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San Jose, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara Metro Area Population and Races

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As of 2010, the total population of San Jose, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara Area is 1,836,911. The San Jose, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara Area population density is 681.72 people per square mile, which is much higher than the state average density of 227.58 people per square mile and is much higher than the national average density of 81.32 people per square mile. There is no dominant race in San Jose, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara Area.The average San Jose, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara Area education level is higher than the state average and is about the same as the national average.

Topics:Population Density Population by Races Population by First Ancestry Population by Gender Population by Age Education School Enrollment Household and Family Marital Status Place of Birth and Citizenship Language

Population in 2010: 1,836,911. #31

Population Density, #21

San Jose, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara Area	681.72 per square mile
California	227.58 per square mile
U.S.	81.32 per square mile

Population by Races

White:	871,797 (47.46%, #915)
Black:	46,911 (2.55%, #558)
Hispanic:	510,396 (27.79%, #93)
Asian:	571,967 (31.14%, #3)
Native (American Indian, Alaska Native, Hawaiian Native, etc.):	21,009 (1.14%, #227)
One Race, Other:	235,277 (12.81%, see rank)
Two or More Races:	89,950 (4.90%, see rank)

Hispanic Population

Mexican:	429,096 (84.07%, see rank)
Puerto Rican:	8,035 (1.57%, see rank)
Cuban:	2,333 (0.46%, see rank)
Central American:	25,188 (4.93%, see rank)
South American:	12,860 (2.52%, see rank)

Asian Population

Indian:	117,711 (20.58%, see rank)
Chinese:	151,818 (26.54%, see rank)
Filipino:	88,102 (15.40%, see rank)
Japanese:	25,268 (4.42%, see rank)
Korean:	28,028 (4.90%, see rank)
Vietnamese:	125,774 (21.99%, see rank)
Asian, Other:	20,913 (3.66%, see rank)

*Based on 2010 data. View historical race data.

Population by First Ancestry

98,602 (100.00%) out of the total population of 98,602 reported first ancestry.

	San Jose, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara Area	% of the Total Population	California	U.S.
Arab	0	0.00%, see rank	0.72%	0.53%
Czech	0	0.00%, see rank	0.23%	0.49%
Danish	0	0.00%, see rank	0.49%	0.44%
Dutch	0	0.00%, see rank	1.06%	1.50%
English	0	0.00%, see rank	6.23%	8.38%
French	0	0.00%, see rank	2.23%	3.49%
German	0	0.00%, see rank	8.94%	15.60%
Greek	0	0.00%, see rank	0.37%	0.43%
Hungarian	0	0.00%, see rank	0.36%	0.49%
Irish	0	0.00%, see rank	6.89%	11.21%
Italian	0	0.00%, see rank	4.02%	5.57%
Norwegian	0	0.00%, see rank	1.03%	1.44%
Polish	0	0.00%, see rank	1.36%	3.09%
Portuguese	0	0.00%, see rank	0.95%	0.45%
Russian	0	0.00%, see rank	1.17%	0.96%
Scotch-Irish	0	0.00%, see rank	0.66%	1.05%
Scottish	0	0.00%, see rank	1.39%	1.77%
Subsaharan African	0	0.00%, see rank	0.72%	0.90%
Swedish	0	0.00%, see rank	1.17%	1.32%
Swiss	0	0.00%, see rank	0.30%	0.31%
Ukrainian	0	0.00%, see rank	0.27%	0.30%
American	0	0.00%, see rank	2.30%	6.46%
Welsh	0	0.00%, see rank	0.44%	0.58%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical first ancestry data.

Population by Gender

Male: 921,480 (50.16%, see rank)

Females: 915,431 (49.84%, see rank)

San Jose, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara Area	Male: 50.16% Female: 49.84%
California	Male: 49.71% Female: 50.29%
U.S.	Male: 49.16% Female: 50.84%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical gender data.

Population by Age

Median Age (see rank)

San Jose, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara Area	36.10 years old
California	35.20 years old
U.S.	37.20 years old

Median Age, Male (see rank)

San Jose, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara Area	35.30 years old
California	34.00 years old
U.S.	35.80 years old

Median Age, Female (see rank)

San Jose, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara Area	37.00 years old
California	36.30 years old
U.S.	38.50 years old

	San Jose, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara Area	% of the Total Population	California	U.S.
Under 5 years	128,556	7.00%, see rank	6.79%	6.54%
5 to 9 years	126,254	6.87%, see rank	6.73%	6.59%
10 to 14 years	118,279	6.44%, see rank	6.95%	6.70%
15 to 19 years	119,078	6.48%, see rank	7.58%	7.14%
20 to 24 years	116,624	6.35%, see rank	7.42%	6.99%
25 to 34 years	276,497	15.05%, see rank	14.27%	13.30%
35 to 44 years	285,990	15.57%, see rank	13.91%	13.30%
45 to 54 years	271,843	14.80%, see rank	14.10%	14.58%
55 to 64 years	191,486	10.42%, see rank	10.84%	11.82%
65 to 74 years	109,499	5.96%, see rank	6.11%	7.03%
75 to 84	64,632	3.52%, see rank	3.68%	4.23%
85 years and over	28,173	1.53%, see rank	1.61%	1.78%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical age data.

Education for the 25 Years and Over

	San Jose, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara Area	%	California	U.S.
Total 25 Years and Over Population	61,176	100%	24,097,200	204,288,933
Less Than High School	6,468	10.57%, see rank	19.30%	14.42%
High School Graduate	14,459	23.64%, see rank	20.80%	28.50%
Some College or Associate Degree	25,942	42.41%, see rank	29.81%	28.89%
Bachelor Degree	9,970	16.30%, see rank	19.13%	17.74%
Master, Doctorate, or Professional Degree	4,337	7.09%, see rank	10.96%	10.44%
USA.com Education Index^#	13.57, see rank	-	13.36	13.44

^# Higher USA.com Education Index means more educated population.

*Based on 2010 data. View historical education level data.

School Enrollment

	San Jose, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara Area			California		U.S.
	Total	Public	Private	Public	Private	Public	Private
Nursery School, Preschool, Kindergarten	3,883	71.00%	29.00%	72.30%	27.70%	70.98%	29.02%
Elementary School (Grades 1-8)	14,044	97.70%, see rank	2.30%, see rank	91.45%	8.55%	89.88%	10.12%
High School (Grades 9-12)	9,188	98.31%, see rank	1.69%, see rank	92.78%	7.22%	90.76%	9.24%
College	5,903	83.84%, see rank	16.16%, see rank	84.49%	15.51%	77.90%	22.10%
Graduate School	721	94.59%, see rank	5.41%, see rank	56.65%	43.35%	58.87%	41.13%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical school enrollment data.

Household and Family

	San Jose, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara Area	%	California	U.S.
Total Households	621,009	100%	12,577,498	116,716,292
Average Household Size	2.91, see rank	-	2.90	2.58
1 Person Households	134,095	21.59%, see rank	23.29%	26.74%
2 or More Person Households	486,914	78.41%, see rank	76.71%	73.26%
Family Households (Families)	440,260	70.89%, see rank	68.71%	66.43%
Average Family Size	3.40, see rank	-	3.45	3.14
Married-Couple Family	340,746	54.87%, see rank	49.40%	48.42%
Nonfamily Households	180,749	29.11%, see rank	31.29%	33.57%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical household and family data.

Marital Status of 15 Years and Over

	San Jose, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara Area	%	California	U.S.
15 Years and Over Total	75,269	see rank	29,705,525	248,055,946
Males, 15 Years and Over	38,287	100%, see rank	14,662,335	120,742,609
Never Married	12,807	33.45%, see rank	39.77%	35.40%
Married	20,692	54.04%, see rank	50.13%	52.42%
Widowed	1,415	3.70%, see rank	2.08%	2.55%
Divorced	3,373	8.81%, see rank	8.02%	9.63%
Females, 15 Years and Over	36,982	100%, see rank	15,043,190	127,313,337
Never Married	8,281	22.39%, see rank	32.34%	28.98%
Married	20,746	56.10%, see rank	48.37%	49.61%
Widowed	3,261	8.82%, see rank	8.07%	9.32%
Divorced	4,694	12.69%, see rank	11.22%	12.09%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical marital status data.

Place of Birth and Citizenship

	San Jose, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara Area	%	California	U.S.
Native	86,176	87.40%, see rank	72.82%	87.08%
Born in the State of Residence	67,911	68.87%, see rank	53.76%	58.75%
Born in Different State	17,311	17.56%, see rank	17.84%	26.97%
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island Areas, or Born Abroad to American Parent(s)	954	0.97%, see rank	1.23%	1.37%
Foreign Born	12,426	12.60%, see rank	27.18%	12.92%
Foreign Born with U.S. Citizenship	8,225	8.34%, see rank	12.41%	5.65%
Foreign Born without U.S. Citizenship	4,201	4.26%, see rank	14.77%	7.27%
Born In Europe	0	0.00%, see rank	1.78%	1.56%
Born In Asia	0	0.00%, see rank	9.76%	3.65%
Born In Africa	0	0.00%, see rank	0.43%	0.52%
Born In Oceania	0	0.00%, see rank	0.05%	0.02%
Born In Latin America	0	0.00%, see rank	14.66%	6.86%
Born In Northern America	0	0.00%, see rank	0.34%	0.26%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical place of birth and citizenship data.

Language Spoken at Home

	San Jose, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara Area	%	California	U.S.
English	24,343	74.99%, see rank	58.38%	79.79%
Spanish	4,480	13.80%, see rank	24.73%	11.46%
Other Indo-European Languages	1,254	3.86%, see rank	5.63%	4.58%
Asian and Pacific Islander Languages	2,118	6.52%, see rank	10.17%	3.22%
Other	265	0.82%, see rank	1.09%	0.95%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical language spoken at home data.