Livermore, California demographics

Livermore, CA demographics: median age 40.7; 52.3% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Livermore city, California · Incorporated city · GEOID 0641992. The survey estimates a population of 85,522 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Livermore is 40.7 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.8 years. There are 30,922 households (±659). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe City estimate ± MOE State estimate ± MOE U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years 40.7 ±0.8 37.9 ±0.1 38.9 ±0.1
Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 85,522
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) California U.S.
Under 18 19,671 ±1,152 23.0% ±1.3 pp 22.0% 22.0%
18–34 16,203 ±1,021 18.9% ±1.2 pp 23.9% 22.8%
35–64 37,112 ±1,485 43.4% ±1.7 pp 38.5% 38.0%
65 and older 12,536 ±758 14.7% ±0.9 pp 15.7% 17.2%
Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 85,522
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) California U.S.
Male 42,832 ±911 50.1% ±1.1 pp 49.9% 49.5%
Female 42,690 ±910 49.9% ±1.1 pp 50.1% 50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 85,522
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) California U.S.
White alone 48,963 ±1,806 57.3% ±2.1 pp 39.7% 61.0%
Black or African American alone 1,734 ±544 2.0% ±0.6 pp 5.4% 12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone 799 ±383 0.9% ±0.4 pp 1.3% 0.9%
Asian alone 14,597 ±1,214 17.1% ±1.4 pp 15.5% 6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone 341 ±220 · low precision 0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.4% 0.2%
Some other race alone 6,244 ±1,215 7.3% ±1.4 pp 18.5% 7.1%
Two or more races 12,844 ±1,143 15.0% ±1.3 pp 19.2% 12.6%
Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 85,522
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) California U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino 66,806 ±1,723 78.1% ±2.0 pp 59.8% 80.7%
Hispanic or Latino 18,716 ±1,715 21.9% ±2.0 pp 40.2% 19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 30,922
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) California U.S.
Married-couple family 19,327 ±600 62.5% ±1.4 pp 48.4% 46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present 917 ±196 3.0% ±0.6 pp 6.3% 5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present 2,331 ±401 7.5% ±1.3 pp 13.1% 12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone 6,478 ±664 20.9% ±2.1 pp 24.3% 28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone 1,869 ±353 6.0% ±1.1 pp 7.9% 7.0%
Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 30,922
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) California U.S.
Households with people under 18 10,706 ±455 34.6% ±1.3 pp 32.4% 29.5%
Households without people under 18 20,216 ±915 65.4% ±2.6 pp 67.6% 70.5%
Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 30,922
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) California U.S.
One-person nonfamily households 6,478 ±664 20.9% ±2.1 pp 24.3% 28.7%
Two-person households 10,232 ±691 33.1% ±2.1 pp 30.5% 33.8%
Three-person households 5,548 ±629 17.9% ±2.0 pp 16.7% 15.3%
Four-person households 5,890 ±529 19.0% ±1.7 pp 14.9% 12.6%
Five-person households 1,984 ±308 6.4% ±1.0 pp 7.7% 5.9%
Six-person households 624 ±177 2.0% ±0.6 pp 3.3% 2.2%
Seven or more people 166 ±91 · low precision 0.5% ±0.3 pp · low precision 2.6% 1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 85,522
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) California U.S.
Native 68,647 ±1,194 80.3% ±1.4 pp 73.0% 85.9%
Foreign born 16,875 ±1,191 19.7% ±1.4 pp 27.0% 14.1%
Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 80,672
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) California U.S.
English only 59,379 ±1,693 73.6% ±2.0 pp 55.6% 77.7%
Spanish 8,966 ±1,529 11.1% ±1.9 pp 28.3% 13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun 327 ±201 · low precision 0.4% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.4% 0.7%
German or other West Germanic 220 ±134 · low precision 0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.3% 0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 476 ±216 0.6% ±0.3 pp 0.7% 0.7%
Other Indo-European 3,996 ±637 5.0% ±0.8 pp 3.5% 2.0%
Korean 596 ±288 0.7% ±0.4 pp 1.0% 0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese 1,404 ±342 1.7% ±0.4 pp 3.5% 1.1%
Vietnamese 894 ±486 · low precision 1.1% ±0.6 pp · low precision 1.5% 0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino 1,295 ±447 1.6% ±0.6 pp 2.1% 0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island 2,594 ±494 3.2% ±0.6 pp 2.0% 1.1%
Arabic 339 ±211 · low precision 0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.6% 0.5%
Other and unspecified 186 ±141 · low precision 0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.6% 0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 60,392
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) California U.S.
Less than high school graduate 3,529 ±601 5.8% ±1.0 pp 15.3% 10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency 8,080 ±680 13.4% ±1.1 pp 20.5% 26.0%
Some college, no degree 11,854 ±998 19.6% ±1.6 pp 19.3% 19.1%
Associate’s degree 5,329 ±534 8.8% ±0.9 pp 7.9% 8.8%
Bachelor’s degree 18,924 ±1,099 31.3% ±1.7 pp 22.7% 21.6%
Graduate or professional degree 12,676 ±923 21.0% ±1.5 pp 14.4% 14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 84,531
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) California U.S.
Same house 76,086 ±1,322 90.0% ±1.5 pp 89.2% 87.7%
Moved within same county 4,314 ±887 5.1% ±1.0 pp 6.4% 6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state 1,942 ±521 2.3% ±0.6 pp 2.6% 3.1%
Moved from a different state 1,741 ±540 2.1% ±0.6 pp 1.1% 2.3%
Moved from abroad 448 ±210 0.5% ±0.2 pp 0.7% 0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

2.5% of Livermore residents (±0.6 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.6% in California and 8.4% nationally. 96.9% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure Livermore California U.S. Compared with California
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population 2.5% ±0.6 pp 6.6% 8.4% Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households 96.9% ±0.7 pp 93.5% 91.0% Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older 5.0% ±0.7 pp 4.3% 6.2% Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Livermore . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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