Fremont

Population: 228,518
Median household income: $176,350
Median home value: $1,289,400

Located in Alameda County, California, Fremont is a community with a population of 228,518. Its median household income of $176,350 runs above the Alameda County figure of $126,240.

Between 2019 and 2023, Fremont's population declined 3.1% from 235,740 to 228,518, while its median home value rose 38.4% from $931,600 to $1,289,400.

Asian residents are the largest group, 62.4% of the population. 54.4% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 228,518
Median age: 38.8 yrs
Median household income: $176,350
Median home value: $1,289,400
Median gross rent: $2,905
Housing units: 80,545
Homeownership rate: 60.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 62.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

235,740228,518

Median household income

$133,354$176,350

Median home value

$931,600$1,289,400

Median gross rent

$2,345$2,905

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	235,740	$133,354	$931,600	$2,345
2020	234,829	$142,374	$999,500	$2,453
2021	231,502	$153,475	$1,069,700	$2,591
2022	228,795	$169,023	$1,231,500	$2,824
2023	228,518	$176,350	$1,289,400	$2,905

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 245.6%

25 to 3415.1%

35 to 4417.1%

45 to 5414.1%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 747.9%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	12,536	5.5%
5 to 17	38,805	17.0%
18 to 24	12,815	5.6%
25 to 34	34,422	15.1%
35 to 44	39,153	17.1%
45 to 54	32,164	14.1%
55 to 64	27,621	12.1%
65 to 74	18,023	7.9%
75 and over	12,979	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	39,408	17.2%
Black or African American	6,428	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	578	0.3%
Asian	142,552	62.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1,104	0.5%
Some other race	1,123	0.5%
Two or more races	7,780	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	29,545	12.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.0%

High school graduate13.9%

Some college or associate's16.4%

Bachelor's degree32.5%

Graduate or professional degree30.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	11,506	7.0%
High school graduate	22,862	13.9%
Some college or associate's	26,879	16.4%
Bachelor's degree	53,444	32.5%
Graduate or professional degree	49,671	30.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone54.4%

Carpooled7.3%

Public transit4.7%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home30.7%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	58,740	54.4%
Carpooled	7,873	7.3%
Public transit	5,067	4.7%
Walked	1,175	1.1%
Bicycle	503	0.5%
Worked from home	33,185	30.7%
Other means	1,415	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	12,295	16.4%
15 to 29 min	24,573	32.9%
30 to 44 min	18,993	25.4%
45 to 59 min	9,838	13.2%
60+ min	9,074	12.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.94
Poverty rate: 5.1% (11,541 of 227,299)

	Count	Share
Family households	60,641	78.7%
Nonfamily households	16,378	21.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	77,019	95.6%
Vacant	3,526	4.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	46,384	60.2%
Renter-occupied	30,635	39.8%

1-unit, detached56.8%

1-unit, attached13.6%

2 to 4 units3.2%

5 to 19 units6.8%

20 or more units18.5%

Mobile home & other1.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	45,764	56.8%
1-unit, attached	10,979	13.6%
2 to 4 units	2,608	3.2%
5 to 19 units	5,452	6.8%
20 or more units	14,877	18.5%
Mobile home & other	865	1.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0626000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 78 sq mi
Water area: 10 sq mi
Center point: 37.4945, -121.9411