Significant Facts: Metropolitan San Jose
The San Jose Metropolitan Area (Santa Clara County) ranks first in the nation in median household effective buying income ($62,614) among all metropolitan areas. Source: 2005 Survey of Buying Power, Sales & Marketing Management Magazine.

The City of San Jose is the 10th largest city in the United States and the third largest in California with a population of 944,857. Source: 2005 Survey of Buying Power, Sales & Marketing Management Magazine.

San Jose has the lowest crime rate of any major city in the U.S. (population of 500,000 or more). Source: FBI statistics.

Out of 568,000 households in the San Jose Metropolitan Area, 63.5 percent have incomes of $50,000 or more. Source: 2005 Survey of Buying Power, Sales & Marketing Management Magazine.

The San Jose Metropolitan Area is home to over 4,505 high technology companies employing over 182,300 people. Source: State of California , Employment Development Department - new code for North American Industry Classification System.

One out of every 5 workers in Santa Clara County is employed in manufacturing (169.6 workers out of a total employment of 799,600). Source: California Employment Development Department. Labor Market Division.

San Jose is the site of the oldest civil settlement in California, established in 1777. Source: San Jose City Historian.

San Jose ranked first among large metropolitan areas as a world class manufacturing community based on manufacturing strength and the high productivity of area workers.

San Jose metropolitan area continues to have the highest productivity level of any region in the U.S. Source: City of San Jose, Office of Economic Development.

Leading the nation in the number of high-tech companies, San Jose is appropriately known as the "Capital of Silicon Valley." Source: City of San Jose, Office of Economic Development.

The education level of the San Jose metropolitan area workforce is one of the highest in the U.S. - 67 percent of the workforce has some college education and 40 percent have earned a college degree. Source: City of San Jose, Office of Economic Development.

Fortune magazine has called San Jose "the epicenter of information technology." Source: City of San Jose, Office of Economic Development.

Fast Facts About San Jose and Santa Clara County
City of San Jose
Location: Southern tip of San Francisco Bay
Slogan: Capital of Silicon Valley
Elevation: 67 ft.
Area: 174 square miles
Population: 944,857
Rank in California: 3rd largest city
Rank in U.S.: 10th largest city
Year founded: 1777
Year incorporated: 1850
Ethnic Breakdown, 2000 Census:

Total 2000 Census Population: 894,943
Caucasian: 36%
Hispanic: 30.2%
Asian: 26.6%
Black: 3.3%
American Indian, Pacific Islander: 0.7%
Other: 0.2%
Two or more races: 0.3%

Median Family Income: $59,283

Santa Clara County

Average rainfall: 14.4 inches
Average sunshine: 300 days a year
Average humidity: 57%
Population of Santa Clara County: 1,759,585
Rank in California: 6th largest county
Median Age: 35.2
Sales Tax: 8.25%
Median Family Income: $62,614