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Fact Sheet: Community Profile
POPULATION FACTS
San Jose is the
POPULATION HISTORY
Year
1777 1850 1900 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2008
Number of Persons
66 4,000 21,500 95,280 204,196 445,779 629,442 782,248 894,943 989,496
AGE COMPOSITION
Age Groups
Under 18 years 18-24 years 25-44 years 45-64 years 65 and over
Median Age
% of Total
26% 10% 32% 23% 9 %
35.1 years
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Language
English Spanish Asian/Pac. Is. Other
44% 24% 24% 8%
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2008
Number of Households
62,312 130,607 218,177 250,218 276,598 307,613
Persons Per Household
3.3 3.5 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.2
RACIAL COMPOSITION
Last Modified Date: 5/6/2008
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