Alameda vs San Leandro

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

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

San Leandro has the higher population (88,531 vs 76,876 in Alameda). Alameda has the higher median household income ($132,015 vs $98,063 in San Leandro). Alameda has the higher median home value ($1,203,900 vs $813,600 in San Leandro).

Population, income & housing

	Alameda	San Leandro
Population	76,876	88,531
Median age	40.7 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$132,015	$98,063
Median home value	$1,203,900	$813,600
Median gross rent	$2,394	$2,115
Housing units	32,129	32,285
Homeownership rate	49.0%	58.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.3%	33.7%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alameda	San Leandro
Population	78,522 → 76,876 (-2.1%)	90,025 → 88,531 (-1.7%)
Median household income	$104,756 → $132,015 (+26.0%)	$78,003 → $98,063 (+25.7%)
Median home value	$859,900 → $1,203,900 (+40.0%)	$590,800 → $813,600 (+37.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,836 → $2,394 (+30.4%)	$1,652 → $2,115 (+28.0%)

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

San Leandro

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

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alameda	San Leandro
Under 5	6.5%	4.2%
5 to 17	15.9%	13.6%
18 to 24	5.0%	7.5%
25 to 34	13.1%	14.6%
35 to 44	16.3%	13.9%
45 to 54	13.8%	14.3%
55 to 64	12.2%	13.6%
65 to 74	10.6%	10.5%
75 and over	6.6%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alameda	San Leandro
White (non-Hispanic)	40.5%	20.1%
Black or African American	5.9%	9.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	30.0%	35.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	1.3%
Some other race	1.1%	0.6%
Two or more races	7.6%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	14.2%	28.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alameda	San Leandro
No high school diploma	6.6%	16.3%
High school graduate	10.8%	21.8%
Some college or associate's	22.3%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	34.9%	23.3%
Graduate or professional degree	25.4%	10.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alameda	San Leandro
Drove alone	46.7%	61.8%
Carpooled	6.4%	11.6%
Public transit	12.2%	10.4%
Walked	2.6%	1.5%
Bicycle	2.5%	0.2%
Worked from home	28.1%	12.8%
Other means	1.6%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alameda	San Leandro
1-unit, detached	42.6%	57.7%
1-unit, attached	11.9%	8.5%
2 to 4 units	14.3%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	10.6%	6.8%
20 or more units	20.4%	18.7%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Alameda	San Leandro
Poverty rate	6.9%	8.6%
Average household size	2.54	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	32	32
Median year structure built	1964	1959