Santa Clara County
Decennial Census Data
| 1990 | ||
|---|---|---|
TOTAL POPULATION | 1,497,577 | 100% |
RACE | ||
White | 1,035,029 | 69% |
Black | 55,365 | 4% |
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut | 9,130 | 1% |
Eskimo | 129 | 0% |
Aleut | 110 | 0% |
Asian or Pacific Islander | 261,574 | 18% |
Asian | 255,034 | 17% |
Japanese | 27,967 | 2% |
Chinese | 65,924 | 4% |
Filipino | 59,963 | 4% |
Korean | 15,182 | 1% |
Asian Indian | 19,675 | 1% |
Vietnamese | 54,739 | 4% |
Cambodian | 4,608 | 0% |
Hmong | 28 | 0% |
Laotian | 1,904 | 0% |
Thai | 848 | 0% |
Other Asian | 4,196 | 0% |
Pacific Islander | 6,540 | 0% |
Polynesian | 4,279 | 0% |
Hawaiian | 2,248 | 0% |
Samoan | 1,703 | 0% |
Tongan | 271 | 0% |
Other Polynesian | 57 | 0% |
Micronesian -- Guamanian | 1,678 | 0% |
Micronesian -- Other | 103 | 0% |
Melanesian | 312 | 0% |
Pacific Islander Not Specified | 168 | 0% |
Other Race | 136,479 | 9% |
TOTAL HISPANIC | 307,113 | 21% |
SEX | ||
Male | 758,605 | 51% |
Female | 738,972 | 49% |
AGE | ||
Under 5 years | 111,127 | 7% |
5 to 17 years | 247,048 | 17% |
18 to 64 years | 1,010,556 | 68% |
65 years and over | 128,846 | 9% |
Median age | 32 | X |
HOUSEHOLDS | ||
Households | 522,040 | 100% |
Total families | 364,307 | 70% |
With own children under 18 years | 175,434 | 34% |
Persons per household | 2 | X |
Persons per family | 3 | X |
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1989 | ||
Median household income | 48,115 | X |
Median family income | 53,670 | X |
Per capita income | 33,249 | X |
COMMUTING TO WORK | ||
Mean minutes traveled to work | 23 | X |
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK | ||
Workers 16 years and over | 796,605 | 100% |
Car, truck, or van | 717,158 | 90% |
Drove alone | 618,995 | 78% |
Carpooled | 98,163 | 12% |
Public transportation | 23,727 | 3% |
Bus or trolley bus | 19,438 | 2% |
Streetcar or trolley car | 373 | 0% |
Subway or elevated | 420 | 0% |
Railroad | 3,194 | 0% |
Ferryboat | 71 | 0% |
Taxicab | 231 | 0% |
Motorcycle | 3,821 | 1% |
Bicycle | 11,675 | 2% |
Walked | 16,509 | 2% |
Other means | 3,729 | 1% |
Working at home | 19,986 | 3% |
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE | ||
Employed | 806,917 | 100% |