Demographics

QuickFacts Alameda County California
Population, 2007 1,526,148 37,662,518
Population, percent change, 2000 to 2007 5.7% 11.2%
High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 2006 85.3% 80.1%
College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 2006 46.0% 36.6%
Housing units, 2007 565,973 13,312,456
Homeownership rate, 2006 57.4% 58.4%
Households, 2007 549,020 12,524,401
Persons per household, 2007 2.73 2.94
Median household money income, 2006 (Adjusted 2006 dollars) $64,424 $56,645
Land area, 2007 (square miles) 738 155,959
Persons per square mile, 2007 2,068 242

2007 Profiles of Demographic Data - Alameda County  (142KB)*

Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, 2002 Census of Population and Housing, 2002 Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, County Business Patterns, 1997 Economic Census, Minority- and Women-Owned Business, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report, 1997, Census of Governments

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