Pleasanton vs San Leandro

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

Pleasanton 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 77,500 in Pleasanton). Pleasanton has the higher median household income ($186,206 vs $98,063 in San Leandro). Pleasanton has the higher median home value ($1,432,300 vs $813,600 in San Leandro).

Population, income & housing

	Pleasanton	San Leandro
Population	77,500	88,531
Median age	42.4 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$186,206	$98,063
Median home value	$1,432,300	$813,600
Median gross rent	$3,017	$2,115
Housing units	28,663	32,285
Homeownership rate	67.1%	58.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	68.7%	33.7%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pleasanton	San Leandro
Population	81,717 → 77,500 (-5.2%)	90,025 → 88,531 (-1.7%)
Median household income	$156,400 → $186,206 (+19.1%)	$78,003 → $98,063 (+25.7%)
Median home value	$986,800 → $1,432,300 (+45.1%)	$590,800 → $813,600 (+37.7%)
Median gross rent	$2,396 → $3,017 (+25.9%)	$1,652 → $2,115 (+28.0%)

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

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)

	Pleasanton	San Leandro
Under 5	4.4%	4.2%
5 to 17	18.9%	13.6%
18 to 24	5.7%	7.5%
25 to 34	9.8%	14.6%
35 to 44	15.3%	13.9%
45 to 54	16.3%	14.3%
55 to 64	13.1%	13.6%
65 to 74	9.1%	10.5%
75 and over	7.4%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pleasanton	San Leandro
White (non-Hispanic)	38.8%	20.1%
Black or African American	1.6%	9.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	41.6%	35.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	1.3%
Some other race	0.2%	0.6%
Two or more races	4.7%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	12.7%	28.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pleasanton	San Leandro
No high school diploma	3.8%	16.3%
High school graduate	9.7%	21.8%
Some college or associate's	17.8%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	36.2%	23.3%
Graduate or professional degree	32.5%	10.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pleasanton	San Leandro
Drove alone	55.8%	61.8%
Carpooled	6.1%	11.6%
Public transit	7.0%	10.4%
Walked	1.8%	1.5%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.2%
Worked from home	26.3%	12.8%
Other means	1.9%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pleasanton	San Leandro
1-unit, detached	60.7%	57.7%
1-unit, attached	11.7%	8.5%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	7.5%	6.8%
20 or more units	13.3%	18.7%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Pleasanton	San Leandro
Poverty rate	5.5%	8.6%
Average household size	2.78	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	34	32
Median year structure built	1984	1959