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Compare Santa Clara to Palo Alto

This post compares Santa Clara, California to Palo Alto, 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) Palo Alto (city)
Population 124,635 67,082
Income (median) $80,277 $124,900
Home Value (median) $831,600 $1,989,300
White 42% 61%
Black 3% 1%
Asian 41% 31%
With Kids 33% 34%
Age (median) 33 41
Rentals 56% 45%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Santa Clara or Palo Alto?
A: Santa Clara has a larger population count than Palo Alto: 124635 compared with 67082 total people.

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

Q: Are homes more expensive in Santa Clara or Palo Alto?
A: Homes tend to be much less 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 45% for Palo Alto.

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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