Alameda County, California

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Alameda County, California is among the highest in the country for total population (20th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for median household income (33rd of 3,221 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Alameda County, California	California	United States	Rank
Total Population	1,649,473	39,287,376	334,922,499	20th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$129,367	$99,122	$80,734	33rd of 3,221
Median Age	39.0	37.9	38.9	2377th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	52.2%	37.1%	35.7%	73rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$1,090,100	$734,700	$332,700	10th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$2,357	$2,036	$1,413	8th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.2%	12.0%	12.5%	2594th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.4%	6.6%	5.2%	958th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	2,236.7	252.1	n/a	70th of 3,222
Foreign Born	34.7%	27.0%	14.1%	12th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	82.2	n/a	n/a	58th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	54.4%	55.9%	65.2%	3116th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	31.0	28.7	26.4	397th of 3,221
Worked from Home	25.7%	17.2%	15.1%	39th of 3,222
Uninsured	5.0%	n/a	n/a	3010th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	49.5%	48.4%	46.9%	1565th of 3,222
Broadband Access	92.8%	n/a	n/a	114th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Alameda County, California

Statistic	Alameda County, California	California	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	27.4%	33.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	23.4%	40.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	9.3%	5.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	32.7%	15.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.6%	4.4%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.3%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	75.1	69.7	61.4

Age in Alameda County, California

Statistic	Alameda County, California	California	United States
Median Age	39.0	37.9	38.9
Under 18 %	19.8%	22.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.9%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	15.5%	14.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	15.9%	13.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.5%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	15.4%	15.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Alameda County, California

Statistic	Alameda County, California	California	United States
Households	598,246	13,548,091	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.7	2.8	2.5
Family Households	65.3%	67.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.6%	32.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	15.8%	19.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	25.5%	24.3%	28.7%
Never Married	37.3%	38.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Alameda County, California

Statistic	Alameda County, California	California	United States
Per Capita Income	$65,862	$49,513	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	10.9%	12.5%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	9.8%	13.0%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.1%	17.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	32.2%	20.5%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.2%	12.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	19.9%	27.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	9.9%	12.4%	n/a

Housing in Alameda County, California

Statistic	Alameda County, California	California	United States
Housing Units	637,212	14,644,735	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	51.0%	57.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	28.8%	24.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	6.1%	7.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,969.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	45.6%	44.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.2%	32.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$8,474	$5,124	n/a

Education in Alameda County, California

Statistic	Alameda County, California	California	United States
Less than High School	11.2%	15.3%	10.4%
High School Graduate	15.4%	20.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	21.2%	27.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	28.8%	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	23.4%	14.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Alameda County, California

Statistic	Alameda County, California	California	United States
Labour Force Participation	66.9%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	52.6%	65.7%	68.8%
Public Transit	7.7%	2.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.8%	2.4%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	18.2%	22.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	13.6%	11.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	10.0%	7.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Alameda County, California

Statistic	Alameda County, California	California	United States
Born in State of Residence	47.9%	56.5%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	19.0%	14.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	15.7%	12.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	52.8%	55.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	16.7%	28.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	35.7%	32.1%	16.7%

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