Alhambra, CA Population

Overview

83,174

Total Population

41.2

Median age

51.78%

Female population %

93.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

48.4

Total dependency ratio

Asian

Largest racial group

29,702

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Alhambra's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Alhambra is 41.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Alhambra's population under 18 was 17.49%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Alhambra's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.44% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Alhambra, 14.19% were under the age of 15, 18.16% aged 15 to 29, 49.21% aged 30 to 64, 15.41% aged 65 to 84, and 3.03% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 2,968 more females than males in Alhambra:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.78% females and 48.22% males in Alhambra, CA.
The Alhambra, CA gender ratio is 93.1:100 i.e. 93.1 men to 100 women (0.931).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 3,635.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 3,475.

Alhambra's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Alhambra population: 19.79% are White, 2.18% are Black or African American, 0.67% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 50.71% are Asian, 0.42% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 18.75% are some other race and 7.49% are multiracial.
Alhambra's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Asian population in the city.
By ethnicity, 29,702 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 53,472 (64.29% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Alhambra is Asian with a population of 42,179 (50.71% of the total population).

Alhambra's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 86,584 in the year 2003
From 2000 to 2010, Alhambra's population decreased by 2,038 (2.39%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Alhambra's population decreased by 450 (0.54%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Alhambra's population was lowest in year 2022 at 80,259.