Santa Clara, CA Social Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school27,405100.0
Nursery school, preschool1,5215.6
Kindergarten1,1814.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8)8,56631.3
High school (grades 9-12)4,55616.6
College or graduate school11,58142.3
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over70,097100.0
Less than 9th grade4,0485.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma5,1397.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency)11,99017.1
Some college, no degree13,85519.8
Associate degree5,3777.7
Bachelor's degree18,07625.8
Graduate or professional degree11,61216.6
Percent high school graduate or higher86.9(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher42.4(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over84,687100.0
Never married28,64433.8
Now married, except separated43,08050.9
Separated1,0801.3
Widowed4,4155.2
Female
3,6214.3
Divorced7,4688.8
Female
4,3325.1
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years2,272100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren58925.9
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over81,945100.0
Civilian veterans7,0018.5
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years19,071100.0
With a disability1,2546.6
Population 21 to 64 years65,539100.0
With a disability9,18714.0
Percent employed
64.8(X)
No disability56,35286.0
Percent employed
78.5(X)
Population 65 years and over10,480100.0
With a disability4,47442.7
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over95,589100.0
Same house in 199543,67445.7
Different house in the U.S. in 199540,12242.0
Same county
24,89726.0
Different county
15,22515.9
Same state
8,5939.0
Different state
6,6326.9
Elsewhere in 199511,79312.3
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population102,104100.0
Native66,41065.0
Born in United States
65,03963.7
State of residence
43,13842.2
Different state
21,90121.4
Born outside United States
1,3711.3
Foreign born35,69435.0
Entered 1990 to March 2000
20,06019.6
Naturalized citizen
13,05712.8
Not a citizen
22,63722.2
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)35,689100.0
Europe4,71413.2
Asia23,45965.7
Africa8192.3
Oceania3431.0
Latin America5,56615.6
Northern America7882.2
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over95,589100.0
English only55,08657.6
Language other than English40,50342.4
Speak English less than 'very well
17,31418.1
Spanish
9,76510.2
Speak English less than "very well"
4,4474.7
Other Indo-European languages
11,34311.9
Speak English less than "very well"
3,7233.9
Asian and Pacific Island languages
18,02118.9
Speak English less than "very well"
8,6929.1
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population102,104100.0

Total ancestries reported

111,588109.3
Arab1,1041.1
Czech14050.4
Danish7640.7
Dutch1,1061.1
English7,2727.1
French (except Basque)12,5812.5
French Canadian15540.5
German10,17810.0
Greek4180.4
Hungarian3660.4
Irish17,7327.6
Italian5,8745.8
Lithuanian1890.2
Norwegian1,2181.2
Polish1,5061.5
Portuguese3,9593.9
Russian1,0101.0
Scotch-Irish1,0161.0
Scottish1,6201.6
Slovak910.1
Subsaharan African6180.6
Swedish1,2991.3
Swiss3540.3
Ukrainian2470.2
United States or American3,1123.0
Welsh4990.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)1160.1
Other ancestries56,38055.2
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19

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