Moving to Milpitas, California
Population: 62,698. Estimated population in July 2024: 63,383 (+1.1% change)
Males: 32,960 (52.6%), Females: 29,738 (47.4%)
Santa Clara County
Zip codes: 95035.
Demographics
Median resident age: 33.4 years
Median household income: $84,429
Median house value: $372,900
Population by Race
Races in Milpitas:
- White Non-Hispanic (23.8%)
- Hispanic (16.6%)
- Filipino (15.0%)
- Vietnamese (13.0%)
- Chinese (12.9%)
- Other race (7.5%)
- Asian Indian (6.9%)
- Two or more races (4.9%)
- Black (3.7%)
- Other Asian (2.1%)
- American Indian (1.3%)
- Korean (1.2%)
- Japanese (0.8%)
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (5.4%), Irish (3.7%), English (3.4%), Italian (2.5%), United States (1.7%), French (1.4%).
Elevation: 19 feet
Land area: 13.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Milpitas
- High school or higher: 83.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 36.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 12.2%
- Unemployed: 3.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Milpitas city
- Never married: 30.4%
- Now married: 56.3%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 3.9%
- Divorced: 7.4%
47.3% Foreign born (39.9% Asia, 5.5% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +11,741 (+23.0%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Milpitas:
- AGNEWS STATE HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; SAN JOSE, CA)
- SAN JOSE MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; SAN JOSE, CA)
- REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER OF SAN JOSE (about 7 miles; SAN JOSE, CA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Milpitas:
- NORMAN Y. MINETA SAN JOSE INTERNATIONAL (about 7 miles; SAN JOSE, CA; Abbreviation: SJC)
- METROPOLITAN OAKLAND INTL (about 30 miles; OAKLAND, CA; Abbreviation: OAK)
- SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL (about 35 miles; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Abbreviation: SFO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Milpitas:
- REID-HILLVIEW OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY (about 10 miles; SAN JOSE, CA; Abbreviation: RHV)
- PALO ALTO ARPT OF SANTA CLARA CO (about 15 miles; PALO ALTO, CA; Abbreviation: PAO)
- LIVERMORE MUNI (about 18 miles; LIVERMORE, CA; Abbreviation: LVK)
Amtrak stations near Milpitas:
- 6 miles: SANTA CLARA-GREAT AMERICA (SANTA CLARA, FOOT OF STARS & STRIPES DR.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, free short-term parking.
- 8 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.
- 8 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 and Universities
Colleges/Universities in Milpitas:
- HEALD COLLEGE-SAN JOSE (Full-time enrollment: 1,309; Location: 341 GREAT MALL PKY; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.heald.edu)
- MILPITAS ELECTROLYSIS AND THERMOLYSIS COLLEGE (Location: 500 E CALAVERAS BLVDSuite 333; Private, for-profit)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Milpitas:
- MISSION COLLEGE (about 6 miles; SANTA CLARA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,565)
- OHLONE COLLEGE (about 7 miles; FREMONT, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,870)
- SAN JOSE CITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles; SAN JOSE, CA; Full-time enrollment: 5,713)
- DE ANZA COLLEGE (about 14 miles; CUPERTINO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 13,197)
- EVERGREEN VALLEY COLLEGE (about 14 miles; SAN JOSE, CA; Full-time enrollment: 6,118)
- WEST VALLEY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; SARATOGA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 5,880)
- FOOTHILL COLLEGE (about 17 miles; LOS ALTOS HILLS, CA; Full-time enrollment: 7,415)
Schools
Public high schools in Milpitas:
- MILPITAS HIGH (Students: 2,707; Location: 1285 ESCUELA PKWY.; Grades: 09 – 12)
- CALAVERAS HILLS CONTINUATION H (Students: 191; Location: 1331 E. CALAVERAS BLVD.; Grades: 09 – 12)
- MILPITAS COMMUNITY DAY (Students: 34; Location: 3001 CALAVERAS BLVD.; Grades: 08 – 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Milpitas:
- RUSSELL (THOMAS) JUNIOR HIGH (Students: 805; Location: 1500 ESCUELA PKWY.; Grades: 07 – 08)
- RANCHO MILPITAS JUNIOR HIGH (Students: 712; Location: 1915 YELLOWSTONE; Grades: 07 – 08)
- SINNOTT (JOHN) ELEMENTARY (Students: 692; Location: 2025 YELLOWSTONE; Grades: KG – 06)
- CURTNER ELEMENTARY (Students: 689; Location: 275 REDWOOD; Grades: KG – 06)
- POMEROY (MARSHALL) ELEMENTARY (Students: 682; Location: 1505 ESCUELA PKWY.; Grades: KG – 06)
- BURNETT (WILLIAM) ELEMENTARY (Students: 619; Location: 400 FANYON; Grades: KG – 06)
- SPANGLER (ANTHONY) ELEMENTARY (Students: 554; Location: 140 N. ABBOTT; Grades: KG – 06)
- RANDALL (ROBERT) ELEMENTARY (Students: 489; Location: 1300 EDSEL; Grades: KG – 06)
- ROSE (ALEXANDER) ELEMENTARY (Students: 489; Location: 250 ROSWELL; Grades: KG – 06)
- WELLER (JOSEPH) ELEMENTARY (Students: 440; Location: 345 BOULDER; Grades: KG – 06)
Private primary/middle schools in Milpitas:
- RAINBOW BRIDGE CENTER (Students: 540; Location: 1500 YOSEMITE DR; Grades: PK – 8)
- ST JOHN THE BAPTIST SCHOOL (Students: 334; Location: 360 SOUTH ABEL STREET; Grades: PK – 8)
- CHILDREN’S WORLD (Students: 146; Location: 860 HILLVIEW DRIVE; Grades: PK – KG)
- MILPITAS FOOTHILL SDA SCHOOL (Students: 136; Location: 1991 LANDESS AVE.; Grades: KG – 8)
- MILPITAS MONTESSORI (Students: 122; Location: 1500 YOSIMITE DRIVE; Grades: PK – 2)
- MONARCH CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS INC (Students: 86; Location: 1715 CALAVERAS BLVD; Grades: PK – KG)
- ELAN ESPRIT PRESCHOOL (Students: 24; Location: 40 EAST CARLO STREET; Grades: PK – KG)
- KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTER (Students: 8; Location: 400 SOUTH ABEL STREET; Grades: KG – KG)