East Foothills

East Foothills is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Clara County, California, United States and a neighborhood of San Jose. The population was 8,269 at the 2010 census. The area is more commonly referred to as East San Jose, and is located about 4 miles east of downtown San Jose. This should not be confused with the former city of East San Jose which was annexed by the city of San Jose in 1911. There have remained some unincorporated pockets surrounded by incorporated San Jose which are now part of a city/county agreement to annex the remaining pockets.GeographyEast Foothills is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.3sqmi, all of it land.Demographics2010The 2010 United States Census reported that East Foothills had a population of 8,269. The population density was 3,622.1 people per square mile (1,398.5/km²). The racial makeup of East Foothills was 4,853 (58.7%) White, 205 (2.5%) African American, 78 (0.9%) Native American, 1,445 (17.5%) Asian, 41 (0.5%) Pacific Islander, 1,219 (14.7%) from other races, and 428 (5.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3,118 persons (37.7%).