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• 24,713 (65.2%) White
• 12,863 (34.0%) Hispanic or Latino of any race
• 5,779 (15.3%) from other races
• 3,852 (10.2%) Asian
• 2,332 (6.2%) from two or more races
• 746 (2.0%) African American
• 335 (0.9%) Native American
• 125 (0.3%) Pacific Islander
As of 2010, the median age in the City was 36.8 years, which is on par with the median age in
Santa Clara County. The City population had:
• 10,838 people (28.6%) under the age of 18
• 2,909 people (7.7%) aged 18 to 24
• 10,000 people (26.4%) aged 25 to 44
• 10,537 people (27.8%) aged 45 to 64
• 3,598 people (9.5%) who were 65 years of age or older
Per the same 2010 U.S. Census data, the median household income was over $96,000, which is
very close to the County’s median household income. The median value of owner-occupied
housing units was $588,000 (lower than the County median of $746,500), and the owner-
occupied housing unit rate from 2010-2014 within the City was 71.4% (significantly higher than
the County rate of 56.1%). On average, there are approximately 3.06 persons per household
with approximately 12,900 households in the City.
Approximately 88% of the population age 25 or older is a high school graduate (County
average is 87%), and 38% of the population age 25 or older has a Bachelor's degree or higher
(below the County average of 47%). From 2010-2014, the mean travel time to work (for
workers age 16 and older) was 31.7 minutes—higher than the County’s average of 25.6
minutes
The most common language spoken in the City other than English is Spanish. 30.3% of City
residents speak a non-English language at home: Spanish or Spanish Creole - 19.3%; other
Indo-European languages - 5.7%; Asian and Pacific Island languages - 5.1%.
The Importance of Communications
Local government is the institution of government closest to the people. It is often a citizen’s
only point of civic engagement in any given year. It is also the most trusted form of
5 Ibid.
6Ibid.