Santa Clara, CA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Santa Clara, CA: 4 USPS ZIPs, population 115,820. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet SANTA-CLARA-CA · Santa Clara, CA 4 ZIPs · 115,820 pop · #372/25278 · Santa Clara County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-RENT · POP-MID · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-TOP

  • INC-TOP $181,017
  • RANK-TOP #372/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Milpitas
  • BOOK-FEW 4 ZIPs
  • OWN-RENT 30% owners
  • POP-MID 115,820
  • SPREAD-MOD 95050→95054
  • HOME-TOP $1,546,133

Nearest income peer: Milpitas, CA ( $2,363 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Santa Clara

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Santa Clara on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Santa Clara, CA sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a mid-size population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 1%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
115,820
city population (Census)
4
USPS ZIP codes covered
$181,017
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 4 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $181,017 and home value $1,546,133 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 73.9%.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (29.5%) for this income tier, rent $3,007 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within California, Rancho Palos Verdes is the closest lower-income city and Carnelian Bay the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Santa Clara.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Santa Clara differ

Income is the clearest internal divide in Santa Clara. ZIP 95050 reports $138,466 in median household income, while ZIP 95054 reports $207,895. The city average sits between those published endpoints, so it is a starting point rather than a substitute for the ZIP records.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.5×

95050 to 95054

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.1×

95050 to 95051

Poverty-rate spread
41.8 points

95054 to 95053

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 95051 skews compact Santa Clara

In this 4-ZIP cluster, 95051 covers about 47% of Santa Clara's 115,820 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Santa Clara

Citywide ZBP: 4,567 establishments, 159,580 employees , annual payroll $32,043,642k (~39 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 4 of 4 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 95054 (1,881 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (897) · also Accommodation and food services · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Santa Clara, CA

These ZIP codes sit in Santa Clara County, which covers 57 ZIP codes in all; 4 of them fall in Santa Clara. See the Santa Clara County roll-up →

Santa Clara lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Santa Clara County: Palo Alto, Mountain View and Cupertino earn more and San Jose, Gilroy and Morgan Hill earn less. Los Altos marks the far end of that range at $250,000+, 38% above Santa Clara.

Side-by-side: Compare 95051 vs 95050 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
95051 54,327 $196,690 1,109 3,152
95050 35,923 $138,466 1,562 2,632
95054 23,364 $207,895 1,881 1,440
95053 2,206 n/a 15 4,987

Santa Clara roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Santa Clara, .