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95117 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 95117 covers San Jose, California, with a population of about 27,798 and a median household income of $115,778.

Population
27,79811,980 per square mile
Median age
35.53.2 points below the US average
Median household income
$115,7781.2× the California median
Poverty rate
9.9%2.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,712,571up 29.3% in five years
Median rent
$2,3671.2× the California median
Degree or higher
44.4%9.4 points above the US average
Homeownership
35.6%29.4 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
412

Where 95117 is

San Jose, California — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population27,798
Median age35.5
Family households69.4%
Born outside the US35.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home55.2%
White (non-Hispanic)28.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)7.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)27.2%
Hispanic or Latino32.2%
Veterans2.7%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$115,778
Income per person$57,551
Poverty rate9.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance11.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.6%
$10–15k4.2%
$15–20k1.4%
$20–25k1.7%
$25–30k1.3%
$30–35k2.0%
$35–40k3.0%
$40–45k2.3%
$45–50k2.9%
$50–60k3.7%
$60–75k6.8%
$75–100k11.5%
$100–125k9.8%
$125–150k11.2%
$150–200k10.5%
$200k or more25.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed13,460
Mean adjusted gross income$124,455
Returns declaring $200,000 or more16.9%
Returns, under $25k20.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.9%
Returns, $200k or more16.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$1,425,200
Median gross rent$2,367
Rent as a share of household income30.6%
Owner-occupied35.6%
Vacant homes9.6%
Median year built1967

What the homes are

Detached house28.4%
Attached house14.3%
2 to 4 units19%
5 to 19 units18.9%
20 or more units18.3%
Mobile home1%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$1,712,571as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 29.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 106.1%
Typical asking rent$3,011as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 4.6%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 23.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,712,571$336,909

$336,909 in 2000 to $1,712,571 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201820222026$3,011$2,431

$2,442 in 2018 to $3,011 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher44.4%
High school diploma or higher88.8%
Works from home18.5%
Drives to work alone68.4%
Takes public transport1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more11.4%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity25.4% 8 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10% 2 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes9.5% 3.7 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure26% 8.1 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.9% 2.4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9% 2.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.6% 2.3 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.4% 2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis15.9% 9.2 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication67.3% 7.4 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.1% 2.6 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.6% 1.8 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.1% 2.1 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year69.2% 7.5 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.9% 1 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening58% 6.3 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD3.6% 3 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist66.1% 4.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability25.5% 5.2 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support29.1% 4.3 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14.7% 2.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11.8% 2.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability4.6% 2.1 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol31.8% 4.4 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity13.2% 0.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.3% 2.1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness39.5% 5.1 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78% 2.1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.7% 1.1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10.2% 3.8 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.8% 2.7 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.8% 3.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.4% 1 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8% 5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.4% 1.2 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments412
People employed3,323
Annual payroll$243,121,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 86.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 10 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss89.6 out of 100
Community resilience61.7 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Earthquake96.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding75.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave67.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide35Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail12.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado10.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning4.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind2.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought0.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire0.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with California and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPCaliforniaUnited States
Median household income$115,778$96,334$78,538
Income per person$57,551$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate9.9%12%12.4%
Median home value$1,425,200$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$2,367$1,956$1,348
Homeownership35.6%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher44.4%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate6.3%6.4%5.2%
Works from home18.5%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US35.8%26.7%13.9%
Median age35.537.638.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationSAN JOSE, CA US6.4 km away
Rain in a year13 in

Average high and low by month

January59.8°F / 41.8°F2.8 in rain
February62.4°F / 43.9°F2.69 in rain
March65.9°F / 46.3°F2.08 in rain
April69.2°F / 48.4°F1.07 in rain
May73.8°F / 52.1°F0.39 in rain
June79.1°F / 55.5°F0.18 in rain
July80.8°F / 58.1°F0 in rain
August81.4°F / 58.6°F0.05 in rain
September80.7°F / 57.2°F0.07 in rain
October75.8°F / 52.7°F0.53 in rain
November66.1°F / 45.7°F1.33 in rain
December59.5°F / 41.7°F2.29 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket19% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Campbell Union High School District49.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Moreland School District25.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Campbell Union Elementary School District23.7% of this ZIP code's land area
San Jose Unified School District1.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Household characteristics27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status76more vulnerable than 76% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport69more vulnerable than 69% of US census tracts
Walkability14 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

95157 San Jose, CA1.8 km away
95011 Campbell, CA1.9 km away
95128 San Jose, CA2.4 km away
95159 San Jose, CA2.5 km away
95009 Campbell, CA2.9 km away
95130 San Jose, CA3 km away
95129 San Jose, CA3.4 km away
95008 Campbell, CA3.5 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Santa Clara County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area2.32 sq mi
Population density11,980 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.3108, -121.9623

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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