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San Jose, CA Urban Area

1,827,643 Population
285.4 square miles 6,403.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.3 ±0.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$84,645 ±$1,492 Per capita income
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$170,361 ±$4,775 Median household income
  • more than double the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

7.1% ±0.5% (126,157  ±9,089) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

26.5 minutes ±0.4 (21,439,876  ±495,803) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

644,921 ±4,342 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.8 ±0 (1,782,641  ±6,340) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

3.7% ±0.5% (16,675  ±2,167) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

679,368 ±2,982 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$1,607,800 ±$24,398 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than double the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

13.2% ±0.7% (240,030  ±13,157.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

88.8% ±1.4% (1,163,216  ±18,171.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
59.1% ±1.1% (774,041  ±14,256.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

56.6% ±1% (985,999  ±18,216.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • more than double the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

43.2% ±0.8% (789,346  ±13,969) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

2.6% ±0.2% (38,274  ±3,503) Population with veteran status
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
38,274 Total veterans ±3,503 34,180 Male ±2,969 4,094 Female ±1,613

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