California · Census place 68000
San Jose city, CA
Quick answer
San Jose city has 990,054 residents, ranking #3 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $141,565, the median home is worth $1,187,800 and median gross rent runs $2,617 a month.
- Population
- 990,054San Jose city residents
- Median household income
- $141,565Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $1,187,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,617Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 55.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in San Jose city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the San Jose city median would spend about 22.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 8.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.8% of residents and 55.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in California.
- Los Angeles city 3,857,897
- San Diego city 1,385,061
- San Francisco city 836,321
- Fresno city 543,615
- Sacramento city 524,802
- Long Beach city 458,491
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