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95136 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 95136 covers San Jose, California, with a population of about 47,157 and a median household income of $143,696.

Population
47,1579,063 per square mile
Median age
36.91.8 points below the US average
Median household income
$143,6961.5× the California median
Poverty rate
8.2%4.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,335,199up 20.7% in five years
Median rent
$2,7501.4× the California median
Degree or higher
46.5%11.5 points above the US average
Homeownership
58.7%6.3 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
519

Where 95136 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

Population47,157
Median age36.9
Family households74.9%
Born outside the US37.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home52.6%
White (non-Hispanic)29%
Black (non-Hispanic)3.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)35.6%
Hispanic or Latino26.2%
Veterans2.9%
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$143,696
Income per person$63,751
Poverty rate8.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.6%
$10–15k1.3%
$15–20k3.3%
$20–25k0.8%
$25–30k2.6%
$30–35k1.4%
$35–40k2.1%
$40–45k0.7%
$45–50k1.1%
$50–60k2.9%
$60–75k4.3%
$75–100k9.3%
$100–125k11.5%
$125–150k7.5%
$150–200k15.8%
$200k or more32.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed21,820
Mean adjusted gross income$134,498
Returns declaring $200,000 or more20%
Returns, under $25k18.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k16.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.1%
Returns, $200k or more20.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$1,104,300
Median gross rent$2,750
Rent as a share of household income29.9%
Owner-occupied58.7%
Vacant homes2.9%
Median year built1982

What the homes are

Detached house43.6%
Attached house15.8%
2 to 4 units6.6%
5 to 19 units13.2%
20 or more units13.8%
Mobile home7.1%
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$1,335,199as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 2.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 20.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 86.9%
Typical asking rent$3,527as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 7.7%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 26.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,386,885$362,366

$362,366 in 2000 to $1,335,199 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201820222026$3,527$2,704

$2,704 in 2018 to $3,527 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4%
Bachelor's degree or higher46.5%
High school diploma or higher87.5%
Works from home20.3%
Drives to work alone64.8%
Takes public transport3.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more20.8%
Health

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

Obesity24.3% 9.1 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.2% 1.8 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes9.2% 4 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 health17.3% 3 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.9% 3.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.4% 2.5 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity22.9% 2.5 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis16.8% 8.3 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.7% 2.3 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication69.1% 5.6 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.6% 2.1 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.6% 1.8 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 year70.3% 6.4 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.9% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.9% 2.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening60.6% 3.7 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD3.8% 2.8 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist67.1% 5.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability25.1% 5.6 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support28.8% 4 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity13.5% 3.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.5% 3.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability4.8% 1.9 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol33% 3.2 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.8% 2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.4% 1.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness39.2% 4.8 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.9% 2 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10.3% 3.7 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 threat5.7% 3.1 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.3% 4.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.4% 1 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.3% 4.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.2% 1.4 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments519
People employed5,832
Annual payroll$378,963,000
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 92.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Very High across the 13 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss94.9 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.

River flooding96.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake94.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave63Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide52.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire22Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought17.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail12.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado10.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind2.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning2.6Very 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$143,696$96,334$78,538
Income per person$63,751$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate8.2%12%12.4%
Median home value$1,104,300$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$2,750$1,956$1,348
Homeownership58.7%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher46.5%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate4%6.4%5.2%
Works from home20.3%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US37.8%26.7%13.9%
Median age36.937.638.7
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 US10.2 km away
Rain in a year16 in

Average high and low by month

January59°F / 43.3°F2.97 in rain
February62.8°F / 45.4°F3.24 in rain
March66.4°F / 47.6°F2.64 in rain
April70°F / 49.8°F1.24 in rain
May74.9°F / 53.3°F0.54 in rain
June80.1°F / 57°F0.17 in rain
July82.2°F / 59.1°F0.01 in rain
August82.7°F / 59.8°F0.03 in rain
September81.4°F / 58.2°F0.07 in rain
October74.6°F / 53.8°F0.8 in rain
November65°F / 47.2°F1.36 in rain
December58.8°F / 42.8°F3.07 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 supermarket7% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket16% 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.

East Side Union High School District35.8% of this ZIP code's land area
San Jose Unified School District28.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Franklin-McKinley Elementary School District18.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Oak Grove Elementary School District17.3% 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 vulnerability47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Household characteristics52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status77more vulnerable than 77% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport65more vulnerable than 65% of US census tracts
Walkability12.7 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

95153 San Jose, CA2.2 km away
95111 San Jose, CA2.5 km away
95158 San Jose, CA2.6 km away
95123 San Jose, CA3 km away
95193 San Jose, CA3.3 km away
95118 San Jose, CA3.8 km away
95125 San Jose, CA5 km away
95121 San Jose, CA5.3 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 area5.2 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq mi
Population density9,063 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.2685, -121.8490

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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