CITY · INCORPORATED 1850 · 1990 CENSUS

San Jose

California · 782,225 residents · 178 sq mi

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With 782,225 people, San Jose is a city in California. The typical home is worth $257,500. Median rent is $755 a month. The median household earns $46,206, about 53% above the national median. That is roughly 29% ahead of the California median. About 25% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.6

US median: 33.0

More educated

25% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 10%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

782,225

−13%vs 2000

vs 894,943 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.6

−6%vs 2000

vs 32.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

178 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024990K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.3%(65,162)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.7%(60,100)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.7%(52,564)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(53,669)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.3%(65,184)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3421.6%(169,345)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416%(125,493)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.6%(82,629)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.7%(52,519)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.3%(33,614)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.2%(16,985)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(4,961)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$46,206

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $70,243 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,905

−37%vs 2000

vs $26,697 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.3%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$257,500

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $375,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$755

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $1,123 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

61.3%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 61.8% in 2000

38.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic36%(322,534)

Black3.3%(29,495)

Hispanic / Latino30.2%(269,989)

Asian26.6%(238,378)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic63%(492,692)

Black4.7%(36,397)

Hispanic / Latino26.1%(204,012)

Asian19.6%(152,926)

Other12.8%(100,210)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican25.3%(250,151)

Central American2.3%(22,570)

South American1.3%(12,801)

Salvadoran1.1%(10,664)

Colombian0.7%(6,470)

Puerto Rican0.5%(4,665)

Nicaraguan0.4%(4,017)

Spaniard0.4%(4,003)

Honduran0.3%(3,390)

Guatemalan0.3%(3,135)

Peruvian0.3%(3,135)

Cuban0.2%(1,619)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Chilean0.1%(974)

Argentine0.1%(797)

Costa Rican0.1%(761)

Venezuelan0.1%(537)

Panamanian0.1%(535)

Ecuadorian0%(461)

Dominican0%(307)

Bolivian0%(271)

Uruguayan0%(75)

Paraguayan0%(25)

Asian origin

Vietnamese11.3%(111,418)

Chinese8.7%(85,731)

Asian Indian8.1%(80,168)

Filipino4.9%(48,348)

Korean1.7%(16,751)

Japanese1%(9,913)

Taiwanese0.9%(9,364)

Cambodian0.3%(3,389)

Pakistani0.3%(2,920)

Laotian0.1%(1,110)

Thai0.1%(1,009)

Burmese0.1%(902)

+ 11 more asian origin groups with data

Bangladeshi0.1%(713)

Indonesian0.1%(692)

Kazakh0.1%(644)

Mongolian0%(426)

Hmong0%(404)

Nepalese0%(337)

Sri Lankan0%(327)

Malaysian0%(239)

Mien0%(154)

Singaporean0%(70)

Uzbek0%(23)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(2,294)

Tongan0.2%(2,107)

Samoan0.2%(1,830)

Chamorro0.1%(1,083)

Fijian0.1%(565)

Guamanian0%(215)

Ancestry

German4.4%(43,116)

English4.2%(41,989)

Irish4%(39,200)

Italian3%(29,590)

American1.4%(13,411)

Portuguese1.1%(10,460)

French1%(10,278)

Iranian1%(9,878)

Subsaharan African0.8%(7,624)

Polish0.7%(7,294)

Arab0.7%(7,002)

Scottish0.7%(6,980)

+ 50 more ancestry groups with data

Russian0.7%(6,683)

Swedish0.5%(5,162)

Norwegian0.5%(4,880)

Dutch0.4%(4,175)

Ethiopian0.3%(3,164)

Ukrainian0.3%(2,821)

British0.3%(2,713)

Danish0.3%(2,643)

Greek0.3%(2,642)

Egyptian0.2%(2,422)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(2,324)

Swiss0.2%(1,633)

Welsh0.2%(1,620)

Croatian0.2%(1,605)

Turkish0.2%(1,596)

Finnish0.2%(1,543)

Hungarian0.2%(1,518)

Lebanese0.1%(1,473)

Canadian0.1%(1,462)

French Canadian0.1%(1,443)

Brazilian0.1%(1,393)

Czech0.1%(1,311)

Austrian0.1%(1,259)

West Indian0.1%(1,242)

Lithuanian0.1%(1,224)

Armenian0.1%(1,172)

Romanian0.1%(940)

Palestinian0.1%(903)

Nigerian0.1%(849)

Israeli0.1%(723)

Slovak0.1%(531)

Australian0%(478)

Serbian0%(416)

Jamaican0%(397)

Belgian0%(375)

Syrian0%(344)

Jordanian0%(329)

Latvian0%(316)

Kenyan0%(301)

Ghanaian0%(295)

Slovene0%(277)

Haitian0%(252)

Iraqi0%(233)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(229)

Bulgarian0%(218)

Somali0%(166)

Moroccan0%(150)

Guyanese0%(64)

Macedonian0%(48)

Barbadian0%(16)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest Vietnamese population · Largest Chinese population · Largest Asian Indian population · Largest Filipino population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

25.3%

−6.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 31.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

77.2%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.8%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.7 min

+25%vs 2000

vs 19.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married41.2%(172,715)

Married51.2%(215,016)

Widowed1.9%(7,971)

Divorced5.7%(23,924)

Women 15+

Never married33.9%(137,757)

Married49.9%(202,500)

Widowed7.3%(29,620)

Divorced8.9%(36,213)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.8%

−9.0 ptssince 2013

from 13.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

63.1%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 63.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.9%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 12.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.4%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 13.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.5%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 20.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.9%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 0.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

72.3%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 72.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

31.0%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 30.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)23%(4,746)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15.1%(3,127)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.4%(7,307)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.3%(1,309)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.4%(294)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 20,660 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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