Fremont vs San Leandro

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

Fremont and San Leandro 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 88,531 in San Leandro). Fremont has the higher median household income ($176,350 vs $98,063 in San Leandro). Fremont has the higher median home value ($1,289,400 vs $813,600 in San Leandro).

Population, income & housing

	Fremont	San Leandro
Population	228,518	88,531
Median age	38.8 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$176,350	$98,063
Median home value	$1,289,400	$813,600
Median gross rent	$2,905	$2,115
Housing units	80,545	32,285
Homeownership rate	60.2%	58.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	62.7%	33.7%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fremont	San Leandro
Population	235,740 → 228,518 (-3.1%)	90,025 → 88,531 (-1.7%)
Median household income	$133,354 → $176,350 (+32.2%)	$78,003 → $98,063 (+25.7%)
Median home value	$931,600 → $1,289,400 (+38.4%)	$590,800 → $813,600 (+37.7%)
Median gross rent	$2,345 → $2,905 (+23.9%)	$1,652 → $2,115 (+28.0%)

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

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)

	Fremont	San Leandro
Under 5	5.5%	4.2%
5 to 17	17.0%	13.6%
18 to 24	5.6%	7.5%
25 to 34	15.1%	14.6%
35 to 44	17.1%	13.9%
45 to 54	14.1%	14.3%
55 to 64	12.1%	13.6%
65 to 74	7.9%	10.5%
75 and over	5.7%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fremont	San Leandro
White (non-Hispanic)	17.2%	20.1%
Black or African American	2.8%	9.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.2%
Asian	62.4%	35.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	1.3%
Some other race	0.5%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.4%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	12.9%	28.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fremont	San Leandro
No high school diploma	7.0%	16.3%
High school graduate	13.9%	21.8%
Some college or associate's	16.4%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	32.5%	23.3%
Graduate or professional degree	30.2%	10.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fremont	San Leandro
Drove alone	54.4%	61.8%
Carpooled	7.3%	11.6%
Public transit	4.7%	10.4%
Walked	1.1%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.2%
Worked from home	30.7%	12.8%
Other means	1.3%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fremont	San Leandro
1-unit, detached	56.8%	57.7%
1-unit, attached	13.6%	8.5%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	6.8%	6.8%
20 or more units	18.5%	18.7%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Fremont	San Leandro
Poverty rate	5.1%	8.6%
Average household size	2.94	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	31	32
Median year structure built	1978	1959