Los Gatos

Los Gatos is an incorporated U.S. town in Santa Clara County, California. The population is 30,391 according to the 2013 United States Census Bureau. According to Bloomberg Businessweek, Los Gatos is ranked the 33rd wealthiest city in the United States. It is located in the San Francisco Bay Area at the southwest corner of San Jose in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Los Gatos is part of Silicon Valley, with several high technology companies maintaining a presence there. Most notably, streaming and content creator, Netflix is headquartered in Los Gatos and has developed a large presence in the area and recently, Akyumen, a mobile device manufacturer that makes futuristic projector phones, projector tablets, mobile software and games has opened its headquarters in Los Gatos.

2010 census

The 2010 United States Census reported that Los Gatos had a population of 29,413. The population density was 2,635.7 people per square mile. The racial makeup of Los Gatos was 24,060 (81.8%) White, 269 (0.9%) African American, 86 (0.3%) Native American, 3,203 (10.9%) Asian, 52 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 462 (1.6%) from other races, and 1,281 (4.4%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2,120 persons (7.2%).

The Census reported that 29,063 people (98.8% of the population) lived in households, 92 (0.3%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 258 (0.9%) were institutionalized.

There were 12,355 households, out of which 3,775 (30.6%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 6,417 (51.9%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 949 (7.7%) had a female householder with no husband present, 435 (3.5%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 551 (4.5%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 84 (0.7%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 3,695 households (29.9%) were made up of individuals and 1,464 (11.8%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35. There were 7,801 families (63.1% of all households); the average family size was 2.96.

The population was spread out with 6,567 people (22.3%) under the age of 18, 1,442 people (4.9%) aged 18 to 24, 6,722 people (22.9%) aged 25 to 44, 9,417 people (32.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 5,265 people (17.9%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.0 years. For every 100 females there were 92.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.0 males.

There were 13,050 housing units at an average density of 1,169.4 per square mile (451.5/km²), of which 7,778 (63.0%) were owner-occupied, and 4,577 (37.0%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.0%; the rental vacancy rate was 4.5%. 19,901 people (67.7% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 9,162 people (31.1%) lived in rental housing units.

Primary and secondary schools

Public schools

Los Gatos High School.

• Lakeside Joint School District

• Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary School District

• Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District

  • Los Gatos High School

• Los Gatos Union School District

  • Raymond J. Fisher Middle School

  • Daves Avenue Elementary School

  • Louise Van Meter Elementary School

  • Blossom Hill Elementary School

  • Lexington Elementary School

• Union School District

  • Alta Vista Elementary School

• Campbell Union & Campbell High School District

Private schools

St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church

• Roman Catholic

  • St. Mary's School

• Jewish

  • Yavneh Day School

• Secular

  • Hillbrook School

  • Mulberry School

  • Fusion Academy

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