# Alameda County, California demographics

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Alameda County, California (county FIPS 06001) has a median household income of $129,367 (±$1,284) and a total population of 1,649,473 in the American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level. The figures describe 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not the present. 53 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap the county (Census 2020).

Notes:

- Values are ACS 5-year estimates for 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not current figures.
- ZCTA-county overlaps come from the Census 2020 relationship file and use 2020 counties, by land area; Connecticut uses its legacy counties, not the planning regions in ACS 2022+.

## ACS 5-year estimates, 2020-2024

Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024, with 90% margins of error as published by the Census Bureau.

| Metric | Estimate | Margin of error (90%) | ACS table |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Total population | 1,649,473 | none (controlled estimate) | B01003 |
| Median age | 39 years | ±0.2 years | B01002 |
| Households | 598,246 | ±1,734 | B11001 |
| Median household income (inflation-adjusted to the final ACS year) | $129,367 | ±$1,284 | B19013 |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units | $1,090,100 | ±$6,313 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $2,357 | ±$16 | B25064 |
| Owner-occupied share of occupied housing units | 54.4% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| Renter-occupied share of occupied housing units | 45.6% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 88.8% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 52.3% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Share of people below the poverty level | 9.2% | none (derived from several estimates) | B17001 (derived) |
| Unemployment rate (civilian labor force) | 5.4% | none (derived from several estimates) | B23025 (derived) |

- Dollar values are in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.
- Percentages' margins of error are in percentage points (pp).

## Geography

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| County FIPS | 06001 |
| Land area | 737.46 sq mi |
| Water area | 83.75 sq mi |
| Population density | 2,237 per sq mi of land |
| Geography vintage | 2024 Gazetteer |

## ZIP codes (ZCTAs) in this county

ZCTAs that overlap the county in the Census 2020 ZCTA to county relationship file, largest share of the county's land first.

| ZCTA | Share of county land | Share of ZCTA land | County is the ZCTA's primary county |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [94550](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/94550) | 22.6% | 61.2% | Yes |
| [94586](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/94586) | 7.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [94551](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/94551) | 7.1% | 63% | Yes |
| [94552](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/94552) | 7% | 100% | Yes |
| [94539](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/94539) | 3.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [94566](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/94566) | 2.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [94560](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/94560) | 2.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [94587](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/94587) | 2.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [95391](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/95391) | 2.5% | 69.5% | Yes |
| [94588](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/94588) | 2.3% | 50.9% | Yes |
| [94538](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/94538) | 2.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [94568](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/94568) | 2.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [94546](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/94546) | 2.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [94545](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/94545) | 2% | 100% | Yes |
| [94536](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/94536) | 1.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [94555](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/94555) | 1.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [95377](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/95377) | 1.6% | 10.7% |  |
| [94544](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/94544) | 1.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [94605](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/94605) | 1.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [94542](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/94542) | 1.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [94621](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/94621) | 1.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [94619](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/94619) | 1.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [94577](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/94577) | 1.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [94501](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/94501) | 1.1% | 99.4% | Yes |
| [94541](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/94541) | 1% | 100% | Yes |
| [94611](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/94611) | 0.9% | 95% | Yes |
| [94607](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/94607) | 0.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [94514](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/94514) | 0.7% | 17.5% |  |
| [94578](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/94578) | 0.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [94602](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/94602) | 0.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [94705](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/94705) | 0.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [94580](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/94580) | 0.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [94601](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/94601) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [94579](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/94579) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [94608](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/94608) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [94603](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/94603) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [94502](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/94502) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [94618](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/94618) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [94606](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/94606) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [94710](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/94710) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [94610](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/94610) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [94609](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/94609) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [94706](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/94706) | 0.2% | 99.7% | Yes |
| [94708](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/94708) | 0.2% | 41.6% |  |
| [94703](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/94703) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [94702](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/94702) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [94707](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/94707) | 0.2% | 64.8% | Yes |
| [94612](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/94612) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [94704](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/94704) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [94720](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/94720) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [94709](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/94709) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [94505](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/94505) | 0.1% | 3.9% |  |
| [94613](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/94613) | 0% | 100% | Yes |

## Sources

- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Census Data API) (U.S. Census Bureau), ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (release acs5-2024:county), source date 2025-09-02: https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME,B01003_001E,B01003_001M,B01002_001E,B01002_001M,B11001_001E,B11001_001M,B19013_001E,B19013_001M,B25077_001E,B25077_001M,B25064_001E,B25064_001M,B25003_001E,B25003_002E,B25003_003E,B15003_001E,B15003_017E,B15003_018E,B15003_019E,B15003_020E,B15003_021E,B15003_022E,B15003_023E,B15003_024E,B15003_025E,B17001_001E,B17001_002E,B23025_003E,B23025_005E&for=county:001&in=state:06
- Published by Olympus: Oct 22, 2026 (2026-10-22T13:59:21.446Z)
- Source data: U.S. Census Bureau. Works of the U.S. government are not subject to copyright in the United States.
- This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

## Get this data from the API

```sh
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```

MCP tool: `get_us_demographics {"county_fips":"06001"}`

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- [California: every county and ZCTA](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/state/ca)

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