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San Jose, CA

983,530 Population
178.3 square miles 5,515.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.4 ±0.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 38.1 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in California: 37.6 ±0.1

Economics

$57,357 ±$1,336 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: $68,421 ±$919
  • about 1.4 times the amount in California: $42,396 ±$233
$126,377 ±$3,394 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: $139,892 ±$3,162
  • about 1.5 times the amount in California: $84,907 ±$542

7.4% ±0.6% (72,292  ±6,095) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 6.9% 132,426 (±0.5% / ±9,227)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in California: 12.3% 4,733,036 (±0.2% / ±68,101)

24.4 minutes ±1.1 (8,306,675  ±250,553) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 24.3 15,278,730 (±0.2 / ±328,160)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 27.6 385,992,600 (±0.1 / ±2,410,052)

Families

322,881 ±4,593 Number of households
  • the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 670,900 ±3,567
  • California: 13,429,063 ±19,170
3 ±0 (970,886  ±1,569) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 2.9 1,917,927 (±0 / ±2,546)
  • a little higher than the figure in California: 2.9 38,422,140

4.2% ±0.6% (10,029  ±1,479) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 4.3% † 20,207 (±0.6% / ±2,693)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 4.9% 458,334 (±0.1% / ±13,293)

Housing

340,561 ±4,585 Number of housing units
  • the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 714,244 ±882
  • California: 14,512,149 ±1,218

$1,119,500 ±$15,513 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: $1,237,800 ±$15,818
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in California: $648,100 ±$2,021

12.7% ±0.9% (123,441  ±8,597.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 14.6% 283,054 (±0.7% / ±12,993.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 11.3% 4,371,473 (±0.1% / ±54,643.1)

Social

85.9% ±1.6% (594,110  ±12,527.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 89.3% 1,228,436 (±1.3% / ±17,338.9)
  • about the same as the rate in California: 84.5% 22,724,990 (±0.3% / ±77,239)
45.8% ±1.2% (317,067  ±8,798.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 54% 742,942 (±0.9% / ±12,751.6)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in California: 36.2% 9,737,817 (±0.2% / ±46,277.1)

58.1% ±1.2% (542,333  ±11,046.1) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 53.7% 990,894 (±0.8% / ±14,355.8)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in California: 43.9% 16,263,962 (±0.2% / ±66,032.3)

40.8% ±0.9% (400,796  ±8,897) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 39.6% 773,319 (±0.6% / ±12,293)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 26.6% 10,451,810 (±0.1% / ±54,396)

3% ±0.3% (23,489  ±2,336) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 3.1% 46,925 (±0.2% / ±2,885)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 4.4% 1,342,337 (±0.1% / ±18,280)
23,489 Total veterans ±2,336 21,852 Male ±2,198 1,637 Female ±675

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