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San Jose, CA

1,025,373 Population
177.5 square miles 5,776.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2016 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.3 ±0.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 37 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in California: 36.4 ±0.2

Economics

$42,122 ±$1,118 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: $48,995 ±$837
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in California: $33,389 ±$138
$101,940 ±$1,817 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: $110,040 ±$2,335
  • about 1.5 times the amount in California: $67,739 ±$356

10.7% ±1.1% (108,535  ±10,998) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 9.4% 183,384 (±0.7% / ±13,686)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in California: 14.4% 5,525,524 (±0.2% / ±66,544)

30.7 minutes ±0.5 (15,019,390  ±347,103) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 29 26,506,185 (±0.3 / ±427,465)
  • a little higher than the figure in California: 29.4 496,073,120 (±0.1 / ±2,066,309)

Families

320,447 ±4,500 Number of households
  • the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 653,296 ±3,076
  • California: 12,944,178 ±15,703
3.2 ±0 (1,010,747  ±1,739) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 3 1,942,140 (±0 / ±2,590)
  • a little higher than the figure in California: 3 38,436,448

4.6% ±0.7% (11,800  ±1,933) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 4.8% † 23,580 (±0.6% / ±2,754)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 4.9% 471,829 (±0.1% / ±11,201)

Housing

333,355 ±4,145 Number of housing units
  • the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 683,505 ±834
  • California: 14,061,375 ±838

$802,000 ±$12,549 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: $911,900 ±$8,583
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in California: $477,500 ±$1,663

13.3% ±1% (135,226  ±9,762.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 14.6% 286,493 (±0.7% / ±13,673.8)
  • about the same as the rate in California: 13.4% 5,188,623 (±0.2% / ±62,959.9)

Social

83.1% ±1.4% (579,980  ±10,904.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 87% 1,182,480 (±1.1% / ±14,521.5)
  • about the same as the rate in California: 82.4% 21,685,578 (±0.3% / ±72,049.2)
42.6% ±1% (296,927  ±7,567.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 50.1% 680,502 (±0.7% / ±9,893.9)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in California: 32.9% 8,660,470 (±0.2% / ±42,025.9)

56.9% ±1.4% (546,705  ±13,337.4) 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: 52.5% 975,341 (±0.8% / ±14,500.6)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in California: 44.6% 16,388,313 (±0.2% / ±60,426.2)

39.3% ±1.1% (402,776  ±10,732) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 38.5% 761,812 (±0.6% / ±12,399)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in California: 27.2% 10,677,663 (±0.1% / ±46,799)

3.4% ±0.3% (26,732  ±2,557) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 3.6% 54,445 (±0.2% / ±3,291)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in California: 5.4% 1,624,519 (±0.1% / ±22,622)
26,732 Total veterans ±2,557 24,627 Male ±2,388 2,105 Female ±743

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