San Jose vs Charlotte
San Jose, CA compared with Charlotte, NC · 2,270 miles apart
San Jose has 989,814 residents to Charlotte’s 964,784. San Jose comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate. Charlotte does better on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +.
| San Jose, CA | Charlotte, NC | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 989,814 | 964,784 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 5,563 | 3,091 |
| Median household income | $146,427 | $82,068 |
| Median home value | $1,233,200 | $385,700 |
| Median rent | $2,669 | $1,612 |
| Homeownership | 55.8% | 51% |
| Average commute | 27.3 min | 24.7 min |
| Median age | 38.2 | 34.5 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 47.3% | 48% |
| Poverty rate | 8.1% | 11.7% |
| Unemployment | 5.1% | 4.6% |
| Price to income | 8.4× | 4.7× |
| Clear days a year | 80 | 34 |
| Days above 90°F | 32 | 38 |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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