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Alameda County, CA

1,649,060 Population
737.5 square miles 2,236.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.5 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in California: 38.4 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$65,740 ±$1,347 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in California: $49,934 ±$232
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$129,130 ±$3,946 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in California: $100,149 ±$381
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

8.7% ±0.6% (140,334  ±9,617) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in California: 11.8% 4,567,967 (±0.2% / ±68,831)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

32.7 minutes ±0.5 (23,038,270  ±506,994) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 29.7 481,218,370 (±0.1 / ±2,696,690)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

612,675 ±4,169 Number of households
  • California: 13,797,638 ±19,379
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.6 ±0 (1,611,690  ±957) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in California: 2.8 38,537,960
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.3% ±0.7% (17,681  ±2,686) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in California: 4.5% 430,221 (±0.1% / ±12,150)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

650,539 ±354 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,877,017 ±1,124
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$1,090,600 ±$17,032 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in California: $759,500 ±$3,644
  • more than double the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

11.5% ±0.7% (187,964  ±11,257.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 10.4% 4,053,576 (±0.2% / ±69,085.7)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

88.8% ±1.4% (1,063,644  ±17,291.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 84.9% 23,227,841 (±0.3% / ±84,605.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
53.4% ±1.1% (639,564  ±12,642.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in California: 38.1% 10,436,652 (±0.2% / ±53,771.8)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

48.2% ±0.9% (754,136  ±13,700.9) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 45.3% 16,935,156 (±0.2% / ±69,359.3)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

35.4% (584,328  ±12,550) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in California: 27.7% 10,902,022
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

2.6% ±0.2% (35,019  ±3,247) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 4% 1,239,625 (±0.1% / ±17,966)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
35,019 Total veterans ±3,247 30,321 Male ±2,896 4,698 Female ±1,297

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