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Compare Mountain View to San Jose

This post compares Mountain View, California to San Jose, California across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Mountain View (city) San Jose (city)
Population 80,076 1,023,031
Income (median) $102,981 $61,896
Home Value (median) $1,079,900 $714,200
White 56% 40%
Black 1% 3%
Asian 30% 34%
With Kids 27% 38%
Age (median) 35 36
Rentals 58% 42%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Mountain View or San Jose?
A: Mountain View has a much smaller population count than San Jose: 80076 compared with 1023031 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Mountain View or in San Jose?
A: Incomes are on average much higher in Mountain View.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Mountain View or San Jose?
A: Homes tend to be more expensive in Mountain View.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Mountain View does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 58% for Mountain View versus 42% for San Jose.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Mountain View may include: Sunnyvale, Belmont, and San-Mateo.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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