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95051 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 95051 covers Santa Clara, California, with a population of about 61,345 and a median household income of $185,632.

Population
61,3459,307 per square mile
Median age
34.93.8 points below the US average
Median household income
$185,6321.9× the California median
Poverty rate
6.5%5.9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,839,936up 24.4% in five years
Median rent
$3,0541.6× the California median
Degree or higher
70.7%35.7 points above the US average
Homeownership
43.5%21.5 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,101

Where 95051 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

Population61,345
Median age34.9
Family households65.8%
Born outside the US49.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home58.5%
White (non-Hispanic)25.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)53.8%
Hispanic or Latino13.2%
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$185,632
Income per person$92,019
Poverty rate6.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.9%
$10–15k1.0%
$15–20k0.8%
$20–25k0.7%
$25–30k1.8%
$30–35k1.4%
$35–40k1.1%
$40–45k1.3%
$45–50k0.6%
$50–60k1.8%
$60–75k4.0%
$75–100k7.6%
$100–125k7.3%
$125–150k6.0%
$150–200k13.6%
$200k or more47.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed29,820
Mean adjusted gross income$197,786
Returns declaring $200,000 or more32.2%
Returns, under $25k14.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k12.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k10.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k22.1%
Returns, $200k or more32.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$1,623,600
Median gross rent$3,054
Rent as a share of household income24%
Owner-occupied43.5%
Vacant homes6.3%
Median year built1971

What the homes are

Detached house41.2%
Attached house9%
2 to 4 units7.1%
5 to 19 units11.7%
20 or more units30.5%
Mobile home0.4%
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$1,839,936as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 24.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 88.1%
Typical asking rent$3,862as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 7%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 27%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 32.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,839,936$396,037

$396,037 in 2000 to $1,839,936 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201620212026$3,862$2,918

$2,918 in 2016 to $3,862 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4%
Bachelor's degree or higher70.7%
High school diploma or higher94.8%
Works from home25.5%
Drives to work alone60.6%
Takes public transport3.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more10.5%
Health

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

Obesity19.5% 13.9 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.4% 3.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes6.7% 6.5 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure23.5% 10.6 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health12.8% 7.5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.9% 6.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression17.1% 4.8 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity18.5% 6.9 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis14.1% 11 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.3% 2.7 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication67.8% 6.9 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.2% 2.5 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma7.5% 2.9 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease3.5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year70.3% 6.4 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.9% 1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability9.1% 5.7 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening61.6% 2.7 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD2.7% 3.9 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist70.6% 9.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability19.9% 10.8 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support27.7% 2.9 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9% 8.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.2% 8.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability4% 2.7 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol31.7% 4.5 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.9% 5.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability4.4% 4 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.2% 4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness37.8% 3.4 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.8% 3.9 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)12.8% 4 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability7.5% 6.5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)8.4% 5.1 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability1.9% 2.1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat3.7% 5.1 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours30.9% 5.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke1.9% 1.5 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost5.2% 7.8 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability2.9% 2.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,101
People employed25,146
Annual payroll$6,498,936,000
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 86.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Very High across the 17 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss90.8 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.

Earthquake95.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding86Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave61.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide45.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire24.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail13.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado11.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought5.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning3.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind3.1Very 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$185,632$96,334$78,538
Income per person$92,019$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate6.5%12%12.4%
Median home value$1,623,600$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$3,054$1,956$1,348
Homeownership43.5%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher70.7%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate4%6.4%5.2%
Works from home25.5%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US49.1%26.7%13.9%
Median age34.937.638.7
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 US5.5 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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 5 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Santa Clara Unified School District68.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Fremont Union High School District14.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Cupertino Union Elementary School District13.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Campbell Union Elementary School District1.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Campbell Union High School District1.7% 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 vulnerability32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Household characteristics23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status80more vulnerable than 80% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Walkability13.7 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

95055 Santa Clara, CA0.8 km away
95052 Santa Clara, CA2.3 km away
95050 Santa Clara, CA2.8 km away
95053 Santa Clara, CA4.1 km away
94087 Sunnyvale, CA4.5 km away
95117 San Jose, CA4.6 km away
94086 Sunnyvale, CA4.7 km away
95170 San Jose, CA4.8 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 area6.59 sq mi
Population density9,307 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.3483, -121.9844

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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