Housing mix
San Jose, CA housing supply, ownership, and rent
What the latest ACS housing mix can and cannot tell buyers and renters comparing options in San Jose, CA.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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Start with the dated local finding: San Jose, CA's current ACS housing baseline includes 345,066 total housing units, 328,550 occupied units, and 16,516 vacant units. In practical terms, those counts can still help a borrower establish the scale of the measured housing base before comparing tenure, rent, current listings, property condition, and financing. The figures describe stock across the survey period; they do not say that 16,516 homes were listed for sale or available to rent at one moment. For the decision at hand, reading 345,066 total units with 328,550 occupied and 16,516 vacant units keeps the release internally grounded while leaving live availability to current listing and property evidence.
San Jose, CA's ACS median gross rent is $2,669, while renter-occupied units account for 44.2% of occupied housing and owner-occupied units account for 55.8%.