San Leandro is home to 87,826 people in California. The typical home is worth $844,200, having more than tripled since 2000. The foreign-born share is 38%. Few US cities rank higher on income. Density works out to 6,592 people per square mile. Renters pay $2,186 a month at the median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $101,420, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.9
US median: 38.9
Average education
33% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 102%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about San Leandro
What changed most since 1990
White share65.6% → 19.7%(−45.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Asian share13.5% → 35.8%(+22.3 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
San Leandro's population equals 5.3% of Alameda County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 3.2% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 3.5% 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)21.6%(563)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.9%(440)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.9%(938)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War10.2%(267)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.3%(7)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,610 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
San Leandro, decade by decade
San Leandro 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
68,223
$85,637
$464,413
16.9%
65.9
2000
79,452
$93,052
$418,434
23.3%
89.6
2010
84,950
$90,067
$709,647
26.9%
93.7
2020
91,008
$104,967
$757,403
31.6%
92.2
2024
87,826
$101,420
$844,200
33.3%
91.9
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.
