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Santa Clara, UT

Santa Clara's Census ACS profile: residents, income, housing, and the joined public-record layers available for this place.

7,891
Residents
$93,083
Median income
$509,600
Median home
$1,313
Median rent (state)
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Sheet UT-SANTA-CLARA-UT · Santa Clara, UT 7,891 pop · income 73rd pct

POP-TOWN · INC-HIGH · COL-PAR · SAFE-UNK · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · HOME-HIGH · BOOK-UNK

  • POP-TOWN 7,891
  • INC-HIGH $93,083
  • COL-PAR 98.9
  • SAFE-UNK Safety pending
  • RANK-UPPER 73rd
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Danville
  • HOME-HIGH $509,600
  • BOOK-UNK Tracts pending

Nearest income peer: Danville, IN ( $3 income $)

Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Santa Clara

Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Santa Clara on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-08

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Nationwide peers by population, income

Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Santa Clara on ACS population and median household income . Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.

Similar population

Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 7,891.

4 peers

Similar household income

Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS median household income. This city: $93,083. Population peers are excluded.

4 peers

Santa Clara - the verdict

Santa Clara ranks in the 73rd percentile for household income nationally, out of every US city with at least 1,000 residents. Source: Census ACS.

73rd
percentile, household income
85th
percentile, home value
60th
percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this

Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.

Data Snapshot: Santa Clara, UT

Census ACS 2023 estimates count 7,891 residents in Santa Clara, a small town within Utah. The typical household in Santa Clara brings in $93,083 a year, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 1.5%. Typical homes in Santa Clara are valued around $509,600, and the median resident age is 33.7 years. 35.3% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 61.9% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

In 2024, 59 residential building permits were authorized in Santa Clara (Construction Slowdown), down 31% from five years earlier, per Census BPS data.

Utah tracks close to the national cost-of-living baseline: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, Utah scores 98.9 (Near Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $1,313 monthly. Monthly utility costs average around $178 across Utah, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. The average commute for Santa Clara workers runs 19.5 minutes, with 80.4% driving alone and 9.9% working from home. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 36.2 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Very Low).

A decision-led reading path

Useful questions to ask of Santa Clara's data

How this reading path is ordered

This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from work and mobility to schools and households to population change to housing and income to comparison shortlist; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.

For Santa Clara, city-specific coverage includes local building permits, matched public-school count, annual population history, commute-mode shares. No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles, FBI reported-crime rates; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.

Question 1

What does the journey to work look like in Santa Clara?

Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 80.4%. The reported mean trip to work is 19.5 minutes.

Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.

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2. Schools and households

What does the education layer cover for Santa Clara?

The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.

The NCES join finds 3 public schools within the city match. 35.3% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.

See how the family ranking is built →

Question 3

Is Santa Clara growing, shrinking, or holding steady?

Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +1,116 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +14.7% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 59 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.

Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.

See the national growth ranking →

4. Comparison shortlist

Which cities make useful reference points for Santa Clara?

Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching.

Within Utah, the closest population matches are Farr West (7,881 residents, $111,875 income); Enoch (7,856 residents, $81,767 income); South Weber (8,037 residents, $132,667 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are West Livingston, TX (7,888 residents); South Boston, VA (7,896 residents); Dalhart, TX (7,885 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.

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Other supported questions

Why these stay compact

These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.

Housing and income

How far does income reach against housing in Santa Clara?

This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median. That flags a question for comparison, not a verdict: tenure, household composition, financing costs, and the age of the ACS estimate can all change what a resident actually pays.

The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 5.5 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 1.5%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.

Value / income
5.5×
Home value
$509,600
Household income
$93,083

City-level Census ACS 2023 medians. The ratio divides two separate medians and is descriptive only.

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Population

7,891 residents

Micro place (under 10k)

Median Household Income

$93,083 /yr

Above median income · poverty 1.5% (Low poverty)

Cost of Living Index (state)

98.9 (US=100)

Above-average cost · BEA RPP 2024, Utah average

City profile score · Santa Clara, UT

68/100

4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023

Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians (income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out and redistribute weight. How it is calculated.

Poverty rate A
1.5%

Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.

Household income B
$93,083

Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.

Bachelor's+ share B-
35.3%

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.

Cost of living D
98.9 index

BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.

Violent crime N/A
N/A

No FBI UCR violent-crime rate for this place (coverage is incomplete).

Santa Clara profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions) 4-axis radar comparing 1 series across Poverty rate, Household income, Bachelor's+ share, Cost of living. Poverty rateHousehold incomeBachelor's+ shareCost of living 68 B-
Santa Clara profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)
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  • Poverty rate: 89/100 (A) · 1.5%
  • Household income: 72/100 (B) · $93,083
  • Bachelor's+ share: 67/100 (B-) · 35.3%
  • Cost of living: 44/100 (D) · 98.9 index

How does Santa Clara compare to other US cities?

Here's how Santa Clara stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.

Household income 73% higher than other cities
Home value 85% pricier than other cities
Median rent 60% pricier than other cities

"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.

How we calculate these percentiles & ranks

Each percentile compares Santa Clara against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Utah only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.

Utah-relative analysis

Median Gross Rent places Santa Clara near the bottom of Utah's cities

Among the 310 Utah cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Santa Clara ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Santa Clara only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.

Median Household Income
#107 of 293
63rd percentile in Utah
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 310
0th percentile in Utah
Median Home Value
#79 of 301
74th percentile in Utah
Poverty Rate
#235 of 310
24th percentile in Utah
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#104 of 310
66th percentile in Utah
How in-state ranks are ordered

Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Utah only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.

73rdIncome percentile
Gauge source note

73rd percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

How Santa Clara's home value compares nationally

Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)

$509,600 15th percentile more affordable than 15% of 15,600 US cities

Show national distribution $0–$25,000: 5 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $25,000–$50,000: 54 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $50,000–$75,000: 352 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $75,000–$100,000: 1,086 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $100,000–$125,000: 1,516 US cities (10%). Below this entry. $125,000–$150,000: 1,170 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $150,000–$175,000: 1,278 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $175,000–$200,000: 1,229 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $200,000–$225,000: 1,035 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $225,000–$250,000: 976 US cities (6%). Below this entry. $250,000–$275,000: 754 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $275,000–$300,000: 712 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $300,000–$325,000: 521 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $325,000–$350,000: 526 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $350,000–$375,000: 465 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $375,000–$400,000: 393 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $400,000–$425,000: 317 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $425,000–$450,000: 300 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $450,000–$475,000: 307 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $475,000–$500,000: 250 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $500,000–$525,000: 160 US cities (1%). This entry sits in this band. $525,000–$550,000: 156 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $550,000–$575,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $575,000–$600,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $600,000–$625,000: 163 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $625,000–$650,000: 167 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $650,000–$675,000: 135 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $675,000–$700,000: 101 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $700,000–$725,000: 95 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $725,000–$750,000: 71 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $750,000–$775,000: 65 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $775,000–$800,000: 70 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $800,000–$825,000: 57 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $825,000–$850,000: 67 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $850,000–$875,000: 60 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $875,000–$900,000: 58 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $900,000–$925,000: 47 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $925,000–$950,000: 37 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $950,000–$975,000: 31 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $975,000–$1,000,000: 470 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $1,000,000–$1,025,000: 0 US cities (0%). Above this entry. Santa Clara $0 $1,025,000 every US city, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Santa Clara's home-value-to-income ratio: 5.5×

ACS median home value divided by median household income.

Band
pressured
> 5.0×
National rank
#13,537 of 15,516
More affordable than 13% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#10,132 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)

At 5.5×, Santa Clara sits in the pressured band: national rank #13,537 of 15,516 and #10,132 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000). Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median, a comparison flag, not a verdict on any household.

How this ratio is calculated

Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000. Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0). This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.

Income distribution context

$93,083 Santa Clara, UT median household income (Census ACS)

Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Household income distribution - Santa Clara, UT Santa Clara, UT's median household income ($93,083) against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern. The Lorenz curve and quintile bars are national context, not Santa Clara, UT-specific shares. $ Household Income Distribution Santa Clara, UT median $93,083/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
Santa Clara, UT median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Santa Clara, UT.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 35.3%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 1.5%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 61.9%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
7,891
Median Income
$93,083
Median Home Value
$509,600
Median Age
33.7
Poverty Rate
1.5%
Labor force participation
61.9%
Bachelor's Degree+
35.3%

Schools

Total Schools
3
Public schools in this city

Population Change

PEP vintage

Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025

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7,000 residents7,500 residents8,000 residents8,500 residents9,000 residents 202020212022202320242025 7,606 residents 8,722 residents ▲ +14.7%
Santa Clara's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.
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Period Population
2020 7,606 residents
2021 7,929 residents
2022 8,150 residents
2023 8,530 residents
2024 8,664 residents
2025 8,722 residents

Housing Supply

BPS source

Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized

📉 Construction Slowdown
Total Permits (2024)
59
housing units authorized
Single-Family
51
detached homes
Multifamily
8
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
7.5
permits per 1,000 residents

5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)

Year Total
2019 85
2020 61
2021 121
2022 173
2023 64
2024 59

Permit volume decreased 31% from 2019 to 2024.

Commute Patterns

Commute source

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Average Commute Time
19.5 minutes
Drive Alone
80.4%
Carpool
6.4%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
1.2%
Work from Home
9.9%
Other
2.1%

Based on 3,848 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

Utah statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $178

EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Utah at $178 (electricity about $85 , water and sewer about $45 ).

These are Utah statewide averages, not a meter reading for Santa Clara. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

Living Costs & Risk

Utah's BEA cost-of-living index is 98.9 (Near Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Santa Clara is $1,313/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Utah statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 36.2 / 100 (Very Low).

Cost/risk geography note

Cost of living is a Utah statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Santa Clara sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.

How Santa Clara compares to similar-size Utah cities

Same-state peer method

Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.

City Population Median Household Income
Santa Clara (this city) 7,891 $93,083
Farr West 7,881 $111,875
Enoch 7,856 $81,767
South Weber 8,037 $132,667
NCES CCD Census BPS 2024
Primary sources on this page

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.

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Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES. Joins use OMB Bulletin 23-01 / FIPS keys.

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