San Jose, California population is 989,814 as of July 1, 2025 (U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025 estimate), ranking #13 nationally and #3 in California. Cost of living runs 10% above the U.S. average (BEA RPP 2024); a family of four needs roughly $209,071/yr to break even (2025 modeled). This profile draws on 13 federal datasets covering population, housing, income, employment, climate, and risk.
At a glance.
2025 population
989,814
+1,983 in the last year
Top 1% of 19,483 U.S. cities
Census Vintage 2025
Cost of living
RPP 110.4
+10% vs US
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro · BEA 2024
Family-of-4 budget
$209,071/yr
+161% vs US
Modeled 2025 · federal sources
Median HH income
$146,427
+88% vs US
ACS 2020–2024 5-yr
Median home value
$1,233,200
+306% vs US
ACS 2020–2024 5-yr
2-BR fair-market rent
$3,483/mo
HUD FY2026 · 40th pct
Avg July high
86°F
NOAA 1991–2020
Gigabit broadband
94%
ISP-reported, FCC BDC
Explore San Jose, CA demographics, including age, race and ethnicity, households, origins, language, and education.
How many people live in San Jose?
989,814 people live in San Jose as of July 1, 2025 (U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025), the #13 largest U.S. city.
How big is San Jose?
San Jose covers 177.9 square miles of land and 3.1 square miles of water. Its population density is about 5,563 residents per square mile of land. Compare U.S. cities by land area →
Source detail: 2025 population
2025 population
Source agency
U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division
Dataset
Census PEP
Vintage / period
Vintage 2025 (Jul 1, 2025)
Native geography
Census PEP subcounty place records for the included city universe.
Transformation
Copied from POPESTIMATE2025, joined by Census GEOID, and used for ranks, filters, and city pages.
Known limit: Annual estimate, not a decennial count; each new PEP vintage can revise the prior series.
Population shrank 2.3% from the April 2020 base to mid-2025.
Vintage 2025 · annual estimates
Recent history (V2025 series, 2020 base → 2025).
2020 base: 1,013,321 → 2025: 989,814 (-2.3%)
Year
Population
Reference date
2020 base
1,013,321
April 1, 2020
2020
1,009,573
July 1, 2020
2021
981,769
July 1, 2021
2022
976,520
July 1, 2022
2023
980,125
July 1, 2023
2024
987,831
July 1, 2024
2025
989,814
July 1, 2025
Earlier history (2010–2019, prior Census vintage)
These figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Vintage 2019 release — a separate, earlier methodology. They’re shown here as historical context only; the 2010 and 2019 values aren’t directly comparable to the 2020–2025 series above.
Population grew 7.0% from the July 2010 estimate to 2019 (V2019 — see seam note below).
San Jose is the #13 largest of 19,483 U.S. cities and #3 in California.
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Measure
Value
Note
2020 base
1,013,321
April 1, 2020 census base
5-yr change
-23,507
2020 base → 2025; within V2025
5-yr change %
-2.3%
within V2025 only
1-yr change
+1,983
2024 → 2025 estimate
1-yr change %
+0.2%
within V2025 only
Density
5,563
people per sq mi, land only
Land area
177.9
sq mi (2025 Gazetteer)
U.S. rank by population
#13
of 19,483 cities
State rank by population
#3
of 483 in California
What is the median household income in San Jose?
Median household income is 88% above the U.S. median ($146,427 vs $77,719); 8.1% live in poverty — 4.4 points below the 12.5% U.S. rate.
Median household income$146,427
US
San Jose: $146,427 — 88% above the US median of $77,719.
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of cities with ACS income data
San Jose
$146,427
United States
$77,719
Income and poverty estimates for San Jose from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year estimates (window 2020–2024). Every figure is shown with its 90% margin of error (MOE). Cells where the ± margin exceeds half the estimate are flagged "low precision." See methodology §12.
Measure
Estimate
± margin / note
Median household income
146,427+88.4% vs US
±2,140
Per capita income
65,945+52.3% vs US
±793
Population in poverty
8.1%
share of population for whom poverty status is determined
Median home value is 306% above the U.S. median ($1,233,200 vs $303,400); median rent is 98% above ($2,669 vs $1,348); price-to-income ratio is 8.4×, making it 2.2× as cost-burdened as the typical U.S. city (3.9×).
Median home value$1,233,200
US
San Jose: $1,233,200 — 306% above the US median of $303,400.
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of cities with ACS home-value data
HUD 2-BR fair-market rent$3,483/mo
US
San Jose: $3,483/mo — 223% above the US median of $1,077/mo.
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of cities with a HUD Fair Market Rent
Poverty (Census SAIPE 2024, model-based), unemployment (BLS LAUS 2024 annual averages), and remote-work share (ACS 2020–2024) for San Jose. Numbers are labeled at their native grain — place-grain when BLS publishes it, otherwise per-county. We do not compute population-weighted county averages. See methodology §13.
Measure
Value
Grain
Unemployment rate (annual avg)
4.3%
San Jose (BLS sub-state LAUS)
Civilian labor force
531,871
2024 annual avg
Worked from home
20.3%+45.0% vs US
share of workers 16+ commuting from home · U.S. median: 14% · ACS
County context — San Jose sits in Santa Clara County:
County
Poverty rate
Median HH income
Unemployment
Santa Clara County
7.1%
$166,984
4.1%
Top industries by private employment — NAICS supersectors rolled up from San Jose's linked county in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW, 2024 annual averages). See methodology §11.
#
Industry (NAICS supersector)
Private employment
Avg weekly wage
#1
Professional and technical services (54)
160,179
$5,598 / wk
#2
Health care and social assistance (62)
151,414
$1,669 / wk
#3
Manufacturing (31-33)
122,683
$6,090 / wk
#4
Information (51)
92,985
$9,397 / wk
#5
Accommodation and food services (72)
83,084
$754 / wk
What workers earn in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro — top occupations by employment plus six curated benchmarks (registered nurse, software developer, elementary teacher, general manager, retail salesperson, truck driver). Wages are metro-area medians from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). See methodology §25.
Software Developers is the largest tracked occupation in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro (87,350 jobs, median $213,110/yr).
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Occupation
Employment
Median annual
Median hourly
Home Health and Personal Care Aides
49,610
$37,640
$18.09
Fast Food and Counter Workers
23,060
$44,570
$21.43
Computer and Information Systems Managers
19,070
$291,660
$140.22
Computer Occupations, All Other
16,680
$184,430
$88.67
Cashiers
16,530
$42,960
$20.65
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
15,780
$43,870
$21.09
Software Developers · benchmark
87,350
$213,110
$102.46
Registered Nurses · benchmark
22,930
$216,740
$104.20
Retail Salespersons · benchmark
18,340
$44,220
$21.26
General and Operations Managers · benchmark
17,230
$163,860
$78.78
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education · benchmark
7,810
$102,860
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Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers · benchmark
All items run 10.4% above the U.S. average (RPP 110.4); rents run 111.9% above (RPP 211.9) — the metro's housing premium is the main driver.
Cost of living (RPP, all items)RPP 110.4
US
San Jose's cost of living runs 10.4% above the U.S. average (RPP 110.4 vs 100).
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of metro/non-metro areas with a BEA price parity
BEA Regional Price Parity (all items)
RPP 110.4
+10.4% vs U.S. average · BEA 2024 · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro
HUD Fair Market Rent, 2-BR
$3,483/mo
FY2026 · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA HUD Metro FMR Area
State income tax (top marginal rate)
12.30%
9 brackets · TY2025
Family-of-four monthly budget total
$17,423/mo
3BR rent + food + childcare + taxes + transport · federal sources
Single-adult monthly budget total
$7,610/mo
1BR rent + food + taxes + transport · federal sources
Local income tax
—
not applicable in California · no modeled local income tax
Household budget figures are arithmetic floors using current federal sources at the grains documented in methodology. Not a recommended salary, not a poverty threshold, not a composite score.
42.0% foreign-born (U.S. median 14%); Spanish is the most-spoken language at home other than English (21.8% of residents 5+).
A quick read on San Jose's residents — nativity and languages spoken at home shown above, from the ACS 5-Year 2020–2024. The full demographic breakdown (age, race and ethnicity, household types, and educational attainment, each with its margin of error) lives on the demographics page.
These are K-12 public school districts. Higher education (colleges and universities) is not represented in this dataset.
20 districts serve San Jose, from the NCES EDGE Geographic Relationship Files (GRF25, 2024–25 school year boundaries). The join is many-to-many — large cities often span multiple districts. Expand the list below to see every district sorted primary first. See methodology §12.
Source: NCES EDGE GRF25 · school year 2024–25 · methodology →
What is the climate like in San Jose?
Hottest month: July (86°F avg high). Coldest: December (39°F avg low). Annual precipitation: 14.7 in.
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) for San Jose from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. See methodology §15 for the gridded vs. station source path.
Average monthly highs & lows · 30-year normal (NOAA 1991–2020). Every number on this chart is an average.
bar = avg daily high → avg daily lowprecip in inches below each barprecip in millimeters below each bar
Composite risk score: 99.7/100 — Very High nationally; top hazard: Earthquake (99.9).
Natural-hazard exposure for San Jose from the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index (FEMA NRI December 2025 v1.20.0). NRI is an expected-annual-loss composite calibrated on 1996–2019 historical losses, published at the U.S. county grain. See methodology §17.
County
NRI composite
Rating
Top hazards
Santa Clara County
99.7
Very High
Earthquake 99.9 Very High · Riverine Flooding 99.8 Very High · Landslide 99.7 Relatively High
Source: FEMA National Risk Index · FEMA NRI December 2025 v1.20.0 · methodology →
How fast is home internet in San Jose?
29 non-satellite ISPs serve the area; 94% of locations have gigabit-capable service per ISP filings.
Fixed broadband availability for San Jose from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's Broadband Data Collection (BDC), as of June 30, 2025. Every speed and provider count below is an ISP-reported advertised maximum — not measured throughput. Actual delivered speeds typically run 60–80% of advertised. See methodology §16.
Measure
Value
Note
Providers serving this city
29 + satellite
distinct ISPs, excluding satellite-only
Fiber providers
21
offer fiber-to-the-premises somewhere in the BDC
Units with ≥100/20 Mbps fixed
100.0%
share of broadband-serviceable units, ISP-reported max
Locations with ≥100 Mbps upload
93.5%
derived: max(fiber ≥100/20, gigabit). Fiber is symmetric; gigabit is ≥100 up by definition
Units with ≥1 Gbps fixed
93.5%
share of broadband-serviceable units, ISP-reported max
Total broadband-serviceable units
370,808
residential locations in the FCC Fabric (not households)
Source: FCC BDC · as of June 30, 2025 · methodology →
How much crime is reported in San Jose?
In 2024, law enforcement reported 5,806 violent and 24,762 property offenses in the San Jose jurisdiction — a violent-crime rate of 606.8 per 100,000, above the U.S. estimate of 359.1.
Reported offenses known to law enforcement from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program (CIUS Table 8), 2024. Figures describe the FBI agency jurisdiction: San Jose — an FBI jurisdiction population of 956,840, versus the Census place population of 989,814. The rate per 100,000 is the FBI's own (count ÷ that jurisdiction population), never divided by the Census place figure. These are reported crimes under voluntary participation — not measured or victimization crime — and the FBI cautions against using them to rank or compare places. See methodology §31.
Offenses known, 2024
Count
Rate /100k
U.S. rate
Violent crime
5,806
606.8
359.1
Property crime
24,762
2,587.9
1,760.1
▸Offense breakdown and 2-year trend
Offense, 2024
Count
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter
26
Rape
740
Robbery
1,347
Aggravated assault
3,693
Burglary
4,086
Larceny-theft
14,575
Motor vehicle theft
6,101
Arson (12-month reporters only)
147
Year
Violent /100k
Property /100k
Jurisdiction pop.
2022
527.4
2,650.8
956,814
2024
606.8
2,587.9
956,840
Only years the agency reported a complete 12 months appear; the FBI does not estimate missing agency-years, so a gap is a non-reporting year, not zero crime.
U.S. rate is the FBI national estimate (imputes non-reporting agencies); the city figures are reported-only. Source: FBI UCR CIUS Table 8 (2022–2024) · FBI agency jurisdiction: San Jose · methodology → · FBI Crime Data Explorer →
In-state context.
San Jose sits at state rank #3 among 483 cities in California. Nearby in the state ranking:
Just above in the profiled set: Austin, TX · #12 · 1,002,632 residents.
Just below in the profiled set: Charlotte, NC · #14 · 964,784 residents.
Quick travel facts for San Jose
Quick travel facts.
Nearest commercial airport
Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport(SJC) · 8 mi 13 km from city centroid
Best months to visit
May, Oct · months when the avg high sits in 65–80°F and precipitation is at or below the city's median monthly precip
Sources: elevation from USGS Elevation Point Query Service (3DEP) · nearest airport from OurAirports CSV (FAA-aligned, type=large/medium, scheduled_service=yes) · best months derived from NOAA 1991-2020 normals · methodology →
Frequently asked questions about San Jose.
How many people live in San Jose, CA?
San Jose has 989,814 residents as of July 1, 2025, making it the #13 largest city in the United States and #3 in California. Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025.
Is San Jose growing or shrinking?
San Jose has shrunk 2.3% since the April 2020 census baseline, losing 23,507 residents. The most recent year ticked up slightly (+1,983 residents, +0.2% from 2024 to 2025). Source: Census PEP Vintage 2025.
What was San Jose's population in the 2020 census?
San Jose covers 177.9 square miles of land, with a population density of about 5,563 residents per square mile. Source: Census Gazetteer 2025.
What is the median household income in San Jose?
$146,427, about 88% above the U.S. median. Source: ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.
SourceU.S. Census · PEP
VintageV2025
Reference2025-07-01
Place typeIncorporated place
GEOID0668000
Last build2026-08-31
Sources · provenance
Every listed dataset is used on this page.
The GEOID for San Jose is 0668000. These are the official datasets used by this profile's main data modules; click "methodology" for inclusion rules and the V2019 ↔ V2025 seam, or "source" for the raw publisher page. The headline population value above includes a source-detail disclosure with publisher, dataset, vintage, native geography, transformation, and caveat.
