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CITY · 1990 CENSUS

San Ramon

California · 35,303 residents · 20.1 sq mi
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With 35,303 people, San Ramon is a city in California. The typical home is worth $315,400. Households here earn about 78% more than in California as a whole. This is an unusually credentialed place: 43% of adults have a four-year degree. Median household income runs $63,607, well clear of the $30,130 US median. Renters pay $903 a month at the median.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $30,130
Mid-age
median age 32.7
US median: 33.0
More educated
43% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 20%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $93,722
Section 01

Population & growth

35,303
−21%vs 2000
vs 44,722 in 2000
1990 – 2025
32.7
−10%vs 2000
vs 36.5 in 2000
US average: 33.0
Land area
20.1 sq mi
Population, 19902024
30K45K61K76K91K19902000201020202024San Ramon
202486K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 1990
Under 57.2%(2,543)
US avg: 7.3%
5 to 97.5%(2,638)
US avg: 7.3%
10 to 148.1%(2,870)
US avg: 6.9%
15 to 196.7%(2,373)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 246.3%(2,210)
US avg: 7.5%
25 to 3418.6%(6,556)
US avg: 17.5%
35 to 4423.2%(8,197)
US avg: 15.1%
45 to 5413%(4,581)
US avg: 10.2%
55 to 645.2%(1,825)
US avg: 8.5%
65 to 743%(1,067)
US avg: 7.3%
75 to 841%(365)
US avg: 4%
85 and over0.2%(78)
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 02

Income & economy

$63,607
−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $95,856 in 2000
US average: $30,130
1990 – 2024
$25,196
−40%vs 2000
vs $42,336 in 2000
US average: $14,340
1.7%
−0.2 ptsvs 2000
vs 2.0% in 2000
US average: 13.2%
Section 03

Housing

$315,400
−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $421,000 in 2000
US average: $93,722
1990 – 2024
$903
−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $1,388 in 2000
US average: $450
69.2%
−2.2 ptsvs 2000
vs 71.3% in 2000
30.8% rent
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic72.3%(32,356)
Black1.9%(842)
Hispanic / Latino7.2%(3,238)
Asian14.8%(6,629)
Other0%
1990
White, non-Hispanic87.4%(30,871)
Black1.8%(642)
Hispanic / Latino5.5%(1,947)
Asian9.1%(3,214)
Other1.6%(576)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin
Mexican4.5%(3,850)
Spaniard0.7%(565)
Ecuadorian0.3%(268)
Salvadoran0.3%(253)
Puerto Rican0.3%(239)
Guatemalan0.3%(216)
Panamanian0.2%(189)
Peruvian0.2%(181)
Argentine0.1%(91)
Colombian0.1%(62)
+ 6 more hispanic origin groups with data
Cuban0.1%(56)
Nicaraguan0.1%(43)
Honduran0%(39)
Dominican0%(22)
Asian origin
Asian Indian23.7%(20,395)
Chinese13.6%(11,680)
Korean3.1%(2,630)
Filipino2.4%(2,037)
Vietnamese1.1%(940)
Pakistani1%(887)
Taiwanese1%(836)
Japanese0.6%(474)
Sri Lankan0.4%(346)
Indonesian0.3%(292)
Singaporean0.2%(148)
Kazakh0.2%(140)
+ 9 more asian origin groups with data
Thai0.1%(117)
Cambodian0.1%(89)
Nepalese0.1%(86)
Burmese0.1%(81)
Laotian0%(38)
Mongolian0%(18)
Malaysian0%(15)
Hmong0%(12)
Mien0%(12)
Pacific Islander origin
Fijian0.4%(333)
Samoan0.1%(72)
Chamorro0.1%(56)
Ancestry
English6.1%(5,252)
German5.7%(4,920)
Irish5.1%(4,412)
Italian3.1%(2,708)
Iranian2%(1,677)
Portuguese1.6%(1,367)
Scottish1.5%(1,287)
Arab1.4%(1,183)
American1.1%(969)
Russian1.1%(958)
French1%(901)
Swedish1%(874)
+ 45 more ancestry groups with data
Polish0.9%(801)
Greek0.7%(630)
Norwegian0.6%(544)
Ukrainian0.6%(529)
Egyptian0.6%(519)
Danish0.5%(438)
Scotch-Irish0.4%(337)
British0.4%(328)
Dutch0.3%(283)
Nigerian0.3%(266)
Armenian0.3%(257)
Hungarian0.3%(256)
Lebanese0.2%(200)
Slovak0.2%(198)
West Indian0.2%(197)
Czech0.2%(193)
Welsh0.2%(149)
Haitian0.2%(136)
Croatian0.1%(115)
Bulgarian0.1%(108)
Brazilian0.1%(91)
Austrian0.1%(78)
Canadian0.1%(75)
Iraqi0.1%(65)
Slovene0.1%(56)
Australian0.1%(55)
Syrian0.1%(54)
Turkish0.1%(53)
Finnish0.1%(47)
Moroccan0%(41)
Romanian0%(40)
Jamaican0%(31)
Swiss0%(27)
Latvian0%(23)
Israeli0%(20)
Serbian0%(12)
Ethiopian0%(12)
Ghanaian0%(12)
Kenyan0%(7)
Section 05

Education

42.9%
−9.9 ptsvs 2000
vs 52.7% in 2000
US average: 20.3%
High school or higher
95.4%
−1.2 ptsvs 2000
vs 96.5% in 2000
US average: 75.2%
12.1%
−4.7 ptsvs 2000
vs 16.8% in 2000
US average: 7.1%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

26.2 min
+5%vs 2000
vs 25.1 min in 2000
US average: 21.9
Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married27.2%(9,114)
Married66.7%(22,346)
Widowed1.7%(556)
Divorced4.4%(1,462)
Women 15+
Never married23.1%(8,008)
Married62.2%(21,555)
Widowed6.1%(2,128)
Divorced8.6%(2,973)
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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

1.9%
−3.4 ptssince 2013
from 5.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
79.1%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 78.7% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
11.9%
−1.0 ptssince 2020
from 12.9% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
11.5%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 11.1% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
7.6%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 7.4% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
0.7%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 0.6% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
88.5%
−0.9 ptssince 2020
from 89.4% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
17.6%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 16.5% 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)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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How many people live in San Ramon, California?

San Ramon, California has about 35,303 residents according to the 1990 Census.

What is the median household income in San Ramon, California?

The typical household in San Ramon, California earns about $63,607 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is San Ramon, California expensive?

In San Ramon, California, the median home is worth about $315,400, and the typical rent is about $903 a month.

How educated are people in San Ramon, California?

About 42.9% of adults age 25 and over in San Ramon, California hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in San Ramon, California?

About 1.7% of people in San Ramon, California live below the federal poverty line.

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

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