Livermore vs Union City

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

Livermore and Union City 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 68,141 in Union City). Livermore has the higher median household income ($153,602 vs $137,194 in Union City). Union City has the higher median home value ($1,058,200 vs $1,038,600 in Livermore).

Population, income & housing

	Livermore	Union City
Population	85,870	68,141
Median age	40.5 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$153,602	$137,194
Median home value	$1,038,600	$1,058,200
Median gross rent	$2,640	$2,713
Housing units	31,874	21,923
Homeownership rate	72.0%	67.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	50.6%	45.3%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Livermore	Union City
Population	89,699 → 85,870 (-4.3%)	74,722 → 68,141 (-8.8%)
Median household income	$127,452 → $153,602 (+20.5%)	$114,681 → $137,194 (+19.6%)
Median home value	$744,200 → $1,038,600 (+39.6%)	$765,500 → $1,058,200 (+38.2%)
Median gross rent	$2,063 → $2,640 (+28.0%)	$2,202 → $2,713 (+23.2%)

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

Union City

Population

74,72268,141

Median household income

$114,681$137,194

Median home value

$765,500$1,058,200

Median gross rent

$2,202$2,713

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Livermore	Union City
Under 5	6.2%	4.6%
5 to 17	16.7%	13.6%
18 to 24	6.3%	7.0%
25 to 34	12.6%	14.4%
35 to 44	14.3%	15.0%
45 to 54	15.1%	13.3%
55 to 64	14.0%	14.0%
65 to 74	8.6%	10.6%
75 and over	6.2%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Livermore	Union City
White (non-Hispanic)	53.2%	14.6%
Black or African American	1.4%	5.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	16.1%	55.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.8%
Some other race	0.2%	0.5%
Two or more races	5.4%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	23.1%	19.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Livermore	Union City
No high school diploma	5.9%	12.6%
High school graduate	14.5%	18.9%
Some college or associate's	29.1%	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	30.7%	27.7%
Graduate or professional degree	19.9%	17.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Livermore	Union City
Drove alone	64.7%	61.5%
Carpooled	9.2%	12.5%
Public transit	2.4%	5.1%
Walked	0.8%	0.8%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	20.7%	17.7%
Other means	1.3%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Livermore	Union City
1-unit, detached	70.0%	60.0%
1-unit, attached	11.2%	11.7%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	6.4%	4.4%
20 or more units	7.7%	12.7%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	5.3%

Poverty & households

	Livermore	Union City
Poverty rate	4.4%	7.0%
Average household size	2.76	3.16
Mean commute (minutes)	29	33
Median year structure built	1978	1979