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Alameda County

Alameda County has 1,649,473 residents across 49 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $129,367, 31% above the California figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $1,090,100, and 52% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026
1,649,473residentsACS 2020–2024
$129,367median household incomeCalifornia: $99K
$1,090,100median home valueowner-occupied homes
94%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription
Alameda County in CaliforniaZIP codes in Alameda County highlighted; the rest of California in grey
Map of California with Alameda County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 49 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP codeResidentsHousehold incomeHome valueOwnersBachelor's+BroadbandCommute
9450163,808$128K$1.25M44%59%94%35 min
9450213,430$181K$1.20M86%74%98%38 min
9453670,619$168K$1.29M59%59%97%34 min
9453867,781$147K$1.14M45%55%96%32 min
9453952,396$244K$1.95M79%80%97%33 min
9454167,139$106K$812K47%31%92%35 min
9454214,871$134K$1.15M73%49%98%39 min
9454476,947$108K$827K56%29%95%33 min
9454532,843$114K$879K71%37%94%37 min
9454644,855$128K$1.04M66%42%96%35 min
9455049,873$180K$1.20M74%56%98%32 min
9455137,885$145K$979K71%48%96%34 min
9455214,506$213K$1.39M93%61%99%36 min
9455537,501$220K$1.38M71%69%97%35 min
9456046,903$169K$1.14M69%48%97%33 min
9456644,222$191K$1.66M71%68%98%37 min
9456870,803$214K$1.32M66%70%98%39 min
9457746,317$109K$856K56%39%93%33 min
9457841,769$94K$823K44%26%95%35 min
9457920,017$99K$850K74%28%92%35 min
9458029,420$111K$847K72%26%95%36 min
94586971$205K$1.51M83%50%99%38 min
9458767,464$134K$1.10M65%45%95%35 min
9458834,328$191K$1.38M63%71%98%40 min
9460153,259$72K$710K36%26%87%31 min
9460231,759$122K$1.13M60%59%94%31 min
9460335,742$77K$615K48%15%88%30 min
9460544,103$106K$849K63%44%91%33 min
9460639,966$72K$803K20%38%90%32 min
9460728,804$95K$721K30%49%91%37 min
9460834,395$120K$850K31%64%95%31 min
9460923,928$108K$1.21M33%65%94%33 min
9461032,628$135K$1.38M38%72%95%34 min
9461140,116$181K$1.54M61%79%97%34 min
9461218,175$74K$828K9%56%89%35 min
94613472$-666667K$-666667K–27%–27 min
9461816,958$202K$1.75M67%86%97%33 min
9461926,831$130K$1.03M70%57%93%35 min
9462133,840$52K$544K36%14%84%31 min
9470217,635$100K$1.20M51%64%92%31 min
9470320,934$110K$1.36M41%72%95%31 min
9470423,788$50K$906K12%72%93%26 min
9470513,991$168K$1.99M59%80%96%34 min
9470619,969$143K$1.20M53%78%90%34 min
9470712,811$213K$1.65M88%87%98%34 min
9470912,146$89K$1.38M24%80%91%27 min
947108,380$102K$1.08M37%62%95%31 min
947205,763$-666667K$508K25%82%74%22 min
9539125,574$177K$947K70%54%95%52 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

1,649,473 residents in 598,246 households, next to the California figure.

20%
under 18
24%
aged 18–34
15%
aged 65 and over
26%
of households are people living alone
50%
of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

637,212 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,090,100 (±$6,313).

54%
of households own their home
51%
of homes are detached single-family houses
29%
are in buildings with 5 or more units
1%
are mobile homes
6%
of housing units are vacant
$2,357
median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%
2010–20197%
2000–20097%
1990–19998%
1980–198912%
1970–197914%
1960–196913%
1950–195912%
1940–19497%
1939 or earlier20%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$1,284.

$129,367
median household income
9.2%
of people live below the poverty line
5.4%
unemployment rate
52%
of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

34 min
average commute to work
25%
of commuters travel 45 minutes or more
61%
of workers drive or carpool
8%
take public transportation
4%
walk or bike
26%
work from home
10%
of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

94%
of households have a broadband subscription
4%
have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near Alameda County, California, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

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South Hayward station 2580 06
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