These thematic maps of the San Jose, California metropolitan area illustrate the different neighborhoods and the contrasting demographics of the diverse city. The San Jose East Side consist of poor, notoriously crime-ridden neighborhoods consisting mostly of Mexican immigrants. On the other hand, the affluent western cities of Cupertino, Saratoga, and Palo Alto are upper-class Asian communities with housing worth $900,000 or so. Many residents in western Santa Clara Valley work in San Jose's computer industry.

Please click on the images for a larger view or for more information on it. The images are generated at the U.S. Census' American Factfinder. ([1]) The geographic limit is the block group (BG) level.

Racial and ethnic groups

Asians

Age and sex

Housing

Economy

Area of industry

Tranportation and utilities access

Social characteristics

See also

• San Jose, California