Midtown San Jose is a mixed
commercial
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* a dose of advertising ...
and
residential
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Housing may vary significantly between, and through, residential areas. These include ...
district of
San Jose, California
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, to the southwest of
Downtown San Jose
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and east of
West San Carlos.
History

The area was a
census-designated place
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CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
and primarily residential area in
Santa Clara County
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,
California
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,
United States
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. It has been
annex
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Places
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ed to
San Jose. The population was 748 at the 2000 census.
It is designated one of San Jose's Urban Village and is part of the Envision San Jose 2040 plan the city rolled out in 2012. The focus is on building high-density housing along the West San Carlos Street corridor, replacing the older mixed-use buildings.
Geography
Sunol-Midtown is located at (37.324841, -121.910198).
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP had a total area of , all of it land.
Demographics
Sunol-Midtown first appeared as a
census designated place
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CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
in the
2000 U.S. Census.
[ It was deleted prior to the 2010 U.S. Census after being annexed to San Jose city.][
]
2000
(These demographics are only for the unincorporated portions of the area in 2000. The parts of the neighborhood in San Jose are included in that city's article as well as 2010 data when the whole area was annexed.)
As of the census
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of 2000, there were 748 people, 243 households, and 142 families residing in the CDP. The population density
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was 8,762.0 people per square mile (3,208.9/km2). There were 256 housing units at an average density of 2,998.7 per square mile (1,098.2/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 49.73% White
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, 1.47% African American
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, 1.34% Native American, 3.34% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander
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, 38.10% from other races, and 5.88% from two or more races. Hispanic
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or Latino of any race were 64.30% of the population.
There were 243 households, out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.8% were married couples
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living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.2% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.07 and the average family size was 3.76.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 27.0% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 36.6% from 25 to 44, 18.0% from 45 to 64, and 7.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.6 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $47,734, and the median income for a family was $41,071. Males had a median income of $37,143 versus $30,134 for females. The per capita income
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for the CDP was $17,392. About 9.8% of families and 15.5% of the population were below the poverty line
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, including 17.8% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
Government
In the California State Legislature
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, Sunol-Midtown is in , and in .
In the United States House of Representatives
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, Sunol-Midtown is in .
Transportation
Midtown is well connected to transportation infrastructure. It is directly south of Diridon Station
San Jose Diridon station is the central passenger rail depot for San Jose, California. It also serves as a major intermodal transit center for Santa Clara County and Silicon Valley. The station is named after former Santa Clara County Supervis ...
, which serves Caltrain
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and eventually Bay Area Rapid Transit
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(BART). The area also has easy access to the Junipero Serra Freeway (CA-280).
The area is served by VTA light rail
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at the Race Street station.
Parks and plazas
* Del Monte Park
*O'Connor Park
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References
External links
Midtown San Jose
official website
{{Neighborhoods of San Jose
Neighborhoods in San Jose, California
Former census-designated places in California