COMPARING TWO PLACES
Alpine vs Santa Clara
PLACE A
Alpine, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Santa Clara, Utah
Alpine is 31% smaller than Santa Clara. Santa Clara earns more, with a median household income $36,336 higher. Santa Clara has grown faster since 2000 (26% vs 2%).
ALPINESANTA CLARADIFFERENCE
Total population5,9898,722−31% vs Santa Clara
Population density1,2431,439−196
Population growth2.2%25.8%−23.6 pts
Median age39.533.0+6.5
Male47.5%51.8%−4.3 pts
Female52.5%48.2%+4.3 pts
Foreign-born7.5%5.9%+1.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic40.7%84.1%−43.4 pts
Black0.9%0.2%+0.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino49.6%10.1%+39.5 pts
Asian2.7%2.5%+0.2 pts
Other6.1%3.1%+3.0 pts
Median household income$60,139$96,475−$36,336
Per capita income$35,696$39,030−$3,334
Poverty rate8.7%3.9%+4.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3740.398−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher45.1%36.2%+8.8 pts
Graduate degree15.6%13.3%+2.3 pts
Unemployment rate4.1%2.9%+1.3 pts
Labor force participation63.4%63.6%−0.2 pts
Median home value$219,800$558,100−$338,300
Median gross rent$891$1,907−$1,016
Owner-occupied65.7%77.8%−12.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.4%15.4%−4.0 pts
Rent-burdened households43.7%70.1%−26.4 pts
Average commute13.418.5−5.1
Worked from home6.6%10.3%−3.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured12.6%16.0%−3.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025