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95054 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 95054 covers Santa Clara, California, with a population of about 25,196 and a median household income of $204,052.

Population
25,1963,923 per square mile
Median age
33.94.8 points below the US average
Median household income
$204,0522.1× the California median
Poverty rate
5.1%7.3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,467,063up 14% in five years
Median rent
$3,4131.7× the California median
Degree or higher
68.5%33.5 points above the US average
Homeownership
35.4%29.6 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,882

Where 95054 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

Population25,196
Median age33.9
Family households63%
Born outside the US53.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home63.1%
White (non-Hispanic)19.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)3.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)57.3%
Hispanic or Latino14.2%
Veterans2.2%
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$204,052
Income per person$93,057
Poverty rate5.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.6%
$10–15k0.4%
$15–20k0.2%
$20–25k1.7%
$25–30k1.2%
$30–35k1.0%
$35–40k1.6%
$40–45k0.4%
$45–50k1.1%
$50–60k1.1%
$60–75k2.2%
$75–100k7.9%
$100–125k7.6%
$125–150k6.3%
$150–200k11.6%
$200k or more53.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed13,000
Mean adjusted gross income$215,889
Returns declaring $200,000 or more35.9%
Returns, under $25k12.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k10.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k9.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k24.5%
Returns, $200k or more35.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$1,475,400
Median gross rent$3,413
Rent as a share of household income22.4%
Owner-occupied35.4%
Vacant homes5.8%
Median year built2001

What the homes are

Detached house27.6%
Attached house16.3%
2 to 4 units2.8%
5 to 19 units11%
20 or more units42.3%
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$1,467,063as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 2.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 14%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 64.8%
Typical asking rent$4,180as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 7.6%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 30.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,508,271$386,752

$386,752 in 2000 to $1,467,063 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202020232026$4,180$3,197

$3,207 in 2020 to $4,180 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher68.5%
High school diploma or higher94.4%
Works from home27.1%
Drives to work alone59.1%
Takes public transport1.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more11.1%
Health

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

Obesity18.4% 15 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes7.7% 4.3 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes6.8% 6.4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure20.9% 13.2 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health12.2% 8.1 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%
Depression16.5% 5.4 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity18.4% 7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis11.3% 13.8 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.6% 2.4 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication63.5% 11.2 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)3.7% 4 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma7.2% 3.2 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease2.8% 3.4 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year68.3% 8.4 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.5% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability9.1% 5.7 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening56% 8.3 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD2.2% 4.4 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist69.5% 8.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability18.4% 12.3 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support29.7% 4.9 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9.7% 7.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.6% 7.7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability3.3% 3.4 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol29.4% 6.8 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.3% 5.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability4.2% 4.2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.5% 3.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness39.4% 5 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79% 3.1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.1% 3.7 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability6.4% 7.6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)7.7% 5.8 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability1.7% 2.3 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat3.9% 4.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32% 4.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke1.6% 1.8 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost5.8% 7.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability2.8% 2.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,882
People employed93,630
Annual payroll$18,989,102,000
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 98.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High to Very High across the 7 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss99.4 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.

River flooding99.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake98.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought63.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave58.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide57.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail24.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire23.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado21.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding15.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind5.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning4.1Very 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$204,052$96,334$78,538
Income per person$93,057$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate5.1%12%12.4%
Median home value$1,475,400$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$3,413$1,956$1,348
Homeownership35.4%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher68.5%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate5.5%6.4%5.2%
Works from home27.1%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US53.6%26.7%13.9%
Median age33.937.638.7
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 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 supermarket54% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket54% 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%.

Santa Clara Unified School District100% 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 vulnerability49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Household characteristics27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status84more vulnerable than 84% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport70more vulnerable than 70% of US census tracts
Walkability13.2 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

95056 Santa Clara, CA0.8 km away
95134 San Jose, CA2.6 km away
94089 Sunnyvale, CA3.4 km away
95164 San Jose, CA3.7 km away
95002 Alviso, CA3.9 km away
95052 Santa Clara, CA4.5 km away
95050 Santa Clara, CA4.9 km away
94085 Sunnyvale, CA4.9 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 area6.42 sq mi
Population density3,923 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.3924, -121.9623

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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