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San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area


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2024 population: 1,995,484   ( 5,003 from 2020)
Land area: 2679.7 square miles
Population density: 744.7 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:529,416 26.53% 11.2%
Black:46,5372.33% 0.1%
Indian:4,0150.20% 3.1%
Asian:831,06941.65% 8.8%
2+ races:63,3963.18% 0.1%
Hispanic:521,05126.11% 1.0%
Total non-White:1,466,06873.47% 4.4%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:82,150 10.3
Deaths:49,9176.2
Net Migration: -151,502-18.9
Net Immigration: 118,72814.8
Change in White population:-66,826 -3.3
Change in Non-White pop.:61,823 3.1




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2020
2,000,487
596,24229.80%
46,5822.33%
4,1420.21%
763,57238.17%
63,4733.17%
526,47626.32%
1,404,24570.20%

2010
1,836,911
648,06335.28%
42,6862.32%
4,2730.23%
573,08131.20%
54,4682.97%
510,39627.79%
1,188,84864.72%

2000
1,735,819
768,79544.29%
44,9502.59%
5,5490.32%
433,05224.95%
50,9812.94%
428,91724.71%
967,02455.71%

1990
1,534,274
892,92158.20%
53,0123.46%
7,2430.47%
257,34416.77%
n/a
323,75421.10%
641,35341.80%

1980
1,320,076
932,56470.64%
41,9613.18%
1,8620.14%
102,3927.76%
n/a
237,83718.02%
387,51229.36%

1970
1,082,940
836,72177.26%
14,8711.37%
3,3610.31%
26,9712.49%
n/a
194,71017.98%
246,219 22.74%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2010's
NumberRate
220,891 12.0
94,5875.1
-124,105-6.8
152,5208.3
-51,821 -2.8
215,397 11.7
2000's
NumberRate
258,376 14.9
83,9424.8
-240,012-13.8
176,43510.2
-120,732 -7.0
221,824 12.8
1990's
NumberRate
276,515 18.0
89,2435.8
-185,748-12.1
186,98712.2
-124,126 -8.1
325,671 21.2
1980's
NumberRate
245,479 18.6
82,823 6.3
60,212 4.6
n/a
-39,643 -3.0
253,841 19.2
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
114,482 10.6
n/a
95,843 8.9
141,293 13.0

Age, Family & Household Data for San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2024
NumberPercent
38.0
407,092 20.4%
1,588,392 79.6%
291,244 14.6%
679,914
2.84
476,045 70.0%
370,897 77.9%
28,432 6.0%
203,869 30.0%

2010
NumberPercent
72.3
-945,689 -51.5%
2,782,600 151.5%
404,608 22.0%
1,242,018
2.91
880,520 70.9%
681,492 77.4%
63,136 7.2%
361,498 29.1%

2000
NumberPercent
34.0
432,649 24.9%
1,303,170 75.1%
163,480 9.4%
582,396
2.93
412,783 70.9%
328,475 79.6%
28,469 6.9%
169,613 29.1%

1990
NumberPercent
32.0
369,582 24.1%
1,164,692 75.9%
132,477 8.6%
533,494
2.81
373,511 70.0%
296,881 79.5%
27,174 7.3%
159,983 30.0%

1980
NumberPercent
29.3
365,869 27.7%
954,207 72.3%
98,526 7.5%
466,800
2.77
332,478 71.2%
274,007 82.4%
28,891 8.7%
134,322 28.8%

2024 Housing Data for San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units720,159 
Median Value$1,469,958 
Occupied679,91494.4%
Vacant40,2455.6%
Owned377,11755.5%
Rented302,79744.5%
Median Rent$2,831 
Single-Family Units449,48762.4%
    Detached371,30951.6%
    Attached78,17810.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units200,89727.9%
Mobile Homes19,9612.8%

2024 Income & Employment Data for San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00019,9812.9%
$10,000 to $14,99912,2251.8%
$15,000 to $19,9999,0381.3%
$20,000 to $24,99911,2011.6%
$25,000 to $29,99910,8011.6%
$30,000 to $34,9999,6721.4%
$35,000 to $39,9999,8501.4%
$40,000 to $44,99910,7431.6%
$45,000 to $49,99910,8081.6%
$50,000 to $59,99922,8503.4%
$60,000 to $74,99931,6194.7%
$75,000 to $99,99957,2818.4%
$100,000 to $124,99954,4148.0%
$125,000 to $149,99946,4236.8%
$150,000 to $199,99984,33512.4%
$200,000 or more278,67341.0%
Median Household Income162,772 
Per Capita Income79,247 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.160 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI29,4284.3%
Public Assistance19,1732.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps56,7978.4%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed722,62274.3%
Unemployed34,6723.6%
In Armed Forces8090.1%
Total Labor Force758,10378.0%
Not in Labor Force214,42022.0%
Real Unemployment Rate 25.6%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector456,682309,98559.6%
Non-Profit27,44946,50537.1%
Self-Employed48,39335,72357.5%
Local Government26,24246,39936.1%
State Government8,11612,59939.2%
Federal Government7,2925,07958.9%
Total Private + Self505,075345,70859.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.69,099110,58238.5%
Total574,174456,29055.7%
Pct. Govt.10.3%  
Pct. Private + Self82.6%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts209,36620.3%
Sales and Office Occupations151,62614.7%
Professional, Technical393,82338.1%
Service Occupations138,79213.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing4,2450.4%
All others138,88313.5%
White Collar 73.1%
Industry
 Number%
Professional, scientific, technical192,14418.6%
Manufacturing165,45216.0%
Health care and social assistance112,11010.9%
Educational services85,7258.3%
Retail trade83,2498.1%
Information64,8866.3%
Accommodation and food services56,0555.4%
Construction52,4615.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.40,3713.9%
Other services35,6193.4%
Transportation and warehousing29,0232.8%
Public administration26,8922.6%
Finance and insurance26,8552.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation16,8141.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing16,2241.6%
Wholesale trade14,4481.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting6,7950.7%
Utilities5,1190.5%
Management2,0690.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction1790.0%

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican416,63621.16%
Puerto Rican8,3310.42%
Cuban3,3950.17%
Dominican9380.05%
Total Central American36,0781.83%
Costa Rican1,1300.06%
Guatemalan7,7110.39%
Honduran4,3400.22%
Nicaraguan5,5850.28%
Panamanian8710.04%
Salvadoran16,3630.83%
Other Central American780.00%
Total South American25,9851.32%
Argentinean2,3920.12%
Bolivian6780.03%
Chilean2,1760.11%
Colombian10,9070.55%
Ecuadorian1,2130.06%
Paraguayan700.00%
Peruvian6,3070.32%
Uruguayan3070.02%
Venezuelan1,7930.09%
Other South American1420.01%
Other Hispanic26,4241.34%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Chinese217,54711.05%
Indian202,24510.27%
Vietnamese138,4127.03%
Filipino81,7994.15%
Korean36,5101.85%
Japanese23,6111.20%
Taiwanese20,5081.04%
Cambodian4,2300.21%
Thai1,8430.09%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English843,04645.2%
Spanish333,35217.9%
Chinese190,88910.2%
Other Indo-European141,5757.6%
Vietnamese119,1396.4%
Other Asian93,1875.0%
Tagalog48,0862.6%
Korean28,1071.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic24,3381.3%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German107,3295.5%
English99,2805.0%
Irish89,4454.5%
Italian66,5113.4%
American32,7911.7%
European26,5611.3%
French24,2961.2%
Portuguese21,2831.1%
Iranian20,6201.0%
Polish19,4281.0%
Russian18,5160.9%
Scottish18,0960.9%
Swedish14,1870.7%
Norwegian12,1920.6%
Dutch10,7340.5%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen1,584,29680.4%
Not a citizen385,04119.6%
Native1,166,09359.2%
Foreign-born803,24440.8%

2024 Educational Attainment Data for San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
90,567 6.5%61,557 4.4%191,349 13.8%276,302 19.9%387,279 27.8%384,561 27.6%
  Average years of education: 14.5
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 90,567 6.5%
9-12 Years 61,557 4.4%
H.S. Grad or GED 191,349 13.8%
Some College 276,302 19.9%
Bach. Degree 387,279 27.8%
Grad Degree 384,561 27.6%
Average years of education: 14.5

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 1,746,140 1,673,714 72,426 4.1%
1991 1,729,854 1,625,480 104,374 6.0%
1992 1,736,624 1,612,394 124,230 7.2%
1993 1,738,264 1,613,314 124,950 7.2%
1994 1,748,474 1,633,726 114,748 6.6%
1995 1,767,748 1,677,144 90,604 5.1%
1996 1,827,362 1,755,502 71,860 3.9%
1997 1,912,582 1,849,418 63,164 3.3%
1998 1,960,036 1,892,598 67,438 3.4%
1999 1,972,508 1,909,276 63,232 3.2%
2000 1,935,456 1,874,602 60,854 3.1%
2001 1,928,834 1,829,716 99,118 5.1%
2002 1,826,092 1,671,864 154,228 8.4%
2003 1,739,026 1,591,882 147,144 8.5%
2004 1,693,028 1,582,550 110,478 6.5%
2005 1,680,004 1,589,582 90,422 5.4%
2006 1,694,168 1,617,096 77,072 4.5%
2007 1,737,316 1,655,518 81,798 4.7%
2008 1,788,398 1,678,610 109,788 6.1%
2009 1,808,730 1,607,358 201,372 11.1%
2010 1,909,650 1,703,280 206,370 10.8%
2011 1,932,248 1,746,308 185,940 9.6%
2012 1,969,222 1,808,568 160,654 8.2%
2013 1,993,930 1,860,584 133,346 6.7%
2014 2,033,468 1,924,924 108,544 5.3%
2015 2,083,948 1,994,890 89,058 4.3%
2016 2,116,704 2,034,892 81,812 3.9%
2017 2,137,260 2,066,400 70,860 3.3%
2018 2,147,332 2,088,784 58,548 2.7%
2019 2,160,958 2,104,436 56,522 2.6%
2020 2,104,442 1,955,524 148,918 7.1%
2021 2,088,432 1,986,500 101,932 4.9%
2022 2,146,672 2,088,288 58,384 2.7%
2023 2,142,718 2,066,096 76,622 3.6%
2024 2,115,158 2,026,282 88,876 4.2%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com