Livermore vs San Leandro

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

Livermore 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 85,870 in Livermore). Livermore has the higher median household income ($153,602 vs $98,063 in San Leandro). Livermore has the higher median home value ($1,038,600 vs $813,600 in San Leandro).

Population, income & housing

	Livermore	San Leandro
Population	85,870	88,531
Median age	40.5 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$153,602	$98,063
Median home value	$1,038,600	$813,600
Median gross rent	$2,640	$2,115
Housing units	31,874	32,285
Homeownership rate	72.0%	58.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	50.6%	33.7%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Livermore	San Leandro
Population	89,699 → 85,870 (-4.3%)	90,025 → 88,531 (-1.7%)
Median household income	$127,452 → $153,602 (+20.5%)	$78,003 → $98,063 (+25.7%)
Median home value	$744,200 → $1,038,600 (+39.6%)	$590,800 → $813,600 (+37.7%)
Median gross rent	$2,063 → $2,640 (+28.0%)	$1,652 → $2,115 (+28.0%)

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

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)

	Livermore	San Leandro
Under 5	6.2%	4.2%
5 to 17	16.7%	13.6%
18 to 24	6.3%	7.5%
25 to 34	12.6%	14.6%
35 to 44	14.3%	13.9%
45 to 54	15.1%	14.3%
55 to 64	14.0%	13.6%
65 to 74	8.6%	10.5%
75 and over	6.2%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Livermore	San Leandro
White (non-Hispanic)	53.2%	20.1%
Black or African American	1.4%	9.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	16.1%	35.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	1.3%
Some other race	0.2%	0.6%
Two or more races	5.4%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	23.1%	28.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Livermore	San Leandro
No high school diploma	5.9%	16.3%
High school graduate	14.5%	21.8%
Some college or associate's	29.1%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	30.7%	23.3%
Graduate or professional degree	19.9%	10.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Livermore	San Leandro
Drove alone	64.7%	61.8%
Carpooled	9.2%	11.6%
Public transit	2.4%	10.4%
Walked	0.8%	1.5%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	20.7%	12.8%
Other means	1.3%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Livermore	San Leandro
1-unit, detached	70.0%	57.7%
1-unit, attached	11.2%	8.5%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	6.4%	6.8%
20 or more units	7.7%	18.7%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Livermore	San Leandro
Poverty rate	4.4%	8.6%
Average household size	2.76	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	29	32
Median year structure built	1978	1959