Alameda County, California
Alamance County, North Carolina
United States
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 1,636,630 186,177 341,784,857
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 1,636,630 186,177 341,784,857
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2025) 1,682,246 171,475 331,516,113
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2025, (V2025) -2.7% 8.6% 3.1%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 1,682,353 171,415 331,449,281
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 1,510,271 151,131 308,745,538
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.0% 5.5% 5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent 19.0% 21.1% 21.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 17.0% 18.7% 18.9%
Female persons, percent 50.9% 52.2% 50.9%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent 42.7% 67.9% 72.3%
Black alone, percent(a) 9.8% 22.3% 13.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a) 3.0% 2.2% 2.1%
Asian alone, percent(a) 36.3% 2.6% 6.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a) 1.0% 0.1% 0.3%
Two or More Races, percent 7.3% 4.8% 4.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b) 23.8% 16.9% 20.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 25.9% 55.7% 56.1%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2020-2024 39,894 9,482 16,185,883
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2020-2024 34.7% 9.5% 14.1%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 655,191 83,187 148,260,882
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2020-2024 54.4% 65.0% 65.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2020-2024 $1,090,100 $241,500 $332,700
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2020-2024 $3,810 $1,435 $1,963
Median selected monthly owner costs - without a mortage, 2020-2024 $1,000 $450 $638
Median gross rent, 2020-2024 $2,357 $1,064 $1,413
Building Permits, 2025 2,778 2,027 1,431,616
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2020-2024 598,246 70,062 129,227,496
Persons per household, 2020-2024 2.70 2.44 2.53
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2020-2024 87.9% 89.3% 87.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2020-2024 47.2% 15.5% 22.3%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2020-2024 97.4% 94.4% 95.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2020-2024 94.4% 90.2% 91.0%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 88.8% 89.0% 89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 52.2% 28.7% 35.7%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2020-2024 6.7% 7.9% 9.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 4.8% 12.0% 9.6%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 66.7% 63.2% 63.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 61.7% 57.7% 58.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 5,935,138 491,224 1,196,315,575
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 22,245,438 2,038,998 3,330,304,719
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 8,666,569 227,894 1,316,303,546
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 32,269,688 3,415,124 6,974,691,329
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $19,819 $19,336 $20,928
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2020-2024 31.0 25.9 26.4
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $129,367 $65,651 $80,734
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $65,862 $34,547 $44,673
Persons in poverty, percent 8.8% 13.8% 10.6%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2023 42,318 3,652 8,361,342
Total employment, 2023 749,124 61,726 139,831,742
Total annual payroll, 2023 ($1,000) 75,849,017 3,079,262 9,556,351,319
Total employment, percent change, 2022-2023 3.9% 6.6% 3.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2023 140,901 12,664 30,427,808
All employer firms, Reference year 2023 33,847 2,950 5,934,950
Male-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 18,988 1,889 3,638,693
Female-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 8,182 488 1,356,990
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 16,033 578 1,400,775
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 14,216 1,920 4,202,325
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 S S 261,330
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 30,272 2,366 5,343,976
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 2,281.3 404.8 93.8
Population per square mile, 2010 2,043.6 356.5 87.4
Land area in square miles, 2020 737.46 423.45 3,533,038.28
Land area in square miles, 2010 739.02 423.94 3,531,905.43
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