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Alameda County, CA

1,622,188 Population
737.5 square miles 2,199.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.5 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in California: 38.2 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$63,694 ±$1,355 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in California: $48,013 ±$250
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$119,931 ±$3,736 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in California: $95,521 ±$611
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

9.5% ±0.7% (150,527  ±11,441) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 12% 4,588,687 (±0.2% / ±71,646)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

31.4 minutes ±0.5 (20,672,870  ±546,841) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 29.2 465,548,030 (±0.1 / ±2,732,201)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

608,534 ±4,026 Number of households
  • California: 13,699,816 ±20,966
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.6 ±0 (1,582,968  ±3,873) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in California: 2.8 † 38,073,200 (±40.6 / ±-555,555,600)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

4.7% ±0.6% (19,267  ±2,511) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in California: 4.8% 450,412 (±0.1% / ±12,915)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

646,309 ±1,522 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,762,527 ±428
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$1,067,800 ±$16,227 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in California: $725,800 ±$2,850
  • more than double the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

12.1% ±0.8% (194,058  ±12,429.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 10.5% 4,056,831 (±0.2% / ±59,611.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

88.8% ±1.4% (1,046,087  ±16,922.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 84.8% 22,875,415 (±0.3% / ±78,978.8)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
51.9% ±1% (611,468  ±12,285.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in California: 37.5% 10,110,325 (±0.2% / ±48,413.6)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

48.3% ±0.9% (743,742  ±13,987.9) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 45% 16,604,364 (±0.2% / ±70,281.5)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±,222,236.2)

35.7% ±12,209.2% (578,311  ±11,602) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in California: 27.3% † 10,640,017 (±,389.3% / ±60,440)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

2.5% ±0.2% (32,960  ±2,954) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in California: 4.1% 1,242,882 (±0.1% / ±19,495)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
32,960 Total veterans ±2,954 29,085 Male ±2,819 3,875 Female ±1,006

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