San Ramon is a city of 85,993 people in California. That is roughly 98% ahead of the California median. This is an unusually credentialed place: 72% of adults have a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $1,509,500, having more than tripled since 2000. The population has more than doubled since 2000, adding 41,271 people. Median household income runs $196,161, well clear of the $82,259 US median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $196,161, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.6
US median: 38.9
More educated
72% 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 San Ramon
What changed most since 1990
Asian share9.0% → 49.5%(+40.5 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
White share83.3% → 32.9%(−50.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population35,303 → 85,993(+144%)US over the same years: +35%
San Ramon's population equals 7.4% of Contra Costa County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 3.9% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 12% 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)30.1%(643)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23%(491)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.7%(634)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0.2%(5)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.1%(2)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,135 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 Ramon, decade by decade
San Ramon 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
35,303
$152,661
$756,982
42.9%
36.7
2000
44,722
$174,617
$766,917
52.7%
56.0
2010
72,148
$173,097
$1,101,082
58.3%
78.8
2020
84,605
$202,829
$1,213,978
70.9%
78.4
2024
85,993
$196,161
$1,509,500
71.6%
79.4
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.
