Demographics of Alhambra city, California

Alhambra city, California had 79,820 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −2,850 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Alhambra city, in four figures

79,820
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 81,022 ±126.; −3.4%
Change since July 2020: −2,850 people.; 41.5 ±1.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $88,024 ±$4,352
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.

Alhambra city, California's population shrank 3.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Alhambra 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

Alhambra city, California's population shrank 3.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Alhambra 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	82,670	100.0	100.0
2021	81,263	98.3	100.2
2022	80,562	97.5	100.7
2023	80,280	97.1	101.6
2024	80,218	97.0	102.5
2025	79,820	96.6	103.1

Population of Alhambra city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	82,670	—
2021	81,263	−1,407
2022	80,562	−701
2023	80,280	−282
2024	80,218	−62
2025	79,820	−398

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.5 ±1.0: for men 39.6 ±0.9 and for women 44.2 ±1.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Alhambra city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	3,454 ±430	4.3% ±0.5	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	10,439 ±805	12.9% ±1.0	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,851 ±530	6.0% ±0.7	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	25,126 ±1,091	31.0% ±1.3	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	21,794 ±1,062	26.9% ±1.3	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	15,358 ±863	19.0% ±1.1	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $88,024 ±$4,352, and income per person $43,562 ±$1,751, 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 Alhambra city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	4,368 ±501	14.4% ±1.6	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	4,313 ±452	14.2% ±1.5	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	4,291 ±463	14.1% ±1.5	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	4,077 ±356	13.4% ±1.1	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	6,034 ±605	19.8% ±2.0	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	3,214 ±389	10.6% ±1.3	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	4,128 ±415	13.6% ±1.3	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 Alhambra city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	10,153 ±1,225	12.6% ±1.5	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,698 ±392	12.3% ±2.7	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	5,216 ±728	11.3% ±1.5	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	3,239 ±452	15.8% ±2.1	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Alhambra city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Alhambra city	California	United States
Housing units	32,751 ±627	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.9% ±2.4	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.1% ±1.0	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	41.1% ±1.7	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	58.9% ±1.7	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$857,800 ±$14,674	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,939 ±$39	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1960 ±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 Alhambra city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	28,273 ±1,459	34.9% ±1.8	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,307 ±600	9.0% ±0.7	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,911 ±549	2.4% ±0.7	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	41,073 ±1,614	50.7% ±2.0	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	34 to 296	< 0.1% to 0.4%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	24 to 302	< 0.1% to 0.4%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	95 to 393	0.1% to 0.5%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,886 ±430	2.3% ±0.5	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 Alhambra city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	37,646 ±1,138	46.5% ±1.4	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,913 ±596	7.3% ±0.7	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,043 ±235	1.3% ±0.3	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	36,420 ±1,073	45.0% ±1.3	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	24,566 ±1,059	30.3% ±1.3	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	11,854 ±1,056	14.6% ±1.3	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Alhambra city among the places of California

107th 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 Alhambra city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Newport Beach city	83,845 ±53
Mountain View city	83,732 ±46
Buena Park city	82,871 ±110
Redwood City city	82,447 ±66
Rancho Cordova city	81,849 ±49
Alhambra city	81,022 ±126
Perris city	80,511 ±83
Lakewood city	79,850 ±71
Upland city	79,257 ±70
Tustin city	78,981 ±61
Milpitas city	78,578 ±64

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Alhambra city, California

Rankings this appears in

No. 60 Places by foreign-born share
No. 327 Places by median home value

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