Alameda County vs. San Joaquin County

	Alameda County (CA)	San Joaquin County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1,666,753	752,660
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	10.4%	9.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	1,510,258	685,306
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	1,510,271	685,306
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.8%	7.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.5%	27.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	13.8%	12.7%
Female persons, percent	50.8%	50.2%
White alone, percent	49.7%	66.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	11.2%	8.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.1%	2.0%
Asian alone, percent	31.8%	17.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	1.0%	0.8%
Two or More Races, percent	5.3%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	22.4%	41.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	31.1%	31.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	50,497	30,296
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	32.4%	23.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	615,077	245,541
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	53.3%	55.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$707,800	$313,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,806	$1,838
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$647	$495
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,674	$1,159
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	38.2%	17.9%
Building permits, 2018	8,056	3,280
Households, 2014-2018	572,870	226,727
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.81	3.16
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.9%	85.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	45.2%	41.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	93.6%	88.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	87.5%	79.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	88.0%	78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	46.0%	18.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	5.9%	8.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	5.8%	7.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.8%	60.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.9%	53.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	3,192,420	808,606
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	12,949,087	3,447,722
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	37,580,614	11,713,538
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	20,901,014	7,059,491
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,444	$10,047
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	33.4	33.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$92,574	$61,145
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$44,283	$26,145
Persons in poverty, percent	9.0%	14.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	40,095	11,512
Total employment, 2017	690,339	190,958
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	49,902,351	8,413,586
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	4.2%	7.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	146,922	40,470
All firms, 2012	150,564	41,940
Men-owned firms, 2012	76,387	21,962
Women-owned firms, 2012	57,305	14,941
Minority-owned firms, 2012	75,026	20,472
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	69,300	19,915
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	10,213	3,449
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	134,032	36,663
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.8%	5.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	24.4%	16.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.4%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	8.9%	17.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	32.2%	31.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	2,043.6	492.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	739.02	1,391.32

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Alameda county (CA) and San Joaquin county (CA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.