METRO AREA
San Jose Metro
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA · 2 counties · 1,984,473 residents (2025 est.) · 2,680 sq mi
Time machine
VIEWING
COMPARE TO
The short version
San Jose is home to 1,969,337 people. The typical home is worth $1,466,777, having more than tripled since 2000. The foreign-born share is 41%. This is an unusually credentialed place: 55% of adults have a four-year degree. Households take in $162,576 a year at the median, 98% more than the country as a whole. Median rent is $2,827 a month.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $162,576, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.0
US median: 38.9
More educated
55% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 92%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about San Jose
What changed most since 1990
- Asian share16.6% → 39.0% (+22.4 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
- White share58.2% → 27.3% (−30.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
- Median home value (2024 dollars)$685,758 → $1,466,777 (+114%)US over the same years: +67%
Among the 34 metro and micro areas based in California
- 1st in household income$162,576
- 1st in share with a bachelor's degree55.4%
- 1st in home value$1,466,777
- 4th in diversity score86.5
Section 01
Population & growth
1,969,337
+13%since 2000
from 1,735,819 in 2000
1,984,473 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Land area
2,680 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
20242.0M
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.2%(103,072)
5 to 95.5%(108,958)
10 to 146.1%(119,652)
15 to 196.3%(124,542)
20 to 246.2%(121,498)
25 to 3416%(315,577)
35 to 4414.5%(286,495)
45 to 5413.2%(260,237)
55 to 6412.1%(238,062)
65 to 748.3%(164,282)
75 to 844.4%(87,055)
85 and over2%(39,907)
BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE
Section 02
Income & economy
$162,576
+21%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $73,818 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Households earning $100K+
76.6%
+20.9 ptssince 2009
from 55.7% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade16%
Information8.1%
Arts, entertainment, food6.3%
Wholesale trade5.1%
Other services4.2%
Finance & insurance3.3%
Professional, scientific, technical2.8%
Public administration2.6%
Transportation & warehousing1.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.7%
Construction0.7%
Education & health services0.5%
Manufacturing0%
BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE
Section 03
Housing
$1,466,777
+92%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $418,346 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
9.0
+9%since 2009
from 8.2 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
96
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04
Race & ethnicity
2000
White, non-Hispanic44.3%(768,795)
Black2.6%(44,950)
Hispanic / Latino24.7%(428,917)
Asian24.7%(427,944)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic27.3%(537,241)
Black2.1%(42,263)
Hispanic / Latino26.3%(517,787)
Asian39%(768,541)
Other5.3%(103,505)
86
Unchangedsince 2009
from 86 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
36
−5%since 2020
from 38 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins
Detailed origins & ancestry
Hispanic origin
Mexican21.2%(416,636)
Central American1.8%(36,078)
South American1.3%(25,985)
Salvadoran0.8%(16,363)
Colombian0.6%(10,907)
Spaniard0.5%(10,157)
Puerto Rican0.4%(8,331)
Guatemalan0.4%(7,711)
Peruvian0.3%(6,307)
Nicaraguan0.3%(5,585)
Honduran0.2%(4,340)
Cuban0.2%(3,395)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Argentine0.1%(2,392)
Chilean0.1%(2,176)
Venezuelan0.1%(1,793)
Ecuadorian0.1%(1,213)
Costa Rican0.1%(1,130)
Dominican0%(938)
Panamanian0%(871)
Bolivian0%(678)
Uruguayan0%(307)
Paraguayan0%(70)
Asian origin
Chinese11%(217,547)
Asian Indian10.3%(202,245)
Vietnamese7%(138,412)
Filipino4.2%(81,799)
Korean1.9%(36,510)
Japanese1.2%(23,611)
Taiwanese1%(20,508)
Pakistani0.3%(5,790)
Cambodian0.2%(4,230)
Thai0.1%(1,843)
Indonesian0.1%(1,715)
Bangladeshi0.1%(1,563)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.2%(4,056)
Tongan0.1%(2,723)
Samoan0.1%(2,618)
Chamorro0.1%(2,216)
Fijian0%(906)
Guamanian0%(419)
Ancestry
German5.5%(107,329)
English5%(99,280)
Irish4.5%(89,445)
Italian3.4%(66,511)
American1.7%(32,791)
French1.2%(24,296)
Portuguese1.1%(21,283)
Iranian1.1%(20,620)
Polish1%(19,428)
Russian0.9%(18,516)
Scottish0.9%(18,096)
Arab0.7%(14,393)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Swedish0.7%(14,187)
Subsaharan African0.7%(13,423)
Norwegian0.6%(12,192)
Dutch0.5%(10,734)
Ukrainian0.4%(8,673)
British0.4%(7,720)
Danish0.3%(6,304)
Scotch-Irish0.3%(6,289)
Greek0.3%(5,805)
Swiss0.3%(4,962)
Welsh0.2%(4,446)
Ethiopian0.2%(4,339)
Turkish0.2%(4,256)
French Canadian0.2%(4,067)
Hungarian0.2%(4,026)
Czech0.2%(3,876)
Brazilian0.2%(3,595)
Canadian0.2%(3,561)
Austrian0.2%(3,539)
Israeli0.2%(3,436)
Croatian0.2%(3,388)
Egyptian0.2%(3,276)
Romanian0.2%(3,124)
Lithuanian0.1%(2,937)
Lebanese0.1%(2,795)
Finnish0.1%(2,773)
Armenian0.1%(2,766)
West Indian0.1%(2,658)
Nigerian0.1%(1,858)
Palestinian0.1%(1,825)
Australian0.1%(1,464)
Slovak0.1%(1,361)
Belgian0.1%(1,183)
Jamaican0.1%(1,004)
Serbian0%(944)
Syrian0%(899)
Iraqi0%(879)
Bulgarian0%(819)
Moroccan0%(810)
Jordanian0%(727)
Latvian0%(673)
Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(653)
Slovene0%(601)
Kenyan0%(545)
Ghanaian0%(409)
Haitian0%(367)
Guyanese0%(322)
Somali0%(322)
Cape Verdean0%(215)
Macedonian0%(164)
Barbadian0%(84)
Section 05
Education
High school or higher
89.1%
+5.9 ptssince 2000
from 83.1% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Section 06
Commute & transportation
Section 07
Work & employment
Women 20-64 in the labor force
75.3%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 73.9% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Section 08
People & community
Computer in household
98.0%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 96.6% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married39.3%(326,918)
Married53.4%(444,653)
Widowed1.8%(15,308)
Divorced5.5%(45,945)
Women 15+
Never married32.1%(258,655)
Married52.3%(420,919)
Widowed7%(56,422)
Divorced8.6%(68,835)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09
Health coverage
Direct-purchase
12.6%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 12.9% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
VA health care
0.8%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 0.9% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
76.8%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 77.1% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
28.0%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 27.0% 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%(9,641)
Gulf War (1990s)15.9%(6,656)
Vietnam era34.7%(14,551)
Korean War7.2%(3,010)
World War II2.1%(879)
Share of the 41,943 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.
BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE
Over time
San Jose, decade by decade
| Year | Population | Median household income | Median home value | Bachelor's degree+ | Diversity score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,534,274 | $114,811 | $685,758 | 32.1% | 73.2 |
| 2000 | 1,735,819 | $134,470 | $762,083 | 39.8% | 85.0 |
| 2010 | 1,836,911 | $124,027 | $1,001,569 | 44.4% | 87.7 |
| 2020 | 2,000,468 | $156,890 | $1,268,648 | 52.4% | 87.9 |
| 2024 | 1,969,337 | $162,576 | $1,466,777 | 55.4% | 86.5 |
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
In this metro
Largest cities
San JoseCENTRAL989,814SunnyvaleCENTRAL156,577Santa ClaraCENTRAL133,446Mountain ViewCENTRAL85,438MilpitasCENTRAL78,596Palo AltoCENTRAL67,609Gilroy60,764CupertinoCENTRAL58,333Hollister45,695Morgan Hill45,625Campbell42,490Los Gatos32,576Los Altos30,965Saratoga30,418Stanford18,662Alum Rock10,440Los Altos Hills8,419East Foothills7,139San Martin6,954Burbank5,333Monte Sereno3,566Cambrian Park3,494Loyola3,430Ridgemark3,403Lexington Hills2,692San Juan Bautista2,122Fruitdale986Tres Pinos901
What's inside
2 component counties
Drill deeper
Metros similar to San Jose
Raleigh
Pop 1,595,720
Nashville
Pop 2,197,416
Sacramento
Pop 2,477,274
Austin
Pop 2,620,945
Places similar to San JoseHead to head
Compare San Jose side by side
SAN JOSE VS
Raleigh
Income$100,665−38%
Home value$427,923−71%
Population1,595,720−20%
SEE FULL COMPARISON →
SAN JOSE VS
Nashville
Income$88,637−45%
Home value$432,778−70%
Population2,197,416+11%
SEE FULL COMPARISON →
SAN JOSE VS
Sacramento
Income$97,576−40%
Home value$580,218−60%
Population2,477,274+25%
SEE FULL COMPARISON →
SAN JOSE VS
Austin
Income$100,512−38%
Home value$473,482−68%
Population2,620,945+32%
SEE FULL COMPARISON →
Frequently asked
How many people live in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA?
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has about 1,969,337 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.
What is the median household income in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA?
The typical household in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA earns about $162,576 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.
Is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA expensive?
In San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, the median home is worth about $1,466,777, and the typical rent is about $2,827 a month.
How educated are people in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA?
About 55.4% of adults age 25 and over in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
What is the poverty rate in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA?
About 7.1% of people in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA live below the federal poverty line.
Has San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA grown since 1990?
Yes, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has grown since 1990. The population has added about 435,063 residents, a change of about 28 percent over that period.
Keep going
Explore from here
DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024