Historical Data
Historical Data
Historical Data
Santa Clara County
Decennial Census Data
| 1980 | ||
|---|---|---|
TOTAL POPULATION | 1,295,071 | 100% |
RACE | ||
White | 1,030,659 | 80% |
Black | 42,835 | 3% |
American Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut | 10,011 | 1% |
Eskimo | 133 | 0% |
Aleut | 76 | 0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander | 101,922 | 8% |
Japanese | 22,262 | 2% |
Chinese | 22,745 | 2% |
Filipino | 28,229 | 2% |
Korean | 6,237 | 1% |
Asian Indian | 5,187 | 0% |
Vietnamese | 11,156 | 1% |
Hawaiian | 1,437 | 0% |
Samoan | 890 | 0% |
Guamanian | 1,759 | 0% |
Other Asian and Pacific Islander | 2,020 | 0% |
Race, n.e.c. | 109,644 | 9% |
SPANISH ORIGIN | 226,388 | 18% |
SEX | ||
Male | 641,532 | 50% |
Female | 653,539 | 51% |
AGE | ||
Under 5 years | 88,794 | 7% |
5 to 19 years | 319,677 | 25% |
20 to 64 years | 790,575 | 61% |
65 years and over | 96,025 | 7% |
Median age | 29 | X |
HOUSEHOLDS | ||
Total households | 458,914 | 100% |
Families | 326,191 | 71% |
With own children under 18 years | 177,673 | 39% |
Persons per household | 2 | X |
Persons per family | 3 | X |
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1979 | ||
Median household income | 23,369 | X |
Median family income | 26,659 | X |
Per capita income | 9,518 | X |
COMMUTING TO WORK | ||
Mean travel time to work (minutes) | 22 | X |
Mean travel time to work for workers traveling 45 or more minutes | 57 | X |
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK | ||
Workers 16 years and over | 649,577 | 100% |
Private vehicle | 578,291 | 89% |
Drive alone car | 412,247 | 64% |
Drive alone truck or van | 58,405 | 9% |
Carpool car | 94,285 | 14% |
Carpool truck or van | 13,354 | 2% |
Public transportation | 20,115 | 3% |
Bus or streetcar | 15,326 | 2% |
Subway or elevated train | 243 | 0% |
Railroad | 4,325 | 1% |
Taxicab | 221 | 0% |
Motorcycle | 7,369 | 1% |
Bicycle | 12,911 | 2% |
Walked only | 16,757 | 3% |
Other means | 3,824 | 1% |
Worked at home | 10,310 | 2% |
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE | ||
Employed | 661,063 | 100% |