| City of San Jose |
| Santa Clara County |
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Census 2000 |
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2006 ACS Estimates |
| TOTAL POPULATION |
894,943 |
100.0% |
|
916,220 |
100.0% |
| In households |
884,079 |
98.8% |
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N/A |
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| In group quarters |
10,864 |
1.2% |
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N/A |
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| RACE |
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| White |
425,017 |
47.5% |
|
430,286 |
47.0% |
| Black or African American |
31,349 |
3.5% |
|
26,803 |
2.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native |
6,865 |
0.8% |
|
4,973 |
0.5% |
| Asian |
240,375 |
26.9% |
|
279,350 |
30.5% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
3,584 |
0.4% |
|
4,149 |
0.5% |
| Some other race |
142,691 |
15.9% |
|
138,417 |
15.1% |
| Two or more races |
45,062 |
5.0% |
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32,242 |
3.5% |
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| HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE |
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) |
269,989 |
30.2% |
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294,694 |
32.2% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino |
624,954 |
69.8% |
|
621,526 |
67.8% |
| White |
322,534 |
36.0% |
|
287,166 |
31.3% |
| Black or African American |
29,494 |
3.3% |
|
25,428 |
2.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native |
2,959 |
0.3% |
|
1,799 |
0.2% |
| Asian |
238,378 |
26.6% |
|
277,991 |
30.3% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
3,093 |
0.3% |
|
3,507 |
0.4% |
| Some other race |
1,699 |
0.2% |
|
4,450 |
0.5% |
| Two or more races |
26,796 |
3.0% |
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21,185 |
2.3% |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS |
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| Native |
564,132 |
63.1% |
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562,315 |
61.4% |
| Foreign born |
329,757 |
36.9% |
|
353,905 |
38.6% |
| Naturalized citizen |
140,542 |
15.7% |
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173,977 |
19.0% |
| Not a citizen |
189,215 |
21.2% |
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179,928 |
19.6% |
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| SEX |
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| Male |
454,798 |
50.8% |
|
469,420 |
51.2% |
| Female |
440,145 |
49.2% |
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446,800 |
48.8% |
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| AGE |
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| Under 5 years |
68,243 |
7.6% |
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72,133 |
7.9% |
| 5 to 17 years |
167,881 |
18.8% |
|
162,063 |
17.7% |
| 18 to 64 years |
584,959 |
65.4% |
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597,643 |
65.2% |
| 65 years and over |
73,860 |
8.2% |
|
84,381 |
9.2% |
| Median age |
32.6 |
X |
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35.1 |
X |
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| HOUSEHOLDS |
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| Total households |
276,598 |
100.0% |
|
290,828 |
100.0% |
| Family households |
203,681 |
73.6% |
|
208,637 |
71.7% |
| Families with children under 18 |
105,935 |
38.3% |
|
109,813 |
37.8% |
| Average household size |
3.20 |
X |
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3.12 |
X |
| Average family size |
3.62 |
X |
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3.64 |
X |
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| HOUSING OCCUPANCY |
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| Total housing units |
281,841 |
100.0% |
|
301,578 |
100.0% |
| Occupied housing units |
276,598 |
98.1% |
|
290,828 |
96.4% |
| Owner-occupied housing units |
170,950 |
61.8% |
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179,518 |
61.7% |
| Renter-occupied housing units |
105,648 |
38.2% |
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111,310 |
38.3% |
| Vacant housing units |
5,243 |
1.9% |
|
10,750 |
3.6% |
| 1 unit, detached housing |
161,962 |
57.5% |
|
169,198 |
56.1% |
| Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) |
394,000 |
X |
|
683,400 |
X |
| Median gross rent (dollars) |
1,123 |
X |
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1,190 |
X |
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| INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999 |
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PAST 12 MONTHS |
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| Median household income (dollars) |
70,243 |
X |
|
73,804 |
X |
| Median family income (dollars) |
74,813 |
X |
|
83,089 |
X |
| Per capita income (dollars) |
26,697 |
X |
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30,794 |
X |
| Individuals in poverty |
77,893 |
8.8% |
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93,080 |
10.2% |
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| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |
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| Population 25 and over |
570,755 |
100.0% |
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593,411 |
100.0% |
| High school graduate |
103,529 |
18.1% |
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129,496 |
21.8% |
| Bachelor's degree |
118,948 |
20.8% |
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137,445 |
23.2% |
| Graduate or professional degree |
61.174 |
10.7% |
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76,440 |
12.9% |
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| COMMUTING TO WORK |
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| Mean travel time to work (minutes) |
27.8 |
X |
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25.4 |
X |
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| MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER |
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| Total |
427,984 |
100.0% |
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431,910 |
100.0% |
| Car, truck, or van: |
387,105 |
90.4% |
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380,229 |
88.0% |
| Drove alone |
326.928 |
76.4% |
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331,087 |
76.7% |
| Carpooled |
60,177 |
14.1% |
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49,142 |
11.4% |
| Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) |
17,482 |
4.1% |
|
16,935 |
3.9% |
| Bus or trolley bus |
14,072 |
3.3% |
|
13,479 |
3.1% |
| Streetcar or trolley car |
1,317 |
0.3% |
|
582 |
0.1% |
| Subway or elevated |
296 |
0.1% |
|
711 |
0.2% |
| Railroad |
1,613 |
0.4% |
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2,163 |
0.5% |
| Ferryboat |
37 |
0.0% |
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0 |
0.0% |
| Taxicab |
147 |
0.0% |
|
53 |
0.0% |
| Motorcycle |
1,027 |
0.2% |
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1,016 |
0.2% |
| Bicycle |
2,638 |
0.6% |
|
1,903 |
0.4% |
| Walked |
6,170 |
1.4% |
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8,183 |
1.9% |
| Other means |
2,913 |
0.7% |
|
7,734 |
1.8% |
| Worked at home |
10 |
0.0% |
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15,857 |
3.7% |
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| DETAILED PLACE TO PLACE COMMUTING |
(in Excel) |
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| LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION |
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| Employed civilian population 16 years and over |
436,890 |
100.0% |
|
444,736 |
100.0% |
| Management, professional and related |
178,366 |
40.8% |
|
179,195 |
40.3% |
| Service |
53,782 |
12.3% |
|
74,052 |
16.7% |
| Sales and office |
106,472 |
24.4% |
|
101,430 |
22.8% |
| Farming, fishing & forestry |
1,383 |
0.3% |
|
881 |
0.2% |
| Construction, extraction, and maintenance |
34,560 |
7.9% |
|
39,304 |
8.8% |
| Production, transportation, and material moving |
62,327 |
14.3% |
|
49,874 |
11.2% |
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| CLASS OF WORKER |
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| Self-employed workers |
23,697 |
5.4% |
|
30,484 |
6.9% |
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