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San LeandroCA

San Leandro, CA is a 91K-resident city in Alameda County with a median household income of $101,420.

Alameda County, California. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for San Leandro, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. San Leandro has a population larger than 91% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $844,200, and 2 hospitals serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-03

91K
Population (place)
Top 9%
By size
$101,420
Median income (place)
$844,200
Median home (place)
8.3%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on San Leandro

San Leandro posts a median household income higher than 70% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 2 hospitals serve the San Leandro area.

Top 30%
by median income, US cities
2
hospitals in & near San Leandro

Where San Leandro income ranks nationally

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

$101,420 Top 30% higher than 70% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

San Leandro $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

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 San Leandro, CA beyond the headline numbers

San Leandro sits inside Alameda County, California, at roughly 37.72°N, -122.16°W. Population 90,712, $101,420 median household income. Median home value $844,200, median rent $2,186. Poverty rate 8.3%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

2 hospitals in/around San Leandro, 2/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

At 8.3%, poverty in San Leandro, CA runs below the midpoint of reporting cities -- enough to matter locally, not enough to dominate the city's profile.

The median home in San Leandro costs around 8.3 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.

15.8% of San Leandro workers are remote, above the midpoint of reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, obesity departs furthest from its peer median: 24% in San Leandro, the lowest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

8% of San Leandro workers commute by public transit, a larger share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

At 41.9 years, San Leandro'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 San Leandro 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)
90,712
San Leandro · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$101,420
+13% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$844,200
+104% vs avg
Median Age (place)
41.9
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Alameda County): San Leandro'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 San Leandro, CA
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$2,186/mo
Poverty Rate
8.3% -33% vs avg
Unemployment 5.3%
Bachelor's Degree+ 33.3%
Work From Home 15.8%
Public Transit 8%

Population

White 22.9%
African American 10.1%
Asian 35.9%
Two or More Ethnicities 1.8%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
35.9%
High Blood Pressure
30.5%
Physical Inactivity
24.7%
Obesity
24%
Frequent Mental Distress
16%
Binge Drinking
14.3%
Frequent Physical Distress
13.2%
Diabetes
12.8%
Current Smoking
11%
Lack of Health Insurance
9.3%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 62.8%
Annual Checkup 72.7%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
9.1%
Coronary Heart Disease
5.4%
Stroke
3.2%

Hospitals 2 total

Rating Distribution
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Average Rating
2/5
Total Hospitals
2
With ER
1
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What alerts and safety updates affect San Leandro?

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

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet CA-SAN-LEANDRO · San Leandro

San Leandro: 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 San Leandro, CA? ▼
San Leandro, CA has a population of 90,712 people, located in Alameda County, California.
What is the median household income in San Leandro? ▼
The median household income in San Leandro, CA is $101,420 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 8.3%.
What is the median home value in San Leandro? ▼
The median home value in San Leandro, CA is $844,200. Median rent is $2,186/month.
What are the top health concerns in San Leandro? ▼
The top health indicators in San Leandro include Short Sleep Duration (35.9%), High Blood Pressure (30.5%), Physical Inactivity (24.7%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in San Leandro? ▼
San Leandro has 2 hospitals with an average rating of 2/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in San Leandro? ▼
The median age in San Leandro, CA is 41.9 years. 33.3% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

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

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside CA (8.3% here).

Appleton, WI 8.3% Kettering, OH 8.3% North Olmsted, OH 8.3% Land O' Lakes, FL 8.3%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside CA ($101,420 here).

Carrollton, TX $101,396 North Salt Lake, UT $101,447 Grantsville, UT $101,349 Towson, MD $101,320

Compare San Leandro with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Ashland, CA 22K San Lorenzo, CA 23K Cherryland, CA 15K Castro Valley, CA 61K Hayward, CA 158K Moraga, CA 17K Alameda, CA 79K Fairview, CA 10K
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Using San Leandro'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.