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San Jose CA - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	894,943	11 (of 25,150) (100%)	3 (of 1081) (100%)
Average Income	$70,243	1,371 (95%)	145 (87%)
Median House Value	$394,000	453 (98%)	140 (87%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	47.5%	23,195 (of 25,150) (8%)	899 (of 1081) (17%)
% Black Population	3.5%	6,548 (74%)	237 (78%)
% Hispanic Population	30.2%	1,413 (94%)	346 (68%)
% Asian Population	26.9%	117 (100%)	35 (97%)
% American Indian Population	0.8%	5,789 (77%)	689 (36%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	78.3%	14,190 (of 25,150) (44%)	619 (of 1081) (43%)
% College Graduates	31.6%	3,277 (87%)	280 (74%)
% Never Married	31.2%	2,984 (88%)	222 (79%)
% Married	54.0%	15,870 (37%)	611 (43%)
% Seperated	2.0%	8,848 (65%)	539 (50%)
% Divorced	8.4%	16,597 (34%)	722 (33%)
% Foreign Born	36.9%	332 (99%)	123 (89%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	281,706	16 (of 25,150) (100%)	4 (of 1081) (100%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	5.2%	19,567 (22%)	561 (48%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	4.6%	14,635 (42%)	312 (71%)
Average Rooms in House	5.0	19,097 (24%)	521 (52%)
% Households with No Car	6.1%	13,377 (47%)	546 (49%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	26.3%	4,499 (82%)	254 (77%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	1.8%	958 (96%)	170 (84%)
Median House Value	$394,000	453 (98%)	140 (87%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	1.7%	13,775 (45%)	407 (62%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	21.2%	515 (98%)	120 (89%)
Average Monthly Rent	$1,123	575 (98%)	124 (89%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	66.9%	7,412 (of 25,150) (71%)	246 (of 1081) (77%)
% Drive Alone to Work	76.4%	15,196 (40%)	412 (62%)
% Take Public Transportation	4.1%	2,099 (92%)	172 (84%)
% Walk to Work	1.4%	16,221 (36%)	727 (33%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	27.8	6,985 (72%)	475 (56%)
% Households making less than $10,000	4.8%	19,602 (22%)	764 (29%)
% Households making over $200,000	5.0%	1,664 (93%)	184 (83%)
Median Household Income	$70,243	1,371 (95%)	145 (87%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	3.7%	8,862 (65%)	543 (50%)
Per Capita Income	$26,697	2,830 (89%)	278 (74%)
Male Worker Income	$49,347	2,315 (91%)	262 (76%)
Female Worker Income	$36,936	1,580 (94%)	221 (80%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	6.0%	14,943 (41%)	669 (38%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	8.8%	14,881 (41%)	663 (39%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	N/A	N/A
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	1.00

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
San Francisco, California	0.87
San Diego, California	0.71
Fremont, California	0.70
Santa Clara, California	0.66
Seattle, Washington	0.65
Boston, Massachusetts	0.64
Dallas, Texas	0.63
South San Francisco, California	0.63
Sunnyvale, California	0.63
Austin, Texas	0.63

San Jose CA Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Vietnamese Population	78,842	1
Houses Worth Between $300,000 and $499,999	76,529	1
Asian Indian Population	26,606	2
Houses Worth Between $500,000 and $999,999	34,420	2
Asian Population	240,375	3

San Jose CA Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 1081)
Asian Indian Population	26,606	1
Vietnamese Population	78,842	1
Portuguese People	15,285	1
Mobile Homes	10,658	1
Houses Worth Between $300,000 and $499,999	76,529	1

San Jose CA Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent Native Population	63.1%	24,784
Percent of People Born in U.S.	61.9%	24,762
Percent English only Speaking Population	48.8%	24,224
Percent Vacant Housing Units	1.9%	24,219
Percent of Houses with Less than 1 Person Per Room	81.7%	24,108

San Jose CA Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 1081)
Percent Vacant Housing Units	1.9%	1,005
Homeowner Vacancy Rates	0.4%	971
Percent of People Born in U.S.	61.9%	955
Percent Native Population	63.1%	953
Percent of Households with Social Security Income	16.7%	938

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	San Jose CA	San Francisco, California
Total Population	776,733	894,943
Average Age	36.5	32.6
Average Income	$55,221	$70,243
Median House Value	$396,400	$394,000
% White Population	49.7%	47.5%
% Black Population	7.8%	3.5%
% Asian Population	30.8%	26.9%
% Hispanic Population	14.1%	30.2%

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