Santa Clara is a city of 130,256 people in California. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $1,582,600. 66% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. The foreign-born share is 46%. That is roughly 81% ahead of the California median. Households take in $178,958 a year at the median, 118% more than the country as a whole.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $178,958, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.6
US median: 38.9
More educated
66% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 124%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Santa Clara
What changed most since 1990
Asian share18.3% → 50.2%(+31.9 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree30.8% → 65.9%(+35.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share64.3% → 27.3%(−36.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)16.6%(379)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12.6%(288)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era26%(595)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War14.2%(325)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.8%(65)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,288 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Santa Clara, decade by decade
Santa Clara population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
93,613
$107,300
$646,579
30.8%
66.5
2000
102,361
$126,543
$704,981
42.4%
81.8
2010
116,468
$122,701
$926,152
48.8%
86.2
2020
127,647
$165,892
$1,357,968
62.1%
83.5
2024
130,256
$178,958
$1,582,600
65.9%
80.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
