San Leandro

Population: 88,531
Median household income: $98,063
Median home value: $813,600

San Leandro, a community in Alameda County, California, has 88,531 residents. At $98,063, its median household income sits below Alameda County's $126,240.

Between 2019 and 2023, San Leandro's population declined 1.7% from 90,025 to 88,531, while its median home value rose 37.7% from $590,800 to $813,600.

The median gross rent is $2,115. 33.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 88,531
Median age: 41.5 yrs
Median household income: $98,063
Median home value: $813,600
Median gross rent: $2,115
Housing units: 32,285
Homeownership rate: 58.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.7%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

90,02588,531

Median household income

$78,003$98,063

Median home value

$590,800$813,600

Median gross rent

$1,652$2,115

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	90,025	$78,003	$590,800	$1,652
2020	90,489	$86,604	$624,900	$1,759
2021	91,176	$89,663	$658,400	$1,859
2022	89,723	$97,141	$772,700	$1,997
2023	88,531	$98,063	$813,600	$2,115

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

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1713.6%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3414.6%

35 to 4413.9%

45 to 5414.3%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 7410.5%

75 and over7.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,718	4.2%
5 to 17	12,034	13.6%
18 to 24	6,655	7.5%
25 to 34	12,927	14.6%
35 to 44	12,281	13.9%
45 to 54	12,655	14.3%
55 to 64	11,996	13.6%
65 to 74	9,267	10.5%
75 and over	6,998	7.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17,814	20.1%
Black or African American	8,416	9.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	199	0.2%
Asian	30,954	35.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1,163	1.3%
Some other race	541	0.6%
Two or more races	3,984	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	25,460	28.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.3%

High school graduate21.8%

Some college or associate's28.2%

Bachelor's degree23.3%

Graduate or professional degree10.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	10,787	16.3%
High school graduate	14,424	21.8%
Some college or associate's	18,632	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	15,392	23.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6,889	10.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone61.8%

Carpooled11.6%

Public transit10.4%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home12.8%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	27,620	61.8%
Carpooled	5,185	11.6%
Public transit	4,656	10.4%
Walked	681	1.5%
Bicycle	86	0.2%
Worked from home	5,714	12.8%
Other means	768	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,735	17.3%
15 to 29 min	11,455	29.4%
30 to 44 min	10,268	26.3%
45 to 59 min	4,422	11.3%
60+ min	6,116	15.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.84
Poverty rate: 8.6% (7,583 of 87,791)

	Count	Share
Family households	20,344	65.8%
Nonfamily households	10,559	34.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	30,903	95.7%
Vacant	1,382	4.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	18,021	58.3%
Renter-occupied	12,882	41.7%

1-unit, detached57.7%

1-unit, attached8.5%

2 to 4 units5.8%

5 to 19 units6.8%

20 or more units18.7%

Mobile home & other2.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	18,640	57.7%
1-unit, attached	2,735	8.5%
2 to 4 units	1,875	5.8%
5 to 19 units	2,189	6.8%
20 or more units	6,046	18.7%
Mobile home & other	800	2.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0668084
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 13 sq mi
Water area: 2.16 sq mi
Center point: 37.7034, -122.1630