With 85,522 people, Livermore is a city in California. The typical home is worth $1,105,600, having more than tripled since 2000. Households here earn about 62% more than in California as a whole. Median household income runs $160,775, well clear of the $82,259 US median. This is an unusually credentialed place: 52% of adults have a four-year degree. Few US cities rank higher on income.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $160,775, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.7
US median: 38.9
More educated
52% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 96%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Livermore
What changed most since 1990
White share83.9% → 52.5%(−31.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Asian share4.1% → 17.0%(+12.9 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree27.3% → 52.3%(+25.0 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Livermore's population equals 5.2% of Alameda County's. Its number of households without a car equals 2.7% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 2.7% of the county's.
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)24.5%(812)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22%(732)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era25.5%(847)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.1%(103)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3,321 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
Livermore, decade by decade
Livermore 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
56,741
$117,961
$521,055
27.3%
35.6
2000
73,345
$137,211
$563,074
31.6%
52.5
2010
80,968
$135,208
$852,353
36.9%
66.2
2020
87,955
$159,582
$977,025
45.1%
78.3
2024
85,522
$160,775
$1,105,600
52.3%
80.4
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.
