Alameda

Population & Demographics

Alameda, CA

Alameda is home to 77,238 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 38,998 resident workers commute each day.

CaliforniaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
77,238
people
Population

77,238 residents

Median age 41.0 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Alameda population & demographics

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

Population
77,238
Median age
41.0yrs
Median household income
$137,697
Median home value
$1,235,700
Median gross rent
$2,474/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
61.5%
Poverty rate
7.2%

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 Alameda

How Alameda 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).

White40.9%
Asian28.6%
Hispanic or Latino13.9%
Two or more races8.8%
Black6.0%
Some other race1.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%

Race across Alameda

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 Alameda.

Alameda at a glance
Employed Residents
38,998
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
9.9mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
13.3%
Share working within the area
Work from home
32.7%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
San Francisco
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Alameda 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 Alameda 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.

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Commute Score

39 / 100

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

Alameda

38,998 commutes, one dot at a time

Alameda

Where 38,998 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1San Francisco9.9 mi7,808
2Oakland2.7 mi6,795
3Alameda0.0 mi5,175
4Berkeley7.4 mi1,386
5San Jose37.9 mi1,075
6San Leandro6.9 mi968
7Hayward12.9 mi790
8Fremont21.7 mi688

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Alameda.

1Oakland2.7 mi5,188
2Alameda0.0 mi5,175
3San Francisco9.9 mi2,407
4San Leandro6.9 mi1,393
5Hayward12.9 mi1,023
6San Jose37.9 mi830
7Castro Valley11.0 mi695
8Berkeley7.4 mi578

Top industries

The sectors that employ Alameda’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%)
MFManufacturing14.0%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance13.3%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services11.2%
AFAccommodation and Food Services10.7%
RTRetail Trade9.0%
COConstruction8.3%
EDEducational Services7.0%
PAPublic Administration5.1%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services3.9%
Connectivity

Internet options for Alameda

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 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps43%
See all internet providers in Alameda

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