Livermore

Population: 85,870
Median household income: $153,602
Median home value: $1,038,600

Livermore is a community in Alameda County, California, home to 85,870 residents. At $153,602, its median household income sits above Alameda County's $126,240.

From 2019 to 2023, Livermore's population declined 4.3% from 89,699 to 85,870, while its median home value rose 39.6% from $744,200 to $1,038,600.

The typical home was built around 1978. 4.4% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 85,870
Median age: 40.5 yrs
Median household income: $153,602
Median home value: $1,038,600
Median gross rent: $2,640
Housing units: 31,874
Homeownership rate: 72.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 50.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

89,69985,870

Median household income

$127,452$153,602

Median home value

$744,200$1,038,600

Median gross rent

$2,063$2,640

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	89,699	$127,452	$744,200	$2,063
2020	91,763	$131,664	$806,100	$2,164
2021	88,403	$139,904	$851,300	$2,313
2022	87,154	$152,590	$965,600	$2,482
2023	85,870	$153,602	$1,038,600	$2,640

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 4414.3%

45 to 5415.1%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 748.6%

75 and over6.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,353	6.2%
5 to 17	14,303	16.7%
18 to 24	5,438	6.3%
25 to 34	10,831	12.6%
35 to 44	12,315	14.3%
45 to 54	12,926	15.1%
55 to 64	12,016	14.0%
65 to 74	7,359	8.6%
75 and over	5,329	6.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	45,722	53.2%
Black or African American	1,233	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	97	0.1%
Asian	13,793	16.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	314	0.4%
Some other race	206	0.2%
Two or more races	4,659	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	19,846	23.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.9%

High school graduate14.5%

Some college or associate's29.1%

Bachelor's degree30.7%

Graduate or professional degree19.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,585	5.9%
High school graduate	8,790	14.5%
Some college or associate's	17,675	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	18,631	30.7%
Graduate or professional degree	12,095	19.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone64.7%

Carpooled9.2%

Public transit2.4%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home20.7%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	28,733	64.7%
Carpooled	4,101	9.2%
Public transit	1,069	2.4%
Walked	336	0.8%
Bicycle	426	1.0%
Worked from home	9,175	20.7%
Other means	565	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	10,527	29.9%
15 to 29 min	10,728	30.5%
30 to 44 min	5,065	14.4%
45 to 59 min	3,464	9.8%
60+ min	5,446	15.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.76
Poverty rate: 4.4% (3,776 of 85,321)

	Count	Share
Family households	22,598	73.3%
Nonfamily households	8,237	26.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	30,835	96.7%
Vacant	1,039	3.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	22,201	72.0%
Renter-occupied	8,634	28.0%

1-unit, detached70.0%

1-unit, attached11.2%

2 to 4 units3.4%

5 to 19 units6.4%

20 or more units7.7%

Mobile home & other1.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	22,303	70.0%
1-unit, attached	3,580	11.2%
2 to 4 units	1,083	3.4%
5 to 19 units	2,048	6.4%
20 or more units	2,448	7.7%
Mobile home & other	412	1.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0641992
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 27 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.6870, -121.7598