Household Types in Santa Clara County, California (County)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in California and Santa Clara County
Santa Clara County
California
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family256.519609%49.272635%56.519609%56.5%354,140354k10.393422%13.464901%10.393422%10.4%65,12365.1k5.044216%5.972959%5.044216%5.0%31,60631.6k20.991447%23.970807%20.991447%21.0%131,528132k7.051306%7.318698%7.051306%7.1%44,18244.2k
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in California and Santa Clara County
Santa Clara County
California
0%20%40%60%80%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads80.537185%69.924425%80.537185%80.5%174,752175k13.645309%21.604068%13.645309%13.6%29,60829.6k5.817506%8.471507%5.817506%5.8%12,62312.6k

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in California and Santa Clara County
Santa Clara County
California
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children234.629791%31.421078%34.629791%34.6%216,983217k65.043833%68.216304%65.043833%65.0%407,551408k
1with own children under the age of 18 in the household 2without own children under the age of 18 in the household

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in California and Santa Clara County
Santa Clara County
California
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3White4Hispanic5Other3Mixed3Black3-7.745385%-3.889736%-14.978988%-6.094633%-10.714095%-5.286788%-18.464213%-6.430383%-32.708742%33%67.291258%59.104521%67.291258%67%205,361205k-7.491626%-3.517976%-28.202300%-8.226370%-8.764605%-3.938208%-30.202344%-8.570699%-47.438271%47%52.561729%48.524144%52.561729%53%268,393268k-19.437907%-8.867367%-14.815653%-4.969225%-19.382281%-8.718792%-13.685352%-5.368566%-48.090152%48%51.909848%52.845008%51.909848%52%66,28866.3k-20.387499%-11.089475%-12.170188%-5.769643%-20.780000%-11.016395%-12.550053%-5.692017%-49.416805%49%50.583195%49.961536%50.583195%51%51,35551.4k-13.086406%-5.640410%-22.054331%-10.882610%-16.029139%-6.323537%-24.536085%-10.100807%-51.663757%52%48.336243%43.010432%48.336243%48%18,33218.3k-19.916914%-9.311573%-29.436202%-7.922849%-25.782410%-6.968880%-34.040899%-6.149364%-66.587537%67%33.412463%27.058448%33.412463%33%16,85016.9k
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in Santa Clara County

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
55.0%58.5%61.9%65.4%68.8%72.3%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
2.7%5.0%7.1%9.3%11.5%13.7%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%1.3%2.6%3.8%5.1%6.5%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
15.2%18.1%20.9%23.7%26.5%29.4%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
2.2%4.7%7.1%9.4%11.8%14.3%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
23.3%26.1%28.9%31.7%34.5%37.3%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Santa Clara County

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
4%22%39%57%74%92%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%6%12%18%24%31%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.1%8.3%12.4%16.6%20.8%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
1%12%22%33%43%54%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%9%19%28%38%48%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
6%18%30%42%54%67%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Santa Clara County

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%10%20%30%40%50%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0%7%13%20%27%34%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%11%23%34%46%58%
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Household Types by Place in Santa Clara County

There are 24 places in Santa Clara County. This section compares all 24 of those to each other, Santa Clara County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Santa Clara County.

Married by Place#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Santa Clara County, selected places in Santa Clara County, and entities that contain Santa Clara County
0%20%40%60%80%Count#LoyolaLos Altos HlsSaratogaLexington HlsMonte SerenoLos AltosCupertinoSan MartinE FoothillsCambrian ParkMilpitasMorgan HillSunnyvaleGilroySan Jose AreaSanta ClaraPalo AltoSan JoseLos GatosAlum RockSanta ClaraWestPacificCaliforniaCampbellFruitdaleUnited StatesMountain ViewBurbankStanford82.265145%82.265145%82%937176.590249%76.590249%77%2,372275.221239%75.221239%75%8,075374.116306%74.116306%74%650473.287671%73.287671%73%963571.469238%71.469238%71%7,783669.848780%69.848780%70%14,31914.3k767.548321%67.548321%68%1,328865.443567%65.443567%65%1,409964.545455%64.545455%65%7101063.425430%63.425430%63%13,61313.6k1163.146909%63.146909%63%8,7731256.951448%56.951448%57%31,62431.6k1356.798388%56.798388%57%8,7391456.624620%56.624620%57%364,645365k56.519609%56.519609%57%354,140354k55.605739%55.605739%56%14,65114.7k1555.386884%55.386884%55%175,752176k1655.150515%55.150515%55%6,6871753.813257%53.813257%54%1,5101853.020686%53.020686%53%23,22223.2k1949.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M49.272635%49.272635%49%6,310,5376.31M48.277177%48.277177%48%7,5942048.275862%48.275862%48%1682148.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M44.107888%44.107888%44%14,48914.5k2240.134298%40.134298%40%7772336.129233%36.129233%36%1,16324
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 24 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in Santa Clara County

There are 6 county subdivisions in Santa Clara County. This section compares all 6 of those to each other, Santa Clara County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Santa Clara County.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Santa Clara County, selected county subdivisions in Santa Clara County, and entities that contain Santa Clara County
0%20%40%60%Count#Llagas-UvasW Santa ClaraLexington HlsS Santa Clara VlySan Jose AreaSanta ClaraSan JoseDiablo RangeWestPacificCaliforniaUnited States72.238986%72.238986%72%1,197169.341072%69.341072%69%2,031263.525836%63.525836%64%1,045360.609630%60.609630%61%20,58020.6k456.624620%56.624620%57%364,645365k56.519609%56.519609%57%354,140354k56.155513%56.155513%56%329,032329k555.075594%55.075594%55%255649.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M49.272635%49.272635%49%6,310,5376.31M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 6 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the San Jose Area

There are 2 counties in the San Jose Area. This section compares Santa Clara County to all of the counties in the San Jose Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Santa Clara County.

Married by County#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Santa Clara County, selected other counties in the San Jose Area, and entities that contain Santa Clara County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Count#San BenitoSan Jose AreaSanta ClaraWestPacificCaliforniaUnited States60.408281%60.408281%60%10,50510.5k156.624620%56.624620%57%364,645365k56.519609%56.519609%57%354,140354k249.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M49.272635%49.272635%49%6,310,5376.31M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 2 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in California

There are 58 counties in California. This section compares Santa Clara County to the 50 most populous counties in California and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Santa Clara County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 21,361.

Married by County#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Santa Clara County, selected other counties in California, and entities that contain Santa Clara County
0%20%40%60%Count#San BenitoEl DoradoColusaPlacerMaderaSan Jose AreaSanta ClaraVenturaOrangeAmadorContra CostaSan MateoRiversideSutterNapaCalaverasTulareGlennSan JoaquinMontereyNevadaImperialStanislausSan BernardinoKernYubaSan Luis ObispoMercedKingsMarinTehamaSolanoSan DiegoWestPacificCaliforniaAlamedaLassenTuolumneSanta BarbaraShastaUnited StatesSanta CruzSonomaYoloFresnoSiskiyouSacramentoLos AngelesButteMendocinoDel NorteLakeHumboldtSan Francisco60.408281%60.408281%60%10,50510.5k158.442424%58.442424%58%39,46539.5k257.282390%57.282390%57%3,988356.877057%56.877057%57%77,76877.8k456.717308%56.717308%57%24,71424.7k556.624620%56.624620%57%364,645365k56.519609%56.519609%57%354,140354k655.813884%55.813884%56%150,328150k754.863463%54.863463%55%557,968558k854.814711%54.814711%55%7,810954.144604%54.144604%54%209,832210k1053.861155%53.861155%54%140,583141k1153.850274%53.850274%54%380,030380k1253.606220%53.606220%54%17,16917.2k1353.344810%53.344810%53%26,33926.3k1453.311127%53.311127%53%9,4431552.459505%52.459505%52%70,37670.4k1652.127334%52.127334%52%5,1091751.829216%51.829216%52%114,909115k1851.748785%51.748785%52%65,16065.2k1951.644615%51.644615%52%20,96121.0k2051.508734%51.508734%52%23,59123.6k2151.386736%51.386736%51%87,52687.5k2251.349928%51.349928%51%317,816318k2351.151000%51.151000%51%134,188134k2451.077763%51.077763%51%13,10413.1k2550.840964%50.840964%51%53,08053.1k2650.585154%50.585154%51%39,59339.6k2750.558012%50.558012%51%21,15621.2k2850.317050%50.317050%50%52,53152.5k2950.184533%50.184533%50%11,83011.8k3050.126966%50.126966%50%72,84272.8k3149.872091%49.872091%50%550,153550k3249.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M49.272635%49.272635%49%6,310,5376.31M49.233820%49.233820%49%277,823278k3349.194822%49.194822%49%4,6743449.159987%49.159987%49%10,85610.9k3548.847614%48.847614%49%69,87769.9k3648.493107%48.493107%48%33,80633.8k3748.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.672046%47.672046%48%45,31845.3k3847.451109%47.451109%47%89,70389.7k3947.000441%47.000441%47%34,09634.1k4046.510005%46.510005%47%139,277139k4146.222106%46.222106%46%8,8034245.025648%45.025648%45%237,436237k4344.647965%44.647965%45%1,465,2771.47M4443.093386%43.093386%43%36,84736.8k4541.585246%41.585246%42%14,38614.4k4641.162766%41.162766%41%3,8874740.337482%40.337482%40%10,56610.6k4839.499711%39.499711%39%21,20721.2k4934.723947%34.723947%35%123,894124k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Santa Clara County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Santa Clara County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Santa Clara County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Santa Clara County
0%20%40%60%Count#NassauFairfaxSuffolkSan Jose AreaSanta ClaraOrangeSalt LakeContra CostaMontgomeryRiversideFairfieldHonoluluWestchesterWakeSan BernardinoMiddlesexOaklandSan DiegoTarrantWestPacificCaliforniaAlamedaUnited StatesMaricopaKingHarrisFresnoSt. LouisPalm BeachBexarSacramentoQueensLos AngelesHennepinHillsboroughOrangeClarkPimaBrowardMecklenburgMiami-DadeDallasAlleghenyTravisCookFranklinKingsWayneCuyahogaFultonMilwaukeePhiladelphiaBronxNew York60.784590%60.784590%61%267,592268k158.073053%58.073053%58%228,435228k257.466749%57.466749%57%281,448281k356.624620%56.624620%57%364,645365k56.519609%56.519609%57%354,140354k454.863463%54.863463%55%557,968558k554.829088%54.829088%55%195,225195k654.144604%54.144604%54%209,832210k753.958245%53.958245%54%198,439198k853.850274%53.850274%54%380,030380k953.520639%53.520639%54%179,406179k1052.951400%52.951400%53%163,910164k1151.544935%51.544935%52%176,161176k1251.452263%51.452263%51%192,043192k1351.349928%51.349928%51%317,816318k1451.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k1550.587546%50.587546%51%251,282251k1649.872091%49.872091%50%550,153550k1749.775611%49.775611%50%339,951340k1849.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M49.272635%49.272635%49%6,310,5376.31M49.233820%49.233820%49%277,823278k1948.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.135363%47.135363%47%690,929691k2047.130452%47.130452%47%392,123392k2146.758587%46.758587%47%718,333718k2246.510005%46.510005%47%139,277139k2346.377789%46.377789%46%186,307186k2445.755354%45.755354%46%246,415246k2545.572827%45.572827%46%284,065284k2645.025648%45.025648%45%237,436237k2744.870295%44.870295%45%349,676350k2844.647965%44.647965%45%1,465,2771.47M2944.010311%44.010311%44%217,337217k3043.936060%43.936060%44%217,853218k3143.830757%43.830757%44%194,982195k3243.561100%43.561100%44%320,381320k3343.498318%43.498318%43%171,988172k3443.305081%43.305081%43%291,438291k3543.282903%43.282903%43%167,420167k3643.247261%43.247261%43%369,169369k3743.118601%43.118601%43%385,714386k3842.200631%42.200631%42%224,117224k3941.793066%41.793066%42%182,983183k4040.962571%40.962571%41%799,428799k4139.660948%39.660948%40%193,946194k4237.611831%37.611831%38%353,101353k4336.979917%36.979917%37%247,548248k4436.700533%36.700533%37%196,186196k4535.948564%35.948564%36%138,439138k4634.891765%34.891765%35%133,558134k4727.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4827.543506%27.543506%28%135,167135k4927.118406%27.118406%27%204,306204k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in Santa Clara County. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

1as defined by the US Census Bureau (please direct comments and complaints to them)

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Principal Cities:
San Jose, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, Mountain View, Milpitas, Palo Alto, Cupertino
Cities:
Campbell, Cupertino, Gilroy, Los Altos, Milpitas, Monte Sereno, Morgan Hill, Mountain View, Palo Alto, San Jose, Santa Clara, Saratoga, Sunnyvale
Towns:
Los Altos Hills, Los Gatos
Unincorporated Places:
Alum Rock, Burbank, Cambrian Park, East Foothills, Fruitdale, Lexington Hills, Loyola, San Martin, Stanford
ZIP Codes:
94022, 94024, 94028, 94040, 94041, 94043, 94085, 94086, 94087, 94089, 94301, 94303, 94304, 94305, 94306, 94550, 95002, 95008, 95013, 95014, 95020, 95023, 95030, 95032, 95033, 95035, 95037, 95046, 95050, 95051, 95053, 95054, 95070, 95076, 95110, 95111, 95112, 95113, 95116, 95117, 95118, 95119, 95120, 95121, 95122, 95123, 95124, 95125, 95126, 95127, 95128, 95129, 95130, 95131, 95132, 95133, 95134, 95135, 95136, 95138, 95139, 95140, 95148
Unified School Districts:
Gilroy, Milpitas, Morgan Hill, Palo Alto, Patterson, San Jose, Santa Clara
Elementary School Districts:
Alum Rock, Berryessa, Cambrian, Campbell, Cupertino, Evergreen, Franklin-McKinley, Lakeside, Loma Prieta, Los Altos, Los Gatos, Luther Burbank, Moreland, Mount Pleasant, Mountain View Whisman, Oak Grove, Orchard, Saratoga, Sunnyvale, Union
Secondary School Districts:
Campbell, East Side, Fremont, Los Gatos-Saratoga, Mountain View-Los Altos
Congressional Districts:
CA-17, CA-18, CA-19, CA-20
State Senate Districts:
CA-10, CA-13, CA-15, CA-17
Assembly Districts:
CA-24, CA-25, CA-27, CA-28, CA-29, CA-30
Neighboring Counties:
Alameda, Merced, San Benito, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Stanislaus
Nearby Counties:
Contra Costa, San Joaquin