Alameda

Population: 76,876
Median household income: $132,015
Median home value: $1,203,900

Alameda is a community in Alameda County, California, home to 76,876 residents. At $132,015, its median household income sits above Alameda County's $126,240.

From 2019 to 2023, Alameda's population declined 2.1% from 78,522 to 76,876, while its median home value rose 40.0% from $859,900 to $1,203,900.

The median gross rent is $2,394. 60.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 76,876
Median age: 40.7 yrs
Median household income: $132,015
Median home value: $1,203,900
Median gross rent: $2,394
Housing units: 32,129
Homeownership rate: 49.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 60.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

78,52276,876

Median household income

$104,756$132,015

Median home value

$859,900$1,203,900

Median gross rent

$1,836$2,394

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	78,522	$104,756	$859,900	$1,836
2020	79,827	$106,737	$920,200	$1,973
2021	78,320	$113,339	$972,800	$2,106
2022	77,565	$129,917	$1,147,600	$2,301
2023	76,876	$132,015	$1,203,900	$2,394

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1715.9%

18 to 245.0%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 4416.3%

45 to 5413.8%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,972	6.5%
5 to 17	12,232	15.9%
18 to 24	3,865	5.0%
25 to 34	10,071	13.1%
35 to 44	12,569	16.3%
45 to 54	10,587	13.8%
55 to 64	9,390	12.2%
65 to 74	8,125	10.6%
75 and over	5,065	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	31,153	40.5%
Black or African American	4,572	5.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	191	0.2%
Asian	23,038	30.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	333	0.4%
Some other race	851	1.1%
Two or more races	5,823	7.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10,915	14.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.6%

High school graduate10.8%

Some college or associate's22.3%

Bachelor's degree34.9%

Graduate or professional degree25.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,670	6.6%
High school graduate	6,041	10.8%
Some college or associate's	12,433	22.3%
Bachelor's degree	19,464	34.9%
Graduate or professional degree	14,199	25.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone46.7%

Carpooled6.4%

Public transit12.2%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle2.5%

Worked from home28.1%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	18,008	46.7%
Carpooled	2,456	6.4%
Public transit	4,696	12.2%
Walked	984	2.6%
Bicycle	954	2.5%
Worked from home	10,840	28.1%
Other means	618	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,141	18.5%
15 to 29 min	8,531	30.8%
30 to 44 min	6,261	22.6%
45 to 59 min	3,201	11.5%
60+ min	4,582	16.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 6.9% (5,234 of 75,780)

	Count	Share
Family households	19,081	64.0%
Nonfamily households	10,729	36.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	29,810	92.8%
Vacant	2,319	7.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	14,616	49.0%
Renter-occupied	15,194	51.0%

1-unit, detached42.6%

1-unit, attached11.9%

2 to 4 units14.3%

5 to 19 units10.6%

20 or more units20.4%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,689	42.6%
1-unit, attached	3,812	11.9%
2 to 4 units	4,598	14.3%
5 to 19 units	3,399	10.6%
20 or more units	6,542	20.4%
Mobile home & other	89	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0600562
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 10 sq mi
Water area: 13 sq mi
Center point: 37.7419, -122.2599