Los Gatos, CA (California) Houses and Residents

Homes for Sale in Los Gatos. Search By Bed, Bath, and Price Range! Back to: Los Gatos, California main profile, California, California smaller cities, California small towns, California forum, All US cities. Total population: 29,501 (Urban population: 29,289, Rural population: 212 (all nonfarm)) Houses: 12,404 (12,013 occupied: 7,852 owner occupied, 4,161 renter occupied) % of renters here: 35% State: 32% Housing density: 1158 houses/condos per square mile Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2009 in this state: $361,782. Median contract rent in 2009: $1,413 (lower quartile is $1,096, upper quartile is $1,926) Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2009: $1,554 Median gross rent in Los Gatos, CA in 2009: $1,483 Housing units in Los Gatos with a mortgage: 5,366 (627 second mortgage, 1,052 home equity loan, 39 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,597 Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $178,080 Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $81,825 Median monthly housing costs: $2,344 Options X User-defined colors Preset color patterns Border Min value Max value Selected area border Search result border State border Opacity: Opacity % Hide borders Hide US histogram Reset to defaults Most recent value % change since 2k Data: Median house or condo value ($) Median house or condo value ($ change since 2000) Median house or condo value ($) - White Median house or condo value ($) - Black or African American Median house or condo value ($) - 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Based on 2005-2010 data Loading data... 123 Hide US histogram Recent posts about housing in Los Gatos, California on our local forum with over 1,500,000 registered users: Areas of San Jose? (and houses vs condos)  (17 replies) Should my parents buy a house in Los Gatos, Saratoga, Los Altos Hills or the Santa Cruz mountains?  (29 replies) Need a Rental home with a yard- service dog!  (2 replies) Good apartments  (2 replies) Moving to San Jose, young parents with toddler housing under 4k  (1 reply) Looking for single-family house to rent in San Jose!  (3 replies) Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $916,644 (it was $748,300 in 2000) Los Gatos: $916,644 California: $384,200 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $691,391 - Over $971,222 Mean price in 2009: Detached houses: $1,871,816 Here: $1,871,816 State: $521,364 Townhouses or other attached units: $993,454 Here: $993,454 State: $436,871 In 2-unit structures: $2,613,775 Here: $2,613,775 State: $634,434 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $1,564,474 Here: $1,564,474 State: $443,730 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $1,004,883 Here: $1,004,883 State: $418,318 Mobile homes: $263,710 Here: $263,710 State: $59,450 Household type by relationship: Households: 27,982 In family households: 22,100 (5,750 male householders, 1,618 female householders) 6,211 spouses, 7,157 children (6,672 natural, 284 adopted, 201 stepchildren), 186 grandchildren, 207 brothers or sisters, 213 parents, 292 other relatives, 466 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 5,882 (2,030 male householders (1,505 living alone)), 2,609 female householders (2,074 living alone)), 1,243 nonrelatives In group quarters: 701 (488 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 3,448 2-persons, 1,559 3-persons, 1,547 4-persons, 555 5-persons, 200 6-persons, 59 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 3,579 1-person, 898 2-persons, 143 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 1 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons. 4,807 married couples with children. 956 single-parent households (261 men, 695 women). 82.6% of residents of Los Gatos speak English at home. 3.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all). 7.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 5.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 0.8% of residents speak other language at home (77% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 6% speak English not well). Foreign born population: 4,260 (14.9%) (50.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2009 in Los Gatos, CA: Less than $10,000: 0 $10,000 to $14,999: 0 $15,000 to $19,999: 0 $20,000 to $24,999: 0 $25,000 to $29,999: 0 $30,000 to $34,999: 0 $35,000 to $39,999: 0 $40,000 to $49,999: 2 $50,000 to $59,999: 13 $60,000 to $69,999: 20 $70,000 to $79,999: 13 $80,000 to $89,999: 3 $90,000 to $99,999: 6 $100,000 to $124,999: 30 $125,000 to $149,999: 17 $150,000 to $174,999: 39 $175,000 to $199,999: 12 $200,000 to $249,999: 34 $250,000 to $299,999: 38 $300,000 to $399,999: 93 $400,000 to $499,999: 110 $500,000 to $749,999: 524 $750,000 to $999,999: 1027 $1,000,000 or more: 6121

Rent paid by renters in 2009 in Los Gatos: Less than $100: 0 people $100 to $149: 0 $150 to $199: 0 $200 to $249: 44 $250 to $299: 9 $300 to $349: 17 $350 to $399: 9 $400 to $449: 9 $450 to $499: 16 $500 to $549: 0 $550 to $599: 8 $600 to $649: 33 $650 to $699: 13 $700 to $749: 11 $750 to $799: 61 $800 to $899: 142 $900 to $999: 138 $1,000 to $1,249: 476 $1,250 to $1,499: 823 $1,500 to $1,999: 781 $2,000 or more: 918 No cash rent: 178

Percentage of workers working in this county: 89.1%
Number of people working at home: 852 (5.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute) Less than 5 minutes: 296 5 to 9 minutes: 1010 10 to 14 minutes: 1567 15 to 19 minutes: 1558 20 to 24 minutes: 2331 25 to 29 minutes: 1173 30 to 34 minutes: 2333 35 to 39 minutes: 823 40 to 44 minutes: 731 45 to 59 minutes: 1446 60 to 89 minutes: 611 90 or more minutes: 159

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 12,272 (82%) Carpooled: 1,303 (9%) Bus or trolley bus: 97 (1%) Railroad: 34 (0%) Ferryboat: 7 (0%) Taxi: 16 (0%) Motorcycle: 10 (0%) Bicycle: 99 (1%) Walked: 194 (1%) Other means: 6 (0%) Worked at home: 852 (6%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 476 $10,000 to $14,999: 292 $15,000 to $19,999: 156 $20,000 to $24,999: 276 $25,000 to $29,999: 325 $30,000 to $34,999: 323 $35,000 to $39,999: 309 $40,000 to $44,999: 415 $45,000 to $49,999: 308 $50,000 to $59,999: 916 $60,000 to $74,999: 1090 $75,000 to $99,999: 1384 $100,000 to $124,999: 1316 $125,000 to $149,999: 865 $150,000 to $199,999: 1398 $200,000 or more: 2158

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 4180

German: 3373

English: 2828

Irish: 2589

Italian: 1876

United States or American: 975

European: 761

French (except Basque): 727

Scottish: 679

Iranian: 607

Polish: 510

Swedish: 448

Russian: 426

British: 426

Norwegian: 419

Portuguese: 338

Scotch-Irish: 335

Dutch: 304

Greek: 302

Danish: 272

Northern European: 184

Canadian: 179

Arab:: 162

Czech: 157

Finnish: 135

Welsh: 131

Swiss: 124

Eastern European: 120

French Canadian: 109

Ukrainian: 98

Austrian: 92

Yugoslavian: 92

Lithuanian: 88

Subsaharan African:: 67

Israeli: 63

Armenian: 62

Hungarian: 62

Egyptian: 61

Czechoslovakian: 55

Australian: 48

South African: 43

Palestinian: 42

Croatian: 42

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 34

Romanian: 33

Slovak: 32

Acadian/Cajun: 32

Slavic: 30

Lebanese: 30

Belgian: 30

Other Arab: 29

Turkish: 29

Scandinavian: 24

Latvian: 21

Brazilian: 19

Basque: 19

Celtic: 17

Albanian: 13

African: 13

Ethiopian: 11

Slovene: 10

Icelander: 10

Pennsylvania German: 8

German Russian: 7

Luxemburger: 6

Maltese: 4

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

• This state: 13815
• Northeast: 2888
• Midwest: 3647
• South: 1802
• West: 1932

57% of Los Gatos residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 95
• Nursery to 4th grade: 10
• 5th and 6th grade: 0
• 7th and 8th grade: 51
• 9th grade: 13
• 10th grade: 57
• 11th grade: 60
• 12th grade, no diploma: 134
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 624
• Less than 1 year of college: 351
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,290
• Associate degree: 701
• Bachelor's degree: 3,281
• Master's degree: 2,030
• Professional school degree: 758
• Doctorate degree: 495

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 22
• Nursery to 4th grade: 31
• 5th and 6th grade: 40
• 7th and 8th grade: 57
• 9th grade: 30
• 10th grade: 51
• 11th grade: 45
• 12th grade, no diploma: 162
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,461
• Less than 1 year of college: 661
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,874
• Associate degree: 977
• Bachelor's degree: 3,906
• Master's degree: 1,562
• Professional school degree: 405
• Doctorate degree: 169

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.7%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 7.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 1.4%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 2.8%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 5.8%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 5.5%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 1.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 2.5%

Median household income in 2009 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $121,708
• Black householders: $15,167
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $76,448
• Asian householders: $142,323
• Some other race householders: $94,181
• Two or more races householders: $76,378
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $87,673

Median 2009 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $955,597
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $714,524
• Asian householders: $1,003,984
• Some other race householders: $765,605
• Two or more races householders: $963,805
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $979,974

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,968
• One, attached: 1,832
• Two: 300
• 3 or 4: 630
• 5 to 9: 567
• 10 to 19: 455
• 20 to 49: 789
• 50 or more: 740
• Mobile homes: 123

Median worth of mobile homes: $187,500

House/condo owner moved in on average 13 years ago

Renter moved in on average 4 years ago

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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