Santa Clara

SANTA CLARA COUNTY
Population Population
Land area (acres): 826,380 Cities 1-1-95 Cities 1-1-95
Population, 7-1-94 1,591,900 San Jose 846,000 Gilroy 33,550
Percent of California 5.0 Sunnyvale 126,000 Saratoga 29,600
Population, 1-1-95 1,607,700 Santa Clara 98,200 Los Gatos 29,000
Mountain View 71,500 Los Altos 27,200
1-1-95 Milpitas 59,500 Morgan Hill 27,150
Population in households 1,570,757 Palo Alto 58,600 Los Altos Hills 7,775
Population/household 2.918 Cupertino 43,500 Monte Sereno 3,260
Campbell 38,250 Unincorporated 108,700
EDUCATION 1993-94
($ mill)
Median years of school, 1990 *** 14.3 Spending on education:
School districts* 1,350.1
Enrollment, Fall 1994
Kindergarten-12 263,296 1988-89
($ mill)
Enrollment, Fall 1987
College/University 141,241 Community colleges** 209.2
San Jose State University 27,549
Community colleges 90,060 * Not including community college districts.
Private colleges 23,632 ** Includes governmental, proprietary and fiduciary group funds.
*** May not be comparable to the 1980 census. The 1990 median was computed on the
basis of educational attainment. The 1980 median was based on actual years of school
completed.
LABOR FORCE AND EMPLOYMENT Total employment, 1993 993,682 Number of establishments
(BEA series) by employment size, 1990
Civilian labor force, 1994 856,600 Percent of California 6.1
Civilian employment 802,800 Wage and salary 847,592 1-4 20,256
Unemployment 53,800 Proprietors 146,090 5-9 7,764
Unemployment rate 6.3 Farm 1,234 10-19 5,055
Non-Farm 144,856 20-49 3,702
Nonagricultural wage & salary 50-99 1,415
employment, 1993 (BLS series) 789,400 Farm 4,803 100-249 784
Percent of California 6.6 Agricultural services 8,489 250-499 207
Mining 200 Mining 686 500-999 86
Construction 26,400 Construction 37,558 1000 + 71
Manufacturing 230,900 Manufacturing 239,188 Total 39,340
Transportation-utility 22,900 Transportation-utility 27,570
Trade 156,300 Wholesale trade 50,143
Finance-insurance- Retail trade 138,687
real estate 31,000 Finance, insurance,
Services 234,100 real estate 60,050
Federal government 12,200 Services 330,160
State-local government 75,500 Federal civilian 14,254
Military 6,586
Totals may not add due to rounding. State and local 75,508
INCOME AND SALES 1979 1989
Personal income, 1993 ($ mill.) 42,233.3 Median family income, Census 26,662 53,670
Percent of California 6.2 Median household income, Census 23,370 48,115
Per capita income, 1993 27,360
Percent of California 125.0 1993 1994
Avg. earnings per job, 1993 38,654 Total taxable sales, ($ mill.) 18,516.1 19,633.2
Avg. wages per job, 1993 37,501 Percent of California 6.8 6.9
Avg. earnings per nonfarm Taxable retail sales 10,577.1 11,065.4
proprietor, 1993 18,136
HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION 4-1-90 1-1-95 Valuation
Units ($ mill.)
Housing stock 540,240 559,010 Housing authorizations, 1994
Percent of California 4.8 4.8 Total 3,954 $634.7
Single family 350,880 359,665 Percent of California 4.1 4.3
Multiple family 162,217 178,726 Single family 2,127 334.9
Mobile homes, trailers, etc. 27,143 20,619 Multi-family 1,827 130.9
Vacancy rate (percent): 3.7 3.7
Nonresidential permits -- $682.0
Percent of California 8.8

Last Update: 8/30/96

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