Census Reporter

San Jose, CA

1,026,919 Population
176.6 square miles 5,815.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2015 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.5 ±0.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 37.2 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in California: 36.2 ±0.1

Economics

$38,466 ±$821 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: $46,148 ±$648
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in California: $31,587 ±$129
$91,451 ±$2,842 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: $101,980 ±$898
  • about 1.4 times the amount in California: $64,500 ±$395

9.5% ±0.8% (96,229  ±8,537) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 8.1% 157,289 (±0.6% / ±10,949)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in California: 15.3% 5,891,678 (±0.2% / ±66,827)

29.3 minutes ±0.5 (13,892,780  ±326,550) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 28.1 25,780,085 (±0.3 / ±401,746)
  • about the same as the figure in California: 28.9 480,921,445 (±0.1 / ±2,218,611)

Families

323,133 ±3,807 Number of households
  • the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 651,352 ±3,259
  • California: 12,896,357 ±19,487
3.1 ±0 (1,011,560  ±2,055) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 3 1,940,119 (±0 / ±2,612)
  • a little higher than the figure in California: 3 38,323,824

6% ±0.7% (15,164  ±1,909) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 5.3% † 26,030 (±0.6% / ±2,683)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 5% 478,813 (±0.1% / ±12,151)

Housing

334,726 ±3,718 Number of housing units
  • the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 678,834 ±886
  • California: 13,988,399 ±649

$717,100 ±$9,921 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: $823,700 ±$9,611
  • about 1.5 times the amount in California: $449,100 ±$1,441

12.6% ±0.8% (127,706  ±8,445) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 13.9% 270,817 (±0.7% / ±12,690.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 13.5% 5,228,811 (±0.1% / ±56,076.1)

Social

83.4% ±1.5% (581,412  ±11,541.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 87.1% 1,177,186 (±1.1% / ±14,764.4)
  • about the same as the rate in California: 82.2% 21,441,753 (±0.3% / ±65,631.8)
40.7% ±1.1% (283,923  ±7,758.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 48.7% 658,161 (±0.8% / ±10,517.4)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in California: 32.3% 8,415,690 (±0.2% / ±41,081.9)

57.2% ±1.2% (547,598  ±11,390.5) 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: 52.3% 967,656 (±0.7% / ±13,537.9)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in California: 44.6% 16,325,804 (±0.1% / ±52,824.8)

39.1% ±0.9% (401,493  ±8,842) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 37.8% 747,371 (±0.6% / ±11,499)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in California: 27.3% 10,688,336 (±0.1% / ±47,464)

3.5% ±0.3% (27,269  ±2,148) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 3.8% 57,401 (±0.2% / ±2,916)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in California: 5.5% 1,644,215 (±0.1% / ±18,788)
27,269 Total veterans ±2,148 25,218 Male ±2,064 2,051 Female ±819

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