Census Reporter

San Jose, CA

1,029,409 Population
178.3 square miles 5,774.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.1 ±0.2 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: 36.7 ±0.1

Economics

$49,207 ±$582 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: $58,508 ±$498
  • about 1.3 times the amount in California: $38,576 ±$120
$117,324 ±$1,766 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: $129,343 ±$1,198
  • about 1.5 times the amount in California: $78,672 ±$270

8.3% ±0.4% (84,301  ±4,230) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 7.2% 141,480 (±0.3% / ±5,217)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 12.6% 4,853,434 (±0.1% / ±39,919)

30.8 minutes ±0.2 (14,838,140  ±164,777) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 29.4 26,639,130 (±0.2 / ±216,938)
  • a little higher than the figure in California: 29.8 498,276,585 (±0.1 / ±1,174,085)

Families

324,340 ±1,812 Number of households
  • the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 653,703 ±1,814
  • California: 13,103,114 ±18,542
3.1 ±0 (1,015,442  ±927) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 3 1,949,448 (±0 / ±1,338)
  • a little higher than the figure in California: 2.9 38,521,288

4.5% ±0.3% (11,596  ±784) 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: 4.6% 22,236 (±0.2% / ±1,187)
  • a little less than the rate in California: 4.8% 463,780 (±0.1% / ±5,839)

Housing

338,109 ±1,751 Number of housing units
  • the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 688,111 ±522
  • California: 14,210,945 ±1,339

$925,800 ±$6,044 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: $1,041,800 ±$6,427
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in California: $538,500 ±$1,127

12.7% ±0.4% (129,679  ±4,193) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 14.4% 282,115 (±0.3% / ±6,260.3)
  • about the same as the rate in California: 12.4% 4,842,940 (±0.1% / ±30,091.1)

Social

85% ±0.8% (606,531  ±5,930) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 88.5% 1,222,484 (±0.6% / ±7,854.8)
  • about the same as the rate in California: 83.9% 22,378,605 (±0.2% / ±40,789.5)
44.8% ±0.6% (319,669  ±4,320.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 52.5% 724,975 (±0.4% / ±5,807.2)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in California: 34.7% 9,256,873 (±0.1% / ±25,121.8)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

40.5% ±0.5% (417,186  ±4,627) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 39.1% 775,944 (±0.3% / ±6,293)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 26.6% 10,463,818 (±0.1% / ±35,653)

3.1% ±0.1% (24,516  ±1,036) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 3.3% 50,213 (±0.1% / ±1,495)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in California: 5% 1,525,746 (±0% / ±9,062)
24,516 Total veterans ±1,036 22,574 Male ±1,017 1,942 Female ±293

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