San Jose

Decennial Census Data

1960
TOTAL POPULATION	204,196	100%
In households	198,728	97%
In group quarters	5,468	3%
RACE
White	197,403	97%
Negro	1,955	1%
Other races	212	0%
Indian	350	0%
Japanese	2,946	1%
Chinese	585	0%
Filipino	745	0%
SEX
Male	100,371	49%
Female	103,825	51%
AGE
Under 5 years	27,536	14%
5 to 17 years	45,327	22%
18 to 64 years	115,734	57%
65 years and over	15,599	8%
Median age	26	X
HOUSEHOLDS
Families	50,813	100%
With own children under 18	31,081	61%
Population per household	3	X
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
All housing units	68,890	100%
All occupied units	62,312	91%
Owner occupied	39,568	64%
Renter occupied	22,744	37%
Vacant	6,578	10%
Median value dollars	16,300	X
Median gross rent dollars	90	X
PLACE OF BIRTH
Native	186,766	92%
Foreign born	17,430	9%
INCOME IN 1959
Families median income dollars	6,949	X
YEARS OF SCHOOL COMPLETED
Population 25 years and over	107,154	100%
High school 4 years	28,128	26%
College 4 years or more	12,085	11%
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
All workers	73,368	100%
Private automobile or car pool	57,026	78%
Railroad, subway or elevated	715	1%
Bus or streetcar	4,293	6%
Walked to work	3,882	5%
Other means	1,703	2%
Worked at home	1,710	2%
Not reported	4,039	6%
OCCUPATION
Employed	74,433	100%
Professional, technical, and kindred	11,962	16%
Farmers and farm managers	323	0%
Managers, officials, and propr's exc. farm	6,247	8%
Clerical and kindred	12,524	17%
Sales	6,233	8%
Craftsmen, foremen, and kindred	11,158	15%
Operatives and kindred	11,094	15%
Private household workers	1,237	2%
Service workers, except private household	5,921	8%
Farm laborers and farm foremen	611	1%
Laborers, except farm and mine	3,237	4%
Occupation not reported	3,886	5%
CLASS OF WORKER
Self-employed	6,209	8%