Alhambra is a city of 81,022 people in California. The foreign-born share is 45%. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $857,800. 41% of homes are owner-occupied. There are 10,617 people per square mile. Median rent is $1,939 a month.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $88,024, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.5
US median: 38.9
More educated
41% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 130%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Alhambra
What changed most since 1990
Asian share37.6% → 50.7%(+13.1 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
Median age32.1 → 41.5(+9.4 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)40.2%(681)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.8%(318)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.8%(471)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.8%(82)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.8%(13)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,693 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Alhambra, decade by decade
Alhambra population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
82,106
$75,285
$546,976
22.9%
83.9
2000
85,804
$71,433
$372,164
27.5%
79.2
2010
83,089
$74,125
$740,576
31.6%
74.5
2020
82,868
$80,713
$763,827
36.4%
74.8
2024
81,022
$88,024
$857,800
40.8%
76.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
