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Santa Clara County · California

ZIP code 95123

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 95123 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
70,279

ZCTA residents

Median income
$136,364

Household, past 12 months

Median home
$1,108,100

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
9.375%

Combined state + local

Quick answer

ZIP 95123 sits in Santa Clara County, California and is home to 70,279 people. Median household income is $136,364, the median home is worth $1,108,100 and median gross rent is $2,953. 60.3% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 9.375% combined.

County
Santa Clara County

FIPS 06085

State
California (CA)

1,803 ZIPs covered

Area codes
408, 510, 650, 669, 916, 925

NANPA codes serving this area

Metro area
San Jose

Rate jurisdiction used for tax

The numbers for 95123

American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.

Population
70,279ZIP 95123 residents
Median household income
$136,364Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$1,108,100Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$2,953Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
37.6 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
60.3%Owner-occupied households

Sales tax in 95123

What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.

Rate applied
9.375%San Jose jurisdiction stack
Tax on $100
$9Rounded to the dollar
Tax on $1,000
$94Before any exemptions

This ZIP falls inside the San Jose rate area, so state, county, city and district levies are published here as a full stack.

Affordability in this ZIP

Derived from the Census medians above — indicative, not an offer.

Rent burden
26%Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
8.1×Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
$5,750/mo20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
5.8%Residents below poverty line

A rent burden above 30% is the federal threshold for cost-burdened households, and a price-to-income multiple above 4× is generally considered a stretched housing market. The mortgage figure is principal and interest only — taxes, insurance and HOA dues are extra.

How 95123 compares

ZIP 95123 against the median ZIP in Santa Clara County and across California.

MeasureZIP 95123County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$136,364$162,569$89,916+52%
Median home value$1,108,100$1,422,850$628,900+76%
Median gross rent$2,953$2,923$1,851+60%
Population70,27931,60715,085+366%

Medians are computed across the 58 ZIP areas in Santa Clara County and the 1803 ZIP areas in California.

Statewide rank

Where this ZIP places among all 1803 California ZIP areas.

Income

richer than 84% of 1,593 state ZIPs

#248
Home value

above 83% of 1,597 state ZIPs

#275
Population

larger than 97% of 1,803 state ZIPs

#61

Comparable ZIP codes

California ZIP areas with almost the same household income.

ZIPCountyIncomeHome valueRent
94930Marin County$136,341$1,152,100$2,314
91307Los Angeles County$136,154$907,000$3,501
92807Orange County$136,089$918,000$2,959
94066San Mateo County$135,976$1,199,400$2,696
94080San Mateo County$135,966$1,159,500$2,840
92121San Diego County$135,795$1,091,600$2,537

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under Santa Clara County.

ZIP 95123 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 95123?
ZIP 95123 lies mostly in Santa Clara County, California. County assignment follows the largest share of land area, so a ZIP straddling a county line is filed under its dominant county.
What sales tax do I pay in 95123?
Purchases are taxed at 9.375% combined, built from the San Jose jurisdiction stack.
Is 95123 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs $2,953 a month, about 26% of median household income, and the median home is worth $1,108,100+76% against the typical California ZIP.
Is a ZCTA the same as a postal ZIP code?
Not exactly. The Census builds ZIP Code Tabulation Areas from the ZIP codes of addresses inside each census block, so a ZCTA can differ slightly from the USPS delivery route of the same number, and PO-box-only ZIPs have no ZCTA at all.

Related pages for this area.

Sources & transparency

Every figure on this page is a published estimate for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 95123, except the affordability ratios and mortgage estimate, which we derive from those medians and label as estimates.

Last reviewed December 2024. Figures are published for reference and can change; verify with the source agency before filing or contracting. How we build and check this data.