Castro Valley

Population: 65,389
Median household income: $138,069
Median home value: $1,058,200

Castro Valley, a community in Alameda County, California, has 65,389 residents. The median household income of $138,069 is above the Alameda County median ($126,240).

From 2019 to 2023, Castro Valley's population grew 3.8% from 63,013 to 65,389, while its median home value rose 42.7% from $741,500 to $1,058,200.

Households average 2.89 people. The median gross rent is $2,499.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 65,389
Median age: 42.8 yrs
Median household income: $138,069
Median home value: $1,058,200
Median gross rent: $2,499
Housing units: 22,909
Homeownership rate: 71.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 43.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

63,01365,389

Median household income

$108,488$138,069

Median home value

$741,500$1,058,200

Median gross rent

$1,791$2,499

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	63,013	$108,488	$741,500	$1,791
2020	64,392	$113,150	$812,200	$1,949
2021	66,324	$124,203	$867,600	$2,107
2022	65,444	$132,174	$1,013,900	$2,383
2023	65,389	$138,069	$1,058,200	$2,499

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1716.0%

18 to 245.5%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 4415.4%

45 to 5413.7%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 7411.5%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,275	5.0%
5 to 17	10,469	16.0%
18 to 24	3,591	5.5%
25 to 34	7,559	11.6%
35 to 44	10,061	15.4%
45 to 54	8,937	13.7%
55 to 64	9,619	14.7%
65 to 74	7,500	11.5%
75 and over	4,378	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	22,419	34.3%
Black or African American	5,655	8.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	182	0.3%
Asian	22,161	33.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	91	0.1%
Some other race	154	0.2%
Two or more races	3,193	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11,534	17.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.6%

High school graduate16.9%

Some college or associate's29.7%

Bachelor's degree26.9%

Graduate or professional degree17.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,601	9.6%
High school graduate	8,098	16.9%
Some college or associate's	14,264	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	12,910	26.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8,181	17.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone65.7%

Carpooled7.7%

Public transit5.9%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home18.4%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	20,977	65.7%
Carpooled	2,445	7.7%
Public transit	1,870	5.9%
Walked	340	1.1%
Bicycle	230	0.7%
Worked from home	5,879	18.4%
Other means	209	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,499	13.4%
15 to 29 min	8,259	31.7%
30 to 44 min	7,143	27.4%
45 to 59 min	3,080	11.8%
60+ min	4,090	15.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.89
Poverty rate: 7.5% (4,825 of 64,604)

	Count	Share
Family households	16,802	75.5%
Nonfamily households	5,440	24.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	22,242	97.1%
Vacant	667	2.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	15,892	71.5%
Renter-occupied	6,350	28.5%

1-unit, detached73.1%

1-unit, attached7.6%

2 to 4 units5.9%

5 to 19 units4.6%

20 or more units7.5%

Mobile home & other1.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	16,754	73.1%
1-unit, attached	1,745	7.6%
2 to 4 units	1,362	5.9%
5 to 19 units	1,059	4.6%
20 or more units	1,710	7.5%
Mobile home & other	279	1.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0611964
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 17 sq mi
Water area: 0.22 sq mi
Center point: 37.7083, -122.0628