Pleasanton, CA Population

Overview

79,558

Total Population

41.1

Median age

50.64%

Female population %

97.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

52.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

8,605

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Pleasanton is 41.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Pleasanton's population under 18 was 24.00%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Pleasanton's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.87% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Pleasanton, 19.59% were under the age of 15, 15.23% aged 15 to 29, 50.31% aged 30 to 64, 13.01% aged 65 to 84, and 1.87% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,016 more females than males in Pleasanton:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.64% females and 49.36% males in Pleasanton, CA.
The Pleasanton, CA gender ratio is 97.5:100 i.e. 97.5 men to 100 women (0.975).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 3,437.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 3,271.

Pleasanton's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Pleasanton population: 47.39% are White, 1.90% are Black or African American, 0.57% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 39.08% are Asian, 0.46% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 3.33% are some other race and 7.26% are multiracial.
Pleasanton's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the city.
By ethnicity, 8,605 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 70,953 (89.18% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Pleasanton is White with a population of 37,706 (47.39% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 81,041 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Pleasanton's population increased by 6,130 (9.54%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Pleasanton's population increased by 9,313 (13.24%), 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, Pleasanton's population was lowest in year 2000 at 64,233.