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San Jose, CA (California) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $1,211,900 (it was $375,500 in 2000)
San Jose:

$1,211,900
California:

$715,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $870,300 - $1,739,600

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $1,532,815
Here:

$1,532,815
State:

$988,808

Townhouses or other attached units: $1,024,857
Here:

$1,024,857
State:

$838,546

In 2-unit structures: $1,368,574
Here:

$1,368,574
State:

$1,138,100

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $781,695
Here:

$781,695
State:

$824,253

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $791,954
Here:

$791,954
State:

$730,996

Mobile homes: $237,683
Here:

$237,683
State:

$184,506

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $82,472
Here:

$82,472
State:

$204,957

Total population: 1,015,785 (Urban population: 893,128, Rural population: 761 (82 farm, 679 nonfarm))

Houses: 344,995 (328,759 occupied: 181,570 owner occupied, 147,189 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

45%
State:

44%

Housing density: 1,973 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $1,018,866.

Median contract rent in 2022: over $2,000 (lower quartile is $1,653, upper quartile is over $2,000)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $3,233


Median gross rent in San Jose, CA in 2022: over $2,000

Housing units in San Jose with a mortgage: 121,392 (13,339 second mortgage, 265 home equity loan, 11,101 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,314

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $206,740

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $119,972

Median monthly housing costs: $2,573

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San Jose, California Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1972

Median year apartment built: 1982

Household type by relationship:

Households: 971,265
  • Male householders: 186,652 (38,013 living alone), Female householders: 142,107 (33,836 living alone)
  • 173,604 spouses (172,049 opposite-sex spouses), 22,998 unmarried partners, (21,777 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 277,442 children (266,542 natural, 4,041 adopted, 6,859 stepchildren), 17,010 grandchildren, 19,832 brothers or sisters, 34,463 parents, 222 foster children, 29,622 other relatives, 51,998 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 15,315

Size of family households: 78,592 2-persons, 58,285 3-persons, 53,387 4-persons, 23,370 5-persons, 10,033 6-persons, 7,479 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 71,849 1-person, 17,051 2-persons, 5,233 3-persons, 2,229 4-persons, 707 5-persons, 418 6-persons, 126 7-or-more-persons.

132,659 married couples with children.
41,090 single-parent households (14,218 men, 26,872 women).

41.4% of residents of San Jose speak English at home.
21.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
8.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
26.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak other language at home (69% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 405,716 (41.8%)
(54.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.0
State:

6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.5
State:

3.9

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in San Jose, California
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in San Jose, California
  • 1,313no bedroom
  • 3,5711 bedroom
  • 27,1582 bedrooms
  • 75,9023 bedrooms
  • 59,4744 bedrooms
  • 14,1525+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in San Jose, California
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in San Jose, California
  • 17,586no bedroom
  • 40,9301 bedroom
  • 53,7352 bedrooms
  • 22,9493 bedrooms
  • 10,4664 bedrooms
  • 1,5235+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in San Jose in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in San Jose in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 5,692no vehicle
  • 37,2771 vehicle
  • 77,2442 vehicles
  • 36,6083 vehicles
  • 16,1844 vehicles
  • 8,5655+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in San Jose in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in San Jose in renter-occupied apartments
  • 15,059no vehicle
  • 62,5141 vehicle
  • 45,4602 vehicles
  • 17,8153 vehicles
  • 4,4954 vehicles
  • 1,8465+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in San Jose, California
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in San Jose, California
  • 1,2391 room
  • 1,3322 rooms
  • 8,1303 rooms
  • 23,8224 rooms
  • 34,7435 rooms
  • 43,6046 rooms
  • 30,4467 rooms
  • 21,0818 rooms
  • 17,1739+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in San Jose, California
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in San Jose, California
  • 16,2331 room
  • 23,2012 rooms
  • 32,9563 rooms
  • 35,5284 rooms
  • 15,9155 rooms
  • 12,7406 rooms
  • 5,4747 rooms
  • 3,2028 rooms
  • 1,9409+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in San Jose, CA
San Jose city income, earnings, and wages data

  • San Jose, CA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in San Jose, CA in 2022
  • 11,511Less than $10,000
  • 13,889$10,000 to $19,999
  • 13,527$20,000 to $29,999
  • 11,501$30,000 to $39,999
  • 11,583$40,000 to $49,999
  • 12,001$50,000 to $59,999
  • 19,457$60,000 to $74,999
  • 31,353$75,000 to $99,999
  • 30,484$100,000 to $124,999
  • 24,888$125,000 to $149,999
  • 42,559$150,000 to $199,999
  • 106,006$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in San Jose, CA

  • Distribution of house value in San Jose, CA in 2022
  • 2,593Less than $10,000
  • 299$10,000 to $14,999
  • 84$15,000 to $19,999
  • 180$20,000 to $24,999
  • 85$25,000 to $29,999
  • 25$30,000 to $34,999
  • 44$40,000 to $49,999
  • 128$50,000 to $59,999
  • 66$60,000 to $69,999
  • 236$70,000 to $79,999
  • 509$80,000 to $89,999
  • 185$90,000 to $99,999
  • 1,021$100,000 to $124,999
  • 687$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,209$150,000 to $174,999
  • 1,192$175,000 to $199,999
  • 1,743$200,000 to $249,999
  • 1,243$250,000 to $299,999
  • 3,768$300,000 to $399,999
  • 2,534$400,000 to $499,999
  • 15,129$500,000 to $749,999
  • 25,843$750,000 to $999,999
  • 55,582$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 33,767$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 33,418$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in San Jose, CA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in San Jose, CA in 2022
  • 569Less than $100
  • 30$150 to $199
  • 1,046$200 to $249
  • 1,737$250 to $299
  • 2,406$300 to $349
  • 496$350 to $399
  • 636$400 to $449
  • 589$450 to $499
  • 1,128$500 to $549
  • 958$550 to $599
  • 1,003$600 to $649
  • 719$650 to $699
  • 886$700 to $749
  • 751$750 to $799
  • 939$800 to $899
  • 1,698$900 to $999
  • 5,632$1,000 to $1,249
  • 6,460$1,250 to $1,499
  • 26,111$1,500 to $1,999
  • 29,139$2,000 to $2,499
  • 23,754$2,500 to $2,999
  • 20,111$3,000 to $3,499
  • 15,823$3,500 or more
  • 4,568No cash rent
Work and jobs in San Jose: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 89.7%
Number of people working at home: 103,141 (20.5% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 2,922
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 21,413
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 42,579
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 68,464
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 74,864
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 33,170
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 71,377
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 12,979
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 15,224
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 30,042
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 20,270
  • 90 or more minutes: 7,673
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - San Jose

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 269,287 (61.2%)
  • Carpooled: 43,348 (9.8%)
  • Bus: 5,103 (1.2%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 438 (0.1%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 982 (0.2%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 1,094 (0.2%)
  • Taxi: 6,257 (1.4%)
  • Bicycle: 2,682 (0.6%)
  • Walked: 8,027 (1.8%)
  • Worked at home: 103,141 (23.4%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 3.5%Males
  • 3.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 3.3%Males
  • 4.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 9.6%Males
  • 4.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 2.8%Males
  • 3.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 4.7%Males
  • 5.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 2.8%Males
  • 3.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 3.9%Males
  • 5.4%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in San Jose, California
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in San Jose, California
  • 128,4562010 or later
  • 84,4212000 to 2009
  • 83,7521990 to 1999
  • 107,8781980 to 1989
  • 51,3631970 to 1979
  • 25,178Before 1970
Ancestries in San Jose, CA

First ancestries reported:

  • Irish: 9,753 (1.5%)
  • English: 9,598 (1.5%)
  • Italian: 9,259 (1.5%)
  • Iranian: 8,662 (1.4%)
  • American: 8,628 (1.4%)
  • German: 7,987 (1.3%)
  • European: 6,916 (1.1%)
  • Portuguese: 4,983 (0.8%)
  • Russian: 3,843 (0.6%)
  • Ethiopian: 2,973 (0.5%)
  • Scottish: 2,373 (0.4%)
  • Egyptian: 2,356 (0.4%)
  • Assyrian: 2,117 (0.3%)
  • Polish: 1,948 (0.3%)
  • French: 1,581 (0.2%)
  • Greek: 1,512 (0.2%)
  • Ukrainian: 1,337 (0.2%)
  • Dutch: 1,157 (0.2%)
  • Brazilian: 1,149 (0.2%)
  • African: 1,100 (0.2%)
  • Swedish: 1,088 (0.2%)
  • Norwegian: 1,006 (0.2%)
  • Eastern European: 868 (0.1%)
  • Turkish: 822 (0.1%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 806 (0.1%)
  • Israeli: 764 (0.1%)
  • Croatian: 701 (0.1%)
  • Yugoslavian: 697 (0.1%)
  • Palestinian: 651 (0.1%)
  • British: 641 (0.1%)
  • Danish: 617 (0.10%)
  • Northern European: 547 (0.09%)
  • French Canadian: 504 (0.08%)
  • Lebanese: 483 (0.08%)
  • Afghan: 474 (0.07%)
  • Armenian: 469 (0.07%)
  • Hungarian: 440 (0.07%)
  • Romanian: 427 (0.07%)
  • Ghanaian: 333 (0.05%)
  • Jordanian: 329 (0.05%)
  • Swiss: 319 (0.05%)
  • Lithuanian: 314 (0.05%)
  • Nigerian: 307 (0.05%)
  • Arab: 301 (0.05%)
  • Welsh: 300 (0.05%)
  • Canadian: 300 (0.05%)
  • Scandinavian: 296 (0.05%)
  • Sierra Leonean: 289 (0.05%)
  • Serbian: 232 (0.04%)
  • Iraqi: 218 (0.03%)
  • Bulgarian: 201 (0.03%)
  • Kenyan: 192 (0.03%)
  • Czech: 175 (0.03%)
  • Finnish: 161 (0.03%)
  • Basque: 160 (0.03%)
  • Slavic: 136 (0.02%)
  • Haitian: 132 (0.02%)
  • South African: 122 (0.02%)
  • Australian: 105 (0.02%)
  • Latvian: 105 (0.02%)
  • Austrian: 101 (0.02%)
  • Maltese: 91 (0.01%)
  • Moroccan: 89 (0.01%)
  • Slovak: 84 (0.01%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 80 (0.01%)
  • Jamaican: 77 (0.01%)
  • Guyanese: 75 (0.01%)
  • Belgian: 69 (0.01%)
  • Somali: 66 (0.01%)
  • Syrian: 60 (0.01%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 56 (0.01%)
  • Icelander: 49 (0.01%)
  • Estonian: 47 (0.01%)
  • Luxembourger: 32 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
San Jose:

21.0% (86,251)
California:

37.2% (3,881,193)

Vietnam
San Jose:

18.3% (75,228)
California:

4.9% (512,335)

India
San Jose:

13.8% (56,969)
California:

5.2% (539,184)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
San Jose:

9.0% (36,942)
California:

6.6% (684,672)

Philippines
San Jose:

7.9% (32,694)
California:

7.8% (818,297)

Taiwan
San Jose:

3.5% (14,302)
California:

1.7% (176,274)

Iran
San Jose:

2.6% (10,597)
California:

2.0% (206,004)

Korea
San Jose:

2.6% (10,523)
California:

3.0% (315,248)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 447,550
  • Other state: 101,375
  • Northeast: 28,272
  • Midwest: 24,661
  • South: 25,324
  • West: 23,118

87.2% of San Jose residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39.4% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 63.7% lived in California.


San Jose:

87.2%
State average:

88.9%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 13,693
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 3,037
  • 5th and 6th grade: 6,611
  • 7th and 8th grade: 3,471
  • 9th grade: 3,728
  • 10th grade: 2,141
  • 11th grade: 4,011
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 10,334
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 55,931
  • Less than 1 year of college: 16,347
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 35,310
  • Associate degree: 22,723
  • Bachelor's degree: 91,261
  • Master's degree: 55,969
  • Professional school degree: 7,208
  • Doctorate degree: 15,426
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 16,450
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 3,842
  • 5th and 6th grade: 9,237
  • 7th and 8th grade: 4,779
  • 9th grade: 4,504
  • 10th grade: 1,564
  • 11th grade: 3,700
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 9,235
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 51,908
  • Less than 1 year of college: 17,632
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 33,930
  • Associate degree: 23,750
  • Bachelor's degree: 93,045
  • Master's degree: 48,766
  • Professional school degree: 6,965
  • Doctorate degree: 6,823
Educational Attainment for Females
San Jose marital status for males
San Jose marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 173,160
  • One, attached: 35,207
  • Two: 4,576
  • 3 or 4: 19,776
  • 5 to 9: 16,704
  • 10 to 19: 14,989
  • 20 to 49: 17,530
  • 50 or more: 51,637
  • Mobile homes: 11,064
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 352

Median worth of mobile homes: $237,300

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 0.8%

House/condo owner moved in on average 14 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in San Jose
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in San Jose, CA
  • 73.3%Utility gas
  • 21.4%Electricity
  • 2.0%Solar energy
  • 2.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.0%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in San Jose, CA
  • 54.6%Electricity
  • 39.6%Utility gas
  • 3.8%No fuel used
  • 1.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.3%Solar energy
  • 0.2%Wood

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 13,841
Here:

15.7%
California:

10.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7,227
Here:

13.6%
California:

8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5,588
Here:

9.2%
California:

15.9%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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