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Santa Clara County
           
  Census 2000   2007 ACS Estimates
TOTAL POPULATION 1,682,585 100.0%   1,722,819 100.0%
In households 1,652,871 98.2%   1,687,387 97.9%
In group quarters 29,714 1.8%   35,432 2.1%
   
RACE  
White 905,660 53.8%   903,795 52.5%
Black or African American 47,182 2.8%   45,314 2.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 11,350 0.7%   8,199 0.5%
Asian 430,095 25.6%   513,901 29.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 5,773 0.3%   6,559 0.4%
Some other race 204,088 12.1%   189,787 11.0%
Two or more races 78,437 4.7%   55,264 3.2%
   
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE  
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 403,401 24.0%   438,057 25.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino 1,279,184 76.0%   1,284,762 74.6%
White 744,282 44.2%   673,411 39.1%
Black or African American 44,475 2.6%   43,318 2.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 5,270 0.3%   5,135 0.3%
Asian 426,771 25.4%   510,285 29.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 5,040 0.3%   6,103 0.4%
Some other race 3,522 0.2%   7,357 0.4%
Two or more races 49,824 3.0%   39,135 2.3%
   
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS  
Native 1,109,455 65.9%   1,089,612 63.2%
Foreign born 573,130 34.1%   633,207 36.8%
Naturalized citizen 235,952 14.0%   308,514 17.9%
Not a citizen 337,178 20.0%   324,693 18.8%
   
SEX  
Male 852,974 50.7%   880,112 51.1%
Female 829,611 49.3%   842,707 48.9%
   
AGE  
Under 5 years 119,418 7.1%   125,513 7.3%
5 to 17 years 296,984 17.7%   289,853 16.8%
18 to 64 years 1,105,656 65.7%   1,125,937 65.4%
65 years and over 166,527 9.5%   181,516 10.5%
Median age 34.0 X   36.4 X
   
HOUSEHOLDS  
Total households 565,863 100.0%   582,108 100.0%
Family households 395,561 69.9%   406,407 69.8%
Families with children under 18 197,245 34.4%   208,392 35.8%
Average household size 2.92 X   2.90 X
Average family size 3.41 X   3.46 X
   
HOUSING OCCUPANCY  
Total housing units 579,329 100.0%   609,928 100.0%
Occupied housing units 565,863 97.7%   582,108 95.4%
Owner-occupied housing units 338,661 59.8%   352,907 60.6%
Renter-occupied housing units 227,202 40.2%   229,201 39.4%
Vacant housing units 13,466 2.3%   27,820 4.6%
1 unit, detached housing 323,923 55.9%   336,842 55.2%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 446,400 X   725,800 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,185 X   1,287 X
   
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999   PAST 12 MONTHS
Median household income (dollars) 74,335 X   83,074 X
Median family income (dollars) 81,717 X   96,884 X
Per capita income (dollars) 32,795 X   38,513 X
Individuals in poverty 124,470 7.5%   146,718 8.5%
   
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT  
Population 25 and over 1,113,058 100.0%   1,153,689 100.0%
High school graduate 176,926 15.9%   203,962 17.7%
Bachelor's degree 267,449 24.0%   289,827 25.1%
Graduate or professional degree 183,090 16.4%   216,255 18.7%
   
COMMUTING TO WORK  
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 26.1 X   24.2 X
   
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER  
Total 828,927 100.0%   811,316 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 742,301 89.5%   707,713 87.2%
Drove alone 641,113 77.3%   628,043 77.4%
Carpooled 101,188 12.2%   79,670 9.8%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 29,118 3.5%   28,371 3.5%
Bus or trolley bus 21,372 2.6%   19,262 2.4%
Streetcar or trolley car 1,510 0.2%   1,627 0.2%
Subway or elevated 624 0.1%   1,430 0.2%
Railroad 5,234 0.6%   6,016 0.7%
Ferryboat 44 0.0%   36 0.0%
Taxicab 334 0.0%   553 0.1%
Motorcycle 2,169 0.3%   2,230 0.3%
Bicycle 10,076 1.2%   9,384 1.2%
Walked 14,786 1.8%   19,294 2.4%
Other means 4,609 0.6%   9,336 1.2%
Worked at home 25,868 3.1%   34,435 4.2%
   
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION  
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 843,912 100.0%   836,601 100.0%
Management, professional and related 409,371 48.5%   398,027 47.6%
Service 88,797 10.5%   114,606 13.7%
Sales and office 191,719 22.7%   185,342 22.2%
Farming, fishing & forestry 3,494 0.4%   2,391 0.3%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 55,616 6.6%   62,333 7.5%
Production, transportation, and material moving 94,915 11.2%   73,902 8.8%
   
CLASS OF WORKER      
Self-employed workers 52,302 6.2%   60,376 7.2%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, 2005-2007 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates
 
 
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