Alameda County vs. Santa Clara County

	Alameda County (CA)	Santa Clara County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1,666,753	1,937,570
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	10.4%	8.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	1,510,258	1,781,672
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	1,510,271	1,781,642
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.8%	5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.5%	21.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	13.8%	13.5%
Female persons, percent	50.8%	49.4%
White alone, percent	49.7%	53.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	11.2%	2.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.1%	1.2%
Asian alone, percent	31.8%	38.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	1.0%	0.5%
Two or More Races, percent	5.3%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	22.4%	25.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	31.1%	31.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	50,497	53,119
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	32.4%	38.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	615,077	678,496
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	53.3%	56.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$707,800	$913,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,806	$3,229
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$647	$755
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,674	$2,126
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	38.2%	33.0%
Building permits, 2018	8,056	8,191
Households, 2014-2018	572,870	635,525
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.81	2.97
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.9%	85.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	45.2%	52.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	93.6%	95.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	87.5%	90.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	88.0%	88.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	46.0%	51.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	5.9%	4.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	5.8%	5.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.8%	67.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.9%	60.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	3,192,420	4,809,201
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	12,949,087	17,020,991
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	37,580,614	91,858,973
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	20,901,014	40,336,741
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,444	$21,952
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	33.4	28.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$92,574	$116,178
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$44,283	$52,451
Persons in poverty, percent	9.0%	7.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	40,095	48,711
Total employment, 2017	690,339	1,055,739
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	49,902,351	126,890,119
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	4.2%	3.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	146,922	146,547
All firms, 2012	150,564	163,130
Men-owned firms, 2012	76,387	84,501
Women-owned firms, 2012	57,305	58,589
Minority-owned firms, 2012	75,026	82,931
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	69,300	72,818
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	10,213	9,400
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	134,032	146,384
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.8%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	24.4%	28.5%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.4%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	8.9%	10.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	32.2%	29.7%
Population per square mile, 2010	2,043.6	1,381.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	739.02	1,290.10

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Alameda county (CA) and Santa Clara county (CA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.