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Santa Clara, California , founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. The city is the site of the eighth of 21 California missions, Mission Santa Clara de Asís, and was named after the mission. The Mission and Mission Gardens are located on the grounds of Santa Clara University. Santa Clara is home to both Mission College and Santa Clara University, the latter being the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of California. Santa Clara is also home to Great America, an amusement park operated by Cedar Fair, L.P.. Santa Clara is located in the center of Silicon Valley, and is home to the headquarters of Intel, Applied Materials, Sun Microsystems, NVIDIA, Agilent Technologies, and many other high-tech companies. The San Francisco 49ers NFL football team has its heaquarters and practice facilities in Santa Clara. On Wednesday, November 8, 2006, the 49ers announced their intention to move the team to Santa...more

Among the most common occupations in Santa Clara are Management, professional, and related occupations, 41%; Sales and office occupations, 27%; and Service occupations, 12%. Approximately 80 percent of workers in Santa Clara, California work for companies, 7 percent work for the government and 4 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Santa Clara, California are Manufacturing, 23%; Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services, 14%; and Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 11%. Simply Hired's Santa Clara job listings indicate that the following industries in Santa Clara are hiring the most workers:

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Santa Clara, California is $59,826, and the median income of households in Santa Clara was $71,284.

According to our Santa Clara Trends data, the number of Santa Clara, California jobs has decreased by 8% since October 2011.

Population of Santa Clara Total population 102,204 Male 53.66% Female 46.34% Median age 34.5     Santa Clara Housing Owner-occupied homes 50.7% Median cost of a home $627,100 Median mortgage payment $2,144 Renter-occupied homes 49.3% Vacant housing 2.1% Median monthly rent $1,152     Average Income Median for all workers $42,820 Median for all male full-time $71,066 Median for all female full-time $48,585     Household Income Less than $10,000 7% $10,000 to $14,999 4% $15,000 to $24,999 12% $25,000 to $34,999 8% $35,000 to $49,999 6% $50,000 to $74,999 16% $75,000 to $99,999 16% $100,000 to $149,999 17% $150,000 to $199,999 8% $200,000 or more 5%

Education Less than 9th grade 3% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 7% High school graduate 18% Some college, no degree 20% Associate's degree 8% Bachelor's degree 26% Graduate degree 18%     Marital Status Never married 29% Currently married 57% Separated 2% Widowed 4% Divorced 9%     Race White 44% Black or African American 2% Asian 41% Other 13%     Santa Clara Commute Carpool 6.7% Public transportation 3.5% Average travel time 20 minutes