San Jose

Decennial Census Data

1950
TOTAL POPULATION	95,280	100%
In households	90,168	95%
RACE
Native white	82,773	87%
Foreign-born white	10,458	11%
Negro	591	1%
Other races	1,458	2%
Indians	45	0%
Japanese	872	1%
Chinese	192	0%
WHITE PERSONS OF SPANISH SURNAME	10,857	11%
SEX
Male	45,799	48%
Female	49,481	52%
AGE
Under 5 years	8,708	9%
5 to 17 years	15,200	16%
18 to 64 years	61,636	65%
65 years and over	9,736	10%
Median age	32	X
HOUSEHOLDS
Total household	29,757	100%
Persons per household	3	X
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
All dwelling units	30,867	100%
Occupied dwelling units	29,725	96%
Owner occupied	18,673	63%
Renter occupied	11,052	37%
Vacant	1,086	4%
Median value of 1-unit structures dollars	10,233	X
Median gross rent dollars	41	X
INCOME IN 1949
Families median income dollars	3,709	X
YEARS OF SCHOOL COMPLETED
Population 25 years and over	59,345	100%
High school 4 years	13,700	23%
College 4 years or more	5,510	9%
MAJOR OCCUPATION GROUP
Employed	35,271	100%
Professional, technical, and kindred	4,014	11%
Farmers and farm managers	306	1%
Managers, officials, and propr's exc. farm	4,434	13%
Clerical and kindred	4,924	14%
Sales	3,717	11%
Craftsmen, foremen, and kindred	5,355	15%
Operatives and kindred	5,673	16%
Private household workers	583	2%
Service workers, except private household	3,205	9%
Farm laborers	605	2%
Laborers, except farm and mine	2,178	6%
Occupation not reported	277	1%