Livermore, CA

Census Place

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2024 Population
85,522
US Senator
Alex Padilla
Democratic Party
US Senator
Adam Schiff
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
40.7
0.494% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
4.87%
9.97% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$160,775
4.67% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$1.11M
6.45% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
44,903
1.33% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Livermore, 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.

90.5% of the residents in Livermore, CA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Livermore, CA are Las Positas College (1,378 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Livermore, CA was $1.11M, and the homeownership rate was 72%.

Most people in Livermore, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Livermore, CA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Livermore, CA is home to a population of 85.5k people, from which 90.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 19.7% of Livermore, CA residents were born outside of the country (16.9k people).

In 2024, there were 3.08 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (44.9k people) in Livermore, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 14.6k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 6.43k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

90.5%
2024 Citizenship
89.9%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 90.5% of Livermore, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Livermore, CA was 89.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Livermore, CA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    44.9k ± 1.78k
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    14.6k ± 1.22k
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    6.43k ± 1.17k
21.9%
Hispanic Population
18.7k people

In 2024, there were 3.08 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (44.9k people) in Livermore, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 14.6k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 6.43k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

21.9% of the people in Livermore, CA are hispanic (18.7k people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for California.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    3,862,617 ± 45,816 people
  2. Philippines
    824,246 ± 22,054 people
  3. 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.

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Foreign-Born Population

19.7%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
16.9k people
19.9%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
17.1k people

As of 2024, 19.7% of Livermore, CA residents (16.9k 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 Livermore, CA was 19.9%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    815 ± 147
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    812 ± 277
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    504 ± 190

Livermore, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Livermore, CA employs 44.9k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Livermore, CA were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (8,877 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (4,819 people), and Educational Services (4,598 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($175,705), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($140,981), and Public Administration ($127,721).

Employment

Occupations

44.9k
2024 Value
± 1,792
−1.33%
1 Year decline
± 5.63%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Livermore, CA declined at a rate of −1.33%, from 45.5k employees to 44.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Livermore, CA, are Management Occupations (7,853 people), Computer & Mathematical Occupations (3,909 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (3,449 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Livermore, CA.

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

44.9k
2024 Value
± 1,792
−1.33%
1 Year decline
± 5.63%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Livermore, CA declined at a rate of −1.33%, from 45.5k employees to 44.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Livermore, CA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (8,877 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (4,819 people), and Educational Services (4,598 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Livermore, CA, though some of these residents may live in Livermore, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$107,703
Median earning men ± $9,665
$74,439
Median earning women ± $4,823

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($207,300), Manufacturing ($143,236), and Public Administration ($138,244).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($156,923), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($115,139), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($103,692).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

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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

Voting results are not available for Livermore, CA. Showing the available data for California.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (58.5%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (38.3%)
    Republican Party
  3. 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.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from California

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for California.
Alex Padilla
Senator from California3
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 California1
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.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Livermore, CA awarded 1,378 degrees. The student population of Livermore, CA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 3,594 male students and 3,854 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Livermore, CA are White (446 and 32.8%), Hispanic or Latino (397 and 29.2%), Asian (313 and 23%), and Two or More Races (118 and 8.68%).

The largest universities in Livermore, CA by number of degrees awarded are Las Positas College (1,378 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Livermore, CA are Liberal Arts & Sciences (562 and 40.8%), General Business Administration & Management (136 and 9.87%), and General Psychology (94 and 6.82%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 7,448 students enrolled in Livermore, CA, 48.3% men and 51.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 2,218 records, of which 55.2% were women and 44.8% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. General Psychology
    94 degrees awarded
  2. Liberal Arts & Sciences
    539 degrees awarded
  3. General Business Administration & Management
    136 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Livermore, CA was General Psychology with 94 degrees awarded.

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

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Universities

Gender
Race
Las Positas College
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
1,378 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Las Positas College with 1,378 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 618 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Livermore, CA, which is 0.813 times less than the 760 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 446 degrees mean that there were 1.12 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 397 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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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 ($64) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,152) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Livermore, CA was $1.11M in 2024, which is 3.32 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $1.04M to $1.11M, a 6.45% increase. The homeownership rate in Livermore, CA is 72%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Livermore, CA have an average commute time of 30.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Livermore, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$1.11M
Median Property Value 2024
±$13,623
$22,250
Median Property Taxes
±$937

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 Livermore, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

72%
Homeownership
2024
72.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 72% of the housing units in Livermore, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 72%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$160,775
Median Household Income
± $7,055
30.9k
Number of Households
± 1,278

In 2024, the median household income of the 30.9k households in Livermore, CA grew to $160,775 from the previous year's value of $153,602.

The following chart displays the households in Livermore, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Livermore, 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.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (64.1%)
  2. Worked At Home (21.9%)
  3. Carpooled (8.44%)

In 2024, 64.1% of workers in Livermore, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (21.9%) and those who carpooled to work (8.44%).

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.

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Commute Time

30.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Livermore, CA have a longer commute time (30.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.86% of the workforce in Livermore, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.87% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Livermore, CA (4.13k out of 84.9k 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 Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females 75+.

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

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.

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Health

97.5% of the population of Livermore, CA has health coverage, with 68.2% on employee plans, 8.75% on Medicaid, 9.87% on Medicare, 10.2% on non-group plans, and 0.497% 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, 50.1% were men and 49.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.4% under 18 years, 17.6% between 18 and 34 years, 43.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.1% were men and 49.9% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

2.46%
Uninsured
68.2%
Employer Coverage
8.75%
Medicaid
9.87%
Medicare
10.2%
Non-Group
0.497%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Livermore, CA declined by 13.5% from 2.85% to 2.46%.

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