Alamo

Population: 14,441
Median household income: $250,001
Median home value: $2,000,001

Located in Contra Costa County, California, Alamo is a community with a population of 14,441. The median household income of $250,001 is above the Contra Costa County median ($125,727).

From 2019 to 2023, Alamo's population declined 3.1% from 14,905 to 14,441, while its median home value rose 19.7% from $1,670,500 to $2,000,001.

The largest age group is 55 to 64, 19.3% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 75.0% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,441
Median age: 50.8 yrs
Median household income: $250,001
Median home value: $2,000,001
Median gross rent: $3,501
Housing units: 5,360
Homeownership rate: 92.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 76.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,90514,441

Median household income

$239,545$250,001

Median home value

$1,670,500$2,000,001

Median gross rent

$2,796$3,501

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,905	$239,545	$1,670,500	$2,796
2020	13,864	$248,167	$1,707,900	$2,770
2021	13,852	$250,001	$1,802,100	$3,501
2022	14,355	$250,001	$2,000,001	$3,501
2023	14,441	$250,001	$2,000,001	$3,501

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

Age distribution

Under 53.8%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 246.1%

25 to 345.5%

35 to 4410.2%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 6419.3%

65 to 7413.4%

75 and over11.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	555	3.8%
5 to 17	2,449	17.0%
18 to 24	884	6.1%
25 to 34	799	5.5%
35 to 44	1,480	10.2%
45 to 54	1,962	13.6%
55 to 64	2,784	19.3%
65 to 74	1,936	13.4%
75 and over	1,592	11.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,833	75.0%
Black or African American	91	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.0%
Asian	1,508	10.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	60	0.4%
Two or more races	875	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,073	7.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.2%

High school graduate7.0%

Some college or associate's15.5%

Bachelor's degree44.2%

Graduate or professional degree32.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	123	1.2%
High school graduate	740	7.0%
Some college or associate's	1,637	15.5%
Bachelor's degree	4,664	44.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3,389	32.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone53.7%

Carpooled8.0%

Public transit4.4%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home30.0%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,473	53.7%
Carpooled	517	8.0%
Public transit	283	4.4%
Walked	148	2.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,941	30.0%
Other means	110	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,350	29.8%
15 to 29 min	1,435	31.7%
30 to 44 min	442	9.8%
45 to 59 min	348	7.7%
60+ min	956	21.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.79
Poverty rate: 1.8% (253 of 14,402)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,408	85.6%
Nonfamily households	741	14.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,149	96.1%
Vacant	211	3.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,757	92.4%
Renter-occupied	392	7.6%

1-unit, detached92.4%

1-unit, attached4.3%

2 to 4 units0.7%

5 to 19 units0.5%

20 or more units1.9%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,951	92.4%
1-unit, attached	232	4.3%
2 to 4 units	39	0.7%
5 to 19 units	27	0.5%
20 or more units	101	1.9%
Mobile home & other	10	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0600618
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 9.82 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.8548, -122.0136