Santa Clara County (Central)--San Jose City (North) PUMA, CA

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2022 Population

163,173

25.5% 1-year growth

US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

Laphonza Butler

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

32.6

3.83% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

11.4%

5.78% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$125,107

22.9% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Santa Clara County (Central)--San Jose City (North) PUMA, CA are Asian (Non-Hispanic) (27.7%), White (Non-Hispanic) (26.2%), Other (Hispanic) (18.4%), Two+ (Hispanic) (9.08%), and White (Hispanic) (8.35%).

54.4% of the households in Santa Clara County (Central)--San Jose City (North) PUMA, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

74.8% of the residents in Santa Clara County (Central)--San Jose City (North) PUMA, CA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Santa Clara County (Central)--San Jose City (North) PUMA, CA are San Jose State University (10,459 degrees awarded in 2022), San Jose City College (1,743 degrees), and CET-San Jose (166 degrees).

Most people in Santa Clara County (Central)--San Jose City (North) PUMA, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Santa Clara County (Central)--San Jose City (North) PUMA, CA was 2 cars per household.

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Economy

The economy of Santa Clara County (Central)--San Jose City (North) PUMA, CA employs 86.7k people. The largest industries in Santa Clara County (Central)--San Jose City (North) PUMA, CA are Computer Systems Design (8,905 people), Restaurants & Food Services (6,444 people), and Construction (5,175 people), and the highest paying industries are Spectator sports ($275,491), Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals ($246,852), and Data processing, hosting & related services ($243,926).

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

30,994

Women

42.7%

41,576

Men

57.3%

The workforce of Santa Clara County (Central)--San Jose City (North) PUMA, CA in 2020 was 72,570 people, with 42.7% woman, and 57.3% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Santa Clara County (Central)--San Jose City (North) PUMA, CA.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

86.7k

2022 Value

21.9%

1 Year growth

± 21.9%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Santa Clara County (Central)--San Jose City (North) PUMA, CA, are Software developers (7,453 people), Other managers (3,336 people), and Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers (2,414 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Santa Clara County (Central)--San Jose City (North) PUMA, CA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in California (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

86.7k

2022 Value

21.9%

1 Year growth

± 21.9%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Santa Clara County (Central)--San Jose City (North) PUMA, CA, are Computer Systems Design (8,905 people), Restaurants & Food Services (6,444 people), and Construction (5,175 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Santa Clara County (Central)--San Jose City (North) PUMA, CA, though some of these residents may live in Santa Clara County (Central)--San Jose City (North) PUMA, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$86,412

Median earning men ± $4,723

$53,088

Median earning women ± $3,456

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Information ($155,921), Manufacturing ($131,648), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($120,661).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Information ($135,342), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($86,006), and Manufacturing ($81,658).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.57%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 17.9M people employed in California. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in California.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 63.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (34.3%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.07%).

Alex Padilla and Laphonza Butler are the senators currently representing the state of California. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Santa Clara County (Central)--San Jose City (North) PUMA, CA. Showing the available data for California.

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (63.5%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (34.3%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.07%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 63.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (34.3%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.07%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in California for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from California

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Alex Padilla

Senator from California

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.

Laphonza Butler

Senator from California

Assumed office on October 3, 2023
Appointed to the seat following the death of Dianne Feinstein.

Alex Padilla and Laphonza Butler are the senators currently representing California.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in California over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from California

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for California have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Santa Clara County (Central)--San Jose City (North) PUMA, CA awarded 12,470 degrees. The student population of Santa Clara County (Central)--San Jose City (North) PUMA, CA in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 20,871 male students and 23,014 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Santa Clara County (Central)--San Jose City (North) PUMA, CA are Asian (4,004 and 34.9%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (3,768 and 32.8%), White (2,218 and 19.3%), and Unknown (505 and 4.4%).

The largest universities in Santa Clara County (Central)--San Jose City (North) PUMA, CA by number of degrees awarded are San Jose State University (10,459 and 83.9%), San Jose City College (1,743 and 14%), and CET-San Jose (166 and 1.33%).

The most popular majors in Santa Clara County (Central)--San Jose City (North) PUMA, CA are General Business Administration & Management (1,924 and 15.4%), Library & Information Science (749 and 6.01%), and General Psychology (650 and 5.21%).

The median tuition cost in Santa Clara County (Central)--San Jose City (North) PUMA, CA for a public four year colleges is $5,742 for in-state students and $17,622 for out-of-state students.

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2022, 1.1% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.83% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Santa Clara County (Central)--San Jose City (North) PUMA, CA in 2022 were Bachelors Degree (33.5k), Graduate Degree (25.7k), and Some college (24.8k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Santa Clara County (Central)--San Jose City (North) PUMA, CA have an average commute time of 25.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Santa Clara County (Central)--San Jose City (North) PUMA, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Santa Clara County (Central)--San Jose City (North) PUMA, CA is $125,107. In 2022, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in Santa Clara County (Central)--San Jose City (North) PUMA, CA was Santa Clara County (Southwest)--Cupertino, Saratoga Cities & Los Gatos Town PUMA, CA with a value of $222,873, followed by Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Palo Alto City & Los Altos Hills Town PUMA, CA and Contra Costa County (South)--San Ramon City & Danville Town PUMA, CA, with respective values of $206,924 and $199,849.

Rent vs Own

N/A%

Homeownership

N/A

69.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Santa Clara County (Central)--San Jose City (North) PUMA, CA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2022, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Santa Clara County (Central)--San Jose City (North) PUMA, CA was Santa Clara County (Southwest)--Cupertino, Saratoga Cities & Los Gatos Town PUMA, CA with a value of $222,873, followed by Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Palo Alto City & Los Altos Hills Town PUMA, CA and Contra Costa County (South)--San Ramon City & Danville Town PUMA, CA, with respective values of $206,924 and $199,849.

The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Santa Clara County (Central)--San Jose City (North) PUMA, CA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$125,107

Median Household Income

± $5,182

N/A

Number of Households

± 0

The following chart displays the households in Santa Clara County (Central)--San Jose City (North) PUMA, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

0.492

2022 Wage GINI in Santa Clara County (Central)--San Jose City (North) PUMA, CA

0.5

2021 Wage GINI in Santa Clara County (Central)--San Jose City (North) PUMA, CA

In 2022, the income inequality in Santa Clara County (Central)--San Jose City (North) PUMA, CA was 0.492 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.69% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Santa Clara County (Central)--San Jose City (North) PUMA, CA was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Santa Clara County (Central)--San Jose City (North) PUMA, CA in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Santa Clara County (Central)--San Jose City (North) PUMA, CA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (58.8%)
Worked At Home (18.5%)
Carpooled (9.28%)

In 2022, 58.8% of workers in Santa Clara County (Central)--San Jose City (North) PUMA, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (18.5%) and those who carpooled to work (9.28%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

25.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Santa Clara County (Central)--San Jose City (North) PUMA, CA have a shorter commute time (25.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 2.48% of the workforce in Santa Clara County (Central)--San Jose City (North) PUMA, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Santa Clara County (Central)--San Jose City (North) PUMA, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Santa Clara County (Central)--San Jose City (North) PUMA, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Santa Clara County (Central)--San Jose City (North) PUMA, CA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Santa Clara County (Central)--San Jose City (North) PUMA, CA (18k out of 158k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Santa Clara County (Central)--San Jose City (North) PUMA, CA is Hispanic, followed by Asian and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

94.1% of the population of Santa Clara County (Central)--San Jose City (North) PUMA, CA has health coverage, with 61.1% on employee plans, 16.3% on Medicaid, 5.92% on Medicare, 10.2% on non-group plans, and 0.563% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in California see 1234 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.484% decrease from the previous year (1240 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1102 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 236 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

1,234 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in California

Primary care physicians in California see an average of 1,234 patients per year. This represents a 0.484% decrease from the previous year (1,240 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in California in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

5.93%

Uninsured

61.1%

Employer Coverage

16.3%

Medicaid

5.92%

Medicare

10.2%

Non-Group

0.563%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Santa Clara County (Central)--San Jose City (North) PUMA, CA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.