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Milpitas

24,480
Total Households in 2020
In 2020, two-person households were the most common size in Milpitas, followed by three-person households. Married-couple households made up the largest share of household types. Additionally, 59% of households were owner-occupied.

Most Populous Demographics

CategoryDemographicTotalPercentage
CompositionMarried couple15,48263%
TenureOwner14,33459%
Size2 persons6,33526%

Composition

63%
Married couple
Married-couple households were the largest type in Milpitas for 2020. Non-family households outnumbered single-parent households by a small amount. The vast majority of single-parent households were led by women, and more men than women lived alone.

Households by Type

04k8k12k16kMarried coupleSingle parentNon-family63%16%21%
04k8k12k16k63%16%21%Married coupleSingle parentNon-family
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Households by Marital Status

63%Married couple
    15,482
    Married couple
    8,998
    Single
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Householder Type by Sex

00.65k1.3k1.95k2.6k37%51%64%63%49%36%
Single parentLiving aloneNot living alone37%51%64%MaleMaleMale63%49%36%FemaleFemaleFemale
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Table: Households by Type

TypeHouseholds in Milpitas
TotalPercentage
Married couple15,48263%
Single parent3,94616%
Non-family5,05221%

Table: Households by Marital Status

Marital StatusHouseholds in Milpitas
TotalPercentage
Married couple15,48263%
Single8,99837%

Table: Householder Type by Sex

Type by SexHouseholds in Milpitas
TotalPercentage
Single parent - male1,44416%
Single parent - female2,50228%
Living alone - male1,61218%
Living alone - female1,55117%
Not living alone - male1,20613%
Not living alone - female6838%
* For all three charts above, the data is collected from the U.S. Census Bureau Decennial Data 2020, Demographic and Housing Characteristics File (DHC), H14 Tenure By Household Type by Age of Householder.

Tenure

59%
Owner
Owner-occupied households accounted for 59% of Milpitas’s 24,480 households in 2020. The remaining households were renter-occupied.

Households by Tenure

59%Owner
    14,334
    Owner
    10,146
    Renter
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Table: Households by Tenure

TenureHouseholds in Milpitas
TotalPercentage
Owner14,33459%
Renter10,14641%
* For the chart above, the data is collected from the U.S. Census Bureau Decennial Data 2020, Demographic and Housing Characteristics File (DHC), H14 Tenure By Household Type by Age of Householder.

Size

26%
2 persons
Two-person households were the most common for Milpitas in 2020, while three-person households also represented a considerable share of the community. Four-person households were next in the rankings, followed by one-person households.

Households by Size

02k4k6k8k1 person2 persons3 persons4 persons5 persons6 persons7+ persons13%26%23%21%9%4%4%
02k4k6k8k13%26%23%21%9%4%4%1 person2 persons3 persons4 persons5 persons6 persons7+ persons
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Table: Households by Size

SizeHouseholds in Milpitas
TotalPercentage
1 person3,16313%
2 persons6,33526%
3 persons5,70523%
4 persons5,12821%
5 persons2,1229%
6 persons1,0314%
7+ persons9964%
* For the chart above, the data is collected from the U.S. Census Bureau Decennial Data 2020, Demographic and Housing Characteristics File (DHC), H9 Household Size.