San Jose, CA

California · 37.296° N, 121.815° W · 178 sq mi

San Jose is the 10th largest city on this site, with a population of 990,138 and about 5,564 residents per square mile. The median household earns $146,427 a year, and the median home is worth $1,233,200.

Population

990,138

US Census ACS 2024

Median home value

$1,233,200

Owner-occupied units

Conditions

Humidity & wind

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Sunrise & sunset

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Local time

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Size & density

Land area

178 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

5,564

People per square mile

Rank by population

#10

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#38

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$146,427

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$2,669

Per month

Homeownership

55.8%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

27.3 min

One way

People

Median age

38.2

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

47.3%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

42%

Households

328,550

2.97 people each

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Climate · 2021–2025 average

Clear days 80^/yr Mostly or fully clear sky

Days with rain 75^/yr 0.01 in or more

Days with snow 1^/yr

Days above 90° 32^/yr

Below freezing 2^/yr

Annual rainfall 21.8ⁱⁿ Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days

Warmest month

July

Average high 86°F

Coldest month

February

Average low 41°F

What people here do for work

Professional & business services 20.8^%

Education & health care 19^%

Manufacturing 16.6^%

Retail trade 8.7^%

Share of employed residents aged 16 and over, largest four of thirteen industries. Bars are scaled to the largest. US Census ACS 2024 5-year.

Wealthiest person in California

Name

Mark Zuckerberg

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$189B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Palo Alto

Source of wealth

Largest employer in California · private sector

Employer

University of California

Sector

Education

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in California

Company

Apple

Revenue

$391.0B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Cupertino

Ticker

AAPL

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

State of California

State bird

California Quail

State flower

California Poppy

State capital

Sacramento

Nickname

The Golden State

Compare San Jose with

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Sunnyvale, CA13 mi · 154,236
Cupertino, CA13 mi · 58,566
Fremont, CA15 mi · 228,295
Mountain View, CA16 mi · 83,732
Palo Alto, CA19 mi · 67,237
Union City, CA24 mi · 67,464