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Santa Clara Unified School District

Santa Clara Unified School District is a unified school district in California with a community population of 171,125. The median household income is $180,259 and the median age is 34.3.

171,125

Population

4189

People / sq mi

$180,259

Median Income

34.3

Median Age

Santa Clara Unified School District covers 41 sq mi of land at 4188.5 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White27.4%
Black or African American0.3%
Asian20.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%

Economy & Income

$180,259

Median Household Income

$91,198

Per Capita Income

5.0%

Poverty Rate

3.6%

Unemployment

Housing

$1,497,200

Median Home Value

$3,109

Median Rent

38.5%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

93.3%

High School+

66.2%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Santa Clara Unified School District serves a community with a population of 171,125 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in California.

The median household income in Santa Clara Unified School District is $180,259, with a per capita income of $91,198. The poverty rate is 5.0%.

Santa Clara Unified School District is 27.4% White, 0.3% Black or African American, 20.8% Asian, and 0.0% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Santa Clara Unified School District, 93.3% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 66.2% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Santa Clara Unified School District is $1,497,200, with a median rent of $3,109. The homeownership rate is 38.5%.

Data for Santa Clara Unified School District from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 0635430).

The this entity record above pulls directly from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. population demographics distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.

The methodology behind every numeric value on this page is publicly documented on the the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files portal and described in detail on this site’s methodology page. Refresh cadence varies by underlying series; the page surfaces the as-of date for each number so readers can trace any figure back to the source release.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.