Pleasanton

Population & Demographics

Pleasanton, CA

Pleasanton is home to 76,960 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 38,682 resident workers commute each day.

CaliforniaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
76,960
people
Population

76,960 residents

Median age 43.1 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Pleasanton population & demographics

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

Population
76,960
Median age
43.1yrs
Median household income
$190,124
Median home value
$1,537,100
Median gross rent
$3,060/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
69.8%
Poverty rate
5.3%

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 Pleasanton

How Pleasanton 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).

Asian43.7%
White36.1%
Hispanic or Latino12.5%
Two or more races5.4%
Black1.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.4%
Some other race0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Pleasanton

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 Pleasanton.

Pleasanton at a glance
Employed Residents
38,682
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
22.0mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
15.4%
Share working within the area
Work from home
29.1%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
San Francisco
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Pleasanton 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 Pleasanton 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

32 / 100

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

Pleasanton

38,682 commutes, one dot at a time

Pleasanton

Where 38,682 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Pleasanton0.0 mi5,973
2San Francisco30.9 mi3,235
3San Jose25.3 mi3,006
4Livermore6.6 mi1,897
5Fremont10.7 mi1,808
6Santa Clara22.4 mi1,379
7Oakland20.6 mi1,351
8Sunnyvale22.0 mi1,248

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Pleasanton.

1Pleasanton0.0 mi5,973
2Livermore6.6 mi3,929
3San Jose25.3 mi3,326
4Dublin2.9 mi3,088
5San Ramon6.6 mi2,738
6Fremont10.7 mi2,677
7Oakland20.6 mi1,905
8Hayward10.9 mi1,660

Top industries

The sectors that employ Pleasanton’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%)
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services16.8%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance13.0%
INInformation11.8%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services8.3%
RTRetail Trade6.9%
AFAccommodation and Food Services6.2%
MGManagement of Companies and Enterprises5.7%
COConstruction5.6%
MFManufacturing5.5%
Connectivity

Internet options for Pleasanton

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

3 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps42%
8 Gbps
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