Humidity & wind
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Population
133,446
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$1,582,600
Owner-occupied units
Santa Clara, CA
California · 37.365° N, 121.968° W · 18 sq mi
Santa Clara is a city in California, with a population of 133,446 and about 7,301 residents per square mile. The median household earns $178,958 a year, and the median home is worth $1,582,600.
Conditions
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Size & density
Land area
18 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
7,301
People per square mile
Rank by population
#226
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#679
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$178,958
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$3,016
Per month
Homeownership
40.8%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
22.6 min
One way
People
Median age
34.6
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
65.9%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
46.4%
Households
50,088
2.52 people each
What people here do for work
Professional & business services 26.4%
Education & health care 17.6%
Manufacturing 16.9%
Information 9.7%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of California
State bird
California Quail
State flower
California Poppy
State capital
Sacramento
Nickname
The Golden State
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Cities near Santa Clara
- Sunnyvale, CA4 mi · 156,577
- Cupertino, CA5 mi · 58,333
- Milpitas, CA6 mi · 78,596
- Mountain View, CA7 mi · 85,438
- Fremont, CA9 mi · 226,442
- San Jose, CA10 mi · 989,814
- Palo Alto, CA10 mi · 67,609
- Redwood City, CA17 mi · 82,178
Cities about the same size
- Sterling Heights, MI133,931
- Lehigh Acres, FL132,353
- Carrollton, TX134,562
- Kent, WA134,871
- Abilene, TX131,588
- Pasadena, CA135,804
- Norman, OK130,943
- Columbia, MO130,851
More in California
- Los Angeles3,869,089
- San Diego1,406,106
- San Francisco826,079
- Fresno555,549
- Sacramento536,449
- Long Beach450,469
- Oakland440,838
- Bakersfield422,165
Wealthiest person in California
Name
Mark Zuckerberg
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$189B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Palo Alto
Source of wealth
Meta
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in California · private sector
Employer
University of California
Sector
Education
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in California
Company
Apple
Revenue
$391.0B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Cupertino
Ticker
AAPL
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.