Buena Vista, Santa Clara County, California

Buena Vista is a former census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Clara County, California, United States. The population was 1,704 at the 2000 census. The area is now part of the city of San Jose.GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.1sqmi, all of it land.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 1,704 people, 539 households, and 321 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 24,099.1 people per square mile (9,398.8/km²). There were 557 housing units at an average density of 7,877.5 per square mile (3,072.3/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 45.36% White, 5.28% African American, 0.82% Native American, 3.46% Asian, 0.41% Pacific Islander, 38.38% from other races, and 6.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 65.90% of the population.There were 539 households out of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.1% were married couples living together, 17.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.4% were non-families. 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.14 and the average family size was 3.83.