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PleasantonCA

Pleasanton, CA is a 80K-resident city in Alameda County with a median household income of $190,124.

Alameda County, California. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Pleasanton, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Pleasanton has a population larger than 89% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $1,537,100, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-03

80K
Population (place)
Top 11%
By size
$190,124
Median income (place)
$1,537,100
Median home (place)
5.3%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Pleasanton

Pleasanton posts a median household income higher than 98% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Pleasanton area.

Top 2%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Pleasanton

Where Pleasanton income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$190,124 Top 2% higher than 98% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Pleasanton $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in CA

Population among 482 CA places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Los Angeles is the largest CA city on this list; Alamo leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in CA

Median household income among the same 482-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Alamo posts the highest place-level median income in CA; Los Angeles is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Pleasanton, CA beyond the headline numbers

Pleasanton sits inside Alameda County, California, at roughly 37.66°N, -121.87°W. Population 79,510, $190,124 median household income. Median home value $1,537,100, median rent $3,060. Poverty rate 5.3%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Pleasanton, 5/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

Hardship is low by national standards: 5.3% of Pleasanton, CA residents live below the poverty line, in the least-affected quarter of the 3,890 cities reporting a rate.

The median home in Pleasanton costs around 8.1 times what a median household earns in a year -- the most expensive quarter of reporting cities, and far enough ahead of local pay that ownership is largely closed to median earners.

29.1% of Pleasanton workers report working from home, the highest quarter of reporting cities. Where that share runs this high, local income increasingly reflects employers located somewhere else.

Among the CDC measures on this page, obesity departs furthest from its peer median: 19.6% in Pleasanton, the lowest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

5.8% of Pleasanton workers commute by public transit, a larger share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

At 43.1 years, Pleasanton's median age is in the oldest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Pleasanton from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
79,510
Pleasanton · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$190,124
+113% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$1,537,100
+272% vs avg
Median Age (place)
43.1
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Alameda County): Pleasanton's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
1.6M+7%
Median Income
$129,367+79%
Median Home Value
$1,090,100+121%
Poverty Rate
9.2%-26%
Unemployment
5.4%-48%

Economics

Economics indicators for Pleasanton, CA
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$3,060/mo
Poverty Rate
5.3% -57% vs avg
Unemployment 4.8%
Bachelor's Degree+ 69.9%
Work From Home 29.1%
Public Transit 5.8%

Population

White 38.4%
African American 1.8%
Asian 43.9%
Two or More Ethnicities 3.4%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
31.2%
High Blood Pressure
26.9%
Obesity
19.6%
Physical Inactivity
15.8%
Binge Drinking
15.7%
Frequent Mental Distress
13.2%
Frequent Physical Distress
9.9%
Diabetes
9.2%
Current Asthma
8.5%
Current Smoking
7.1%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 74%
Annual Checkup 74.4%

Other Measures

Coronary Heart Disease
4.5%
Lack of Health Insurance
3.9%
Stroke
2.4%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
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Average Rating
5/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
STANFORD HEALTH CARE TRI-VALLEY
PLEASANTON · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★★★

What alerts and safety updates affect Pleasanton?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Pleasanton right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet CA-PLEASANTON · Pleasanton

Pleasanton: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Pleasanton, CA? ▼
Pleasanton, CA has a population of 79,510 people, located in Alameda County, California.
What is the median household income in Pleasanton? ▼
The median household income in Pleasanton, CA is $190,124 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 5.3%.
What is the median home value in Pleasanton? ▼
The median home value in Pleasanton, CA is $1,537,100. Median rent is $3,060/month.
What are the top health concerns in Pleasanton? ▼
The top health indicators in Pleasanton include Short Sleep Duration (31.2%), High Blood Pressure (26.9%), Obesity (19.6%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Pleasanton? ▼
Pleasanton has 1 hospital with an average rating of 5/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Pleasanton? ▼
The median age in Pleasanton, CA is 43.1 years. 69.9% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Pleasanton, both outside California so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside CA (5.3% here).

Gilbert, AZ 5.3% Woodbury, MN 5.3% Shawnee, KS 5.3% Noblesville, IN 5.3%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside CA ($190,124 here).

Lakeway, TX $190,060 Newton, MA $190,304 Summit, NJ $190,304 Plainview, NY $189,906

Compare Pleasanton with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Dublin, CA 58K Livermore, CA 88K San Ramon, CA 76K Union City, CA 74K Fremont, CA 232K Fairview, CA 10K Danville, CA 44K Hayward, CA 158K
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Using Pleasanton's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Alameda County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.