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Fact Sheet: Community Profile

Demographics

POPULATION FACTS

San Jose is the

  • Largest City in the nine-County Bay Area
  • 3rd Largest City in California
  • 10th Largest City in the United States

 

 
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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

Population chart
Source: US Census Bureau; California Department of Finance.

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

Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey; 2006

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME

Language

English
Spanish
Asian/Pac. Is.
Other

 

% of Total

44%
24%
24%
8%

Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey; 2006

 

HOUSEHOLD SIZE

Year


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

Source: US Census Bureau; California Department of Finance.

RACIAL COMPOSITION

Graph of Race/Ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey; 2006

 

 

 

 

Last Modified Date: 5/6/2008

 
 

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