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Compare Santa Clara to Palmdale

This post compares Santa Clara, California to Palmdale, California across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Santa Clara (city) Palmdale (city)
Population 124,635 157,358
Income (median) $80,277 $43,017
Home Value (median) $831,600 $229,200
White 42% 42%
Black 3% 12%
Asian 41% 4%
With Kids 33% 49%
Age (median) 33 31
Rentals 56% 36%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Santa Clara or Palmdale?
A: Santa Clara has a similar population count than Palmdale: 124635 compared with 157358 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Santa Clara or in Palmdale?
A: Incomes are on average much higher in Santa Clara.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Santa Clara or Palmdale?
A: Homes tend to be much more expensive in Santa Clara.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Santa Clara does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 56% for Santa Clara versus 36% for Palmdale.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Santa Clara may include: Irvine, Sunnyvale, and South-Pasadena.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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