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Alum Rock

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Total population

10,440

Median home value

$909,500

24.7%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$126,705

Alum Rock$127k
National$74k
Weather91°F · Sunny
Coordinates37.37°, -121.82°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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  • Heat Advisory · Moderate
    Heat Advisory issued October 1 at 9:43AM PDT until October 4 at 10:00PM PDT by NWS San Francisco CA

Source: NOAA National Weather Service.

City facts

Overview

Situated in California, United States, Alum Rock is a small census-designated community. The population stands at approximately 10,440. The settlement sits at 37.369°, -121.824°, a warm-temperate location in the northern hemisphere. The administrative footprint covers a compact 2.3 km². Resident density is around 4,539 per km², indicating a markedly high population density. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm summers and cool winters. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,942 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 76% of daylight hours. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.

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History & geography

Demographics & economy

Median age
41
Median home value
$909,500
Housing units
2,896
Poverty rate
6.2%
Unemployment
4.5%

Race & ethnicity

White
17.4%
Black
0.4%
Asian
21.1%
Hispanic
63.6%

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Latitude
37.3694
Longitude
-121.8238
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Current forecast

This Afternoon
91°F
Sunny
Tonight
62°F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
89°F
Partly Sunny
Friday Night
66°F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
96°F
Sunny
Saturday Night
68°F
Mostly Clear

Forecast for Alum Rock, CA from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Industrial & pollution facilities

Natural hazard risk

Health (adults)

High blood pressure
28.8%
Diabetes
13.3%
Adult obesity
29.7%
Binge drinking
13.4%
Adult smoking
12.1%
No leisure activity
33.2%

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1,539,748
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • House Finch
    Haemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves
    49,275
  • Anna's Hummingbird
    Calypte anna (R.Lesson, 1829) · Aves
    47,656
  • American Crow
    Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
    43,098
  • Black Phoebe
    Sayornis nigricans (Swainson, 1827) · Aves
    42,274
  • California Towhee
    Melozone crissalis (Vigors, 1839) · Aves
    38,541
  • Lesser Goldfinch
    Spinus psaltria (Say, 1822) · Aves
    31,339
  • Yellow-rumped Warbler
    Setophaga coronata (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    30,842
  • Mourning Dove
    Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    30,722

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Total
249
Elementary
159
Middle
39
High
48
Other
3

Largest nearby schools

  • Milpitas High
    High · Milpitas · 3,026 students · 22.9:1 ratio
  • Evergreen Valley High
    High · San Jose · 2,767 students · 24.3:1 ratio
  • Independence High
    High · San Jose · 2,517 students · 22.1:1 ratio
  • Silver Creek High
    High · San Jose · 2,315 students · 24.6:1 ratio
  • Santa Teresa High
    High · San Jose · 2,196 students · 22.6:1 ratio
  • Branham High
    High · San Jose · 1,990 students · 24.3:1 ratio
  • Piedmont Hills High
    High · San Jose · 1,925 students · 22.9:1 ratio
  • Adrian Wilcox High
    High · Santa Clara · 1,859 students · 20.2:1 ratio

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

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Christian Duguay
American actor and comedian
Christian Luanzon
Christian Luanzon
Filipino basketball player
C
Christian Traeumer
American actor
C
Claudia Clevenger
American swimmer, Olympian, former world record-holder
C
Controller 7
American record producer
C
Copeland Bryan
Player of American and Canadian football
C
Courtney Bryan
Player of American and Canadian football
C
Craig Bragg
American football player
C
Craig Whelihan
American football quarterback
Cristal Camden
Cristal Camden
American model
Dan Gladden
Dan Gladden
American baseball player
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Daniel Barone
American baseball player
D
Darren Benjamin Shepherd
American film director
D
Dave Hodges
American activist
D
David Loverne
player of American football
D
David Marius Guardino
American psychic

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in California

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.32
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,942

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
7
Avg daily Wikipedia views
0
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Alum Rock

Plan for the development of Alum Rock Park Reservation, San Jose, California
Stephen Child · 1912
Alum Rock Park, San Jose's beautiful resort
San Jose and Santa Clara Railroad Company · 1890
A public school voucher demonstration, the first year at Alum Rock
Daniel Weiler · 1974
The generalizability of the results of a standardized achievement test
Sol H. Pelavin · 1976
Issues of reliability and directional bias in standardized achievement tests
Pierce Barker · 1976
General plan land use/transportation diagram amendments
San Jose (Calif.). City Council · 1976
History of San Jose auto racing, 1903-2007
History of San Jose auto racing, 1903-2007
Dennis Mattish · 2009

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Nearest stream gauge

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
  • • NOAA National Weather Service
  • • Wikidata
  • • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • CDC PLACES
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • NASA EONET