East Foothills is a census-designated place (CDP) in

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and is adjacent to San Jose. The population was 6,803 at the 2020 census and it is located about 4 miles east of downtown San Jose.

Geography

East Foothills is located at (37.383989, -121.822396). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land.

Demographics

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that East Foothills had a population of 6,803. The population density was . The racial makeup of East Foothills was 40.0%

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, 1.7%

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, 1.3% Native American, 25.7% Asian, 0.4%

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, 15.0% from other races, and 15.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 32.4% of the population. The census reported that 98.9% of the population lived in households, 1.1% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized. There were 2,170 households, out of which 30.2% included children under the age of 18, 60.9% were married-couple households, 4.2% were

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couple households, 20.0% had a female householder with no partner present, and 14.9% had a male householder with no partner present. 16.2% of households were one person, and 9.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.1. There were 1,693

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(78.0% of all households). The age distribution was 18.3% under the age of 18, 8.0% aged 18 to 24, 24.2% aged 25 to 44, 30.1% aged 45 to 64, and 19.4% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 44.6years. For every 100 females, there were 108.0 males. There were 2,240 housing units at an average density of , of which 2,170 (96.9%) were occupied. Of these, 84.0% were owner-occupied, and 16.0% were occupied by renters. In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that 30.0% of the population were foreign-born. Of all people aged 5 or older, 52.3% spoke only English at home, 21.4% spoke

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, 8.3% spoke other

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, 17.4% spoke Asian or Pacific Islander languages, and 0.6% spoke other languages. Of those aged 25 or older, 88.1% were high school graduates and 47.8% had a bachelor's degree. The median household income was $188,558, and the

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was $68,326. About 1.0% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the poverty line.

2010

The 2010 United States Census reported that East Foothills had a population of 8,269. The population density was . The racial makeup of East Foothills was 4,853 (58.7%)

, 205 (2.5%)

, 78 (0.9%) Native American, 1,445 (17.5%) Asian, 41 (0.5%)

, 1,219 (14.7%) from other races, and 428 (5.2%) from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 3,118 persons (37.7%). The Census reported that 8,238 people (99.6% of the population) lived in households, 26 (0.3%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 5 (0.1%) were institutionalized. There were 2,698 households, out of which 928 (34.4%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,631 (60.5%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 284 (10.5%) had a female householder with no husband present, 148 (5.5%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 111 (4.1%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 29 (1.1%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 475 households (17.6%) were made up of individuals, and 248 (9.2%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.05. There were 2,063

(76.5% of all households); the average family size was 3.42. The population was spread out, with 1,820 people (22.0%) under the age of 18, 698 people (8.4%) aged 18 to 24, 1,936 people (23.4%) aged 25 to 44, 2,521 people (30.5%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,294 people (15.6%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.7 males. There were 2,830 housing units at an average density of , of which 2,269 (84.1%) were owner-occupied, and 429 (15.9%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.3%. 6,767 people (81.8% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,471 people (17.8%) lived in rental housing units.

Government

In the

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, East Foothills is in , and in . In the

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, East Foothills is in .

Education

Most of East Foothills is in Alum Rock Union Elementary School District. A small portion is in Berryessa Union Elementary School District. All of it is in East Side Union High School District.
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References

External links

City of San Jose, Council District 5
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