475.35625790377
20San Jose CitySanta Clara County178.18174.863.318949435117.92669770243
21San Martin CdpSanta Clara County5.525.5204230766.42594470064
22Santa Clara CitySanta Clara County18.3918.3901023615566.23175569466
23Saratoga CitySanta Clara County12.1112.110298432465.365400139895
24Seven Trees CdpSanta Clara County0.170.17016669628.21701234375
25Stanford CdpSanta Clara County2.782.750.04133154849.82244341106
26Sunnyvale CitySanta Clara County22.6321.940.691317606006.53652474409
27Sunol-midtown CdpSanta Clara County0.090.09074887621739247734
YearPopulation
April 2000 census1682585
April 2000 Estimate1682584
July 2000 Estimate1686154
July 2001 Estimate1691612
July 2002 Estimate1675204
July 2003 Estimate1671012
July 2004 Estimate1673298
July 2005 Estimate1687956
July 2006 Estimate1707810
July 2007 Estimate1731958
July 2008 Estimate1764499
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school151731399629169
Kindergarten131971249725694
Elementary school9585791526187383
High school472714521592486
College or graduate school7008271519141601
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Santa Clara County, California$74335$81717$32795
California, United States$47493$53025$22711
United States$41994$50046$21587