Alameda County, California Demographics

Alameda County is 8th out of 3,143 other counties in Race - Asian

Alameda County is 18th out of 3,143 other counties in Home median value

Alameda County is 18th out of 3,143 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Alameda County is 21st out of 3,143 other counties in Current population (2012)

Alameda County is 23rd out of 3,143 other counties in Foreign born residents

Alameda County is 23rd out of 3,143 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Alameda County is 23rd out of 3,143 other counties in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Alameda County is 24th out of 3,143 other counties in Households

Alameda County is 26th out of 3,143 other counties in Housing units

Alameda County is 26th out of 3,143 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Alameda County is 2nd in California out of 58 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Alameda County is 3rd in California out of 58 other counties in Race - Asian

Alameda County is 3rd in California out of 58 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Alameda County is 4th in California out of 58 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Alameda County is 5th in California out of 58 other counties in Female residents

Alameda County is 5th in California out of 58 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Alameda County is 5th in California out of 58 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Alameda County is 5th in California out of 58 other counties in Race - Two or More

Alameda County is 5th in California out of 58 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Alameda County is 5th in California out of 58 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Size Demographics
	Alameda County	Rank	California	US
Current population (2012)	1,554,720	7th	38,041,430	313,914,040
Size in square miles	739.0	49th	155,779.2	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	2,043.6	4th	239.1	87.4

Age Demographics
	Alameda County	Rank	California	US
Residents younger than 5	6.3%	25th	6.7%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	22.1%	30th	24.3%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	11.8%	41st	12.1%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Alameda County	Rank	California	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	86.0%	26th	80.8%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	40.8%	5th	30.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Alameda County	Rank	California	US
Race - White	52.3%	58th	73.7%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	12.8%	2nd	6.6%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	1.2%	49th	1.7%	1.2%
Race - Asian	27.6%	3rd	13.9%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1.0%	3rd	0.5%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	5.1%	5th	3.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	22.7%	34th	38.2%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	33.5%	51st	39.4%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Alameda County	Rank	California	US
Female residents	51.0%	5th	50.3%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	30.7%	6th	27.2%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Alameda County	Rank	California	US
Housing units	584,622	7th	13,720,462	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	37.9%	5th	30.8%	25.9%
Households	536,160	7th	12,433,172	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	54.5%	53rd	56.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$558,300	7th	$421,600	$186,200
People per household	2.7	29th	2.9	2.6
Building permits (last year)	2,745	7th	58,549	829,658

Income Demographics
	Alameda County	Rank	California	US
Income per capita	$34,937	8th	$29,634	$27,915
Income per household	$70,821	9th	$61,632	$52,762
Income below poverty line	11.8%	41st	14.4%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Alameda County	Rank	California	US
Non-farm private establishments	35,921	5th	849,316	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	567,151	5th	12,698,427	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	140,342	7th	3,425,510	27,092,908
Retail sales	$17,909,054	7th	$455,032,270	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$12,359	19th	$12,561	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$2,807,766	7th	$80,852,787	$613,795,732