Alamo vs Pinole

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

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

Pinole has the higher population (18,835 vs 14,441 in Alamo). Alamo has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $120,833 in Pinole). Alamo has the higher median home value ($2,000,001 vs $697,100 in Pinole).

Population, income & housing

	Alamo	Pinole
Population	14,441	18,835
Median age	50.8 yrs	44.1 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$120,833
Median home value	$2,000,001	$697,100
Median gross rent	$3,501	$2,738
Housing units	5,360	7,285
Homeownership rate	92.4%	75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	76.3%	38.7%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alamo	Pinole
Population	14,905 → 14,441 (-3.1%)	19,279 → 18,835 (-2.3%)
Median household income	$239,545 → $250,001 (+4.4%)	$100,315 → $120,833 (+20.5%)
Median home value	$1,670,500 → $2,000,001 (+19.7%)	$500,900 → $697,100 (+39.2%)
Median gross rent	$2,796 → $3,501 (+25.2%)	$1,835 → $2,738 (+49.2%)

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

Pinole

Population

19,27918,835

Median household income

$100,315$120,833

Median home value

$500,900$697,100

Median gross rent

$1,835$2,738

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alamo	Pinole
Under 5	3.8%	4.4%
5 to 17	17.0%	12.6%
18 to 24	6.1%	6.3%
25 to 34	5.5%	13.2%
35 to 44	10.2%	16.2%
45 to 54	13.6%	11.0%
55 to 64	19.3%	14.0%
65 to 74	13.4%	12.6%
75 and over	11.0%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alamo	Pinole
White (non-Hispanic)	75.0%	30.1%
Black or African American	0.6%	11.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	10.4%	24.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.4%	0.2%
Two or more races	6.1%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	7.4%	27.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alamo	Pinole
No high school diploma	1.2%	10.2%
High school graduate	7.0%	19.9%
Some college or associate's	15.5%	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	44.2%	25.5%
Graduate or professional degree	32.1%	13.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alamo	Pinole
Drove alone	53.7%	67.7%
Carpooled	8.0%	9.3%
Public transit	4.4%	7.1%
Walked	2.3%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	30.0%	13.7%
Other means	1.7%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alamo	Pinole
1-unit, detached	92.4%	72.7%
1-unit, attached	4.3%	13.0%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	4.8%
20 or more units	1.9%	5.9%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Alamo	Pinole
Poverty rate	1.8%	6.5%
Average household size	2.79	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	29	37
Median year structure built	1978	1971