California

Alameda County

Snapshot
Population by ethnic group, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
European
30.6%
Hispanic
22.2%
East Asian
22.1%
African
10.3%
Indian
9.2%
Other
5.6%

Compared with California and the United States

Alameda Countynext to the state and national figures used elsewhere on this site. A dash means the figure isn’t published at that level of geography.

MetricAlameda CountyCaliforniaUnited States
Non-Hispanic White30.6%32.5%58%
Hispanic22.2%41.2%—
East Asian22.1%6.5%—
Black or African American10.3%5.3%—
Indian9.2%2.7%—
American Indian and Alaska Native0.7%0.4%—

Cost of living

Incomes and housing costs in Alameda County next to California and the nation. Price levels are published for states, not counties.

MetricAlameda CountyCaliforniaUnited States
Price level (US = 100)—110.7 (+10.7%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Housing price level (US = 100)—154.3 (+54.3%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Median household income$129,367$99,122$80,734
Median home value$1,090,100$734,700$332,700
Home price to income8.4×7.4×4.1×
Median gross rent$2,357/mo$2,036/mo$1,413/mo
Rent to income21.9%24.6%21.0%