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95123 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 95123 covers San Jose, California, with a population of about 70,279 and a median household income of $136,364.

Population
70,2798,985 per square mile
Median age
37.61.1 points below the US average
Median household income
$136,3641.4× the California median
Poverty rate
5.8%6.6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,334,283up 22.9% in five years
Median rent
$2,9531.5× the California median
Degree or higher
44.8%9.8 points above the US average
Homeownership
60.3%4.7 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,077

Where 95123 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

Population70,279
Median age37.6
Family households73%
Born outside the US30.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home44.8%
White (non-Hispanic)34.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)3.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)26.6%
Hispanic or Latino29.3%
Veterans3.5%
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$136,364
Income per person$60,227
Poverty rate5.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.1%
$10–15k1.1%
$15–20k1.0%
$20–25k1.0%
$25–30k1.0%
$30–35k1.5%
$35–40k1.2%
$40–45k1.2%
$45–50k3.0%
$50–60k4.2%
$60–75k5.6%
$75–100k12.0%
$100–125k9.3%
$125–150k10.4%
$150–200k14.9%
$200k or more30.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed32,330
Mean adjusted gross income$131,382
Returns declaring $200,000 or more19.1%
Returns, under $25k18.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k16.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k22.0%
Returns, $200k or more19.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$1,108,100
Median gross rent$2,953
Rent as a share of household income32.1%
Owner-occupied60.3%
Vacant homes3.1%
Median year built1976

What the homes are

Detached house51.9%
Attached house12.2%
2 to 4 units6.1%
5 to 19 units8%
20 or more units17.3%
Mobile home4.5%
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$1,334,283as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 2.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 22.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 97.5%
Typical asking rent$3,537as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 8.5%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 28.5%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 38.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,384,089$320,416

$320,416 in 2000 to $1,334,283 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201620212026$3,537$2,561

$2,561 in 2016 to $3,537 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher44.8%
High school diploma or higher90.6%
Works from home17.7%
Drives to work alone69.2%
Takes public transport1.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more22.1%
Health

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

Obesity24.8% 8.6 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.9% 2.1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes9.1% 4.1 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure26.7% 7.4 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.7% 3.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.5% 3.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.1% 1.8 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity21.9% 3.5 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis17.3% 7.8 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication69.2% 5.5 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6% 1.7 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.3% 1.9 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year70.5% 6.2 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.5% 0.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.8% 3 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening61.6% 2.7 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD3.8% 2.8 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist68% 6.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability24.9% 5.8 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support27.9% 3.1 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.3% 4.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.5% 4.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability4.8% 1.9 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol32.9% 3.3 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6% 2.4 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.9% 2.3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness38.6% 4.2 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.4% 2.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.3% 1.5 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 disability2.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.4% 3.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32% 4.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.4% 1 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost6.7% 6.3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,077
People employed11,129
Annual payroll$448,214,000
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 90.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Very High across the 17 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss94.4 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.

Earthquake95.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding94.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave60.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide45.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire23.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail11.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado9.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought8.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind2.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning2.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather0.7Very 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$136,364$96,334$78,538
Income per person$60,227$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate5.8%12%12.4%
Median home value$1,108,100$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$2,953$1,956$1,348
Homeownership60.3%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher44.8%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate4.1%6.4%5.2%
Works from home17.7%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US30.1%26.7%13.9%
Median age37.637.638.7
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 stationLOS GATOS, CA US11.5 km away
Rain in a year22 in

Average high and low by month

January58.5°F / 39.5°F5.03 in rain
February61.9°F / 41.3°F4.9 in rain
March66.3°F / 43.1°F3.43 in rain
April70.3°F / 45.1°F1.37 in rain
May75.5°F / 49.4°F0.53 in rain
June81.7°F / 52.5°F0.15 in rain
July84.9°F / 55.9°F0 in rain
August84.5°F / 55.8°F0.03 in rain
September82.7°F / 53.8°F0.05 in rain
October75.5°F / 48.9°F0.76 in rain
November64.6°F / 42.7°F1.97 in rain
December57.7°F / 39.5°F3.97 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 supermarket12% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

East Side Union High School District42.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Oak Grove Elementary School District42.3% of this ZIP code's land area
San Jose Unified School District15.4% 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 vulnerability37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Household characteristics41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status75more vulnerable than 75% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Walkability13.6 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

95193 San Jose, CA0.3 km away
95153 San Jose, CA1.4 km away
95136 San Jose, CA3 km away
95160 San Jose, CA4 km away
95119 San Jose, CA4.1 km away
95111 San Jose, CA4.1 km away
95120 San Jose, CA4.2 km away
95158 San Jose, CA4.6 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 area7.82 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq mi
Population density8,985 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.2458, -121.8306

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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