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Castro Valley

California · 65,001 residents · 16.8 sq mi
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The short version

Castro Valley is home to 65,001 people in California. The typical home is worth $1,104,600, having more than tripled since 2000. Few US cities rank higher on income. The foreign-born share is 31%. Households take in $142,779 a year at the median, 74% more than the country as a whole. Households here earn about 44% more than in California as a whole.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.9
US median: 38.9
More educated
45% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 106%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
65,001
+13%since 2000
from 57,292 in 2000
1990 – 2024
Population density
3,858 / sq mi
+17%since 2009
from 3,296 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
42.9
+9%since 2000
from 39.4 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
16.8 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
47K52K58K63K68K19902000201020202024Castro Valley
202465K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55%(3,252)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.5%(3,579)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.1%(3,945)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.3%(4,077)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 243.6%(2,351)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3411.5%(7,496)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4415%(9,726)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413.4%(8,687)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6414.9%(9,674)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7411.7%(7,579)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.1%(3,297)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.1%(1,338)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$142,779
+21%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $64,874 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$60,688
+99%since 2000
from $30,454 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
73.6%
+23.1 ptssince 2009
from 50.5% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
6.7%
+2.2 ptssince 2000
from 4.5% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.426
+2%since 2010
from 0.417 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information9.1%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade7.8%
US avg: 9.9%
Other services7.2%
US avg: 6.7%
Wholesale trade6.7%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance5.6%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration5%
US avg: 4.8%
Arts, entertainment, food3.6%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing2%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.2%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$1,104,600
+106%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $294,800 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$2,554
+47%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $954 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
72.5%
+2.9 ptssince 2000
from 69.7% in 2000
27.5% rent
Vacancy rate
4.1%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 3.8% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.90 people
+10%since 2009
from 2.64 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
29.0%
−9.0 ptssince 2009
from 38.1% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
49.8%
+1.4 ptssince 2009
from 48.4% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
7.7
−7%since 2009
from 8.3 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
67
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic64.6%(36,992)
Black5%(2,868)
Hispanic / Latino12.2%(6,984)
Asian13.4%(7,649)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic33.5%(21,775)
Black8.7%(5,655)
Hispanic / Latino19.8%(12,866)
Asian32.9%(21,354)
Other5.2%(3,351)
Diversity Score
91
+19%since 2009
from 77 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican13.1%(8,503)
Central American2.4%(1,538)
Puerto Rican0.8%(551)
Nicaraguan0.7%(477)
Salvadoran0.7%(462)
Peruvian0.7%(454)
Guatemalan0.6%(385)
Spaniard0.6%(376)
Colombian0.2%(149)
Uruguayan0.2%(148)
Panamanian0.2%(123)
+ 6 more hispanic origin groups with data
Cuban0.1%(93)
Costa Rican0.1%(78)
Honduran0%(13)
Dominican0%(12)
Asian origin
Chinese17%(11,019)
Filipino4%(2,571)
Asian Indian3.6%(2,318)
Vietnamese2.4%(1,564)
Korean1.1%(743)
Japanese1.1%(694)
Nepalese0.6%(359)
Taiwanese0.3%(205)
Cambodian0.2%(130)
Burmese0.2%(108)
Pakistani0.1%(80)
Thai0.1%(63)
+ 5 more asian origin groups with data
Sri Lankan0.1%(55)
Indonesian0.1%(48)
Malaysian0%(19)
Laotian0%(13)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.2%(120)
Samoan0.1%(61)
Tongan0%(18)
Guamanian0%(13)
Fijian0%(8)
Ancestry
German6.5%(4,225)
English6.5%(4,214)
Irish6.2%(4,025)
Italian3.5%(2,273)
Portuguese3.1%(2,015)
American2.4%(1,584)
French2.1%(1,364)
Scottish1.9%(1,227)
Nigerian1.6%(1,033)
Arab1.4%(919)
Polish0.9%(616)
+ 37 more ancestry groups with data
Russian0.9%(588)
Swedish0.9%(560)
Greek0.7%(434)
Norwegian0.7%(431)
Ethiopian0.6%(407)
Ukrainian0.6%(393)
Dutch0.6%(359)
Welsh0.5%(331)
Egyptian0.4%(280)
Scotch-Irish0.4%(256)
Romanian0.4%(239)
Danish0.4%(236)
Iranian0.3%(209)
British0.3%(171)
Czech0.2%(155)
Palestinian0.2%(151)
Turkish0.2%(151)
Austrian0.2%(123)
Finnish0.2%(110)
Croatian0.2%(109)
Swiss0.2%(104)
Hungarian0.2%(98)
Lebanese0.1%(96)
Canadian0.1%(70)
Australian0.1%(44)
Lithuanian0.1%(38)
Syrian0%(27)
Brazilian0%(26)
Armenian0%(18)
Latvian0%(18)
Belgian0%(16)
Moroccan0%(15)
Slovene0%(15)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
44.5%
+13.9 ptssince 2000
from 30.6% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
91.7%
+2.7 ptssince 2000
from 89.0% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
17.5%
+6.9 ptssince 2000
from 10.6% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
32.7 min
+50%since 2000
from 21.8 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
62.5%
−11.3 ptssince 2009
from 73.8% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.7%
−1.8 ptssince 2009
from 9.5% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
5.2%
−3.1 ptssince 2009
from 8.3% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
21.3%
+16.6 ptssince 2009
from 4.7% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.4%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 2.0% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.6%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.5%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 5.1% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.8%
−4.2 ptssince 2011
from 8.0% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
64.1%
−1.1 ptssince 2011
from 65.2% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
77.7%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 78.3% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
15.9%
+1.4 ptssince 2009
from 14.5% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
52.3%
+9.7 ptssince 2009
from 42.6% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.1%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 48.7% in 2009
Female
50.9%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 51.3% in 2009
Foreign born
31.0%
+12.3 ptssince 2009
from 18.7% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
3.9%
−5.6 ptssince 2009
from 9.5% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
9.8%
+1.0 ptssince 2012
from 8.8% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
3.3%
−5.6 ptssince 2013
from 8.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
96.7%
+8.5 ptssince 2017
from 88.2% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.4%
+2.2 ptssince 2020
from 95.2% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
92.1%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 90.4% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
57.8%
−8.2 ptssince 2016
from 66.0% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
11.2%
+1.4 ptssince 2016
from 9.8% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married31.1%(8,212)
Married60.2%(15,867)
Widowed2.4%(621)
Divorced6.3%(1,665)
Women 15+
Never married28.2%(7,860)
Married55%(15,332)
Widowed8.7%(2,414)
Divorced8.1%(2,254)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
3.3%
−5.6 ptssince 2013
from 8.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
66.6%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 67.0% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
16.2%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 14.6% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
18.2%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 16.8% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
15.0%
−0.7 ptssince 2020
from 15.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
0.8%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 1.3% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
78.5%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 78.4% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
30.7%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 29.3% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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)12.4%(251)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12.6%(254)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era46.9%(946)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.1%(82)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3%(61)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,019 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Castro Valley, California?

Castro Valley, California has about 65,001 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Castro Valley, California?

The typical household in Castro Valley, California earns about $142,779 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Castro Valley, California expensive?

In Castro Valley, California, the median home is worth about $1,104,600, and the typical rent is about $2,554 a month.

How educated are people in Castro Valley, California?

About 44.5% of adults age 25 and over in Castro Valley, California hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Castro Valley, California?

About 6.7% of people in Castro Valley, California live below the federal poverty line.

Has Castro Valley, California grown since 1990?

Yes, Castro Valley, California has grown since 1990. The population has added about 16,382 residents, a change of about 34 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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