Population and Housing Data
The population of the City of San Jose is estimated by the California Department of Finance (DOF) to have grown by 17,306 persons or 1.8% in calendar year 2007, from 972,190 persons on January 1, 2007 to 989,496 persons on January 1, 2008. The latest population figure amounts to growth of nearly 100,000 persons since conduct of the 2000 Census on April 1, 2000. This increase maintains San Jose's position as the third largest city in California (behind Los Angeles and San Diego, respectively), and the Nation's 10th largest city.
San Jose's population growth can be attributed to continued strength in the construction of new housing, as building permits were issued for over 3,000 dwelling units per year over the 2000-2007 time period. The city's total housing stock is estimated at 307,613 units on January 1, 2008. An excerpt of the DOF's population and housing estimates report (E-5 report) for Santa Clara County, which includes estimates on the number of housing units by structure type, housing vacancy rate, and persons per household, is available below. For a complete copy of DOF population estimates reports, please visit the California Department of Finance website at http://www.dof.ca.gov/ and select the "Bulletins and Reports" tab.
Population and Housing Estimates Report (Santa Clara County excerpt), January 1, 2008
In May 2007, City staff prepared an analysis of San Jose's population and housing growth since Census 2000. A report on this analysis is available below.
Population and Housing Growth Analysis
In addition, information has been compiled on historic and projected future population figures for the City of San Jose over the 1900-2035 time period, and is available for download (in an Excel file format) by selecting the link below.
Historic and Projected Future City of San Jose Population: 1900-2035
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