San Jose
Decennial Census Data
| 1990 | ||
|---|---|---|
TOTAL POPULATION | 782,225 | 100% |
RACE | ||
White | 492,692 | 63% |
Black | 36,397 | 5% |
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut | 5,323 | 1% |
Eskimo | 92 | 0% |
Aleut | 35 | 0% |
Asian or Pacific Islander | 152,926 | 20% |
Asian | 149,200 | 19% |
Japanese | 12,731 | 2% |
Chinese | 31,829 | 4% |
Filipino | 37,467 | 5% |
Korean | 7,453 | 1% |
Asian Indian | 9,832 | 1% |
Vietnamese | 41,107 | 5% |
Cambodian | 4,553 | 1% |
Hmong | 28 | 0% |
Laotian | 1,722 | 0% |
Thai | 532 | 0% |
Other Asian | 1,946 | 0% |
Pacific Islander | 3,726 | 1% |
Polynesian | 2,512 | 0% |
Hawaiian | 1,146 | 0% |
Samoan | 1,202 | 0% |
Tongan | 115 | 0% |
Other Polynesian | 49 | 0% |
Micronesian -- Guamanian | 824 | 0% |
Micronesian -- Other | 75 | 0% |
Melanesian | 230 | 0% |
Pacific Islander Not Specified | 85 | 0% |
Other Race | 94,887 | 12% |
TOTAL HISPANIC | 204,012 | 26% |
SEX | ||
Male | 396,650 | 51% |
Female | 385,575 | 49% |
AGE | ||
Under 5 years | 65,162 | 8% |
5 to 17 years | 143,760 | 18% |
18 to 64 years | 517,743 | 66% |
65 years and over | 55,560 | 7% |
Median age | 30 | X |
HOUSEHOLDS | ||
Households | 251,050 | 100% |
Total families | 186,149 | 74% |
With own children under 18 years | 96,947 | 39% |
Persons per household | 3 | X |
Persons per family | 3 | X |
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1989 | ||
Median household income | 46,206 | X |
Median family income | 50,281 | X |
Per capita income | 16,905 | X |
COMMUTING TO WORK | ||
Mean minutes traveled to work | 25 | X |
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK | ||
Workers 16 years and over | 400,932 | 100% |
Car, truck, or van | 366,776 | 92% |
Drove alone | 308,311 | 77% |
Carpooled | 58,465 | 15% |
Public transportation | 14,084 | 4% |
Bus or trolley bus | 12,363 | 3% |
Streetcar or trolley car | 266 | 0% |
Subway or elevated | 204 | 0% |
Railroad | 1,168 | 0% |
Ferryboat | 20 | 0% |
Taxicab | 63 | 0% |
Motorcycle | 1,473 | 0% |
Bicycle | 2,486 | 1% |
Walked | 6,495 | 2% |
Other means | 1,870 | 1% |
Working at home | 7,748 | 2% |