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Alameda County

California · 1,443,741 residents · 737 sq mi
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Alameda County is home to 1,443,741 people in California. Median home value sits at $291,900. 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners hold 55% of the housing stock. Median rent is $852 a month. Households take in $55,946 a year at the median, 31% more than the country as a whole.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $42,589
Mid-age
median age 34.5
US median: 35.2
More educated
35% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 24%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $120,530
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
1,443,741
+13%since 1990
from 1,279,182 in 1990
1990 – 2025
Median age
34.5
+5%since 1990
from 32.9 in 1990
US average: 35.2
Land area
737 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
1.2M1.4M1.5M1.6M1.7M19902000201020202024Alameda County
20241.6M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2000
Under 56.8%(98,378)
US avg: 6.8%
5 to 97.2%(104,648)
US avg: 7.3%
10 to 146.7%(96,769)
US avg: 7.3%
15 to 196.4%(92,448)
US avg: 7.2%
20 to 247%(100,745)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3416.7%(241,073)
US avg: 14.2%
35 to 4417.2%(248,706)
US avg: 16%
45 to 5413.9%(200,518)
US avg: 13.4%
55 to 647.8%(112,865)
US avg: 8.6%
65 to 745.2%(75,699)
US avg: 6.5%
75 to 843.7%(53,069)
US avg: 4.4%
85 and over1.3%(18,823)
US avg: 1.5%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$55,946
+13%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $37,544 in 1990
US average: $42,589
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$26,680
+52%since 1990
from $17,547 in 1990
US average: $21,522
Poverty rate
11.0%
+0.4 ptssince 1990
from 10.6% in 1990
US average: 12.4%
Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$291,900
−2%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $225,300 in 1990
US average: $120,530
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$852
+3%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $626 in 1990
US average: $602
Owner-occupied
54.7%
+1.4 ptssince 1990
from 53.3% in 1990
45.3% rent
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990
White, non-Hispanic59.6%(762,557)
Black17.9%(229,316)
Hispanic / Latino13.8%(176,017)
Asian15.1%(193,282)
2000
White, non-Hispanic40.9%(591,095)
Black14.6%(211,124)
Hispanic / Latino19%(273,910)
Asian20.3%(292,673)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin
Mexican16.2%(267,768)
Central American3.7%(60,578)
Salvadoran1.4%(23,845)
Guatemalan1.3%(21,817)
South American1.1%(18,763)
Puerto Rican0.7%(11,564)
Nicaraguan0.5%(7,930)
Spaniard0.4%(6,651)
Peruvian0.3%(5,712)
Colombian0.3%(5,316)
Honduran0.3%(5,067)
Cuban0.2%(2,913)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Argentine0.1%(2,168)
Venezuelan0.1%(1,613)
Chilean0.1%(1,512)
Ecuadorian0.1%(1,062)
Panamanian0.1%(963)
Costa Rican0.1%(887)
Dominican0.1%(873)
Uruguayan0%(607)
Bolivian0%(533)
Asian origin
Chinese10.6%(174,267)
Asian Indian9.3%(154,093)
Filipino5.2%(85,340)
Vietnamese1.9%(32,039)
Korean1.2%(19,268)
Japanese0.7%(10,866)
Taiwanese0.6%(9,587)
Kazakh0.4%(6,502)
Pakistani0.4%(6,299)
Cambodian0.3%(5,205)
Burmese0.2%(3,338)
Thai0.2%(2,543)
+ 13 more asian origin groups with data
Nepalese0.2%(2,502)
Laotian0.1%(2,010)
Indonesian0.1%(1,744)
Mongolian0.1%(1,515)
Mien0.1%(1,353)
Sri Lankan0.1%(959)
Hmong0.1%(827)
Malaysian0%(309)
Uzbek0%(138)
Okinawan0%(39)
Bhutanese0%(37)
Pacific Islander origin
Fijian0.4%(6,165)
Native Hawaiian0.3%(5,352)
Samoan0.2%(3,122)
Tongan0.2%(2,763)
Chamorro0.2%(2,757)
Guamanian0%(374)
Ancestry
German5.8%(95,638)
English5.5%(91,412)
Irish5.4%(89,627)
Italian3%(48,728)
American1.8%(30,133)
Subsaharan African1.5%(24,741)
Portuguese1.3%(21,524)
French1.3%(21,252)
Scottish1.1%(18,756)
Polish1.1%(18,478)
Arab0.9%(15,204)
Russian0.8%(13,045)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Swedish0.7%(11,882)
Norwegian0.7%(11,649)
Dutch0.5%(9,051)
Iranian0.5%(7,886)
British0.4%(7,113)
Scotch-Irish0.4%(6,931)
Ethiopian0.4%(6,573)
Ukrainian0.4%(6,335)
Nigerian0.3%(5,323)
Danish0.3%(5,192)
West Indian0.3%(5,151)
Greek0.3%(5,111)
Welsh0.3%(4,857)
Hungarian0.2%(4,005)
Swiss0.2%(3,755)
Austrian0.2%(3,186)
Romanian0.2%(3,032)
Czech0.2%(2,754)
French Canadian0.2%(2,500)
Jamaican0.2%(2,492)
Brazilian0.1%(2,448)
Lithuanian0.1%(2,398)
Armenian0.1%(2,371)
Egyptian0.1%(2,159)
Finnish0.1%(2,091)
Croatian0.1%(1,948)
Lebanese0.1%(1,866)
Canadian0.1%(1,750)
Turkish0.1%(1,731)
Belgian0.1%(1,273)
Palestinian0.1%(1,204)
Haitian0.1%(1,069)
Slovak0.1%(1,017)
Serbian0%(795)
Australian0%(740)
Ghanaian0%(704)
Israeli0%(699)
Moroccan0%(697)
Kenyan0%(567)
Bulgarian0%(477)
Syrian0%(467)
Iraqi0%(446)
Latvian0%(422)
Slovene0%(419)
Jordanian0%(405)
Guyanese0%(118)
Barbadian0%(53)
Somali0%(32)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
34.9%
+6.1 ptssince 1990
from 28.8% in 1990
US average: 24.4%
High school or higher
82.4%
+0.9 ptssince 1990
from 81.4% in 1990
US average: 80.3%
Graduate degree
13.7%
+2.8 ptssince 1990
from 10.9% in 1990
US average: 8.8%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
22.9 min
−11%since 1990
from 25.7 min in 1990
US average: 17.6
Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status
Men 15+
Never married35.5%(196,917)
Married54.2%(300,418)
Widowed2.2%(12,046)
Divorced8.2%(45,289)
Women 15+
Never married28.9%(170,222)
Married50.8%(298,846)
Widowed8.8%(51,834)
Divorced11.5%(67,468)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2000
Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured
4.0%
−8.6 ptssince 2013
from 12.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
64.6%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 63.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.5%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 13.0% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
15.5%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 14.2% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
19.4%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 19.2% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
0.9%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 1.0% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
74.4%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 74.5% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
31.4%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 30.4% 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)22.9%(9,125)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.8%(7,500)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.4%(12,938)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.8%(2,312)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.4%(557)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 39,894 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Alameda County, California?

Alameda County, California has about 1,443,741 residents according to the 2000 Census.

What is the median household income in Alameda County, California?

The typical household in Alameda County, California earns about $55,946 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Alameda County, California expensive?

In Alameda County, California, the median home is worth about $291,900, and the typical rent is about $852 a month.

How educated are people in Alameda County, California?

About 34.9% of adults age 25 and over in Alameda County, California hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Alameda County, California?

About 11.0% of people in Alameda County, California live below the federal poverty line.

Has Alameda County, California grown since 1990?

Yes, Alameda County, California has grown since 1990. The population has added about 164,559 residents, a change of about 13 percent over that period.

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

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