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San Jose, CA

997,395 Population
177.9 square miles 5,605.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.6 ±0.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 38.2 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in California: 38.4 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$67,272 ±$1,796 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: $80,811 ±$1,377
  • about 1.4 times the amount in California: $49,934 ±$232
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$148,226 ±$6,193 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: $164,801 ±$4,433
  • about 1.5 times the amount in California: $100,149 ±$381
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

8.1% ±0.7% (79,897  ±7,115) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 7% 136,942 (±0.5% / ±9,248)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 11.8% 4,567,967 (±0.2% / ±68,831)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

28.7 minutes ±0.9 (12,771,860  ±488,978) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 27.5 24,199,760 (±0.4 / ±542,782)
  • a little less than the figure in California: 29.7 481,218,370 (±0.1 / ±2,696,690)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

331,653 ±4,603 Number of households
  • the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 693,483 ±3,887
  • California: 13,797,638 ±19,379
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
3 ±0 (980,636  ±1,278) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 2.8 1,949,244 (±0 / ±891)
  • a little higher than the figure in California: 2.8 38,537,960
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

3.9% ±0.6% (9,645  ±1,522) 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: 3.9% † 18,936 (±0.5% / ±2,414)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 4.5% 430,221 (±0.1% / ±12,150)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

345,884 ±4,212 Number of housing units
  • the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 729,606 ±461
  • California: 14,877,017 ±1,124
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$1,271,200 ±$50,693 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: $1,528,500 ±$24,825
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in California: $759,500 ±$3,644
  • more than double the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

10.4% ±0.9% (102,319  ±8,886.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 12.7% 251,529 (±0.7% / ±13,268.3)
  • about the same as the rate in California: 10.4% 4,053,576 (±0.2% / ±69,085.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

84.5% ±1.7% (602,135  ±13,678.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 88.3% 1,255,422 (±1.3% / ±18,473.8)
  • about the same as the rate in California: 84.9% 23,227,841 (±0.3% / ±84,605.4)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
49% ±1.3% (348,951  ±10,124.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 56.4% 800,911 (±1% / ±14,239.8)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in California: 38.1% 10,436,652 (±0.2% / ±53,771.8)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

59.4% ±1.4% (565,018  ±13,417.5) 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: 55.3% 1,048,628 (±1% / ±18,341.6)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in California: 45.3% 16,935,156 (±0.2% / ±69,359.3)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

42.9% ±1.1% (427,692  ±11,106) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 41.3% 823,947
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 27.7% 10,902,022
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

2.6% ±0.3% (20,936  ±2,355) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: 2.7% 43,630 (±0.2% / ±3,218)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 4% 1,239,625 (±0.1% / ±17,966)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
20,936 Total veterans ±2,355 18,978 Male ±2,178 1,958 Female ±680

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