Alhambra

Population & Demographics

Alhambra, CA

Alhambra is home to 81,022 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 39,519 resident workers commute each day.

CaliforniaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
81,022
people
Population

81,022 residents

Median age 41.5 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Alhambra population & demographics

Who lives in Alhambra — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
81,022
Median age
41.5yrs
Median household income
$88,024
Median home value
$857,800
Median gross rent
$1,939/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
40.8%
Poverty rate
12.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Alhambra

How Alhambra breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Asian50.7%
Hispanic or Latino34.9%
White9.0%
Black2.4%
Two or more races2.3%
Some other race0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%

Race across Alhambra

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Alhambra.

Alhambra at a glance
Employed Residents
39,519
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
13.7mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
9.6%
Share working within the area
Work from home
14.4%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Los Angeles
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Alhambra proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Alhambra commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

43
Commute Score

43 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Alhambra

39,519 commutes, one dot at a time

Alhambra

Where 39,519 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Alhambra, by worker count.

1Los Angeles13.7 mi11,607
2Alhambra0.0 mi3,786
3Pasadena5.0 mi2,395
4Monterey Park2.3 mi1,231
5Burbank12.8 mi1,153
6Glendale9.1 mi856
7San Gabriel2.3 mi688
8El Monte6.2 mi663

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Alhambra.

1Los Angeles13.7 mi4,515
2Alhambra0.0 mi3,786
3Monterey Park2.3 mi981
4El Monte6.2 mi884
5Rosemead3.2 mi876
6San Gabriel2.3 mi738
7East Los Angeles4.0 mi686
8Pasadena5.0 mi650

Top industries

The sectors that employ Alhambra’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance27.9%
RTRetail Trade14.5%
AFAccommodation and Food Services12.7%
EDEducational Services8.9%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services7.7%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services4.6%
PAPublic Administration3.7%
FIFinance and Insurance3.6%
COConstruction3.2%
Connectivity

Internet options for Alhambra

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

3 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps93%
5 Gbps93%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Alhambra

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