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City of Santa Clara
Santa Clara County
           
  Census 2000   2006 ACS Estimates
TOTAL POPULATION 102,361 100.0%   112,098 100.0%
In households 99,574 97.3%    
In group quarters 2,787 2.7%    
     
RACE    
White 56,903 55.6%   53,751 48.0%
Black or African American 2,341 2.3%   2,888 2.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 542 0.5%   898 0.8%
Asian 29,966 29.3%   38,597 34.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 437 0.4%   439 0.4%
Some other race 7,102 6.9%   10,465 9.3%
Two or more races 5,070 5.0%   5,060 4.5%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 16,364 16.0%   19,827 17.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino 85,997 84.0%   92,271 82.3%
White 49,392 48.3%   46,065 41.1%
Black or African American 2,237 2.2%   2,888 2.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 275 0.3%   898 0.8%
Asian 29,791 29.1%   38,416 34.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 416 0.4%   110 0.1%
Some other race 275 0.3%   127 0.1%
Two or more races 3,611 3.5%   3,767 3.4%
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 66,410 65.0%   71,436 63.7%
Foreign born 35,694 35.0%   40,662 36.3%
Naturalized citizen 13,057 12.8%   17,584 15.7%
Not a citizen 22,637 22.2%   23,078 20.6%
     
SEX    
Male 52,086 50.9%   59,144 52.8%
Female 50,275 49.1%   52,954 47.2%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 6,688 6.5%   9,706 8.7%
5 to 17 years 13,707 13.4%   12,307 11.0%
18 to 64 years 71,066 69.4%   78,649 70.2%
65 years and over 10,900 10.7%   11,436 10.2%
Median age 33.4 X   35.3 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 38,526 100.0%   42,378 100.0%
Family households 24,100 62.6%   27,029 63.8%
Families with children under 18 10,563 27.4%   12,270 29.0%
Average household size 2.58 X   2.54 X
Average family size 3.14 X   3.10 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 39,630 100.0%   44,085 100.0%
Occupied housing units 38,526 97.2%   42,378 96.1%
Owner-occupied housing units 17,763 46.1%   19,535 46.1%
Renter-occupied housing units 20,763 53.9%   22,843 53.9%
Vacant housing units 1,104 2.8%   1,707 3.9%
1 unit, detached housing 17,633 44.5%   18,808 42.7%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 396,500 X   671,200 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,238 X   1,205 X
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999   PAST 12 MONTHS  
Median household income (dollars) 69,466 X   80,048 X
Median family income (dollars) 77,189 X   90,701 X
Per capita income (dollars) 31,755 X   35,680 X
Individuals in poverty 7,786 7.8%   7,575 6.8%
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 70,097 100.0%   77,801 100.0%
High school graduate 11,990 17.1%   13,942 17.9%
Bachelor's degree 18,076 25.8%   19,411 24.9%
Graduate or professional degree 11,612 16.6%   16,044 20.6%
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 21.8 X   21.3 X
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 54,676 100.0%   56,476 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 49,076 89.8%      
Drove alone 42,835 78.3%   44,835 79.4%
Carpooled 6,241 11.4%   4,133 7.3%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 1,587 2.9%   1,867 3.3%
Bus or trolley bus 1,076 2.0%    
Streetcar or trolley car 25 0.0%    
Subway or elevated 82 0.1%    
Railroad 374 0.7%    
Ferryboat 0 0.0%    
Taxicab 30 0.1%    
Motorcycle 77 0.1%    
Bicycle 788 1.4%      
Walked 1,730 3.2%   1,836 3.3%
Other means 176 0.3%   1,195 2.1%
Worked at home 1,242 2.3%   2,610 4.6%
     
DETAILED PLACE TO PLACE COMMUTING (in Excel)    
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 55,528 100.0%   58,298 100.0%
Management, professional and related 28,498 51.3%   30,892 53.0%
Service 5,142 9.3%   7,363 12.6%
Sales and office 12,862 23.2%   11,929 20.5%
Farming, fishing & forestry 94 0.2%   0 0.0%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 3,033 5.5%   4,800 8.2%
Production, transportation, and material moving 5,899 10.6%   3,314 5.7%
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 2,612 4.7%   2,314 4.0%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, 2006 American Community Survey
 
 
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