Pleasanton

Population: 77,500
Median household income: $186,206
Median home value: $1,432,300

Pleasanton, a community in Alameda County, California, has 77,500 residents. The median household income of $186,206 is above the Alameda County median ($126,240).

Between 2019 and 2023, Pleasanton's population declined 5.2% from 81,717 to 77,500, while its median home value rose 45.1% from $986,800 to $1,432,300.

60.7% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1984.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 77,500
Median age: 42.4 yrs
Median household income: $186,206
Median home value: $1,432,300
Median gross rent: $3,017
Housing units: 28,663
Homeownership rate: 67.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 68.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

81,71777,500

Median household income

$156,400$186,206

Median home value

$986,800$1,432,300

Median gross rent

$2,396$3,017

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	81,717	$156,400	$986,800	$2,396
2020	79,975	$160,689	$1,056,100	$2,570
2021	79,558	$167,932	$1,116,800	$2,634
2022	78,691	$181,639	$1,338,200	$2,815
2023	77,500	$186,206	$1,432,300	$3,017

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

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1718.9%

18 to 245.7%

25 to 349.8%

35 to 4415.3%

45 to 5416.3%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,442	4.4%
5 to 17	14,637	18.9%
18 to 24	4,435	5.7%
25 to 34	7,579	9.8%
35 to 44	11,820	15.3%
45 to 54	12,671	16.3%
55 to 64	10,139	13.1%
65 to 74	7,035	9.1%
75 and over	5,742	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	30,039	38.8%
Black or African American	1,251	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	120	0.2%
Asian	32,250	41.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	270	0.3%
Some other race	121	0.2%
Two or more races	3,641	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9,808	12.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.8%

High school graduate9.7%

Some college or associate's17.8%

Bachelor's degree36.2%

Graduate or professional degree32.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,106	3.8%
High school graduate	5,307	9.7%
Some college or associate's	9,802	17.8%
Bachelor's degree	19,881	36.2%
Graduate or professional degree	17,890	32.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone55.8%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit7.0%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle1.1%

Worked from home26.3%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	21,040	55.8%
Carpooled	2,286	6.1%
Public transit	2,641	7.0%
Walked	677	1.8%
Bicycle	405	1.1%
Worked from home	9,924	26.3%
Other means	705	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,590	23.7%
15 to 29 min	7,074	25.5%
30 to 44 min	4,228	15.2%
45 to 59 min	3,807	13.7%
60+ min	6,055	21.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.78
Poverty rate: 5.5% (4,272 of 77,201)

	Count	Share
Family households	21,236	76.9%
Nonfamily households	6,377	23.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	27,613	96.3%
Vacant	1,050	3.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	18,527	67.1%
Renter-occupied	9,086	32.9%

1-unit, detached60.7%

1-unit, attached11.7%

2 to 4 units5.2%

5 to 19 units7.5%

20 or more units13.3%

Mobile home & other1.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	17,399	60.7%
1-unit, attached	3,352	11.7%
2 to 4 units	1,482	5.2%
5 to 19 units	2,164	7.5%
20 or more units	3,803	13.3%
Mobile home & other	463	1.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0657792
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 24 sq mi
Water area: 0.15 sq mi
Center point: 37.6672, -121.8812