Overview
91,176
Total Population
40.9
Median age
50.76%
Female population %
97:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
55-59 years
Largest age group
44.4
Total dependency ratio
Asian
Largest racial group
25,176
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
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Age
San Leandro's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in San Leandro is 40.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- San Leandro's population under 18 was 17.80%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- San Leandro's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.47% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in San Leandro, 14.29% were under the age of 15, 18.94% aged 15 to 29, 50.30% aged 30 to 64, 14.23% aged 65 to 84, and 2.24% were 85 years of age and older.
![San Leandro, CA population by age group The graph shows San Leandro's population by age group, with age group on x-axis and the respective age group's percent of the total population on y-axis](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/san-leandro-ca-population-by-age-group.jpeg)
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Gender
There are 1,378 more females than males in San Leandro:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.76% females and 49.24% males in San Leandro, CA.
- The San Leandro, CA gender ratio is 97:100 i.e. 97 men to 100 women (0.970).
- For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 3,482.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 3,768.
![San Leandro, CA population by gender and age The grouped bar chart shows San Leandro, CA population by age and gender across 18 age groups, defined between the age of 0 and 85 and above. The female population is shown in pink color bar and male population is shown in blue color bar. Age group is plotted on x axis and population on y axis.](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/san-leandro-ca-population-by-gender-and-age.jpeg)
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Race / Ethnicity
San Leandro's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of San Leandro population: 31.01% are White, 10.30% are Black or African American, 0.90% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 34.39% are Asian, 1.66% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 12.53% are some other race and 9.21% are multiracial.
- San Leandro's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the city.
- By ethnicity, 25,176 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 66, (72.39% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in San Leandro is Asian with a population of 31,352 (34.39% of the total population).
![San Leandro, CA population by race The bar chart shows San Leandro, CA population by race, in percentage. The numbers shown are based on the American Community Survey respondents self identified race. The Hispanic and Latino population is spread across the races identified and not as a separate race category.](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/san-leandro-ca-population-by-race.jpeg)
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Year by year
San Leandro's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 91,149 in the year 2016
- From 2000 to 2010, San Leandro's population increased by 5,287 (6.62%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, San Leandro's population increased by 5,599 (6.58%), 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, San Leandro's population was lowest in year 2007 at 77,374.
![San Leandro, CA population from 2000 to 2022 The graph shows San Leandro's population from 2000 to 2022, with years on x-axis and population on y-axis](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/population-of-san-leandro-ca-population-by-year-2000-2022.jpeg)
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)