San Leandro

Population & Demographics

San Leandro, CA

San Leandro is home to 87,826 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 46,749 resident workers commute each day.

CaliforniaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
87,826
people
Population

87,826 residents

Median age 41.9 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

San Leandro population & demographics

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

Population
87,826
Median age
41.9yrs
Median household income
$101,420
Median home value
$844,200
Median gross rent
$2,186/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
33.3%
Poverty rate
8.3%

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 San Leandro

How San Leandro 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).

Asian35.8%
Hispanic or Latino29.3%
White19.7%
Black9.5%
Two or more races4.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.7%
Some other race0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%

Race across San Leandro

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 San Leandro.

San Leandro at a glance
Employed Residents
46,749
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
14.0mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
12.1%
Share working within the area
Work from home
15.8%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Oakland
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for San Leandro 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 San Leandro 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

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

San Leandro

46,749 commutes, one dot at a time

San Leandro

Where 46,749 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Oakland7.2 mi7,775
2San Francisco15.9 mi6,443
3San Leandro0.0 mi5,653
4Hayward6.2 mi2,692
5Fremont15.1 mi1,407
6Alameda6.9 mi1,393
7San Jose31.7 mi1,225
8Berkeley13.0 mi1,183

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into San Leandro.

1Oakland7.2 mi6,147
2San Leandro0.0 mi5,653
3Hayward6.2 mi2,868
4San Francisco15.9 mi1,883
5San Jose31.7 mi1,695
6Castro Valley4.4 mi1,508
7Fremont15.1 mi1,078
8San Lorenzo2.8 mi970

Top industries

The sectors that employ San Leandro’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 Assistance24.2%
RTRetail Trade13.2%
MFManufacturing10.9%
COConstruction9.6%
WSWholesale Trade6.8%
AFAccommodation and Food Services6.7%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services5.4%
TRTransportation and Warehousing5.1%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services3.5%
Connectivity

Internet options for San Leandro

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 Gbps65%
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