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Compare San Jose to Mountain View

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

Questions and Answers:

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

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

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

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

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to San Jose may include: San-Diego, San-Francisco, and Irvine.

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

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