Demographics & People — San Jose, California

Population Overview

Population (Census)990,054
Estimated 2026~990,400
Median Age38.2
Total Households326,767
Family Households233,068
Average Household Size2.98
Diversity Index0.6797 (highly diverse)

Race & Ethnicity

White287,180
Black or African American28,843
Asian382,011
Hispanic or Latino306,450

Heritage & Ancestry

GroupCount
Other groups631,386
Hispanic: Hispanic or Latino308,307
Hispanic: Mexican257,418
Unclassified or not reported172,436
German44,746
Irish41,496
English38,631
Italian32,436
Hispanic: Central American22,309
American17,244

Language

English Only388,532
Spanish205,936
Population 5+938,859

Veterans

Veterans22,096
Population 18+788,774

Commuting

Mean Commute Time27.3 minutes
Work from Home20.3%
Commuter ProfileN/A
Source: Census ACS 5-Year 2023; Census ACS 5-Year 2023, Table B01003; Census ACS 5-Year 2023, B19013. Data for San Jose, California.