With 76,960 people, Pleasanton is a city in California. This is an unusually credentialed place: 70% of adults have a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $1,537,100, having more than tripled since 2000. That is roughly 92% ahead of the California median. The median household earns $190,124, about 131% above the national median. Renters pay $3,060 a month at the median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $190,124, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.1
US median: 38.9
More educated
70% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 97%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Pleasanton
What changed most since 1990
Asian share5.4% → 43.7%(+38.3 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
White share86.5% → 36.1%(−50.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree37.2% → 69.9%(+32.7 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Pleasanton's population equals 4.7% of Alameda County's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.9% 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)18.6%(364)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)11.5%(225)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era38.3%(750)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.9%(175)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3%(58)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,956 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
Pleasanton, decade by decade
Pleasanton 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
50,553
$142,703
$710,660
37.2%
30.6
2000
63,654
$165,514
$780,033
47.3%
50.5
2010
70,285
$165,706
$1,119,208
55.2%
70.5
2020
79,871
$194,761
$1,280,034
65.5%
80.9
2024
76,960
$190,124
$1,537,100
69.9%
82.3
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.
