Fremont vs Pleasanton

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

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

Fremont has the higher population (228,518 vs 77,500 in Pleasanton). Pleasanton has the higher median household income ($186,206 vs $176,350 in Fremont). Pleasanton has the higher median home value ($1,432,300 vs $1,289,400 in Fremont).

Population, income & housing

	Fremont	Pleasanton
Population	228,518	77,500
Median age	38.8 yrs	42.4 yrs
Median household income	$176,350	$186,206
Median home value	$1,289,400	$1,432,300
Median gross rent	$2,905	$3,017
Housing units	80,545	28,663
Homeownership rate	60.2%	67.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	62.7%	68.7%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fremont	Pleasanton
Population	235,740 → 228,518 (-3.1%)	81,717 → 77,500 (-5.2%)
Median household income	$133,354 → $176,350 (+32.2%)	$156,400 → $186,206 (+19.1%)
Median home value	$931,600 → $1,289,400 (+38.4%)	$986,800 → $1,432,300 (+45.1%)
Median gross rent	$2,345 → $2,905 (+23.9%)	$2,396 → $3,017 (+25.9%)

Fremont

Population

235,740228,518

Median household income

$133,354$176,350

Median home value

$931,600$1,289,400

Median gross rent

$2,345$2,905

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)

	Fremont	Pleasanton
Under 5	5.5%	4.4%
5 to 17	17.0%	18.9%
18 to 24	5.6%	5.7%
25 to 34	15.1%	9.8%
35 to 44	17.1%	15.3%
45 to 54	14.1%	16.3%
55 to 64	12.1%	13.1%
65 to 74	7.9%	9.1%
75 and over	5.7%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fremont	Pleasanton
White (non-Hispanic)	17.2%	38.8%
Black or African American	2.8%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.2%
Asian	62.4%	41.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.3%
Some other race	0.5%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.4%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	12.9%	12.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fremont	Pleasanton
No high school diploma	7.0%	3.8%
High school graduate	13.9%	9.7%
Some college or associate's	16.4%	17.8%
Bachelor's degree	32.5%	36.2%
Graduate or professional degree	30.2%	32.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fremont	Pleasanton
Drove alone	54.4%	55.8%
Carpooled	7.3%	6.1%
Public transit	4.7%	7.0%
Walked	1.1%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.5%	1.1%
Worked from home	30.7%	26.3%
Other means	1.3%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fremont	Pleasanton
1-unit, detached	56.8%	60.7%
1-unit, attached	13.6%	11.7%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	6.8%	7.5%
20 or more units	18.5%	13.3%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Fremont	Pleasanton
Poverty rate	5.1%	5.5%
Average household size	2.94	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	31	34
Median year structure built	1978	1984