Demographics of Alameda city, California

Alameda city, California had 76,876 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,239 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Alameda city, in four figures

76,876
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 77,238 ±40.; −1.6%
Change since July 2020: −1,239 people.; 41.0 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $137,697 ±$5,003
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Alameda city, California's population shrank 1.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Alameda city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Alameda city, California's population shrank 1.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Alameda city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	78,115	100.0	100.0
2021	76,622	98.1	100.2
2022	75,762	97.0	100.7
2023	76,535	98.0	101.6
2024	77,226	98.9	102.5
2025	76,876	98.4	103.1

Population of Alameda city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	78,115	—
2021	76,622	−1,493
2022	75,762	−860
2023	76,535	+773
2024	77,226	+691
2025	76,876	−350

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.0 ±0.9: for men 40.3 ±0.9 and for women 41.8 ±1.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Alameda city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	4,726 ±537	6.1% ±0.7	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	12,252 ±973	15.9% ±1.3	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,024 ±551	5.2% ±0.7	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	22,721 ±1,080	29.4% ±1.4	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	19,691 ±1,031	25.5% ±1.3	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	13,824 ±875	17.9% ±1.1	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $137,697 ±$5,003, and income per person $75,137 ±$3,846, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Alameda city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	2,657 ±450	8.9% ±1.5	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,977 ±478	9.9% ±1.6	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,486 ±442	8.3% ±1.5	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,876 ±411	9.6% ±1.3	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	5,489 ±624	18.3% ±2.0	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	3,477 ±445	11.6% ±1.4	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	10,026 ±621	33.4% ±1.9	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Alameda city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	5,457 ±836	7.2% ±1.1	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	639 ±214	3.8% ±1.2	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,243 ±600	7.7% ±1.4	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,575 ±348	9.1% ±1.9	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Alameda city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Alameda city	California	United States
Housing units	32,291 ±878	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.9% ±0.2	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.1% ±1.4	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	50.7% ±1.9	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	49.3% ±2.2	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$1,235,700 ±$41,564	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,474 ±$62	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1965 ±2	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Alameda city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	10,760 ±1,129	13.9% ±1.5	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	31,577 ±1,287	40.9% ±1.7	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4,596 ±1,050	6.0% ±1.4	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	22,108 ±1,274	28.6% ±1.6	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	48 to 210	0.1% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	124 to 630	0.2% to 0.8%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	460 to 1,396	0.6% to 1.8%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	6,763 ±817	8.8% ±1.1	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Alameda city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	38,877 ±1,395	50.3% ±1.8	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	17,339 ±964	22.4% ±1.2	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,204 ±233	1.6% ±0.3	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	19,818 ±1,296	25.7% ±1.7	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	13,445 ±922	17.4% ±1.2	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	6,373 ±860	8.3% ±1.1	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Alameda city among the places of California

115th of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near Alameda city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Upland city	79,257 ±70
Tustin city	78,981 ±61
Milpitas city	78,578 ±64
Napa city	78,239 ±71
Chino Hills city	77,927 ±59
Alameda city	77,238 ±40
Pleasanton city	76,960 ±34
Carmichael CDP	76,948 ±2,489
Bellflower city	76,819 ±90
Pittsburg city	76,257 ±56
Apple Valley town	75,473 ±80

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Alameda city, California

Rankings this appears in

No. 43 Places in California by median home value
No. 71 Places in California by per capita income
No. 75 Places by median home value
No. 75 Places in California by median household income
No. 75 Places in California by median rent
No. 134 Places in California by median age

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026