Alamo vs El Sobrante

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

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

El Sobrante has the higher population (15,823 vs 14,441 in Alamo). Alamo has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $112,622 in El Sobrante). Alamo has the higher median home value ($2,000,001 vs $695,900 in El Sobrante).

Population, income & housing

	Alamo	El Sobrante
Population	14,441	15,823
Median age	50.8 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$112,622
Median home value	$2,000,001	$695,900
Median gross rent	$3,501	$2,245
Housing units	5,360	5,838
Homeownership rate	92.4%	65.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	76.3%	34.9%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alamo	El Sobrante
Population	14,905 → 14,441 (-3.1%)	13,818 → 15,823 (+14.5%)
Median household income	$239,545 → $250,001 (+4.4%)	$86,626 → $112,622 (+30.0%)
Median home value	$1,670,500 → $2,000,001 (+19.7%)	$497,400 → $695,900 (+39.9%)
Median gross rent	$2,796 → $3,501 (+25.2%)	$1,623 → $2,245 (+38.3%)

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

El Sobrante

Population

13,81815,823

Median household income

$86,626$112,622

Median home value

$497,400$695,900

Median gross rent

$1,623$2,245

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alamo	El Sobrante
Under 5	3.8%	4.4%
5 to 17	17.0%	16.1%
18 to 24	6.1%	6.1%
25 to 34	5.5%	16.7%
35 to 44	10.2%	13.0%
45 to 54	13.6%	13.6%
55 to 64	19.3%	11.1%
65 to 74	13.4%	12.5%
75 and over	11.0%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alamo	El Sobrante
White (non-Hispanic)	75.0%	33.4%
Black or African American	0.6%	6.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	10.4%	19.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.2%
Some other race	0.4%	0.4%
Two or more races	6.1%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	7.4%	33.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alamo	El Sobrante
No high school diploma	1.2%	11.1%
High school graduate	7.0%	20.3%
Some college or associate's	15.5%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	44.2%	23.1%
Graduate or professional degree	32.1%	11.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alamo	El Sobrante
Drove alone	53.7%	62.4%
Carpooled	8.0%	11.4%
Public transit	4.4%	7.1%
Walked	2.3%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	30.0%	15.1%
Other means	1.7%	3.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alamo	El Sobrante
1-unit, detached	92.4%	72.1%
1-unit, attached	4.3%	6.3%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	5.3%
20 or more units	1.9%	7.9%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Alamo	El Sobrante
Poverty rate	1.8%	9.8%
Average household size	2.79	2.91
Mean commute (minutes)	29	34
Median year structure built	1978	1959