San Jose, CA

Census Place

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2023 Population
990,054
1.11% 1-year decline
US Senator
N/AAlex Padilla
Democratic Party
US Senator
N/AAdam Schiff
Democratic Party
2023 Median Age
38.1
0.794% 1-year increase
2023 Median Household Income
$141,565
4.08% 1-year growth
2023 Median Property Value
$1.19M
3.32% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
522,185
0.715% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, San Jose, CA had a population of 990k people with a median age of 38.1 and a median household income of $141,565. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of San Jose, CA declined from 1M to 990,054, a −1.11% decrease and its median household income grew from $136,010 to $141,565, a 4.08% increase.

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None of the households in San Jose, 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.

The largest universities in San Jose, CA are San Jose State University (10,256 degrees awarded in 2023), San Jose City College (1,335 degrees), and Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts (1,311 degrees).

In 2023, the median property value in San Jose, CA was $1.19M, and the homeownership rate was 55.9%.

Most people in San Jose, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.1 minutes. The average car ownership in San Jose, CA was 2 cars per household.

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Economy

The economy of San Jose, CA employs 522k people. The largest industries in San Jose, CA are Manufacturing (87,981 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (78,772 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (59,808 people), and the highest paying industries are Management of Companies & Enterprises ($186,701), Information ($166,769), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($142,210).

Occupations

522k
2023 Value
± 5,714
−0.715%
1 Year decline
± 1.56%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in San Jose, CA declined at a rate of −0.715%, from 526k employees to 522k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in San Jose, CA, are Management Occupations (63,806 people), Computer & Mathematical Occupations (54,089 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (45,381 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of San Jose, CA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

522k
2023 Value
± 5,714
−0.715%
1 Year decline
± 1.56%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in San Jose, CA declined at a rate of −0.715%, from 526k employees to 522k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in San Jose, CA, are Manufacturing (87,981 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (78,772 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (59,808 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of San Jose, CA, though some of these residents may live in San Jose, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$78,394
Median earning men ± $1,747
$55,184
Median earning women ± $1,373

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Information ($185,181), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($124,753), and Manufacturing ($121,988).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Information ($141,755), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($91,058), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($79,361).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

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Civics

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff 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.

US Senators from California

N/AAlex Padilla
Senator from California3
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.
N/AAdam Schiff
Senator from California1
Assumed office on December 8, 2024
Elected to the seat to succeed Laphonza Butler, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Dianne Feinstein.

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff 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.

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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.

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Education

In 2023, universities in San Jose, CA awarded 15,087 degrees. The student population of San Jose, CA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 26,468 male students and 31,430 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in San Jose, CA are Hispanic or Latino (4,908 and 35.5%), followed by Asian (4,683 and 33.9%), White (2,476 and 17.9%), and Two or More Races (639 and 4.62%).

The largest universities in San Jose, CA by number of degrees awarded are San Jose State University (10,256 and 68%), San Jose City College (1,335 and 8.85%), and Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts (1,311 and 8.69%).

The most popular majors in San Jose, CA are General Business Administration & Management (1,987 and 13.2%), Library & Information Science (686 and 4.55%), and Liberal Arts & Sciences (673 and 4.46%).

The median tuition cost in San Jose, CA for a public four year colleges is $5,742 for in-state students and $17,622 for out-of-state students.

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

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In 2023 in San Jose, CA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 80%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 15.8%. The number of students enrolled in N/A was N/A (N/A% men and N/A% women).

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Concentrations

Most Common
  1. 1,659 degrees awarded
  2. 486 degrees awarded
  3. 308 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in San Jose, CA was General Business Administration & Management with 1,659 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in San Jose, CA according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. 10,256 degrees awarded
  2. 1,335 degrees awarded
  3. 1,311 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was San Jose State University with 10,256 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 6,139 men were awarded degrees from institutions in San Jose, CA, which is 0.686 times less than the 8,948 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 4,908 degrees mean that there were 1.05 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Asian, with 4,683 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($21,480) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($2,250) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($2,726) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2022, 2.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 2.26% of women were in the same situation.

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

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were Some college (6.9M), High School or Equivalent (6.8M), and Bachelors Degree (6.36M).

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.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in San Jose, CA was $1.19M in 2023, which is 3.91 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $1.15M to $1.19M, a 3.32% increase. The homeownership rate in San Jose, CA is 55.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in San Jose, CA have an average commute time of 28.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in San Jose, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$1.19M
Median Property Value 2023
±$7,598
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Median Property Taxes
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The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in San Jose, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

55.9%
Homeownership
2023
68.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

In 2023, 55.9% of the housing units in San Jose, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 55.8%.

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Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in San Jose, CA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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$141,565
Median Household Income
± $2,322
327k
Number of Households
± 4,150

In 2023, the median household income of the 327k households in San Jose, CA grew to $141,565 from the previous year's value of $136,010.

The following chart displays the households in San Jose, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for San Jose, CA is from California.
0.498
2022 Wage GINI in California
0.497
2021 Wage GINI in California

In 2022, the income inequality in California was 0.498 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.107% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (64.6%)
  2. Worked At Home (18.5%)
  3. Carpooled (10.5%)

In 2023, 64.6% of workers in San Jose, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (18.5%) and those who carpooled to work (10.5%).

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.

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Commute Time

28.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in San Jose, CA have a longer commute time (28.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.74% of the workforce in San Jose, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in San Jose, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in San Jose, CA have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

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The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in San Jose, 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.

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Health

N/A% of the population of San Jose, CA has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.4% under 18 years, 23.1% between 18 and 34 years, 40.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 14% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.4% were men and 49.6% were women.

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Uninsured People

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