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Population (year 2000): 1,704
Males: 909  (53.3%)
Females: 795  (46.7%)

Santa Clara County

Median resident age:  28.7 years
California median age:  33.3 years

Zip codes: 95126.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $31,500 (it was $30,449 in 2000)
Buena Vista  $31,500
California:  $53,629

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $265,300 (it was $173,700 in 2000)
Buena Vista  $265,300
California:  $477,700

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Races in Buena Vista:

  • Hispanic (65.9%)
  • Other race (38.4%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (23.3%)
  • Two or more races (6.3%)
  • Black (5.3%)
  • Vietnamese (1.2%)
  • American Indian (1.2%)
  • Filipino (1.1%)
  • Chinese (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Buena Vista: 135.5 (high, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Italian (6.5%), Irish (4.6%), Portuguese (3.9%), Subsaharan African (3.6%), English (2.8%), United States (2.2%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 118 feet

Land area: 0.07 square miles.

Population density: 24099 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Buena Vista

  • High school or higher: 53.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
  • Unemployed: 8.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Buena Vista CDP

  • Never married: 42.1%
  • Now married: 39.7%
  • Separated: 3.3%
  • Widowed: 5.9%
  • Divorced: 8.9%

894 residents are foreign born (42.4% Latin America).

This place:  52.5%
California:  26.2%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Buena Vista:  1.2% ($2,053)
California:  0.7% ($1,564)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: San Jose, CA (3.2 miles , pop. 894,943).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (330.5 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Sunol-Midtown, CA (0.5 miles ), Burbank, CA (1.1 miles ), Fruitdale, CA (1.5 miles ), San Jose, CA (3.2 miles ), Campbell, CA (3.7 miles ), Santa Clara, CA (4.3 miles ), Cambrian Park, CA (4.6 miles ), Seven Trees, CA (5.9 miles ).

Latitude: 37.32 N, Longitude: 121.92 W


10 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code commonly used in this area: 408

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Most common industries for males:
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (13%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Computer and electronic products (9%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Health care (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Accommodation and food services (17%)
  • Health care (16%)
  • Computer and electronic products (10%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (14%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Assemblers and fabricators (13%)
  • Cashiers (11%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near Buena Vista:
  • O'CONNOR HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; SAN JOSE, CA)
  • SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 2 miles; SAN JOSE, CA)
  • SAN JOSE MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles; SAN JOSE, CA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Buena Vista:
  • NORMAN Y. MINETA SAN JOSE INTERNATIONAL (about 2 miles; SAN JOSE, CA; ID: SJC)
  • METROPOLITAN OAKLAND INTL (about 35 miles; OAKLAND, CA; ID: OAK)
  • SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL (about 38 miles; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; ID: SFO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Buena Vista:
  • REID-HILLVIEW OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY (about 7 miles; SAN JOSE, CA; ID: RHV)
  • PALO ALTO ARPT OF SANTA CLARA CO (about 16 miles; PALO ALTO, CA; ID: PAO)
  • SAN CARLOS (about 26 miles; SAN CARLOS, CA; ID: SQL)

Amtrak stations near Buena Vista:
  • 2 miles: SAN JOSE (65 CAHILL ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 5 miles: SANTA CLARA-GREAT AMERICA (SANTA CLARA, FOOT OF STARS & STRIPES DR.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, free short-term parking.
  • 16 miles: FREEMONT-MISSION SAN JOSE (FREMONT, MISSION BLVD. & I-680) - Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Buena Vista:
  • SAN JOSE CITY COLLEGE (about 2 miles; SAN JOSE, CA; Full-time enrollment: 5,713)
  • MISSION COLLEGE (about 6 miles; SANTA CLARA, CA; FT enrollment: 4,565)
  • FOOTHILL COLLEGE (about 7 miles; LOS ALTOS HILLS, CA; FT enrollment: 7,415)
  • DE ANZA COLLEGE (about 10 miles; CUPERTINO, CA; FT enrollment: 13,197)
  • OHLONE COLLEGE (about 14 miles; FREMONT, CA; FT enrollment: 4,870)
  • EVERGREEN VALLEY COLLEGE (about 14 miles; SAN JOSE, CA; FT enrollment: 6,118)
  • SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; SAN JOSE, CA; FT enrollment: 20,861)

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Average household size:
This place:  3.1 people
California:  2.9 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  59.6%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  10.2%
Whole state:  5.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  26.7%
Whole state:  14.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  15.0%
Whole state:  6.3%

Buena Vista compared to California state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Santa Clara County California:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:

5.72% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($70,257 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.72%
California average:  5.75%

0.40% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,896 average AGI)
Santa Clara County:  0.40%
California average:  0.21%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Alameda County, CA  0.66% ($73,219 average AGI)
from San Mateo County, CA  0.64% ($108,860)
from Los Angeles County, CA  0.27% ($55,906)


6.20% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($81,994 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.20%
California average:  6.27%

0.19% of residents moved to foreign countries ($2,530 average AGI)
Santa Clara County:  0.19%
California average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Alameda County, CA  0.64% ($84,443 average AGI)
to San Mateo County, CA  0.51% ($105,470)
to San Francisco County, CA  0.37% ($102,801)


Strongest AM radio stations in Buena Vista:
  • KLOK (1170 AM; 50 kW; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KSJX (1500 AM; 10 kW; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: MULTICULTURAL RADIO BROADCASTING INC)
  • KZSF (1370 AM; 5 kW; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: CARLOS A. DUHARTE)
  • KLIV (1590 AM; 5 kW; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: EMPIRE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KGO (810 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KGO-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • KVVN (1430 AM; 3 kW; SANTA CLARA, CA; Owner: ICBC BROADCAST HOLDINGS - CA, INC.)
  • KNBR (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KNBR LICO, INC.)
  • KTCT (1050 AM; 50 kW; SAN MATEO, CA; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA RADIO CORP.)
  • KFAX (1100 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: GOLDEN GATE BROADCASTING CO, INC.)
  • KYCY (1550 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KTRB (860 AM; 50 kW; MODESTO, CA; Owner: PAPPAS RADIO OF CALIFORNIA, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KIQI (1010 AM; 35 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: RADIO UNICA OF SAN FRANCISCO LICENSE CORP.)
  • KSCO (1080 AM; 10 kW; SANTA CRUZ, CA)

Strongest FM radio stations in Buena Vista:
  • KBAA (94.5 FM; GILROY, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KSQL (99.1 FM; SANTA CRUZ, CA; Owner: TMS LICENSE CALIFORNIA, INC)
  • KKUP (91.5 FM; CUPERTINO, CA; Owner: ASSURANCE SCIENCES FOUNDATION)
  • KBRG (100.3 FM; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KUFX (98.5 FM; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KRTY (95.3 FM; LOS GATOS, CA; Owner: KRTY, LTD.)
  • KFJC (89.7 FM; LOS ALTOS, CA; Owner: FOOTHILL-DE ANZA COMM. COLLEGE DIST.)
  • KZBR-FM2 (95.7 FM; LIVERMORE, ETC., CA; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • KTEE (93.7 FM; FELTON, CA; Owner: MAPLETON COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
  • KKSF-FM1 (103.7 FM; PLEASANTON, ETC., CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KFRC-FM3 (99.7 FM; WALNUT CREEK, CA; Owner: INFINITY KFRC-FM, INC.)
  • KZBR-FM1 (95.7 FM; WALNUT CREEK, CA; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • KBLX-FM2 (102.9 FM; PLEASANTON, CA; Owner: ICBC BROADCAST HOLDINGS -CA, INC.)
  • KSOL-FM3 (98.9 FM; PLEASANTON, CA; Owner: TMS LICENSE CALIFORNIA, INC)
  • KISQ-FM3 (98.1 FM; CONCORD, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KMEL-FM1 (106.1 FM; CONCORD, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • K238AC (95.5 FM; SALIDA, CA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • KEMR (105.7 FM; SANTA CLARA, CA; Owner: HBC LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KSJS (90.5 FM; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • K240CD (95.9 FM; SOQUEL, ETC., CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Buena Vista:
  • KBIT-CA (Channel 28; SAN FRANCISCO, ETC., CA; Owner: POLAR BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KICU-TV (Channel 36; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: KTVU PARTNERSHIP)
  • KTEH (Channel 54; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: KTEH FOUNDATION)
  • KDTV (Channel 14; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KDTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
  • KSTS (Channel 48; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LICENSE CORP.)
  • KQED (Channel 9; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KQED, INC.)
  • KNTV (Channel 11; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: KNTV LICENSE, INC.)
  • KKPX (Channel 65; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: PAXSON SAN JOSE LICENSE, INC.)
  • KAXT-CA (Channel 22; SANTA CLARA-SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: LINDA K. TRUMBLY)

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