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Total population: 29,174 (Urban population: 28,964, Rural population: 210 (all nonfarm))

Los Gatos, California Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 12,404 (12,013 occupied: 7,852 owner occupied, 4,161 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  35%
State:  43%

Housing density: 1158 houses/condos per square mile


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $488,768.


Median contract rent in 2007: $1,367 (lower quartile is $1,041, upper quartile is $1,937)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $2,234


Median gross rent in Los Gatos, CA in 2007: $1,487


Housing units in Los Gatos with a mortgage: 5,366 (627 second mortgage, 1,052 home equity loan, 39 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,597





Los Gatos,CA index of house prices



Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $1,342,372 (it was $748,300 in 2000)
Los Gatos:  $1,342,372
California:  $532,300
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $953,037 - Over $1,497,969

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $1,373,439
Here:  $1,373,439
State:  $619,135

Townhouses or other attached units: $876,107
Here:  $876,107
State:  $541,123

In 2-unit structures: $1,172,104
Here:  $1,172,104
State:  $702,713

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $1,125,964
Here:  $1,125,964
State:  $512,546

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $542,626
Here:  $542,626
State:  $482,470

Mobile homes: $69,235
Here:  $69,235
State:  $59,450

Household type by relationship

Households: 27,982
  • In family households: 22,100 (5,750 male householders, 1,618 female householders)
    6,211 spouses, 7,157 children (6,672 natural, 284 adopted, 201 stepchildren), 186 grandchildren, 207 brothers or sisters, 213 parents, 292 other relatives, 466 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 5,882 (2,030 male householders (1,505 living alone)), 2,609 female householders (2,074 living alone)), 1,243 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 701 (488 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,448 2-persons, 1,559 3-persons, 1,547 4-persons, 555 5-persons, 200 6-persons, 59 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,579 1-person, 898 2-persons, 143 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 1 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

4,807 married couples with children.
956 single-parent households (261 men, 695 women).

82.6% of residents of Los Gatos speak English at home.
3.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
7.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
5.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (77% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 4,260 (14.9%)
(50.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  6.6
State:  5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  3.8
State:  3.5

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Los Gatos, California:
  • 1 room: 21
  • 2 rooms: 81
  • 3 rooms: 197
  • 4 rooms: 545
  • 5 rooms: 1,186
  • 6 rooms: 1,700
  • 7 rooms: 1,481
  • 8 rooms: 1,200
  • 9 or more rooms: 1,441



Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Los Gatos, California:
  • 1 room: 341
  • 2 rooms: 609
  • 3 rooms: 786
  • 4 rooms: 1,297
  • 5 rooms: 648
  • 6 rooms: 317
  • 7 rooms: 95
  • 8 rooms: 32
  • 9 or more rooms: 36



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 78
  • 1995 to 1998: 269
  • 1990 to 1994: 461
  • 1980 to 1989: 1,089
  • 1970 to 1979: 3,018
  • 1960 to 1969: 3,599
  • 1950 to 1959: 1,761
  • 1940 to 1949: 816
  • 1939 or earlier: 1,313


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Los Gatos:
  • no bedroom: 29
  • 1 bedroom: 210
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,149
  • 3 bedrooms: 3,200
  • 4 bedrooms: 2,377
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 887



Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Los Gatos:
  • no bedroom: 379
  • 1 bedroom: 1,235
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,779
  • 3 bedrooms: 633
  • 4 bedrooms: 109
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 26



Owners and renters by unit type in %



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders



Cars and other vehicles available in Los Gatos in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 195
  • 1 vehicle: 1,615
  • 2 vehicles: 3,756
  • 3 vehicles: 1,571
  • 4 vehicles: 525
  • 5 or more vehicles: 190



Cars and other vehicles available in Los Gatos in n renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 420
  • 1 vehicle: 1,865
  • 2 vehicles: 1,382
  • 3 vehicles: 328
  • 4 vehicles: 113
  • 5 or more vehicles: 53


Los Gatos, CA house values


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Los Gatos, CA:

  • Less than $10,000: 0
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 0
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 0
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 0
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 10
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 8
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 11
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 0
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 7
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 0
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 8
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 0
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 8
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 8
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 22
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 18
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 15
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 52
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 55
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 390
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 687
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 1939
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 1761
  • $1,000,000 or more: 1964
 


Los Gatos rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Los Gatos:

  • Less than $100: 12 people
  • $100 to $149: 43
  • $150 to $199: 40
  • $200 to $249: 27
  • $250 to $299: 16
  • $300 to $349: 7
  • $350 to $399: 11
  • $400 to $449: 27
  • $450 to $499: 21
  • $500 to $549: 13
  • $550 to $599: 39
  • $600 to $649: 25
  • $650 to $699: 47
  • $700 to $749: 45
  • $750 to $799: 43
  • $800 to $899: 166
  • $900 to $999: 228
  • $1,000 to $1,249: 870
  • $1,250 to $1,499: 701
  • $1,500 to $1,999: 903
  • $2,000 or more: 836
  • No cash rent: 110
 



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 920
  • 1990 to 1994: 579
  • 1985 to 1989: 468
  • 1980 to 1984: 469
  • 1975 to 1979: 556
  • 1970 to 1974: 254
  • 1970 to 1974: 274
  • 1965 to 1969: 740

Los Gatos, CA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 89.1%
Number of people working at home: 852 (5.7% of all workers)


Los Gatos travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 296
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1010
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 1567
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 1558
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 2331
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 1173
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 2333
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 823
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 731
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 1446
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 611
  • 90 or more minutes: 159
 


Los Gatos mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 12,272 (82%)
  • Carpooled: 1,303 (9%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 97 (1%)
  • Railroad: 34 (0%)
  • Ferryboat: 7 (0%)
  • Taxi: 16 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 10 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 99 (1%)
  • Walked: 194 (1%)
  • Other means: 6 (0%)
  • Worked at home: 852 (6%)
 


Los Gatos, CA household income

Household income:

  • Less than $10,000: 476
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 292
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 156
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 276
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 325
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 323
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 309
  • $40,000 to $44,999: 415
  • $45,000 to $49,999: 308
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 916
  • $60,000 to $74,999: 1090
  • $75,000 to $99,999: 1384
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 1316
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 865
  • $150,000 to $199,999: 1398
  • $200,000 or more: 2158
 


First ancestries reported:

 Other groups: 4180
 German: 3373
 English: 2828
 Irish: 2589
 Italian: 1876
 United States or American: 975
 European: 761
 French (except Basque): 727
 Scottish: 679
 Iranian: 607
 Polish: 510
 Swedish: 448
 Russian: 426
 British: 426
 Norwegian: 419
 Portuguese: 338
 Scotch-Irish: 335
 Dutch: 304
 Greek: 302
 Danish: 272
 Northern European: 184
 Canadian: 179
 Arab:: 162
 Czech: 157
 Finnish: 135
 Welsh: 131
 Swiss: 124
 Eastern European: 120
 French Canadian: 109
 Ukrainian: 98
 Austrian: 92
 Yugoslavian: 92
 Lithuanian: 88
 Subsaharan African:: 67
 Israeli: 63
 Armenian: 62
 Hungarian: 62
 Egyptian: 61
 Czechoslovakian: 55
 Australian: 48
 South African: 43
 Palestinian: 42
 Croatian: 42
 Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 34
 Romanian: 33
 Slovak: 32
 Acadian/Cajun: 32
 Slavic: 30
 Lebanese: 30
 Belgian: 30
 Other Arab: 29
 Turkish: 29
 Scandinavian: 24
 Latvian: 21
 Brazilian: 19
 Basque: 19
 Celtic: 17
 Albanian: 13
 African: 13
 Ethiopian: 11
 Slovene: 10
 Icelander: 10
 Pennsylvania German: 8
 German Russian: 7
 Luxemburger: 6
 Maltese: 4




Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:



  • United Kingdom (12%)
  • Iran (12%)
  • Canada (6%)
  • Germany (6%)
  • India (6%)
  • Japan (5%)
  • Hong Kong (5%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 13815
  • Northeast: 2888
  • Midwest: 3647
  • South: 1802
  • West: 1932

57% of Los Gatos residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 95
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 10
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 51
  • 9th grade: 13
  • 10th grade: 57
  • 11th grade: 60
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 134
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 624
  • Less than 1 year of college: 351
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,290
  • Associate degree: 701
  • Bachelor's degree: 3,281
  • Master's degree: 2,030
  • Professional school degree: 758
  • Doctorate degree: 495


Educational Attainment for Males


Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 22
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 31
  • 5th and 6th grade: 40
  • 7th and 8th grade: 57
  • 9th grade: 30
  • 10th grade: 51
  • 11th grade: 45
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 162
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,461
  • Less than 1 year of college: 661
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,874
  • Associate degree: 977
  • Bachelor's degree: 3,906
  • Master's degree: 1,562
  • Professional school degree: 405
  • Doctorate degree: 169


Educational Attainment for Females




Class of Workers


Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.7%


Unemployment rate for Black males: 7.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%


Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%


Unemployment rate for Asian males: 1.4%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 2.8%


Unemployment rate for other race males: 5.8%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%


Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 5.5%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%


Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 1.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 2.5%


Median household income in 2007 for:

  • White non-Hispanic householders: $112,749
  • Black householders: $9,694
  • American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $67,600
  • Asian householders: $130,472
  • Some other race householders: $75,410
  • Two or more races householders: $73,059
  • Hispanic or Latino race householders: $70,573

Los Gatos household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Los Gatos household income for Black householders

Los Gatos household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Los Gatos household income for Asian householders

Los Gatos household income for Some other race householders

Los Gatos household income for Two or more races householders

Los Gatos household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Los Gatos marital status for males

Los Gatos marital status for females


Median 2007 house value for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $1,399,417
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $1,046,378
  • Asian householders: $1,470,276
  • Some other race householders: $1,121,184
  • Two or more races householders: $1,411,436
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $1,435,115

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 6,968
  • One, attached: 1,832
  • Two: 300
  • 3 or 4: 630
  • 5 to 9: 567
  • 10 to 19: 455
  • 20 to 49: 789
  • 50 or more: 740
  • Mobile homes: 123

Median worth of mobile homes: $78,004


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Los Gatos:

 


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
  • Utility gas (85%)
  • Electricity (13%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
  • Utility gas (64%)
  • Electricity (34%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 489
Here:  17.4%
California:  9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 275
Here:  20.6%
California:  7.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 208
Here:  16.2%
California:  15.4%



School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students



School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students



Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

 

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