Milpitas is a city in Santa Clara County, California. It is located with San Jose to its south and Fremont to its north, at the eastern end of State Route 237 and generally between Interstates 680 and 880 which run roughly north/south through the city.
To the east of Milpitas lie the foothills, rolling hills, and mountains of the DiabloRange. Monument Peak, the most prominent summit in the eastern Milpitas hills, is one of the oldest and most well-known symbols of Milpitas. It currently has a broadcasting antenna which provides several television channels to the South Bay.
| Median family income
(per year) |
$107,548 |
| Family purchasing power
(annual, cost-of-living adjusted) |
$70,802 |
| Sales tax |
8.25% |
| State income tax rate
(highest bracket) |
9.30%I |
| State income tax rate
(lowest bracket) |
1.00%I |
| Auto insurance premiums
(Average price quotes, for the state) |
$1,793 |
| Median home price |
$610,000 |
| Average property taxes |
$6,343 |
|
| Colleges, universities and
professional schools (within 30 miles) |
24 |
| Junior colleges and
technical institutes (within 30 miles) |
22 |
| Test scores reading
(% above/below state average) |
11.8% |
| Test scores math
(% above/below average) |
-25.4% |
| % students attending public/private
schools (located within town limits) |
92.7/7.3 |
| Air quality index*
(% of days AQI ranked as good) |
77.5% |
| Personal crime incidents (per 1,000) |
3 |
| Property crime incidents (per 1,000) |
33 |
| Median commute time
(in minutes) |
21.6 |
| % population with commute
45 mins. or longer |
10.5% |
| % population walk or bike to work |
1.5% |
| Movie theaters
(within 15 miles) |
37 |
| Restaurants
(within 15 miles) |
4,169 |
| Bars
(within 15 miles) |
224 |
| Public golf courses
(within 30 miles) |
158 |
| Libraries
(within 15 miles) |
78 |
| Museums (accredited by AAM;
within 30 miles) |
6 |
Annual rainfall
(inches) |
17.91 |
| % clear days in the area |
44 |
| High temp in July ° F |
83.2° |
| Low temp in Jan ° F |
40.4° |
Has health plan
(% of residents) |
88.2% |
| Body mass index (avg. for residents) |
26 |
Diabetes rates
(% of residents diagnosed) |
11.3% |
Hypertension rates
(% of residents diagnosed) |
22.9% |
| Median age |
35.8 |
| Completed at least some college
(% of residents) |
68.7% |
| Married |
50.2% |
| Divorced |
7.4% |
| Racial diversity index
(100 is national average; higher numbers indicate greater diversity) |
741.1 |
| Amount spent on vacations
(domestic and foreign, household avg. per year) |
$8,840 |
Economy:
The computer industry, which includes computer equipment manufacturing and software programming, is the largest source of employment in Milpitas.
Milpitas is home to the headquarters of:
Many other companies have offices in Milpitas including Quantum, Maxtor, Cisco Systems, Avaya, KLA Tencor, Seagate, LifeScan, Phoenix Technologies, and Symantec. Creative Technology's well-known U.S. subsidiary, Creative Labs, is based in Milpitas.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 62,698 people, 17,132 households, and 13,996 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,785.2/km² (4,622.9/mi²). There were 17,364 housing units at an average density of 494.4/km² (1,280.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 51.81% Asian, 30.87% White, 3.66% African American, 0.62% Native American, 0.63% Pacific Islander, 7.48% from other races, and 4.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.61% of the population.
There were 17,132 households out of which 43.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.1% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.3% are nonfamilies. 11.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.47, and the average family size was 3.72.
In the city, the population was spread out with 24.6% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 38.0% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 7.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there are 110.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $84,429, and the median income for a family was $84,827 (these figures had risen to $85,186 and $91,232 respectively as of a 2007 estimate). Males had a median income of $51,316 versus $36,681 for females. The per capita income for the city was $27,823. About 3.3% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.5% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.
Living in Milpitas
Compared to rural parts of California, living in Milpitas is more expensive, as it is throughout Silicon Valley. Compared to other South Bay bedroom communities Milpitas is considered affordable. For example, a regular one-story, detached single-family home with a 1,300-square-foot (140 m²) size sells for between $600,000 to $700,000 in the city. These prices are slightly more affordable than the rest of the San Francisco Bay Area, as a similar sized house may cost well over a million dollars in more affluent cities such as Palo Alto, Cupertino or Saratoga. Reasons for the expensive housing in the South Bay Area include the regional high tech industries, mild climate, strong foreign investment in the West Coast's housing, and a huge demand for limited homes. With the decline in the housing market , however, median sales prices in Milpitas have declined from nearly $700,000 to less than $500,000, and single-family new house construction building permits have plummeted from a 2004 average price of $949,900 to $269,400 in 2007.
Education
http://www.greatschools.net/city/Milpitas/CA
Source: Wikipedia |
