East Foothills, California

East Foothills is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Clara County, California, United States and is adjacent to San Jose. The population was 6,803 at the 2020 census and it is located about 4 miles east of downtown San Jose.

East Foothills
Census designated place
Location in Santa Clara County and the state of California
East Foothills Location in the United States
Coordinates: 37°23′2″N 121°49′21″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Santa Clara
Area [1]
• Total	2.13 sq mi (5.51 km2)
• Land	2.13 sq mi (5.51 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)  0%
Elevation	351 ft (107 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	6,803
• Density	3,195.40/sq mi (1,234.01/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	95127
Area codes	408/669
FIPS code	06-20598
GNIS feature ID	1867015

Geography

East Foothills is located at 37°23′2″N 121°49′21″W (37.383989, -121.822396).^[2]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.4 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2000	8,133		—
2010	8,269		1.7%
2020	6,803		−17.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that East Foothills had a population of 6,803. The population density was 3,195.4 inhabitants per square mile (1,233.8/km²). The racial makeup of East Foothills was 40.0% White, 1.7% African American, 1.3% Native American, 25.7% Asian, 0.4% Pacific Islander, 15.0% from other races, and 15.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 32.4% of the population.^[4]

The census reported that 98.9% of the population lived in households, 1.1% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized.^[4]

There were 2,170 households, out of which 30.2% included children under the age of 18, 60.9% were married-couple households, 4.2% were cohabiting couple households, 20.0% had a female householder with no partner present, and 14.9% had a male householder with no partner present. 16.2% of households were one person, and 9.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.1.^[4] There were 1,693 families (78.0% of all households).^[5]

The age distribution was 18.3% under the age of 18, 8.0% aged 18 to 24, 24.2% aged 25 to 44, 30.1% aged 45 to 64, and 19.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.0 males.^[4]

There were 2,240 housing units at an average density of 1,052.1 units per square mile (406.2 units/km²), of which 2,170 (96.9%) were occupied. Of these, 84.0% were owner-occupied, and 16.0% were occupied by renters.^[4]

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that 30.0% of the population were foreign-born. Of all people aged 5 or older, 52.3% spoke only English at home, 21.4% spoke Spanish, 8.3% spoke other Indo-European languages, 17.4% spoke Asian or Pacific Islander languages, and 0.6% spoke other languages. Of those aged 25 or older, 88.1% were high school graduates and 47.8% had a bachelor's degree.^[6]

The median household income was $188,558, and the per capita income was $68,326. About 1.0% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the poverty line.^[7]

2010

The 2010 United States Census^[8] reported that East Foothills had a population of 8,269. The population density was 3,622.1 inhabitants per square mile (1,398.5/km²). The racial makeup of East Foothills was 4,853 (58.7%) White, 205 (2.5%) African American, 78 (0.9%) Native American, 1,445 (17.5%) Asian, 41 (0.5%) Pacific Islander, 1,219 (14.7%) from other races, and 428 (5.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3,118 persons (37.7%).

The Census reported that 8,238 people (99.6% of the population) lived in households, 26 (0.3%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 5 (0.1%) were institutionalized.

There were 2,698 households, out of which 928 (34.4%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,631 (60.5%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 284 (10.5%) had a female householder with no husband present, 148 (5.5%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 111 (4.1%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 29 (1.1%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 475 households (17.6%) were made up of individuals, and 248 (9.2%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.05. There were 2,063 families (76.5% of all households); the average family size was 3.42.

The population was spread out, with 1,820 people (22.0%) under the age of 18, 698 people (8.4%) aged 18 to 24, 1,936 people (23.4%) aged 25 to 44, 2,521 people (30.5%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,294 people (15.6%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.7 males.

There were 2,830 housing units at an average density of 1,239.6 units per square mile (478.6 units/km²), of which 2,269 (84.1%) were owner-occupied, and 429 (15.9%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.3%. 6,767 people (81.8% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,471 people (17.8%) lived in rental housing units.

Government

In the California State Assembly, East Foothills is split between the 10th senatorial district, represented by Democrat Aisha Wahab and the 15th senatorial district, represented by Democrat Dave Cortese. In the California State Senate, it is split between the 24th Assembly district, represented by Democrat Alex Lee and the 25th Assembly district, represented by Democrat Ash Kalra.^[9]

In the United States House of Representatives, East Foothills is in California's 18th congressional district, represented by Democrat Zoe Lofgren.^[10]

Education

Most of East Foothills is in Alum Rock Union Elementary School District. A small portion is in Berryessa Union Elementary School District. All of it is in East Side Union High School District.^[11]