Santa Clara is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 126,930 people and 26 associated neighborhoods, Santa Clara is the 46th largest community in California. Santa Clara home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but Santa Clara real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Santa Clara is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 90.32% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Santa Clara is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Santa Clara who work in computer science and math (22.45%), management occupations (12.14%), and architecture and engineering (8.40%). Also of interest is that Santa Clara has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 21.94% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Santa Clara. 64.64% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%. The per capita income in Santa Clara in 2022 was $78,084, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $312,336 for a family of four. Santa Clara is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Santa Clara home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Santa Clara residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Santa Clara also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.26% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Santa Clara include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Portuguese. Foreign born people are also an important part of Santa Clara's cultural character, accounting for 45.10% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Santa Clara is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Langs. of India.
