Santa Clara, California

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Back to Santa Clara, CA housing info, Santa Clara County, California, CA smaller cities, CA small cities, All Cities. Homes for Sale in Santa Clara. Search By Bed, Bath, and Price Range! Santa Clara Apartments for Rent   Submit your own pictures of this city and show them to the World General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Santa Clara, CA Santa Clara County Population in July 2008: 110,200. Population change since 2000: +7.7%   Males: 56,074   (50.9%) Females: 54,126   (49.1%) Median resident age:   33.4 years California median age:   33.3 years Zip codes: 95050, 95051, 95052, 95053, 95054, 95055, 95056. Santa Clara Zip Code Map Estimated median household income in 2008: $92,619 (it was $69,466 in 2000) Santa Clara:   $92,619 California:   $61,021 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $40,845 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $665,700 (it was $387,000 in 2000) Santa Clara:   $665,700 California:   $467,000 Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $650,742; Detached houses: $690,944; Townhouses or other attached units: $612,018; In 2-unit structures: $315,625; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $367,654; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $419,466 Median gross rent in 2008: $1,404. Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2008: 7.4% Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip codes: 95050, 95051, 95054. Santa Clara, CA residents, houses, and apartments details Profiles of local businesses: Sitara Indian Cuisine Mezbaan Bar and Indian Cuisine Mayuri Indian Cuisine A Notary Now INTA Machining INTA Technologies Corporation Grand View Liquor FJ western wear & boot repair Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for:  near:   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) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Santa Clara: 157.7 (very high, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Santa Clara, California on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Santa Clara is mentioned 1,502 times on our forum: Santa Clara vs Mountain View vs Sunnyvale  (50 replies) Is commuting from the Santa Cruz Mountains to Santa Clara reasonable...or am I just insane?  (28 replies) Folsom vs Santa Clara  (19 replies) How much time to drive from SF to Santa Clara to arrive at work at 10AM or 11AM ?  (18 replies) W Santa Clara, Santa Ana, nice?  (4 replies) Business Trip to Santa Clara, Is Staying In San Francisco Feasible?  (8 replies) Ancestries: German (9.9%), Irish (7.6%), English (7.1%), Italian (5.7%), Portuguese (3.9%), United States (3.0%). Current Local Time: PST time zone Elevation: 88 feet Land area: 18.4 square miles. Population density: 5992 people per square mile   (average).

Latitude: 37.35 N, Longitude: 121.97 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +64,448 (+63.0%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 15,522 (28.4%)

Area code commonly used in this area: 408

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Santa Clara, California business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Here:	10.9%
California:	12.3%

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.17
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Santa Clara, California

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Santa Clara-area historical earthquake activity is near California state average. It is 1752% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/1906 at 13:12:21, a magnitude 7.9 (7.9 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 72.0 miles away from Santa Clara center, causing $524,000,000 total damage
On 10/18/1989 at 00:04:15, a magnitude 7.1 (6.5 MB, 7.1 MS, 6.9 MW, 7.0 ML) earthquake occurred 20.2 miles away from the city center, causing 62 deaths (62 shaking deaths) and 3757 injuries, causing $1,305,032,704 total damage
On 4/24/1984 at 21:15:19, a magnitude 6.2 (5.7 MB, 6.1 MS, 6.2 MW, 6.2 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 14.8 miles away from the city center
On 1/24/1980 at 19:00:09, a magnitude 5.9 (5.3 MB, 5.9 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.5 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 28.1 miles away from Santa Clara center
On 8/6/1979 at 17:05:22, a magnitude 5.9 (5.4 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, 5.9 ML) earthquake occurred 28.4 miles away from the city center
On 1/27/1980 at 02:33:36, a magnitude 5.8 (5.0 MB, 5.0 MS, 5.8 ML) earthquake occurred 29.3 miles away from Santa Clara center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Birthplace of: Adam Melhuse - 2005 Major League Baseball player (Oakland Athletics, born: Mar 27, 1972), Keith Wright - 2005 NFL player (Arizona Cardinals, born: Jun 8, 1980), Patrick Galos - College basketball player (Portland Pilots).

Main business address for: TRANSMETA CORP (SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES), PortalPlayer, Inc. (SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES), NETGEAR INC (TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH APPARATUS), HYPERION SOLUTIONS CORP (SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE), RIVERSTONE NETWORKS INC (COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT), SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC (ELECTRONIC COMPUTERS), ZORAN CORP \DE\ (SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES), AFFYMETRIX INC (LABORATORY ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTS) and 33 other public companies.

Political contributions by individuals in Santa Clara, CA

• Mc Candless Towers Heliport

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Notable locations in Santa Clara: Pruneridge Farms Golf Course (A), Dianetic Information Center (B), Santa Clara Municipal Golf Course (C), Triton Museum of Art Library (D), Triton Museum of Art (E), Santa Clara City Hall (F), Santa Clara Civic Center (G), Santa Clara Convention Center (H), Santa Clara County Free Library (I), Santa Clara Unified School District Office (J). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Centers: Moonlite Shopping Center (1), Fairway Glen Shopping Center (2), Youth Shopping Center (3), Winchester Shopping Center (4), Grandview Plaza Shopping Center (5), Pruneridge Shopping Center (6), Village Green Shopping Center (7), Villa Shopping Center (8), Homestead Shopping Center (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Santa Clara include: Peace Lutheran Church (A), Good News Community Church (B), Universal Church of the Master (C), Trinity Southern Baptist Church (D), India Ministry (E), Evangelical Free Church (F), Solar Cross Church (G), El Camino Bible Church (H), Hope Lutheran Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemetery: Santa Clara Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map Creek: San Tomas Aquinas Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map Parks in Santa Clara include: Agnew Park (1), Parkway Park (2), Westwood Park (3), Westwood Acres Park (4), Machado Park (5), Washington Park (6), Warburton Park (7), Mary Gomez Park (8), Bowers Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Santa Clara Post Office (A), Agnew Station Santa Clara Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Hotels: Best Western Inn Santa Clara (4341 El Camino Real), Biltmore Hotel & Suites Silicon Valley - Reservations & Information (2151 Laurelwood Road). Court: Santa Clara County - Santa Clara Courthouse- Superior Court (1095 Homestead Road).

Average household size:

This city:	2.6 people
California:	2.9 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	62.6%
Whole state:	68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.3%
Whole state:	5.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
• Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Santa Clara, CA

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• Wellesley Inn Santa Clara, 5405 Stevens CRK Blvd, Santa Clara, CA 95051, Phone: (408) 257-8600, Fax: (408) 446-2936
• The Woodcrest Hotel, 5415 Stevens CRK Blvd, Santa Clara, CA 95051, Phone: (408) 446-9636, Fax: (408) 446-9739
• Embassy Suites Hotel Santa Clara/Silicon Valley, 2885 Lakeside Dr, Santa Clara, CA 95054, Phone: (408) 496-6400, Fax: (408) 492-1875
• Econo Lodge Santa Clara, 3477 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA 95051, Phone: (408) 984-3364, Fax: (408) 244-5561
• The Westin Hotel Santa Clara, 5101 Great America Pkwy, Santa Clara, CA 95054, Phone: (408) 986-0700, Fax: (408) 980-3939
• Santa Clara Marriott, 2700 MSN College Blvd, Santa Clara, CA 95054, Phone: (408) 988-1500, Fax: (408) 727-4353
• Holiday Inn, 4200 Great America Pkwy, Santa Clara, CA 95054, Phone: (408) 235-8900, Fax: (408) 988-2888
• E Z 8 Motels Inc, 3550 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA 95051, Phone: (408) 246-3119, Fax: (408) 246-2106
• 19 other hotels and motels

Here		43.3%
USA		50.2%

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%

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%

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)

• Fire: 10
• Hazardous Condition: 4

• #3 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Radio, TV, and computer and software, and other electronic stores (population 50,000+)"
• #3 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Computer and electronic products (population 5,000+)"
• #3 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Accountants and auditors (population 50,000+)"
• #4 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Computer and electronic products (population 50,000+)"
• #4 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Business and financial operations occupations: (population 50,000+)"
• #5 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most Filipino residents"
• #7 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most Other Asian residents"
• #8 on the list of "Top 101 cities that people commute into (largest positive percentage daily daytime population change due to commuting) (population 50,000+)"
• #9 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most Korean residents (pop 50,000+)"
• #10 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most Vietnamese residents (pop 50,000+)"
• #11 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most Japanese residents"
• #14 on the list of "Top 101 cities with high-earning residents located near cities with low-earning residents (pop 50,000+)"
• #14 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most Chinese residents (pop 50,000+)"
• #16 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most Asian Indian residents"
• #17 on the list of "Top 100 cities with highest median household income and median resident age less than 35 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #18 on the list of "Top 100 cities with highest median house value (pop. 50,000+)"
• #20 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Top executives (population 50,000+)"
• #21 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander residents (pop 50,000+)"
• #22 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest median gross rent in 2007 (pop 50,000+)"
• #22 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in religious group quarters (population 50,000+)"

• #39 (95054) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the most Internet business establishments in 2005"
• #60 (95054) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of residents speaking Asian or Pacific Island language at home"
• #73 (95050) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Yugoslavian first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
• #84 (95050) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Soviet Union first ancestries"
• #94 (95054) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Arab/Arabic first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"

• #36 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest carbon monoxide air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
• #38 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
• #89 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Kerry (Democrat) in the 2004 Presidential Election"
• #96 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2003"