Santa Clara County, California (CA)

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% of renters here:	40%
State:	43%

Santa Clara County:	8.3%
California:	13.3%

Type of workers:

Santa Clara County, California business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Santa Clara County, California:

Median resident age:	34.0 years
California median age:	33.3 years

Males: 852,974	(50.7%)
Females: 829,611	(49.3%)

Santa Clara County:	2.9 people
California:	2.9 people

This county	$83,939
California:	$53,629

Santa Clara County	$1,072,123
California:	$477,700

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 3
• Rapes: 24
• Robberies: 20
• Assaults: 308
• Burglaries: 453
• Thefts: 1404
• Auto thefts: 365

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 4
• Rapes: 38
• Robberies: 39
• Assaults: 226
• Burglaries: 445
• Thefts: 1455
• Auto thefts: 212

Area name: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Santa Clara County is $1059 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $1273 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1831 a month.

Cities in this county include: San Jose, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, Mountain View, Milpitas, Palo Alto, Cupertino, Gilroy, Campbell, Morgan Hill.

2005 air pollution in Santa Clara County:

Carbon Monoxide: 3 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.019 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.104 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.069 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 24 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 67 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 11.8 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 40 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Alameda County , Merced County , San Benito County , San Mateo County , Santa Cruz County , Stanislaus County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Santa Clara County: San Antonio Ranger Station (A), Emilio Guglielmo Winery (B), Alexander Ranch (C), Felton Guard Station (D), Alma Fire Control Station (E), Almaden Vineyards (F), Fifield Ranch (G), Fisher Homestead (H), Fortino Winery (I), Wrights (J), Gavilan College Golf Course (K), Redwood Retreat (L), Gerber Ranch (M), Gilman Ranch (N), Gilroy Hot Springs (O), Wilson Ranch (P), Wiesendanger Ranch (Q), Grant Ranch (R), Highland School (S), Hamilton Ranch (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Santa Clara County include: Almaden Neighborhood Church (A), South Valley Christian Church (B), Hillside Nondenominational Church (C), Zoroastrian Temple (D), Loma Prieta Church (E), Saint Anthony Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Hacienda Cemetery (1), Hidalgo Cemetery (2), Old Mexican Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Mud Lake (A), Mountain, Lake (B), Shaeirn Lake (C), Sprig Lake (D), Stevens Creek Reservoir (E), Howell Reservoir (F), Hoover Lake (G), Uvas Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Alamias Creek (A), Mississippi Creek (B), North Fork Pacheco Creek (C), Middle Fork Coyote Creek (D), McElroy Creek (E), Osos, Canada De Los (F), Machado Creek (G), Panther Creek (H), Paradise Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Santa Clara County include: Stevens Creek Park (1), Henry Willard Coe State Park (2), Almaden Quicksivler County Park (3), Almaden Reservoir County Park (4), Saratoga Gap Open Space Preserve (5), Picchetti Ranch Area Monte Bello Open Space Preserve (6), Loghry State Park (7), Joseph D Grant County Park (8), Mount Madonna County Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: New Almaden Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	5.0%
California:	5.4%

Current college students: 141,601
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 40.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 573,130 (41% naturalized citizens)

Santa Clara County:	34.1%
Whole state:	26.2%

Mean travel time to work: 26.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 87.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 323,923
• One, attached: 52,736
• Two: 11,112
• 3 or 4: 35,259
• 5 to 9: 31,041
• 10 to 19: 28,441
• 20 or more: 77,146
• Mobile homes: 19,102
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 569

Housing units in Santa Clara County with a mortgage: 233,345 (31,208 second mortgage, 29,958 home equity loan, 1,355 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 58,426

Santa Clara County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above California state average. It is 4.0 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/5/1998, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured one person and caused $300,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 641,113 (77%) Carpooled: 101,188 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 21,372 (3%) Streetcar or trolley car: 1,510 (0%) Subway or elevated: 624 (0%) Railroad: 5,234 (1%) Ferryboat: 44 (0%) Taxi: 334 (0%) Motorcycle: 2,169 (0%) Bicycle: 10,076 (1%) Walked: 14,786 (2%) Other means: 4,609 (1%) Worked at home: 25,868 (3%)

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%

3.47% relocated from other counties in California ($46,887 average AGI)
1.84% relocated from other states ($21,474 average AGI)

Santa Clara County:	1.84%
California average:	1.75%

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)
from San Francisco County, CA	0.25% ($168,757)
from Santa Cruz County, CA	0.17% ($85,093)
from San Diego County, CA	0.15% ($64,182)
from San Joaquin County, CA	0.14% ($51,055)

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%

3.98% relocated to other counties in California ($52,071 average AGI)
2.03% relocated to other states ($27,394 average AGI)

Santa Clara County:	2.03%
California average:	2.40%

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)
to Los Angeles County, CA	0.25% ($66,299)
to Sacramento County, CA	0.23% ($55,650)
to San Joaquin County, CA	0.23% ($52,085)
to San Diego County, CA	0.17% ($82,048)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 16.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 5.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 173,115 (156,358 aged, 16,757 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 1,421,244 (310,420 male householders, 89,345 female householders)

  321,521 spouses, 487,690 children (460,103 natural, 10,123 adopted, 17,464 stepchildren), 32,332 grandchildren, 33,673 brothers or sisters, 24,701 parents, 63,325 other relatives, 58,237 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 231,653 (86,705 male householders (58,105 living alone)), 80,015 female householders (62,821 living alone)), 64,933 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 29,688 (11,025 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 135,093 2-persons, 88,826 3-persons, 87,431 4-persons, 43,671 5-persons, 21,649 6-persons, 23,095 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 120,926 1-person, 35,238 2-persons, 6,655 3-persons, 2,399 4-persons, 661 5-persons, 323 6-persons, 518 7-or-more-persons.

295,456 married couples with children.
66,658 single-parent households (18,233 men, 48,425 women).

54.6% of residents of Santa Clara County speak English at home.
17.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
7.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
19.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (47% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (70% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $11,900,349,000 ($7062 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,166,963,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $2,555,858,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $1,417,429,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,462,000
Federal grants: $2,284,013,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,849,110,000 ($3,829,680,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $788,478,000 ($122,799,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $84,796,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $312,119,000
Federal Government insurance: $3,478,701,000

Here:	81 per 1000 residents
State:	77 per 1000 residents

Here:	27 per 1000 residents
State:	34 per 1000 residents

Here:	+75 per 1000 residents
State:	+39 per 1000 residents

Here:	-119 per 1000 residents
State:	-18 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 286.91 millions of gallons per day (37% from ground, 63% from surface)

Here:	6.0
State:	5.8

Here:	3.4
State:	3.5

56% of Santa Clara County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in California.

Santa Clara County:	55.6%
State average:	52.5%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 737130
• Northeast: 86812
• Midwest: 113700
• South: 78628
• West: 73166

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $475,600

Here:	12.9%
California:	9.9%

Here:	10.2%
California:	7.8%

Here:	21.1%
California:	15.4%