Alamo vs Blackhawk

A side-by-side comparison of Alamo and Blackhawk: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Alamo has the higher population (14,441 vs 10,404 in Blackhawk). Alamo has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $239,681 in Blackhawk). Alamo has the higher median home value ($2,000,001 vs $1,948,900 in Blackhawk).

Population, income & housing

	Alamo	Blackhawk
Population	14,441	10,404
Median age	50.8 yrs	50.9 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$239,681
Median home value	$2,000,001	$1,948,900
Median gross rent	$3,501	$3,501
Housing units	5,360	3,964
Homeownership rate	92.4%	88.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	76.3%	70.5%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alamo	Blackhawk
Population	14,905 → 14,441 (-3.1%)	9,604 → 10,404 (+8.3%)
Median household income	$239,545 → $250,001 (+4.4%)	$214,754 → $239,681 (+11.6%)
Median home value	$1,670,500 → $2,000,001 (+19.7%)	$1,350,600 → $1,948,900 (+44.3%)
Median gross rent	$2,796 → $3,501 (+25.2%)	$3,501 → $3,501 (+0.0%)

Alamo

Population

14,90514,441

Median household income

$239,545$250,001

Median home value

$1,670,500$2,000,001

Median gross rent

$2,796$3,501

Blackhawk

Population

9,60410,404

Median household income

$214,754$239,681

Median home value

$1,350,600$1,948,900

Median gross rent

$3,501$3,501

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alamo	Blackhawk
Under 5	3.8%	3.9%
5 to 17	17.0%	14.6%
18 to 24	6.1%	6.3%
25 to 34	5.5%	9.4%
35 to 44	10.2%	8.0%
45 to 54	13.6%	13.3%
55 to 64	19.3%	17.6%
65 to 74	13.4%	18.2%
75 and over	11.0%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alamo	Blackhawk
White (non-Hispanic)	75.0%	62.4%
Black or African American	0.6%	5.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	10.4%	20.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.4%	0.3%
Two or more races	6.1%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	7.4%	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alamo	Blackhawk
No high school diploma	1.2%	1.3%
High school graduate	7.0%	10.1%
Some college or associate's	15.5%	18.1%
Bachelor's degree	44.2%	40.8%
Graduate or professional degree	32.1%	29.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alamo	Blackhawk
Drove alone	53.7%	48.4%
Carpooled	8.0%	6.0%
Public transit	4.4%	4.1%
Walked	2.3%	6.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	30.0%	34.2%
Other means	1.7%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alamo	Blackhawk
1-unit, detached	92.4%	91.1%
1-unit, attached	4.3%	7.8%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	1.1%
20 or more units	1.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Alamo	Blackhawk
Poverty rate	1.8%	5.2%
Average household size	2.79	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	29	38
Median year structure built	1978	1988