San Jose ( ) is a village in Logan and Mason counties, Illinois, United States, founded in 1858. The population was 479 at the 2020 census, down from 642 in 2010.

History San Jose was platted in 1858. The village was incorporated in 1876.

Geography San Jose is located in eastern Mason County and northwestern Logan County. U.S. Route 136 passes through the village as its Main Street, leading west to Havana, the Mason county seat, and east to McLean. Lincoln, the Logan County seat, is to the southeast.

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, San Jose has a total area of , all land.

Demographics As of the 2020 census there were 479 people, 230 households, and 180 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 237 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 92.48% White, 0.42% African American, 0.42% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.84% from other races, and 5.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.09% of the population.

There were 230 households, out of which 20.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.13% were married couples living together, 4.78% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.74% were non-families. 16.52% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.30.

The village's age distribution consisted of 17.7% under the age of 18, 3.8% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 34% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $57,813, and the median income for a family was $61,563. Males had a median income of $41,875 versus $26,683 for females. The per capita income for the village was $28,118. About 5.0% of families and 7.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.3% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

Ruby K. Worner (1900–1955), chemist and textile expert

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