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Population (year 2000): 13,479
Males: 6,903  (51.2%)
Females: 6,576  (48.8%)

Santa Clara County

Median resident age:  30.3 years
California median age:  33.3 years

Zip codes: 95127.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $56,400 (it was $54,567 in 2000)
Alum Rock  $56,400
California:  $53,629

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $421,600 (it was $276,100 in 2000)
Alum Rock  $421,600
California:  $477,700

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Races in Alum Rock:

  • Hispanic (67.0%)
  • Other race (36.9%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (19.9%)
  • Two or more races (5.9%)
  • Filipino (3.2%)
  • American Indian (3.0%)
  • Vietnamese (2.9%)
  • Black (2.2%)
  • Other Asian (0.8%)
  • Japanese (0.7%)
  • Chinese (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: Portuguese (4.1%), German (3.4%), Italian (3.2%), English (2.9%), Irish (2.5%), French (1.0%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 149 feet

Land area: 1.12 square miles.

Population density: 12045 people per square mile 
 
 (very high).

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For population 25 years and over in Alum Rock

  • High school or higher: 60.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
  • Unemployed: 4.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Alum Rock CDP

  • Never married: 31.7%
  • Now married: 52.8%
  • Separated: 3.0%
  • Widowed: 4.6%
  • Divorced: 7.8%

4,726 residents are foreign born (26.0% Latin America, 6.3% Asia).

This place:  35.1%
California:  26.2%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Alum Rock:  0.5% ($1,475)
California:  0.7% ($1,564)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: San Jose, CA (5.5 miles , pop. 894,943).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (328.1 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: East Foothills, CA (1.2 miles ), San Jose, CA (5.5 miles ), Seven Trees, CA (5.6 miles ), Sunol-Midtown, CA (6.5 miles ), Milpitas, CA (6.7 miles ), Buena Vista, CA (7.0 miles ), Burbank, CA (8.0 miles ), Fruitdale, CA (8.5 miles ).

Latitude: 37.37 N, Longitude: 121.83 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -4,479 (-33.2%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 246 (4.5%)


People in group quarters in Alum Rock
  • 105 people in nursing homes
  • 36 people in other group homes
  • 29 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 7 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 4 people in religious group quarters

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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (16%)
  • Computer and electronic products (10%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
  • Public administration (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (15%)
  • Computer and electronic products (14%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Personal and laundry services (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Construction laborers (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Child care workers (4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (4%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near Alum Rock:
  • REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER OF SAN JOSE (about 2 miles; SAN JOSE, CA)
  • SAN JOSE MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; SAN JOSE, CA)
  • O'CONNOR HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; SAN JOSE, CA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Alum Rock:
  • NORMAN Y. MINETA SAN JOSE INTERNATIONAL (about 7 miles; SAN JOSE, CA; ID: SJC)
  • METROPOLITAN OAKLAND INTL (about 37 miles; OAKLAND, CA; ID: OAK)
  • SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL (about 42 miles; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; ID: SFO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Alum Rock:
  • REID-HILLVIEW OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY (about 4 miles; SAN JOSE, CA; ID: RHV)
  • PALO ALTO ARPT OF SANTA CLARA CO (about 20 miles; PALO ALTO, CA; ID: PAO)
  • LIVERMORE MUNI (about 22 miles; LIVERMORE, CA; ID: LVK)

Amtrak stations near Alum Rock:
  • 6 miles: SAN JOSE (65 CAHILL ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 9 miles: SANTA CLARA-GREAT AMERICA (SANTA CLARA, FOOT OF STARS & STRIPES DR.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, free short-term parking.
  • 14 miles: FREEMONT-MISSION SAN JOSE (FREMONT, MISSION BLVD. & I-680) - Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Alum Rock:
  • SAN JOSE CITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles; SAN JOSE, CA; Full-time enrollment: 5,713)
  • MISSION COLLEGE (about 10 miles; SANTA CLARA, CA; FT enrollment: 4,565)
  • EVERGREEN VALLEY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; SAN JOSE, CA; FT enrollment: 6,118)
  • FOOTHILL COLLEGE (about 10 miles; LOS ALTOS HILLS, CA; FT enrollment: 7,415)
  • OHLONE COLLEGE (about 13 miles; FREMONT, CA; FT enrollment: 4,870)
  • SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; SAN JOSE, CA; FT enrollment: 20,861)
  • SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; SANTA CLARA, CA; FT enrollment: 6,229)

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Average household size:
This place:  4.0 people
California:  2.9 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  81.8%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  5.9%
Whole state:  5.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  10.9%
Whole state:  14.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  5.6%
Whole state:  6.3%

Alum Rock compared to California state average:
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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5.72% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($70,257 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.72%
California average:  5.75%

0.40% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,896 average AGI)
Santa Clara County:  0.40%
California average:  0.21%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Alameda County, CA  0.66% ($73,219 average AGI)
from San Mateo County, CA  0.64% ($108,860)
from Los Angeles County, CA  0.27% ($55,906)


6.20% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($81,994 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.20%
California average:  6.27%

0.19% of residents moved to foreign countries ($2,530 average AGI)
Santa Clara County:  0.19%
California average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Alameda County, CA  0.64% ($84,443 average AGI)
to San Mateo County, CA  0.51% ($105,470)
to San Francisco County, CA  0.37% ($102,801)


Strongest AM radio stations in Alum Rock:
  • KLOK (1170 AM; 50 kW; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KSJX (1500 AM; 10 kW; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: MULTICULTURAL RADIO BROADCASTING INC)
  • KZSF (1370 AM; 5 kW; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: CARLOS A. DUHARTE)
  • KLIV (1590 AM; 5 kW; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: EMPIRE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KGO (810 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KGO-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • KVVN (1430 AM; 3 kW; SANTA CLARA, CA; Owner: ICBC BROADCAST HOLDINGS - CA, INC.)
  • KNBR (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KNBR LICO, INC.)
  • KTCT (1050 AM; 50 kW; SAN MATEO, CA; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA RADIO CORP.)
  • KFAX (1100 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: GOLDEN GATE BROADCASTING CO, INC.)
  • KYCY (1550 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KTRB (860 AM; 50 kW; MODESTO, CA; Owner: PAPPAS RADIO OF CALIFORNIA, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KIQI (1010 AM; 35 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: RADIO UNICA OF SAN FRANCISCO LICENSE CORP.)
  • KCBS (740 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Alum Rock:
  • KBAA (94.5 FM; GILROY, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KEMR (105.7 FM; SANTA CLARA, CA; Owner: HBC LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KSQL (99.1 FM; SANTA CRUZ, CA; Owner: TMS LICENSE CALIFORNIA, INC)
  • KKUP (91.5 FM; CUPERTINO, CA; Owner: ASSURANCE SCIENCES FOUNDATION)
  • KBRG (100.3 FM; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KZBR-FM2 (95.7 FM; LIVERMORE, ETC., CA; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • KCNL (104.9 FM; SUNNYVALE, CA; Owner: CHASE RADIO PROPERTIES, L.L.C.)
  • KFJC (89.7 FM; LOS ALTOS, CA; Owner: FOOTHILL-DE ANZA COMM. COLLEGE DIST.)
  • KKSF-FM1 (103.7 FM; PLEASANTON, ETC., CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • K238AC (95.5 FM; SALIDA, CA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • KUFX (98.5 FM; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KFRC-FM3 (99.7 FM; WALNUT CREEK, CA; Owner: INFINITY KFRC-FM, INC.)
  • KZBR-FM1 (95.7 FM; WALNUT CREEK, CA; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • KBLX-FM2 (102.9 FM; PLEASANTON, CA; Owner: ICBC BROADCAST HOLDINGS -CA, INC.)
  • KSOL-FM3 (98.9 FM; PLEASANTON, CA; Owner: TMS LICENSE CALIFORNIA, INC)
  • KRTY (95.3 FM; LOS GATOS, CA; Owner: KRTY, LTD.)
  • KISQ-FM3 (98.1 FM; CONCORD, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KMEL-FM1 (106.1 FM; CONCORD, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KSJS (90.5 FM; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • KEZR (106.5 FM; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OF SAN JOSE, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Alum Rock:
  • KBIT-CA (Channel 28; SAN FRANCISCO, ETC., CA; Owner: POLAR BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KICU-TV (Channel 36; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: KTVU PARTNERSHIP)
  • KTEH (Channel 54; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: KTEH FOUNDATION)
  • KDTV (Channel 14; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KDTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
  • KSTS (Channel 48; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LICENSE CORP.)
  • KAXT-CA (Channel 22; SANTA CLARA-SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: LINDA K. TRUMBLY)
  • KQED (Channel 9; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KQED, INC.)
  • KNTV (Channel 11; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: KNTV LICENSE, INC.)
  • KKPX (Channel 65; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: PAXSON SAN JOSE LICENSE, INC.)

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