Castro Valley

Population & Demographics

Castro Valley, CA

Castro Valley is home to 65,001 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 32,768 resident workers commute each day.

CaliforniaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
65,001
people
Population

65,001 residents

Median age 42.9 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Castro Valley population & demographics

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

Population
65,001
Median age
42.9yrs
Median household income
$142,779
Median home value
$1,104,600
Median gross rent
$2,554/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
44.5%
Poverty rate
6.7%

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 Castro Valley

How Castro Valley 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).

White33.5%
Asian32.9%
Hispanic or Latino19.8%
Black8.7%
Two or more races4.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.3%
Some other race0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Castro Valley

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 Castro Valley.

Castro Valley at a glance
Employed Residents
32,768
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
12.2mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
6.9%
Share working within the area
Work from home
21.3%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Oakland
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Castro Valley 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 Castro Valley 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

36 / 100

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

Castro Valley

32,768 commutes, one dot at a time

Castro Valley

Where 32,768 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Oakland10.6 mi4,070
2San Francisco20.3 mi3,196
3Castro Valley0.0 mi2,277
4Hayward4.0 mi2,179
5San Leandro4.4 mi1,508
6Fremont12.2 mi1,298
7San Jose29.3 mi1,172
8Pleasanton10.6 mi1,118

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Castro Valley.

1Castro Valley0.0 mi2,277
2Oakland10.6 mi1,082
3Hayward4.0 mi1,078
4San Leandro4.4 mi760
5San Francisco20.3 mi409
6San Jose29.3 mi308
7Fremont12.2 mi278
8Union City7.6 mi256

Top industries

The sectors that employ Castro Valley’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 Assistance40.3%
AFAccommodation and Food Services11.1%
EDEducational Services11.0%
RTRetail Trade10.5%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)5.3%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services4.6%
COConstruction4.6%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services3.9%
REReal Estate and Rental and Leasing1.6%
Connectivity

Internet options for Castro Valley

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

4 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps46%
See all internet providers in Castro Valley

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