Alameda, CA

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2024 Population

77,238

US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

Adam Schiff

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

0.737% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

7.16%

3.73% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$137,697

4.3% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$1.24M

2.64% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

38,576

1.23% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Alameda, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

91.7% of the residents in Alameda, CA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Alameda, CA are College of Alameda (480 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Alameda, CA was $1.24M, and the homeownership rate was 50.7%.

Most people in Alameda, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 31.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Alameda, CA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Alameda, CA is home to a population of 77.2k people, from which 91.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 25.5% of Alameda, CA residents were born outside of the country (19.7k people).

In 2024, there were 1.43 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (31.6k people) in Alameda, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 22.1k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 5.62k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

91.7%

2024 Citizenship

91.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 91.7% of Alameda, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Alameda, CA was 91.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Alameda, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Alameda, CA

White (Non-Hispanic)
31.6k ± 1.29k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
22.1k ± 1.27k
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
5.62k ± 698

13.9%

Hispanic Population

10.8k people

13.9% of the people in Alameda, CA are hispanic (10.8k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Alameda, CA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for California.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
3,862,617 ± 45,816 people
Philippines
824,246 ± 22,054 people
China
687,951 ± 20,184 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,862,617 California residents, followed by Philippines with 824,246 and China with 687,951.

Foreign-Born Population

25.5%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

19.7k people

25.3%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

19.5k people

As of 2024, 25.5% of Alameda, CA residents (19.7k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Alameda, CA was 25.3%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Alameda, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
928 ± 225
Gulf War (2001-)
517 ± 190
Gulf War (1990s)
464 ± 162

Alameda, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.79 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Alameda, CA.

Economy

The economy of Alameda, CA employs 38.6k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Alameda, CA were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (7,110 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (5,256 people), and Manufacturing (4,147 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($180,500), Information ($144,024), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($136,294).

Employment

Occupations

38.6k

2024 Value

± 1,576

−1.23%

1 Year decline

± 5.82%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Alameda, CA declined at a rate of −1.23%, from 39.1k employees to 38.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Alameda, CA, are Management Occupations (6,533 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (3,605 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (3,233 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Alameda, CA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in California (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

38.6k

2024 Value

± 1,576

−1.23%

1 Year decline

± 5.82%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Alameda, CA declined at a rate of −1.23%, from 39.1k employees to 38.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Alameda, CA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (7,110 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (5,256 people), and Manufacturing (4,147 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Alameda, CA, though some of these residents may live in Alameda, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$103,167

Median earning men ± $6,805

$80,138

Median earning women ± $4,342

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($156,065), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($136,250), and Manufacturing ($126,045).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($143,323), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($121,099), and Construction ($110,938).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

Y-Axis

2.57%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 17.9M people employed in California. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in California.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing the state of California. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Alameda, CA. Showing the available data for California.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (58.5%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (38.3%)
Republican Party
Robert Kennedy (1.25%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in California for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from California

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

Alex Padilla

Senator from California

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.

Adam Schiff

Senator from California

Assumed office on December 8, 2024
Elected to the seat to succeed Laphonza Butler, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Dianne Feinstein.

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing California.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in California over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Alameda, CA awarded 480 degrees. The student population of Alameda, CA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 2,450 male students and 3,383 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Alameda, CA are Asian (191 and 40.8%), Hispanic or Latino (95 and 20.3%), White (80 and 17.1%), and Black or African American (52 and 11.1%).

The largest universities in Alameda, CA by number of degrees awarded are College of Alameda (480 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Alameda, CA are Liberal Arts & Sciences (230 and 47.9%), Airframe Mechanics & Aircraft Maintenance Technology (44 and 9.17%), and Aircraft Powerplant Technology (31 and 6.46%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 5,833 students enrolled in Alameda, CA, 42% men and 58% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 1,763 records, of which 58.1% were women and 41.9% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
110 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
26 degrees awarded
General Psychology
22 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Alameda, CA was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 110 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Alameda, CA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

College of Alameda

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

480 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was College of Alameda with 480 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 241 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Alameda, CA, which is 1.01 times more than the 239 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Asian students. These 191 degrees mean that there were 2.01 times more degrees awarded to Asian students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 95 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($1,104) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($44) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,724) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Alameda, CA was $1.24M in 2024, which is 3.71 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $1.2M to $1.24M, a 2.64% increase. The homeownership rate in Alameda, CA is 50.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Alameda, CA have an average commute time of 31.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Alameda, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$1.24M

Median Property Value 2024

±$41,564

$15,194

Median Property Taxes

±$779

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Alameda, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Alameda, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

50.7%

Homeownership

2024

66.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 50.7% of the housing units in Alameda, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 49%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Alameda, CA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$137,697

Median Household Income

± $5,003

30k

Number of Households

± 1,330

In 2024, the median household income of the 30k households in Alameda, CA grew to $137,697 from the previous year's value of $132,015.

The following chart displays the households in Alameda, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Alameda, CA is from California.

0.495

2023 Wage GINI in California

0.498

2022 Wage GINI in California

In 2023, the income inequality in California was 0.495 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.573% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in California across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (44.2%)
Worked At Home (32.7%)
Public Transit (10%)

In 2024, 44.2% of workers in Alameda, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (32.7%) and those who used public transit to get to work (10%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

31.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Alameda, CA have a longer commute time (31.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.91% of the workforce in Alameda, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Alameda, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Alameda, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Alameda, CA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.16% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Alameda, CA (5.46k out of 76.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Alameda, CA is White, followed by Asian and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

98% of the population of Alameda, CA has health coverage, with 62.2% on employee plans, 11.5% on Medicaid, 12.5% on Medicare, 10.8% on non-group plans, and 0.887% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in California see 1,233 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,233 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1076 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 213 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.6% were men and 52.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.3% under 18 years, 16.7% between 18 and 34 years, 42.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.6% were men and 52.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

1.98%

Uninsured

62.2%

Employer Coverage

11.5%

Medicaid

12.5%

Medicare

10.8%

Non-Group

0.887%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Alameda, CA declined by 13.2% from 2.28% to 1.98%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Alameda, CA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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