Santa Clara County, California Demographics

Santa Clara County is 4th out of 3,143 other counties in Race - Asian

Santa Clara County is 7th out of 3,143 other counties in Foreign born residents

Santa Clara County is 7th out of 3,143 other counties in Home median value

Santa Clara County is 10th out of 3,143 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Santa Clara County is 13th out of 3,143 other counties in Retail sales

Santa Clara County is 15th out of 3,143 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Santa Clara County is 16th out of 3,143 other counties in Current population (2012)

Santa Clara County is 18th out of 3,143 other counties in Households

Santa Clara County is 18th out of 3,143 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Santa Clara County is 19th out of 3,143 other counties in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Santa Clara County is 1st in California out of 58 other counties in Foreign born residents

Santa Clara County is 2nd in California out of 58 other counties in Income per household

Santa Clara County is 2nd in California out of 58 other counties in Race - Asian

Santa Clara County is 3rd in California out of 58 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Santa Clara County is 4th in California out of 58 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Santa Clara County is 4th in California out of 58 other counties in Home median value

Santa Clara County is 4th in California out of 58 other counties in Income per capita

Santa Clara County is 4th in California out of 58 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Santa Clara County is 4th in California out of 58 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Santa Clara County is 4th in California out of 58 other counties in Retail sales

Size Demographics
	Santa Clara County	Rank	California	US
Current population (2012)	1,837,504	6th	38,041,430	313,914,040
Size in square miles	1,290.1	37th	155,779.2	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1,381	8th	239.1	87.4

Age Demographics
	Santa Clara County	Rank	California	US
Residents younger than 5	6.7%	19th	6.7%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	23.6%	24th	24.3%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	11.6%	42nd	12.1%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Santa Clara County	Rank	California	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	86.5%	21st	80.8%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	45.5%	3rd	30.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Santa Clara County	Rank	California	US
Race - White	57.6%	56th	73.7%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	2.9%	25th	6.6%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	1.4%	45th	1.7%	1.2%
Race - Asian	33.7%	2nd	13.9%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.5%	13th	0.5%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	3.9%	19th	3.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	26.9%	26th	38.2%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	34.3%	50th	39.4%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Santa Clara County	Rank	California	US
Female residents	49.7%	39th	50.3%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	36.9%	1st	27.2%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Santa Clara County	Rank	California	US
Housing units	633,275	6th	13,720,462	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	32.8%	8th	30.8%	25.9%
Households	599,652	5th	12,433,172	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	58.7%	44th	56.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$681,100	4th	$421,600	$186,200
People per household	2.9	22nd	2.9	2.6
Building permits (last year)	5,491	4th	58,549	829,658

Income Demographics
	Santa Clara County	Rank	California	US
Income per capita	$40,698	4th	$29,634	$27,915
Income per household	$89,064	2nd	$61,632	$52,762
Income below poverty line	9.2%	53rd	14.4%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Santa Clara County	Rank	California	US
Non-farm private establishments	44,568	4th	849,316	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	865,069	4th	12,698,427	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	156,084	5th	3,425,510	27,092,908
Retail sales	$26,491,464	4th	$455,032,270	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$15,367	5th	$12,561	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$4,147,579	6th	$80,852,787	$613,795,732