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Business & Economy

San Jose residents produce more U.S. patents than any other city in the United States. Also, 35% of all venture capital funds in the U.S. are invested in San Jose and Silicon Valley companies. San Jose lists many companies with 1,000 employees or more, including the headquarters of Adobe, Brocade Communications Systems, Cisco Systems, eBay, PayPal, Hewlett-Packard, Hitachi, IBM, Lockheed Martin, and of course, Google, Apple, Facebook, and Netflix.

Climate

With mountains on three sides, and not directly facing the Pacific Ocean, San Jose is sheltered from rain most of the year. With more than 300 days of sunshine per year and an average temperature of 60 degrees, all of your days in San Jose will feel like a Mediterranean vacation. During the winter and spring, hillsides and fields turn green with grasses and vegetation. With the coming of the annual hot summer dry period, the vegetation dies and dries, giving the hills a golden cover, which unfortunately also provides fuel for frequent grass fires.

Demographics

The largest Latino group are Mexicans, comprising 29% of the city's population, followed by Salvadorans and Puerto Ricans. More than a half of the population has a religious affiliation, the largest denomination is Roman Catholic Church (26%). Around 3.8% of the residents practice Eastern religion, which is seven times the national average. Around 1% of the population adheres to Islam.

Education

Past year San Jose, CA universities awarded around 23,191 degrees. Statistics show that the population of students in San Jose, CA include 4,692 male students and 6,555 female students. San Jose, CA offers private and public tuition with a median cost of $0 for private four-year colleges and $0 for in-state public four-year colleges. The largest university of this city is the San Jose State University with the majority of graduates. The San Jose City College and Evergreen Valley College hold the second and the third place respectively. The share of the public colleges in San Jose, CA is 51.5% and 48.5% go to the private colleges.

Health and Safety

The age groups that most likely have the health care coverage in San Jose, CA are 6-17 years old for men and 25-34 years old for women. San Jose, CA offers a 103 primary care clinician to 1 patient ratio. Data records state that dentists ratio is 109 to 1, speaking of mental health doctors ratio, it’s 282 to 1 resident.

Historical

As the first capital of California, San Jose has been known for its previous agricultural and mercury mining heritage. San Jose was founded as El Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe in November 1777. At the time, the main purpose of the San Jose was to supply the Spanish military at Monterey and San Francisco with fresh produce and livestock. After being a small farming community for more than 150 years, San Jose then experienced a rapid growth in population, due largely to the return of World War II veterans. As the electronics and high-tech industries grew, the transition from a farming community to a fully urbanized metropolis accelerated.

Landmarks

San Jose is filled with captivating landmarks. The Tech Museum of Innovation, San Jose City Hall, Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose, Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph, History Park at Kelley Park, Mexican Heritage Plaza and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library. Also New Almaden Quicksilver Mining Museum and Montalvo Arts Center tell the spectacular story of heritage of large industry and wealth in San Jose respectively.

Transportation

As with most cities in California, it helps to have a car. The freeway system in San Jose is prone to serious congestion, especially during rush hour, so unless you enjoy sitting in bumper to bumper traffic in the hot sun, try to avoid driving at these times.