East San Jose - Demographics

Demographics

Since the 1990s, East San Jose's residents are predominantly Mexican American and Vietnamese American. Although there is a greater percentage of Mexican Americans and Vietnamese Americans in East San Jose, there is a large Filipino population and a notable population of African Americans, Cambodians, and Somoans respectively in order of size throughout East San Jose as well. The Alum Rock community has a significantly high population of Latino immigrants, also including neighborhoods along King Rd including King and Story and the Evergreen District has a population of both Hispanic and Asian immigrants. A neighborhood around Alum Rock and King has a small pocket of immigrants from Portugal (but primarily the Azore Islands). This section of East San Jose includes a plaza known as Little Portugal. Included in the area are Portuguese sausage shops, markets and the Five Wounds church.