Milpitas vs San Jose

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

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

San Jose has the higher population (990,054 vs 78,216 in Milpitas). Milpitas has the higher median household income ($176,822 vs $141,565 in San Jose). San Jose has the higher median home value ($1,187,800 vs $1,180,000 in Milpitas).

Population, income & housing

	Milpitas	San Jose
Population	78,216	990,054
Median age	36.4 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	$176,822	$141,565
Median home value	$1,180,000	$1,187,800
Median gross rent	$3,112	$2,617
Housing units	25,763	343,058
Homeownership rate	59.3%	55.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	58.6%	46.5%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Milpitas	San Jose
Population	79,517 → 78,216 (-1.6%)	1,027,690 → 990,054 (-3.7%)
Median household income	$132,320 → $176,822 (+33.6%)	$109,593 → $141,565 (+29.2%)
Median home value	$858,600 → $1,180,000 (+37.4%)	$864,600 → $1,187,800 (+37.4%)
Median gross rent	$2,428 → $3,112 (+28.2%)	$2,107 → $2,617 (+24.2%)

Milpitas

Population

79,51778,216

Median household income

$132,320$176,822

Median home value

$858,600$1,180,000

Median gross rent

$2,428$3,112

San Jose

Population

1,027,690990,054

Median household income

$109,593$141,565

Median home value

$864,600$1,187,800

Median gross rent

$2,107$2,617

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Milpitas	San Jose
Under 5	5.4%	5.2%
5 to 17	14.6%	15.8%
18 to 24	7.4%	9.1%
25 to 34	19.5%	15.3%
35 to 44	16.1%	14.6%
45 to 54	11.9%	13.8%
55 to 64	12.0%	12.1%
65 to 74	7.8%	8.2%
75 and over	5.4%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Milpitas	San Jose
White (non-Hispanic)	9.6%	23.2%
Black or African American	2.0%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	71.5%	38.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.5%
Some other race	0.2%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.1%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	13.4%	31.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Milpitas	San Jose
No high school diploma	10.4%	14.5%
High school graduate	13.3%	16.4%
Some college or associate's	17.7%	22.6%
Bachelor's degree	32.7%	26.2%
Graduate or professional degree	25.9%	20.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Milpitas	San Jose
Drove alone	62.4%	64.6%
Carpooled	10.1%	10.5%
Public transit	2.4%	2.8%
Walked	0.9%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.5%
Worked from home	22.5%	18.5%
Other means	1.5%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Milpitas	San Jose
1-unit, detached	46.0%	51.3%
1-unit, attached	19.7%	11.2%
2 to 4 units	5.9%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	6.9%	9.0%
20 or more units	19.5%	18.6%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	Milpitas	San Jose
Poverty rate	5.4%	7.8%
Average household size	3.08	2.98
Mean commute (minutes)	26	28
Median year structure built	1987	1975