Central vs San Jose

A side-by-side comparison of Central and San Jose: population, income, housing, and more.

Central and San Jose are places in Arizona. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

San Jose has the higher population (560 vs 273 in Central). Central has the higher median household income ($94,478 vs $46,339 in San Jose). Central has the higher median home value ($422,900 vs $162,500 in San Jose).

Population, income & housing

	Central	San Jose
Population	273	560
Median age	46.1 yrs	35.4 yrs
Median household income	$94,478	$46,339
Median home value	$422,900	$162,500
Housing units	150	231
Homeownership rate	55.3%	71.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	77.9%	4.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Central	San Jose
Population	323 → 273 (-15.5%)	718 → 560 (-22.0%)
Median household income	$76,354 → $94,478 (+23.7%)	$52,045 → $46,339 (-11.0%)
Median home value	$191,300 → $422,900 (+121.1%)	$119,300 → $162,500 (+36.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,054 → $1,703 (+61.6%)	—

Central

Population

323273

Median household income

$76,354$94,478

Median home value

$191,300$422,900

Median gross rent

$1,054$1,703

San Jose

Population

718560

Median household income

$52,045$46,339

Median home value

$119,300$162,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Central	San Jose
Under 5	0.0%	5.2%
5 to 17	19.4%	20.2%
18 to 24	2.6%	7.3%
25 to 34	24.5%	16.3%
35 to 44	1.8%	4.1%
45 to 54	22.3%	22.3%
55 to 64	14.3%	6.4%
65 to 74	15.0%	15.9%
75 and over	0.0%	2.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Central	San Jose
White (non-Hispanic)	75.5%	37.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	24.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	63.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Central	San Jose
No high school diploma	0.0%	19.9%
High school graduate	6.6%	32.4%
Some college or associate's	15.5%	43.8%
Bachelor's degree	52.6%	1.1%
Graduate or professional degree	25.4%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Central	San Jose
Drove alone	77.7%	71.1%
Carpooled	22.3%	1.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	19.3%
Other means	0.0%	8.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Central	San Jose
1-unit, detached	55.3%	63.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	44.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	36.4%

Poverty & households

	Central	San Jose
Poverty rate	0.0%	7.1%
Average household size	1.82	2.81
Mean commute (minutes)	31	25
Median year structure built	1976	1984