Alamo vs Moraga

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

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

Moraga has the higher population (16,790 vs 14,441 in Alamo). Alamo has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $199,800 in Moraga). Alamo has the higher median home value ($2,000,001 vs $1,597,600 in Moraga).

Population, income & housing

	Alamo	Moraga
Population	14,441	16,790
Median age	50.8 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$199,800
Median home value	$2,000,001	$1,597,600
Median gross rent	$3,501	$3,119
Housing units	5,360	5,761
Homeownership rate	92.4%	84.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	76.3%	81.0%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alamo	Moraga
Population	14,905 → 14,441 (-3.1%)	17,539 → 16,790 (-4.3%)
Median household income	$239,545 → $250,001 (+4.4%)	$140,378 → $199,800 (+42.3%)
Median home value	$1,670,500 → $2,000,001 (+19.7%)	$1,140,700 → $1,597,600 (+40.1%)
Median gross rent	$2,796 → $3,501 (+25.2%)	$2,128 → $3,119 (+46.6%)

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

Moraga

Population

17,53916,790

Median household income

$140,378$199,800

Median home value

$1,140,700$1,597,600

Median gross rent

$2,128$3,119

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alamo	Moraga
Under 5	3.8%	5.1%
5 to 17	17.0%	16.5%
18 to 24	6.1%	16.0%
25 to 34	5.5%	4.4%
35 to 44	10.2%	12.6%
45 to 54	13.6%	12.6%
55 to 64	19.3%	12.0%
65 to 74	13.4%	11.2%
75 and over	11.0%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alamo	Moraga
White (non-Hispanic)	75.0%	61.2%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	10.4%	21.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.4%	0.7%
Two or more races	6.1%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	7.4%	9.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alamo	Moraga
No high school diploma	1.2%	0.8%
High school graduate	7.0%	4.8%
Some college or associate's	15.5%	13.4%
Bachelor's degree	44.2%	42.0%
Graduate or professional degree	32.1%	39.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alamo	Moraga
Drove alone	53.7%	45.0%
Carpooled	8.0%	5.6%
Public transit	4.4%	6.7%
Walked	2.3%	6.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	30.0%	35.6%
Other means	1.7%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alamo	Moraga
1-unit, detached	92.4%	70.8%
1-unit, attached	4.3%	13.6%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	3.6%
20 or more units	1.9%	3.6%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Alamo	Moraga
Poverty rate	1.8%	8.4%
Average household size	2.79	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	29	31
Median year structure built	1978	1972