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Santa Clara Demographics Information

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: San Jose, CA (7.5 miles, pop. 894,943).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (334.7 miles, pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Burbank, CA (3.5 miles), Fruitdale, CA (3.7 miles), Sunnyvale, CA (4.1 miles), Buena Vista, CA (4.3 miles), Sunol-Midtown, CA (4.5 miles), Campbell, CA (5.0 miles), Cupertino, CA (5.6 miles), Saratoga, CA (6.6 miles).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 55 buildings, average cost: $156,400
1997: 183 buildings, average cost: $145,200
1998: 177 buildings, average cost: $155,600
1999: 41 buildings, average cost: $135,000
2000: 166 buildings, average cost: $124,600
2001: 75 buildings, average cost: $178,700
2002: 490 buildings, average cost: $200,900
2003: 243 buildings, average cost: $212,600

Area code commonly used in this area: 408

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (30.8%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (17.0%), Educational,health and social services (13.2%).

Crime in Santa Clara (2002):

4 murders (3.8 per 100,000)
19 rapes (17.9 per 100,000)
62 robberies (58.4 per 100,000)
226 assaults (213.0 per 100,000)
417 burglaries (392.9 per 100,000)
2,188 larceny counts (2061.8 per 100,000)
312 auto thefts (294.0 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 212.1 (higher means more crime, US average = 330.6)

Crime in Santa Clara (2001):

0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
20 rapes (19.2 per 100,000)
45 robberies (43.2 per 100,000)
217 assaults (208.1 per 100,000)
420 burglaries (402.8 per 100,000)
2,412 larceny counts (2313.4 per 100,000)
236 auto thefts (226.4 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 204.8 (higher means more crime)

Population (year 2000): 102,361, Est. population in July 2002: 101,867 (-0.5% change)
Males: 52,086 (50.9%), Females: 50,275 (49.1%)

Elevation: 88 feet

County: Santa Clara

Land area: 18.4 square miles

Zip codes: 95050..95056.

Median resident age: 33.4 years
Median household income: $69,466 (year 2000)
Median house value: $396,500 (year 2000)

Races in Santa Clara:

White Non-Hispanic (48.3%)
Hispanic (16.0%)
Asian Indian (8.6%)
Other race (6.9%)
Filipino (5.7%)
Chinese (5.1%)
Two or more races (5.0%)
Vietnamese (4.7%)
Black (2.3%)
Korean (2.2%)
Japanese (1.6%)
Other Asian (1.3%)
American Indian (1.1%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (9.9%), Irish (7.6%), English (7.1%), Italian (5.7%), Portuguese (3.9%), United States (3.0%).

For population 25 years and over in Santa Clara

High school or higher: 86.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 16.6%
Unemployed: 3.4%
Mean travel time to work: 21.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Santa Clara city

Never married: 33.8%
Now married: 50.9%
Separated: 1.3%
Widowed: 5.2%
Divorced: 8.8%

34.9% Foreign born (22.9% Asia, 5.4% Latin America, 4.6% Europe).