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San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area

1,995,484 Population
2,679.7 square miles 744.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.2 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$80,811 ±$1,377 Per capita income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$164,801 ±$4,433 Median household income
  • about double the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

7% ±0.5% (136,942  ±9,248) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

27.5 minutes ±0.4 (24,199,760  ±542,782) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

693,483 ±3,887 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.8 ±0 (1,949,244  ±891) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

3.9% ±0.5% (18,936  ±2,414) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

729,606 ±461 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$1,528,500 ±$24,825 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than double the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

12.7% ±0.7% (251,529  ±13,268.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

88.3% ±1.3% (1,255,422  ±18,473.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
56.4% ±1% (800,911  ±14,239.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

55.3% ±1% (1,048,628  ±18,341.6) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • more than double the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

41.3% (823,947  ±14,457) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

2.7% ±0.2% (43,630  ±3,218) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
43,630 Total veterans ±3,218 39,445 Male ±2,958 4,185 Female ±1,465

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