San Benito County vs. Santa Clara County

	San Benito County (CA)	Santa Clara County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	61,537	1,937,570
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	11.3%	8.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	55,265	1,781,672
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	55,269	1,781,642
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.6%	5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	25.7%	21.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	12.9%	13.5%
Female persons, percent	49.9%	49.4%
White alone, percent	87.9%	53.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.5%	2.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	3.1%	1.2%
Asian alone, percent	3.6%	38.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.4%	0.5%
Two or More Races, percent	3.5%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	60.6%	25.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	33.5%	31.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,494	53,119
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	20.3%	38.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	19,438	678,496
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	63.5%	56.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$496,200	$913,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,378	$3,229
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$636	$755
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,477	$2,126
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	13.6%	33.0%
Building permits, 2018	553	8,191
Households, 2014-2018	17,740	635,525
Persons per household, 2014-2018	3.33	2.97
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	88.9%	85.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	40.2%	52.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	93.9%	95.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	88.8%	90.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	79.9%	88.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	19.7%	51.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	6.2%	4.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.1%	5.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	68.1%	67.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	61.4%	60.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	49,887	4,809,201
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	143,209	17,020,991
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	591,100	41,450,609
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	275,366	91,858,973
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	345,195	40,336,741
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$6,068	$21,952
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	35.3	28.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$81,977	$116,178
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$31,475	$52,451
Persons in poverty, percent	8.6%	7.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	986	48,711
Total employment, 2017	12,664	1,055,739
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	575,922	126,890,119
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	7.3%	3.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	3,649	146,547
All firms, 2012	3,867	163,130
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,694	84,501
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,596	58,589
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,408	82,931
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,306	72,818
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	296	9,400
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	3,319	146,384
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	28.5%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.4%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	10.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	30.3%	29.7%
Population per square mile, 2010	39.8	1,381.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,388.71	1,290.10

Source: United States Census Bureau

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