Demographics of San Leandro city, California

San Leandro city, California had 85,353 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −5,378 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

San Leandro city, in four figures

85,353
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 87,826 ±42.; −5.9%
Change since July 2020: −5,378 people.; 41.9 ±1.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $101,420 ±$3,914
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.

San Leandro city, California's population shrank 5.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of San Leandro 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

San Leandro city, California's population shrank 5.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of San Leandro 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	90,731	100.0	100.0
2021	88,396	97.4	100.2
2022	86,778	95.6	100.7
2023	86,271	95.1	101.6
2024	85,906	94.7	102.5
2025	85,353	94.1	103.1

Population of San Leandro city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	90,731	—
2021	88,396	−2,335
2022	86,778	−1,618
2023	86,271	−507
2024	85,906	−365
2025	85,353	−553

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.9 ±1.1: for men 40.9 ±1.0 and for women 43.2 ±1.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in San Leandro city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	3,783 ±536	4.3% ±0.6	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	12,069 ±928	13.7% ±1.1	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	6,900 ±690	7.9% ±0.8	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	24,625 ±1,316	28.0% ±1.5	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	23,848 ±1,211	27.2% ±1.4	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	16,601 ±1,019	18.9% ±1.2	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $101,420 ±$3,914, and income per person $47,074 ±$1,912, 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 San Leandro city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	3,973 ±596	13.0% ±1.9	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,781 ±550	12.4% ±1.8	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,415 ±478	11.2% ±1.5	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,807 ±540	12.5% ±1.7	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	5,993 ±607	19.7% ±1.9	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	3,550 ±427	11.7% ±1.4	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	5,935 ±542	19.5% ±1.7	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 San Leandro city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	7,235 ±957	8.3% ±1.1	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,086 ±311	7.1% ±2.0	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,790 ±627	7.6% ±1.2	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,359 ±456	10.8% ±2.0	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in San Leandro city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	San Leandro city	California	United States
Housing units	31,954 ±701	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.3% ±0.9	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.7% ±1.1	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	58.1% ±2.2	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	41.9% ±2.2	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$844,200 ±$13,000	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,186 ±$69	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1959 ±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 San Leandro city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	25,772 ±1,733	29.3% ±2.0	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	17,283 ±1,237	19.7% ±1.4	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	8,358 ±1,096	9.5% ±1.2	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	31,421 ±1,643	35.8% ±1.9	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	78 to 236	0.1% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	272 to 994	0.3% to 1.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	496 ±241	0.6% ±0.3	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3,706 ±632	4.2% ±0.7	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 San Leandro city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	44,160 ±1,727	50.3% ±2.0	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	8,510 ±796	9.7% ±0.9	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,415 ±317	1.6% ±0.4	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	33,741 ±1,640	38.4% ±1.9	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	20,639 ±1,384	23.5% ±1.6	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	13,102 ±1,259	14.9% ±1.4	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

San Leandro city among the places of California

93rd 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 San Leandro city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
South Gate city	91,483 ±36
Hemet city	91,326 ±62
Santa Monica city	91,169 ±42
Westminster city	89,860 ±102
Manteca city	89,043 ±58
San Leandro city	87,826 ±42
Santa Barbara city	87,779 ±52
Citrus Heights city	86,995 ±51
Lake Forest city	86,281 ±81
Whittier city	86,165 ±55
San Ramon city	85,993 ±114

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in San Leandro city, California

Rankings this appears in

No. 49 Places in California by foreign-born share
No. 99 Places in California by median age
No. 134 Places in California by median rent
No. 151 Places by foreign-born share
No. 159 Places in California by median home value
No. 202 Places in California by median household 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