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San Jose Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 1,735,819
Land Area (2000): 6,940.510 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 38.836 square kilometers

San Jose Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	1,665,259	2002	1,744,400	2005	1,752,994
2000	1,683,530	2003	1,757,692	2006	1,770,793
2001	1,713,855	2004	1,754,732	2007	1,780,107

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	3,405,728	98.04%
Rural, Farm	6,531	0.19%
Rural, Non-farm	61,556	1.77%

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San Jose Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	873,718	837,261	36,456	4.17%	42
1991	862,221	810,550	51,670	5.99%	60
1992	868,734	806,533	62,201	7.16%	72
1993	869,691	806,977	62,715	7.21%	72
1994	874,646	817,790	56,856	6.50%	65
1995	883,594	838,174	45,420	5.14%	52
1996	917,190	881,410	35,780	3.90%	39
1997	956,062	924,443	31,619	3.31%	33
1998	979,390	945,686	33,704	3.44%	34
1999	984,889	953,443	31,446	3.19%	32
2000	968,182	937,379	30,803	3.18%	32
2001	966,962	917,565	49,397	5.11%	51
2002	918,000	840,969	77,031	8.39%	84
2003	875,827	802,306	73,521	8.39%	84
2004	853,801	797,947	55,854	6.54%	65
2005	849,017	802,836	46,181	5.44%	54
2006	859,541	820,223	39,317	4.57%	46
2007	880,266	837,978	42,288	4.80%	48
2008	895,360	843,260	52,100	5.82%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	873,521	841,317	32,204	3.69%	37
Feb 1990	877,659	845,256	32,403	3.69%	37
Mar 1990	877,360	845,132	32,228	3.67%	37
Apr 1990	873,605	839,530	34,075	3.90%	39
May 1990	877,307	842,089	35,218	4.01%	40
Jun 1990	880,796	844,252	36,544	4.15%	41
Jul 1990	895,346	856,408	38,938	4.35%	43
Aug 1990	893,348	857,719	35,629	3.99%	40
Sep 1990	855,982	818,401	37,581	4.39%	44
Oct 1990	864,514	825,446	39,068	4.52%	45
Nov 1990	859,715	817,583	42,132	4.90%	49
Dec 1990	855,459	814,002	41,457	4.85%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	862,723	813,083	49,640	5.75%	58
Feb 1991	864,999	813,296	51,703	5.98%	60
Mar 1991	863,227	810,751	52,476	6.08%	61
Apr 1991	859,651	810,226	49,425	5.75%	57
May 1991	858,956	807,244	51,712	6.02%	60
Jun 1991	863,177	808,459	54,718	6.34%	63
Jul 1991	873,465	817,551	55,914	6.40%	64
Aug 1991	871,238	820,889	50,349	5.78%	58
Sep 1991	857,535	806,681	50,854	5.93%	59
Oct 1991	859,805	808,697	51,108	5.94%	59
Nov 1991	857,285	805,575	51,710	6.03%	60
Dec 1991	854,585	804,153	50,432	5.90%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	858,903	798,700	60,203	7.01%	70
Feb 1992	859,553	796,781	62,772	7.30%	73
Mar 1992	863,708	801,605	62,103	7.19%	72
Apr 1992	858,946	799,414	59,532	6.93%	69
May 1992	862,143	800,691	61,452	7.13%	71
Jun 1992	874,342	808,318	66,024	7.55%	76
Jul 1992	886,308	820,535	65,773	7.42%	74
Aug 1992	885,627	822,863	62,764	7.09%	71
Sep 1992	867,309	805,255	62,054	7.15%	72
Oct 1992	867,999	807,624	60,375	6.96%	70
Nov 1992	869,104	806,403	62,701	7.21%	72
Dec 1992	870,860	810,205	60,655	6.96%	70

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	869,750	803,771	65,979	7.59%	76
Feb 1993	870,044	803,685	66,359	7.63%	76
Mar 1993	868,222	804,094	64,128	7.39%	74
Apr 1993	858,217	796,565	61,652	7.18%	72
May 1993	862,635	800,792	61,843	7.17%	72
Jun 1993	871,877	806,388	65,489	7.51%	75
Jul 1993	884,238	816,445	67,793	7.67%	77
Aug 1993	881,396	818,325	63,071	7.16%	72
Sep 1993	863,160	802,100	61,060	7.07%	71
Oct 1993	870,399	808,951	61,448	7.06%	71
Nov 1993	870,657	811,967	58,690	6.74%	67
Dec 1993	865,702	810,635	55,067	6.36%	64

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	878,385	812,206	66,179	7.53%	75
Feb 1994	880,567	815,989	64,578	7.33%	73
Mar 1994	875,892	813,557	62,335	7.12%	71
Apr 1994	871,748	811,856	59,892	6.87%	69
May 1994	873,976	816,621	57,355	6.56%	66
Jun 1994	877,357	818,479	58,878	6.71%	67
Jul 1994	885,417	824,314	61,103	6.90%	69
Aug 1994	884,314	827,475	56,839	6.43%	64
Sep 1994	867,872	815,043	52,829	6.09%	61
Oct 1994	871,782	820,835	50,947	5.84%	58
Nov 1994	866,233	818,692	47,541	5.49%	55
Dec 1994	862,210	818,415	43,795	5.08%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	868,557	815,992	52,565	6.05%	61
Feb 1995	870,827	821,295	49,532	5.69%	57
Mar 1995	874,823	825,981	48,842	5.58%	56
Apr 1995	876,531	826,439	50,092	5.71%	57
May 1995	874,358	826,721	47,637	5.45%	54
Jun 1995	882,601	835,172	47,429	5.37%	54
Jul 1995	898,709	848,110	50,599	5.63%	56
Aug 1995	899,373	854,705	44,668	4.97%	50
Sep 1995	884,085	842,447	41,638	4.71%	47
Oct 1995	892,448	852,640	39,808	4.46%	45
Nov 1995	891,674	853,308	38,366	4.30%	43
Dec 1995	889,136	855,272	33,864	3.81%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	892,897	852,990	39,907	4.47%	45
Feb 1996	902,198	863,634	38,564	4.27%	43
Mar 1996	906,300	868,459	37,841	4.18%	42
Apr 1996	902,016	866,360	35,656	3.95%	40
May 1996	905,920	870,715	35,205	3.89%	39
Jun 1996	914,228	879,061	35,167	3.85%	38
Jul 1996	932,825	895,087	37,738	4.05%	40
Aug 1996	929,844	895,293	34,551	3.72%	37
Sep 1996	920,086	885,347	34,739	3.78%	38
Oct 1996	934,218	899,921	34,297	3.67%	37
Nov 1996	932,358	898,149	34,209	3.67%	37
Dec 1996	933,387	901,906	31,481	3.37%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	932,719	896,459	36,260	3.89%	39
Feb 1997	938,547	903,701	34,846	3.71%	37
Mar 1997	946,776	912,228	34,548	3.65%	36
Apr 1997	942,236	910,126	32,110	3.41%	34
May 1997	942,924	911,773	31,151	3.30%	33
Jun 1997	955,022	922,461	32,561	3.41%	34
Jul 1997	970,230	936,194	34,036	3.51%	35
Aug 1997	969,251	937,611	31,640	3.26%	33
Sep 1997	958,183	927,076	31,107	3.25%	32
Oct 1997	969,522	941,119	28,403	2.93%	29
Nov 1997	972,380	945,871	26,509	2.73%	27
Dec 1997	974,951	948,695	26,256	2.69%	27

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	975,860	944,208	31,652	3.24%	32
Feb 1998	980,505	949,315	31,190	3.18%	32
Mar 1998	981,778	949,684	32,094	3.27%	33
Apr 1998	975,562	946,223	29,339	3.01%	30
May 1998	976,362	946,468	29,894	3.06%	31
Jun 1998	979,732	946,123	33,609	3.43%	34
Jul 1998	988,302	952,113	36,189	3.66%	37
Aug 1998	986,256	948,983	37,273	3.78%	38
Sep 1998	975,103	937,106	37,997	3.90%	39
Oct 1998	979,077	941,422	37,655	3.85%	38
Nov 1998	976,126	941,198	34,928	3.58%	36
Dec 1998	978,014	945,389	32,625	3.34%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	986,555	948,164	38,391	3.89%	39
Feb 1999	986,824	950,039	36,785	3.73%	37
Mar 1999	986,079	950,481	35,598	3.61%	36
Apr 1999	978,430	945,271	33,159	3.39%	34
May 1999	975,134	945,012	30,122	3.09%	31
Jun 1999	979,809	945,679	34,130	3.48%	35
Jul 1999	990,310	956,278	34,032	3.44%	34
Aug 1999	990,177	960,025	30,152	3.05%	30
Sep 1999	979,145	950,092	29,053	2.97%	30
Oct 1999	987,435	959,774	27,661	2.80%	28
Nov 1999	987,832	962,708	25,124	2.54%	25
Dec 1999	990,936	967,796	23,140	2.34%	23

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	947,814	913,387	34,427	3.63%	36
Feb 2000	954,830	920,663	34,167	3.58%	36
Mar 2000	959,534	925,508	34,026	3.55%	35
Apr 2000	953,145	923,091	30,054	3.15%	32
May 2000	953,720	923,141	30,579	3.21%	32
Jun 2000	966,983	933,286	33,697	3.48%	35
Jul 2000	981,620	947,339	34,281	3.49%	35
Aug 2000	982,728	950,889	31,839	3.24%	32
Sep 2000	970,441	942,353	28,088	2.89%	29
Oct 2000	980,590	952,973	27,617	2.82%	28
Nov 2000	980,045	953,505	26,540	2.71%	27
Dec 2000	986,731	962,408	24,323	2.47%	25

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	985,990	955,657	30,333	3.08%	31
Feb 2001	985,733	955,578	30,155	3.06%	31
Mar 2001	985,896	951,624	34,272	3.48%	35
Apr 2001	972,134	936,244	35,890	3.69%	37
May 2001	967,366	929,173	38,193	3.95%	39
Jun 2001	971,957	924,442	47,515	4.89%	49
Jul 2001	972,425	919,483	52,942	5.44%	54
Aug 2001	966,379	907,219	59,160	6.12%	61
Sep 2001	952,719	893,286	59,433	6.24%	62
Oct 2001	955,198	886,899	68,299	7.15%	72
Nov 2001	945,292	875,664	69,628	7.37%	74
Dec 2001	942,455	875,512	66,943	7.10%	71

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	937,623	860,249	77,374	8.25%	83
Feb 2002	941,688	864,701	76,987	8.18%	82
Mar 2002	938,396	860,971	77,425	8.25%	83
Apr 2002	924,928	849,475	75,453	8.16%	82
May 2002	917,958	844,751	73,207	7.97%	80
Jun 2002	917,482	839,350	78,132	8.52%	85
Jul 2002	919,931	841,562	78,369	8.52%	85
Aug 2002	915,971	837,855	78,116	8.53%	85
Sep 2002	904,742	828,654	76,088	8.41%	84
Oct 2002	906,913	828,712	78,201	8.62%	86
Nov 2002	896,769	818,124	78,645	8.77%	88
Dec 2002	893,602	817,222	76,380	8.55%	85

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	893,595	811,707	81,888	9.16%	92
Feb 2003	891,315	810,995	80,320	9.01%	90
Mar 2003	885,870	807,414	78,456	8.86%	89
Apr 2003	881,287	805,976	75,311	8.55%	85
May 2003	875,186	801,527	73,659	8.42%	84
Jun 2003	878,843	799,158	79,685	9.07%	91
Jul 2003	876,544	799,957	76,587	8.74%	87
Aug 2003	871,295	798,501	72,794	8.35%	84
Sep 2003	863,003	793,707	69,296	8.03%	80
Oct 2003	866,165	798,697	67,468	7.79%	78
Nov 2003	864,501	798,356	66,145	7.65%	77
Dec 2003	862,324	801,677	60,647	7.03%	70

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	862,559	795,736	66,823	7.75%	77
Feb 2004	861,720	797,990	63,730	7.40%	74
Mar 2004	860,747	796,631	64,116	7.45%	74
Apr 2004	848,987	791,204	57,783	6.81%	68
May 2004	847,228	792,380	54,848	6.47%	65
Jun 2004	854,800	797,242	57,558	6.73%	67
Jul 2004	857,241	799,941	57,300	6.68%	67
Aug 2004	854,164	801,319	52,845	6.19%	62
Sep 2004	845,669	795,894	49,775	5.89%	59
Oct 2004	852,084	802,560	49,524	5.81%	58
Nov 2004	850,807	801,681	49,126	5.77%	58
Dec 2004	849,610	802,789	46,821	5.51%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	849,553	798,434	51,119	6.02%	60
Feb 2005	849,890	797,954	51,936	6.11%	61
Mar 2005	846,039	796,932	49,107	5.80%	58
Apr 2005	839,950	793,944	46,006	5.48%	55
May 2005	841,086	796,828	44,258	5.26%	53
Jun 2005	847,118	800,202	46,916	5.54%	55
Jul 2005	854,717	806,898	47,819	5.59%	56
Aug 2005	856,434	810,787	45,647	5.33%	53
Sep 2005	848,816	804,039	44,777	5.28%	53
Oct 2005	853,728	809,875	43,853	5.14%	51
Nov 2005	850,535	806,849	43,686	5.14%	51
Dec 2005	850,340	811,295	39,045	4.59%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	849,974	807,632	42,342	4.98%	50
Feb 2006	851,884	809,246	42,638	5.01%	50
Mar 2006	852,457	811,771	40,686	4.77%	48
Apr 2006	851,272	812,726	38,546	4.53%	45
May 2006	849,655	813,025	36,630	4.31%	43
Jun 2006	855,744	815,351	40,393	4.72%	47
Jul 2006	867,180	825,024	42,156	4.86%	49
Aug 2006	867,637	827,927	39,710	4.58%	46
Sep 2006	861,164	823,454	37,710	4.38%	44
Oct 2006	866,207	829,856	36,351	4.20%	42
Nov 2006	868,166	829,786	38,380	4.42%	44
Dec 2006	873,146	836,883	36,263	4.15%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	876,007	833,861	42,146	4.81%	48
Feb 2007	876,490	835,302	41,188	4.70%	47
Mar 2007	877,692	838,093	39,599	4.51%	45
Apr 2007	869,258	830,290	38,968	4.48%	45
May 2007	871,149	832,890	38,259	4.39%	44
Jun 2007	878,826	836,434	42,392	4.82%	48
Jul 2007	887,056	841,817	45,239	5.10%	51
Aug 2007	883,522	839,409	44,113	4.99%	50
Sep 2007	881,140	837,706	43,434	4.93%	49
Oct 2007	885,168	841,890	43,278	4.89%	49
Nov 2007	887,981	844,135	43,846	4.94%	49
Dec 2007	888,900	843,903	44,997	5.06%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	888,094	841,047	47,047	5.30%	53
Feb 2008	885,078	839,408	45,670	5.16%	52
Mar 2008	891,498	842,734	48,764	5.47%	55
Apr 2008	888,813	842,615	46,198	5.20%	52
May 2008	893,768	843,638	50,130	5.61%	56
Jun 2008	900,997	846,230	54,767	6.08%	61
Jul 2008	902,025	843,840	58,185	6.45%	65
Aug 2008	906,054	846,738	59,316	6.55%	65
Sep 2008	901,914	843,089	58,825	6.52%	65
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

San Jose Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	203,214	20.66%
2.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	117,474	11.95%
3.	Construction	79,734	8.11%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	42,688	4.34%
5.	Educational Services	41,292	4.20%
6.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	41,072	4.18%
7.	Health Care	25,086	2.55%
8.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	23,384	2.38%
9.	Public Administration	22,940	2.33%
10.	Info Services and Data Processing	20,890	2.12%
11.	Finance and Insurance	20,718	2.11%
12.	Radio, Television, and Computer Stores	20,656	2.10%
13.	Metal Manufactuing	19,550	1.99%
14.	Repair and Maintenance	18,790	1.91%
15.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	18,472	1.88%
16.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	18,038	1.83%
17.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	16,608	1.69%
18.	Food and Beverage Stores	15,320	1.56%
19.	Other Transportation	12,720	1.29%
20.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	12,346	1.26%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	119,924	15.95%
2.	Educational Services	83,728	11.14%
3.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	80,182	10.67%
4.	Health Care	77,714	10.34%
5.	Accommodation and Food Services	35,976	4.79%
6.	Finance and Insurance	26,956	3.59%
7.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	26,182	3.48%
8.	Social Assistance	23,192	3.09%
9.	Public Administration	22,200	2.95%
10.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	16,280	2.17%
11.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	15,254	2.03%
12.	Personal and Laundry Services	13,760	1.83%
13.	Info Services and Data Processing	13,434	1.79%
14.	Department and Other General Stores	12,442	1.66%
15.	Food and Beverage Stores	11,764	1.56%
16.	Radio, Television, and Computer Stores	11,624	1.55%
17.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	10,892	1.45%
18.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	9,600	1.28%
19.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	9,170	1.22%
20.	Construction	8,940	1.19%

San Jose Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Computer Specialists	109,980	11.18%
2.	Engineers	81,838	8.32%
3.	Other Management Occupations	62,246	6.33%
4.	Other Production Occupations	35,022	3.56%
5.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	33,174	3.37%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	32,786	3.33%
7.	Top Executives	30,654	3.12%
8.	Other Installation / Maintenance	29,986	3.05%
9.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	27,484	2.79%
10.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	26,328	2.68%
11.	Business Operations Specialists	22,224	2.26%
12.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	21,926	2.23%
13.	Operations Managers Non Finance	21,300	2.17%
14.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	20,752	2.11%
15.	Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales	20,486	2.08%
16.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	20,314	2.07%
17.	Assemblers and Fabricators	17,176	1.75%
18.	Vehicle Mechanics	16,498	1.68%
19.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	16,116	1.64%
20.	Drafters / Engineering / Mappers	15,652	1.59%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	41,000	5.45%
2.	Computer Specialists	37,112	4.94%
3.	Secretaries and Admins	36,612	4.87%
4.	Other Management Occupations	35,968	4.78%
5.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	29,128	3.87%
6.	Business Operations Specialists	28,542	3.80%
7.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	26,916	3.58%
8.	Other Production Occupations	23,020	3.06%
9.	Assemblers and Fabricators	22,806	3.03%
10.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	22,428	2.98%
11.	Accountants and Auditors	21,660	2.88%
12.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	20,330	2.70%
13.	Registered Nurses	17,394	2.31%
14.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	17,320	2.30%
15.	Cashiers	17,222	2.29%
16.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	16,508	2.20%
17.	Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales	16,372	2.18%
18.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	15,778	2.10%
19.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	15,626	2.08%
20.	Customer Service Representatives	15,416	2.05%

San Jose Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	1,617,070	60.02%
15-35 hours	284,896	10.57%
1-14 hours	72,150	2.68%
No regular hours	720,308	26.73%

San Jose Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	47,269	2.86%
5 AM-5:29 AM	43,016	2.60%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	65,982	3.99%
6 AM-6:29 AM	121,698	7.37%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	138,423	8.38%
7 AM-7:29 AM	231,701	14.03%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	238,697	14.45%
8 AM-8:29 AM	228,399	13.83%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	127,684	7.73%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	169,211	10.24%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	50,310	3.05%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	20,788	1.26%
Noon-3:59 PM	95,150	5.76%
4 PM-11:59 PM	73,566	4.45%

San Jose Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	23,881	1.45%
5-9	117,624	7.12%
10-14	213,282	12.91%
15-19	264,848	16.03%
20-24	284,728	17.24%
25-29	114,455	6.93%
30-34	269,084	16.29%
35-39	47,020	2.85%
40-44	67,498	4.09%
45-59	130,788	7.92%
60-89	84,873	5.14%
At least 90	33,813	2.05%

San Jose Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	11,950	0.72%	1,006,868	60.95%
30-44	15,564	0.94%	368,038	22.28%
45-59	9,096	0.55%	121,692	7.37%
At least 60	22,257	1.35%	96,429	5.84%

San Jose Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	20,410	1.20%
Car / truck / van, carpool	210,988	12.37%
Car / truck / van, solo	1,316,693	77.22%
Motorcycle	4,540	0.27%
Other	9,528	0.56%
Public transportation	58,867	3.45%
Walked	30,868	1.81%
Worked at home	53,249	3.12%

San Jose Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

San Jose Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 1,164,792 (3,411,234 people)
: 825,566 (2,819,836 people)
: 330,122
: 1,649,963
San Jose Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	52,518	4.51%
$10,000-$14,999	33,726	2.89%
$15,000-$19,999	33,616	2.88%
$20,000-$24,999	37,773	3.24%
$25,000-$29,999	38,477	3.30%
$30,000-$34,999	43,618	3.74%
$35,000-$39,999	42,588	3.65%
$40,000-$44,999	45,267	3.88%
$45,000-$49,999	43,615	3.74%
$50,000-$59,999	89,452	7.67%
$60,000-$74,999	130,566	11.20%
$75,000-$99,999	175,610	15.07%
$100,000-$124,999	131,947	11.32%
$125,000-$149,999	84,552	7.25%
$150,000-$199,999	93,043	7.98%
$200,000 or more	89,156	7.65%

San Jose Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	123,354	21.20%
Family, 2 people	139,375	23.96%
Nonfamily, 2 people	36,783	6.32%
Family, 3 people	90,817	15.61%
Nonfamily, 3 people	7,932	1.36%
Family, 4 people	89,031	15.30%
Nonfamily, 4 people	3,112	0.53%
Family, 5 people	44,151	7.59%
Nonfamily, 5 people	1,105	0.19%
Family, 6 people	21,191	3.64%
Nonfamily, 6 people	471	0.08%
Family, 7 or more people	23,889	4.11%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	537	0.09%

San Jose Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	1,022,480	31.20%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	530,956	16.20%
Public Assistance	31,916	0.97%
Retirement	158,572	4.84%
Self Employment	154,731	4.72%
Social Security	212,550	6.49%
Supplemental Security	46,597	1.42%
Wage / Salary	991,595	30.26%
Other	128,023	3.91%

San Jose Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	319,873	48.66%
With children under 18	337,545	51.34%

San Jose Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	98,253	7.12%
Married	781,971	56.65%
Never Married	477,631	34.60%
Widowed	22,511	1.63%

San Jose Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	136,022	10.02%
Married	772,481	56.89%
Never Married	344,290	25.36%
Widowed	105,070	7.74%

San Jose Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

San Jose Metro Area Education Information Back to top
San Jose Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	208,104	7.98%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	258,663	9.92%
High school diploma or equivalent	444,801	17.05%
Some college, no degree	560,876	21.51%
Associate degree	183,380	7.03%
Bachelors degree	577,579	22.15%
Graduate or professional degree	374,648	14.37%

San Jose Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	23,744	1.37%	36,354	2.09%	60,098	3.46%
Kindergarten	44,088	2.54%	9,362	0.54%	53,450	3.08%
Grades 1-4	175,450	10.11%	27,378	1.58%	202,828	11.68%
Grades 5-8	165,801	9.55%	22,336	1.29%	188,137	10.84%
Grades 9-12	173,053	9.97%	19,165	1.10%	192,218	11.07%
Undergrad college	178,325	10.27%	47,171	2.72%	225,496	12.99%
Graduate or professional school	31,631	1.82%	31,351	1.81%	62,982	3.63%
Total	792,092	45.63%	193,117	11.13%	985,209	56.76%

San Jose Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

San Jose Metro Area Business Information Back to top
San Jose Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2001	4,966	5,842
2002	4,696	5,082
2003	4,907	4,943
2004	5,040	4,651

San Jose Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

San Jose Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
San Jose Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	3,154,986	92.40%
Below Poverty Level	259,566	7.60%

San Jose Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

San Jose Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 4,464
San Jose Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	3.458	0.297	0.022	0.672	4.449	3.475	18.288	2.659	24.423
2000	3.335	0.289	0.020	0.618	4.261	3.537	16.086	2.402	22.025
2001	3.602	0.278	0.020	0.665	4.565	3.585	16.930	2.688	23.203
2002	2.496	0.311	0.021	0.744	3.573	3.493	16.506	2.882	22.882
2003	2.161	0.267	0.028	0.713	3.171	3.992	17.474	3.218	24.685
2004	2.057	0.273	0.021	0.684	3.036	4.229	17.637	3.915	25.781
2005	2.135	0.237	0.025	0.765	3.162	4.775	17.067	4.637	26.479
2006	2.075	0.191	0.023	0.878	3.166	5.176	16.236	5.761	27.173
2007	2.106	0.215	0.029	0.926	3.276	4.682	15.881	5.024	25.588

San Jose Metro Area Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	48,078
2000	44,253
2001	47,590
2002	46,147

San Jose Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

San Jose Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
San Jose Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	249,863	14.39%
10-19 Years	228,387	13.16%
20-29 Years	264,401	15.23%
30-39 Years	319,303	18.39%
40-49 Years	266,298	15.34%
50-59 Years	182,833	10.53%
60-69 Years	107,801	6.21%
70-79 Years	76,713	4.42%
80-89 Years	33,840	1.95%
90+ Years	6,380	0.37%

San Jose Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	879,915	50.69%
Female	855,904	49.31%

San Jose Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	768,795	44.29%
Hispanic/Latino	428,917	24.71%
Asian	427,944	24.65%
Multiracial	50,981	2.94%
African-American	44,950	2.59%
Amerindian	5,549	0.32%
Pacific Islander	5,108	0.29%
Other Race	3,575	0.21%

San Jose Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	321,687	17.01%
2.	English	250,549	13.25%
3.	Irish	248,116	13.12%
4.	Italian	181,577	9.60%
5.	United States Or American	79,846	4.22%
6.	French Non-Basque	76,267	4.03%
7.	Portuguese	61,934	3.27%
8.	Scottish	56,936	3.01%
9.	Polish	52,314	2.77%
10.	Swedish	47,669	2.52%

San Jose Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	1,770,497	54.97%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	585,228	18.17%
3.	Chinese	195,591	6.07%
4.	Vietnamese	178,416	5.54%
5.	Tagalog	103,224	3.20%
6.	Korean	36,680	1.14%
7.	Other Asian	36,126	1.12%
8.	Other Indic	36,064	1.12%
9.	Japanese	27,663	0.86%
10.	Hindi	27,466	0.85%

San Jose Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	2,307,066	66.41%
Naturalized immigrant	478,639	13.78%
Not a citizen	688,110	19.81%

San Jose Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

San Jose Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

San Jose Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

San Benito County

Santa Clara County

San Jose Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Alum Rock	Lexington	Ridgemark
Alviso	Lexington Hills	San Benito-Bitterwater
Aromas	Llagas-Uvas	San Jose
Buena Vista	Los Altos	San Juan Bautista
Burbank	Los Gatos	San Martin
Cambrian Park	Loyola	Santa Clara
Campbell	Milpitas	Saratoga
Coyote	Monte Sereno	Seven Trees
Cupertino	Morgan Hill	Stanford
Diablo Range	Mount Hamilton	Sunnyvale
East Foothills	Mountain View	Sunol-Midtown
Fruitdale	New Almaden	Tres Pinos
Gilroy	Paicines	West Santa Clara
Hollister	Palo Alto
Holy City	Redwood Estates

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Sunnyvale (131,760)	East Foothills (8,133)	Diablo Range (811)
Santa Clara (102,361)	San Martin (4,230)	Sunol-Midtown (748)
Mountain View (73,176)	San Juan Bautista (4,067)	Tres Pinos
Milpitas (62,698)	Monte Sereno (3,483)	Alviso
Palo Alto (58,598)	Loyola (3,478)	Paicines
Cupertino (50,546)	Cambrian Park (3,258)	Redwood Estates
Gilroy (45,325)	Llagas-Uvas (3,090)	Mount Hamilton
Hollister (44,160)	Ridgemark (2,741)	Holy City
Campbell (38,138)	Lexington Hills (2,454)	New Almaden
Los Altos (35,595)	Buena Vista (1,704)	Coyote
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