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San Jose Demographics Information


Population: 898,943
Males: 454,798 (50.8%), Females: 440,145 (49.2%)

Elevation: 87 feet

County: Santa Clara

Land area: 174.9 square miles

Zip codes: 95101..95103, 95108..95139, 95150..95161, 95170..95173, 95190..95194, 95196, 95164, 95141, 95142, 95148, 95106.

Median resident age: 32.6 years
Median household income: $70,243
Median house value: $394,000

Races in San Jose:

  • White Non-Hispanic (36.0%)
  • Hispanic (30.2%)
  • Other race (15.9%)
  • Vietnamese (8.8%)
  • Chinese (5.7%)
  • Filipino (5.4%)
  • Two or more races (5.0%)
  • Black (3.5%)
  • Asian Indian (3.0%)
  • Other Asian (1.6%)
  • American Indian (1.5%)
  • Japanese (1.3%)
  • Korean (1.1%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (7.6%), Irish (6.1%), English (5.6%), Italian (4.8%), United States (1.9%), French (1.8%).

For population 25 years and over in San Jose city

  • High school or higher: 78.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 10.7%
  • Unemployed: 4.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in San Jose city

  • Never married: 31.2%
  • Now married: 54.0%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 4.4%
  • Divorced: 8.4%

36.8% Foreign born (20.4% Asia, 12.8% Latin America).

 

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (327.5 miles, pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Seven Trees, CA (2.6 miles), Sunol-Midtown, CA (2.9 miles), Buena Vista, CA (3.2 miles), Burbank, CA (4.2 miles), Fruitdale, CA (4.4 miles), Cambrian Park, CA (5.1 miles), Alum Rock, CA (5.5 miles), Campbell, CA (5.8 miles).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 2229 buildings, average cost: $142,300
  • 1997: 2329 buildings, average cost: $152,100
  • 1998: 1963 buildings, average cost: $158,500
  • 1999: 1596 buildings, average cost: $160,700
  • 2000: 1336 buildings, average cost: $162,200
  • 2001: 540 buildings, average cost: $158,800
  • 2002: 620 buildings, average cost: $187,000

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (28.1%), Educational,health and social services (13.6%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (13.5%), Retail trade (10.5%).




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