Alameda County, CA Demographic Data

Alameda County, CA Summary

Alameda County is located in California
  • Population: 1,554,720
  • Area: 821.33 sq. miles
    • Land Area: 739.02 sq. miles
    • Water Area: 82.31 sq. miles
  • Population Density: 1,892.93 people per sq. mile
  • Elevation: 929.13 ft
  • Time Zone: Pacific Standard Time (GMT -8)
  • Daylight Savings: Yes

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Alameda County, CA Gender Breakdown

Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
838,584
51%
50.8
Male
809,120
49%
49.2
Total Population
1,647,700
 
323,128,000

Alameda County, CA Age Breakdown

Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
97,792
5.9% 
6.1
5 to 9 Years
97,766
5.9% 
6.3
10 to 14 Years
94,636
5.7% 
6.4
15 to 19 Years
94,677
5.7% 
6.7
20 to 24 Years
103,650
6.3% 
6.9
25 to 34 Years
272,967
16.6% 
13.7
35 to 44 Years
243,462
14.8% 
12.6
45 to 54 Years
226,475
13.7% 
13.2
55 to 59 Years
107,374
6.5% 
6.7
60 to 64 Years
93,487
5.7% 
6.1
65 to 74 Years
127,375
7.7% 
8.9
75 to 84 Years
58,931
3.6% 
4.4
85 Years and Over
29,112
1.8% 
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,302,220
79.0%
77.2
Female
670,165
51.5%
51.3
Male
632,053
48.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,243,170
75.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
268,980
16.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
215,418
13.1%
15.2
Female
121,451
56.4%
55.8
Male
93,967
43.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
37
0.0%
0.0

Alameda County, CA Race Breakdown

Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,541,920
93.6% 
96.8
White
688,067
41.8% 
72.6
Black or African American
174,855
10.6% 
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
10,122
0.6% 
0.8
Asian
483,856
29.4% 
5.4
Asian Indian
118,816
7.2% 
1.2
Chinese
171,241
10.4% 
1.3
Filipino
84,787
5.1% 
0.9
Japanese
12,239
0.7% 
0.2
Korean
23,067
1.4% 
0.4
Vietnamese
33,566
2.0% 
0.6
Other Asian
40,140
2.4% 
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
13,865
0.8% 
0.2
Native Hawaiian
2,129
0.1% 
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
1,857
0.1% 
0.0
Samoan
3,037
0.2% 
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
6,842
0.4% 
0.1
Some Other Race
171,152
10.4% 
5.1
Two or More Races
105,787
6.4% 
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
371,072
22.5% 
17.8
Mexican
277,699
16.9% 
11.2
Puerto Rican
12,066
0.7% 
1.7
Cuban
3,426
0.2% 
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
77,881
4.7% 
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,276,630
77.5% 
82.2

Alameda County, CA Educational Attainment

Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
78,174
6.7% 
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
63,957
5.5% 
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
203,437
17.6% 
27.2
Some college, no degree
211,979
18.3% 
20.6
Associate's Degree
75,543
6.5% 
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
304,571
26.3% 
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
221,522
19.1% 
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
142,131
12.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,017,052
87.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
526,093
45.4%
31.2

Alameda County, CA Marital Status

Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
493,370
36.3%
33.7%
Now Married
665,103
49.0%
47.5
Divorced
112,967
8.3%
11.0%
Separated
21,823
1.6%
2.0
Widowed
64,247
4.7
5.8%

Alameda County, CA Language Spoken at Home

Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
835,877
53.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
714,035
46.1%
21.6%
Spanish
262,313
16.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
126,696
8.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
297,349
19.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
27,677
1.8%
1.1%

Alameda County, CA Household Income

Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
27,528
4.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
21,753
3.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
34,330
6.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
33,165
5.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
48,495
8.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
79,086
13.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
68,470
12.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
103,142
18.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
64,990
11.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
91,053
15.9%
6.4
Median household income
89,979
 
57,617
Per capita income
42,376
 
31,128

Alameda County, CA Employment Breakdown

Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
2,289
0.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
76,790
9.1%
9.8
Construction
46,400
5.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
179,720
21.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
50,749
6.0%
6.6
Information
30,037
3.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
80,512
9.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
43,447
5.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
169,056
19.9%
11.4
Public administration
27,937
3.3%
4.6
Retail trade
77,072
9.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
43,591
5.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
20,774
2.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
51,076
6.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
414,418
48.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
73,055
8.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
175,652
20.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
134,173
15.8%
18.1%

Alameda County, CA Commute Statistics

Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
766,267
 
 
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
459,147
59.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
80,845
10.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
115,677
15.1%
5.1
Walked
24,918
3.3%
2.7
Other means
30,348
4.0%
1.8
Worked at home
55,332
7.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
33.6
 
26.6

Alameda County, CA Vehicles per Household

Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
59,435
10.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
178,742
31.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
204,945
35.8%
37.1
3 or more
128,890
22.5%
21.0

Alameda County, CA Housing Occupancy

Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
 
 
Occupied Housing Units
572,012
95.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
298,896
52.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
273,116
47.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
27,768
4.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.0
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.5

Alameda County, CA Rooms per Residence

Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
599,780
1 room
26,181
4.4%
2.4
2 rooms
36,333
6.1%
2.7
3 rooms
84,783
14.1%
9.1
4 rooms
116,852
19.5%
16.5
5 rooms
109,101
18.2%
19.8
6 rooms
89,816
15.0%
17.8
7 rooms
57,853
9.6%
12.0
8 rooms
37,894
6.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
40,967
6.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
 
0.0

Alameda County, CA Structure Type Statistics

Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
599,780
 
 
1-unit, detached
313,903
52.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
52,191
8.7%
5.9
2-units
21,453
3.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
39,994
6.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
32,670
5.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
29,330
4.9%
4.4
20 or more units
102,313
17.1%
9.0
Mobile home
7,809
1.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
117
0.0%
0.1

Alameda County, CA Housing Age Statistics

Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
120,803
20.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
39,455
6.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
74,376
12.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
77,262
12.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
93,341
15.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
79,200
13.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
55,525
9.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
43,557
7.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
10,462
1.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
5,799
1.0%
1.4%

Alameda County, CA Household Heating

Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
401,491
70.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
7,313
1.3%
4.7
Electricity
142,651
24.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
647
0.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
2,489
0.4%
1.9
Solar energy
2,243
0.4%
0.1
Other fuel
1,447
0.3%
0.5
No fuel used
13,731
2.4%
1.1

Alameda County, CA Mortgage Statistics

Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
221,101
 
47295100.0
Less than $500
818
0.4%
1.6%
$500 to $999
6,257
2.8%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
18,600
8.4%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
29,484
13.3%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
38,817
17.6%
11.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
39,334
17.8%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
87,791
39.7%
10.3%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
80,584
36.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
38,736
17.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
26,223
11.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
20,272
9.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
54,667
24.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
619
0.0%
0.0%

Alameda County, CA Rent Statistics

Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
265,835 
 
41,631,300 
Less than $500
16,692
6.3%
10.7%
$3,000 or more
19,060
7.2%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
22,031
8.3%
1.9%
$500 to $999
32,970
12.4%
41.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
42,640
16.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
64,985
24.4%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
67,457
25.4%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
7,281
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,622
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
31,135
12.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
33,631
12.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
35,950
13.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
30,659
11.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
24,397
9.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
104,609
40.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
12,735
0.0%
0.0%

Alameda County, CA Property Value

Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
298,896
 
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,611
0.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
4,257
1.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
3,304
1.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
2,266
0.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
9,847
3.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
46,737
15.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
168,315
56.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
61,559
20.6%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
713,600
 
205,000