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95050 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 95050 covers Santa Clara, California, with a population of about 39,827 and a median household income of $130,051.

Population
39,8277,301 per square mile
Median age
36.32.4 points below the US average
Median household income
$130,0511.4× the California median
Poverty rate
11.4%1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,574,828up 21.5% in five years
Median rent
$2,5221.3× the California median
Degree or higher
54.1%19.1 points above the US average
Homeownership
41.3%23.7 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,540

Where 95050 is

Santa Clara, California — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population39,827
Median age36.3
Family households60%
Born outside the US37.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home50.3%
White (non-Hispanic)36.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)33.2%
Hispanic or Latino21.8%
Veterans2.5%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$130,051
Income per person$73,088
Poverty rate11.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.8%
$10–15k0.8%
$15–20k2.6%
$20–25k3.0%
$25–30k1.7%
$30–35k1.7%
$35–40k0.6%
$40–45k1.7%
$45–50k2.4%
$50–60k4.0%
$60–75k7.3%
$75–100k9.3%
$100–125k8.5%
$125–150k7.7%
$150–200k10.3%
$200k or more33.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed17,990
Mean adjusted gross income$152,812
Returns declaring $200,000 or more22%
Returns, under $25k17.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k15.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.8%
Returns, $200k or more22.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$1,420,500
Median gross rent$2,522
Rent as a share of household income30.3%
Owner-occupied41.3%
Vacant homes6.7%
Median year built1965

What the homes are

Detached house36.9%
Attached house10%
2 to 4 units10.9%
5 to 19 units22.6%
20 or more units19.6%
Mobile home0.1%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$1,574,828as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 21.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 82.9%
Typical asking rent$3,698as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 8%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 33.4%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 36.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,574,828$367,980

$367,980 in 2000 to $1,574,828 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201620212026$3,698$2,684

$2,711 in 2016 to $3,698 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4%
Bachelor's degree or higher54.1%
High school diploma or higher92.3%
Works from home19.1%
Drives to work alone64.7%
Takes public transport2.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8.9%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity23.2% 10.2 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.8% 3.2 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.4% 4.8 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure24.5% 9.6 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.5% 4.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.7% 4.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20% 1.9 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity20.8% 4.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis15.3% 9.8 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication66.8% 7.9 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.3% 2.4 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.5% 1.9 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease3.9% 2.3 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year69.2% 7.5 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.6% 1.3 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.7% 3.1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening61.7% 2.6 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD3.4% 3.2 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist67.3% 6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability23.8% 6.9 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support27.8% 3 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.1% 5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.4% 4.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability4.5% 2.2 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol31% 5.2 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.8% 2.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7% 2.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness39.2% 4.8 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.1% 1.2 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.4% 1.4 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability8.9% 5.1 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)9.9% 3.6 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.2% 3.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.8% 4.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost6.9% 6.1 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.7% 1.9 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,540
People employed29,246
Annual payroll$2,518,046,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 94.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Very High across the 11 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss96.7 out of 100
Community resilience61.7 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Earthquake97.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding95.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave67.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide39.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail19.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado17.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire16.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning5.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind4.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with California and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPCaliforniaUnited States
Median household income$130,051$96,334$78,538
Income per person$73,088$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate11.4%12%12.4%
Median home value$1,420,500$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$2,522$1,956$1,348
Homeownership41.3%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher54.1%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate4%6.4%5.2%
Works from home19.1%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US37.1%26.7%13.9%
Median age36.337.638.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationSAN JOSE, CA US2.8 km away
Rain in a year13 in

Average high and low by month

January59.8°F / 41.8°F2.8 in rain
February62.4°F / 43.9°F2.69 in rain
March65.9°F / 46.3°F2.08 in rain
April69.2°F / 48.4°F1.07 in rain
May73.8°F / 52.1°F0.39 in rain
June79.1°F / 55.5°F0.18 in rain
July80.8°F / 58.1°F0 in rain
August81.4°F / 58.6°F0.05 in rain
September80.7°F / 57.2°F0.07 in rain
October75.8°F / 52.7°F0.53 in rain
November66.1°F / 45.7°F1.33 in rain
December59.5°F / 41.7°F2.29 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket3% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket16% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Santa Clara Unified School District85.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Campbell Union Elementary School District7% of this ZIP code's land area
Campbell Union High School District7% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Household characteristics18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status75more vulnerable than 75% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport74more vulnerable than 74% of US census tracts
Walkability14.4 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

95052 Santa Clara, CA0.6 km away
95053 Santa Clara, CA1.3 km away
95055 Santa Clara, CA2.2 km away
95051 Santa Clara, CA2.8 km away
95159 San Jose, CA3.8 km away
95128 San Jose, CA4 km away
95191 San Jose, CA4.2 km away
95126 San Jose, CA4.3 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Santa Clara County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area5.46 sq mi
Population density7,301 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.3492, -121.9530

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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