Alameda vs Pleasanton

A side-by-side comparison of Alameda and Pleasanton: population, income, housing, and more.

Alameda and Pleasanton are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Pleasanton has the higher population (77,500 vs 76,876 in Alameda). Pleasanton has the higher median household income ($186,206 vs $132,015 in Alameda). Pleasanton has the higher median home value ($1,432,300 vs $1,203,900 in Alameda).

Population, income & housing

	Alameda	Pleasanton
Population	76,876	77,500
Median age	40.7 yrs	42.4 yrs
Median household income	$132,015	$186,206
Median home value	$1,203,900	$1,432,300
Median gross rent	$2,394	$3,017
Housing units	32,129	28,663
Homeownership rate	49.0%	67.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.3%	68.7%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alameda	Pleasanton
Population	78,522 → 76,876 (-2.1%)	81,717 → 77,500 (-5.2%)
Median household income	$104,756 → $132,015 (+26.0%)	$156,400 → $186,206 (+19.1%)
Median home value	$859,900 → $1,203,900 (+40.0%)	$986,800 → $1,432,300 (+45.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,836 → $2,394 (+30.4%)	$2,396 → $3,017 (+25.9%)

Alameda

Population

78,52276,876

Median household income

$104,756$132,015

Median home value

$859,900$1,203,900

Median gross rent

$1,836$2,394

Pleasanton

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

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alameda	Pleasanton
Under 5	6.5%	4.4%
5 to 17	15.9%	18.9%
18 to 24	5.0%	5.7%
25 to 34	13.1%	9.8%
35 to 44	16.3%	15.3%
45 to 54	13.8%	16.3%
55 to 64	12.2%	13.1%
65 to 74	10.6%	9.1%
75 and over	6.6%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alameda	Pleasanton
White (non-Hispanic)	40.5%	38.8%
Black or African American	5.9%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	30.0%	41.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.3%
Some other race	1.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	7.6%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	14.2%	12.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alameda	Pleasanton
No high school diploma	6.6%	3.8%
High school graduate	10.8%	9.7%
Some college or associate's	22.3%	17.8%
Bachelor's degree	34.9%	36.2%
Graduate or professional degree	25.4%	32.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alameda	Pleasanton
Drove alone	46.7%	55.8%
Carpooled	6.4%	6.1%
Public transit	12.2%	7.0%
Walked	2.6%	1.8%
Bicycle	2.5%	1.1%
Worked from home	28.1%	26.3%
Other means	1.6%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alameda	Pleasanton
1-unit, detached	42.6%	60.7%
1-unit, attached	11.9%	11.7%
2 to 4 units	14.3%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	10.6%	7.5%
20 or more units	20.4%	13.3%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Alameda	Pleasanton
Poverty rate	6.9%	5.5%
Average household size	2.54	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	32	34
Median year structure built	1964	1984