Santa Clara, CA Population

Overview

127,922

Total Population

34.0

Median age

47.82%

Female population %

109.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

37.4

Total dependency ratio

Asian

Largest racial group

20,2

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Santa Clara's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Santa Clara is 34.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Santa Clara's population under 18 was 19.19%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Santa Clara's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 10.83% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Santa Clara, 16.36% were under the age of 15, 23.88% aged 15 to 29, 48.92% aged 30 to 64, 9.30% aged 65 to 84, and 1.53% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 5,574 less females than males in Santa Clara:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.82% females and 52.18% males in Santa Clara, CA.
The Santa Clara, CA gender ratio is 109.1:100 i.e. 109.1 men to 100 women (1.091).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 7,923.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 7,080.

Santa Clara's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Santa Clara population: 36.40% are White, 2.74% are Black or African American, 0.32% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 45.85% are Asian, 0.76% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 7.03% are some other race and 6.91% are multiracial.
Santa Clara's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the city.
By ethnicity, 20,2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 107,722 (84.21% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Santa Clara is Asian with a population of 58,653 (45.85% of the total population).

Santa Clara's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 127,958 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Santa Clara's population increased by 14,171 (13.80%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Santa Clara's population increased by 11,037 (9.44%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Santa Clara's population was lowest in year 2002 at 101,693.