Demographics of Pleasanton city, California

Pleasanton city, California had 74,556 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −5,117 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Pleasanton city, in four figures

74,556
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 76,960 ±34.; −6.4%
Change since July 2020: −5,117 people.; 43.1 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $190,124 ±$9,119
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.

Pleasanton city, California's population shrank 6.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Pleasanton 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

Pleasanton city, California's population shrank 6.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Pleasanton 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	79,673	100.0	100.0
2021	77,716	97.5	100.2
2022	76,041	95.4	100.7
2023	75,343	94.6	101.6
2024	75,057	94.2	102.5
2025	74,556	93.6	103.1

Population of Pleasanton city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	79,673	—
2021	77,716	−1,957
2022	76,041	−1,675
2023	75,343	−698
2024	75,057	−286
2025	74,556	−501

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.1 ±0.9: for men 42.7 ±1.3 and for women 43.4 ±1.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Pleasanton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	3,226 ±511	4.2% ±0.7	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	14,576 ±904	18.9% ±1.2	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,120 ±528	5.4% ±0.7	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	19,211 ±1,097	25.0% ±1.4	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	22,992 ±1,096	29.9% ±1.4	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	12,835 ±752	16.7% ±1.0	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $190,124 ±$9,119, and income per person $88,401 ±$3,759, 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 Pleasanton city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	1,462 ±317	5.2% ±1.1	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,894 ±343	6.8% ±1.2	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,902 ±327	6.8% ±1.2	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,971 ±376	7.1% ±1.3	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,615 ±461	13.0% ±1.6	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	3,761 ±437	13.5% ±1.5	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	13,272 ±553	47.6% ±1.8	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 Pleasanton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	4,087 ±1,166	5.3% ±1.5	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	979 ±421	5.5% ±2.4	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,911 ±704	4.6% ±1.7	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,197 ±296	6.9% ±1.7	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Pleasanton city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pleasanton city	California	United States
Housing units	28,975 ±551	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.2% ±2.6	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.8% ±1.1	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	67.0% ±1.5	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	33.0% ±2.2	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$1,537,100 ±$30,347	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$3,060 ±$123	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1984 ±1	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 Pleasanton city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	9,623 ±1,331	12.5% ±1.7	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	27,812 ±1,324	36.1% ±1.7	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,208 ±411	1.6% ±0.5	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	33,663 ±1,519	43.7% ±2.0	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 114	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	96 to 558	0.1% to 0.7%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	12 to 160	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	4,184 ±811	5.4% ±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 Pleasanton city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	35,080 ±1,486	45.6% ±1.9	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	13,056 ±805	17.0% ±1.0	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	850 ±218	1.1% ±0.3	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	27,974 ±1,296	36.3% ±1.7	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	14,535 ±984	18.9% ±1.3	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	13,439 ±1,303	17.5% ±1.7	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Pleasanton city among the places of California

116th 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 Pleasanton city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
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
Redlands city	73,375 ±52

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Pleasanton city, California

Rankings this appears in

No. 4 Places in California by median rent
No. 7 Places by median rent
No. 16 Places in California by median home value
No. 16 Places in California by median household income
No. 26 Places by median home value
No. 39 Places in California by per capita income

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