Alameda is a larger medium-sized coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of California. With a population of 72,259 people and 16 constituent neighborhoods, Alameda is the 92nd largest community in California.

Alameda is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 86.04% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Alameda is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Alameda who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.40%), management occupations (14.33%), and sales jobs (10.79%).

Also of interest is that Alameda has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, Alameda is also a city of artists. Alameda has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Alameda's character.

One thing that you will notice about Alameda is that there is a good-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. Many singles consider Alameda a good place to live without being in a really big city, with opportunities for friendships and fun with others like themselves.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Alameda is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates." While both of these categories describe educated professionals, urban sophisticates are quite a different demographic. Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

One of the nice things about Alameda is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the city are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

Alameda Information and Demographics

The population of Alameda is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 14.96% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 42.17% of adults in Alameda have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Alameda in 2000 was $30,982, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $123,928 for a family of four.

Alameda is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Alameda home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Alameda is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Alameda include Irish, German, English, and Italian.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Alameda's cultural character, accounting for 26.06% of the city's population.

The languages spoken by people in Alameda are also diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in Alameda is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese, Tagalog, and Spanish.