Livermore vs Pleasanton

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

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

Livermore has the higher population (85,870 vs 77,500 in Pleasanton). Pleasanton has the higher median household income ($186,206 vs $153,602 in Livermore). Pleasanton has the higher median home value ($1,432,300 vs $1,038,600 in Livermore).

Population, income & housing

	Livermore	Pleasanton
Population	85,870	77,500
Median age	40.5 yrs	42.4 yrs
Median household income	$153,602	$186,206
Median home value	$1,038,600	$1,432,300
Median gross rent	$2,640	$3,017
Housing units	31,874	28,663
Homeownership rate	72.0%	67.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	50.6%	68.7%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Livermore	Pleasanton
Population	89,699 → 85,870 (-4.3%)	81,717 → 77,500 (-5.2%)
Median household income	$127,452 → $153,602 (+20.5%)	$156,400 → $186,206 (+19.1%)
Median home value	$744,200 → $1,038,600 (+39.6%)	$986,800 → $1,432,300 (+45.1%)
Median gross rent	$2,063 → $2,640 (+28.0%)	$2,396 → $3,017 (+25.9%)

Livermore

Population

89,69985,870

Median household income

$127,452$153,602

Median home value

$744,200$1,038,600

Median gross rent

$2,063$2,640

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)

	Livermore	Pleasanton
Under 5	6.2%	4.4%
5 to 17	16.7%	18.9%
18 to 24	6.3%	5.7%
25 to 34	12.6%	9.8%
35 to 44	14.3%	15.3%
45 to 54	15.1%	16.3%
55 to 64	14.0%	13.1%
65 to 74	8.6%	9.1%
75 and over	6.2%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Livermore	Pleasanton
White (non-Hispanic)	53.2%	38.8%
Black or African American	1.4%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	16.1%	41.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.3%
Some other race	0.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	5.4%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	23.1%	12.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Livermore	Pleasanton
No high school diploma	5.9%	3.8%
High school graduate	14.5%	9.7%
Some college or associate's	29.1%	17.8%
Bachelor's degree	30.7%	36.2%
Graduate or professional degree	19.9%	32.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Livermore	Pleasanton
Drove alone	64.7%	55.8%
Carpooled	9.2%	6.1%
Public transit	2.4%	7.0%
Walked	0.8%	1.8%
Bicycle	1.0%	1.1%
Worked from home	20.7%	26.3%
Other means	1.3%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Livermore	Pleasanton
1-unit, detached	70.0%	60.7%
1-unit, attached	11.2%	11.7%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	6.4%	7.5%
20 or more units	7.7%	13.3%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Livermore	Pleasanton
Poverty rate	4.4%	5.5%
Average household size	2.76	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	29	34
Median year structure built	1978	1984