County profile
Alameda County, CA
United States · GDP 2024
#22 of 3,127 US counties by GDP45th-percentile growthmore diversified than 99% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$182.5B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+3.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
749,124
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
42,318
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$94.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
1,636,630
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.4%
Median HH income
$129.4k±$1.3k
Bachelor's degree+
52.2%
Poverty rate
9.2%±0.3%
Business applications
21,047 · 2025
Retail establishments
4,023
24.6/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1TD Synnex CorpTechnology$62.5B71B2PG&E CorporationUtilities$24.9B70B3Block, Inc.Technology$24.2B69B4Ross Stores, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$22.8B79B+5Lam Research CorporationTechnology$18.4B85A6Concentrix CorporationTechnology$9.8B55C7Workday, Inc.Technology$9.6B80B+8The Clorox CompanyConsumer Defensive$7.1B72B9TriNet Group, Inc.Industrials$5.0B70B10Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.Consumer Defensive$4.7B53D11Nextpower Inc.Technology$3.6B70B12Veeva Systems Inc.Technology$3.2B81B+13Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.Basic Materials$2.3B80B+14Exelixis, Inc.Healthcare$2.3B89A15Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.Technology$2.1B63C16e.l.f. Beauty, Inc.Consumer Defensive$1.6B66B17Enphase Energy, Inc.Energy$1.5B73B18Penumbra, Inc.Healthcare$1.4B83B+19Lucid Group, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$1.4B34D20Ichor Holdings, Ltd.Technology$947.7M61C21McGrath RentCorpIndustrials$944.2M78B+22ACM Research, Inc.Technology$901.3M66B23FormFactor, Inc.Technology$785.0M76B+24NMI Holdings, Inc.Financial Services$706.4M78B+2510x Genomics, Inc.Healthcare$642.8M67BHQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care24%
Manufacturing19%
Professional services18%
Retail trade14%
Food & accommodation14%
Construction10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
1,636,630
residents · 2025 · -2.6% since 2020
Income per capita $111.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−141,108
International migration+70,439
Natural change+28,080
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$144.2B2019
$143.5B2020
$156.9B2021
$168.7B2022
$175.7B2023
$182.5B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$1.1M±$6.3k
Median gross rent
$2.4k/mo±$16/mo
Vacancy rate
6.1%±0.3%
Affordability
11.5× wages
Residential permits
$828.6M
2,778 units · 1.7/1k pop
FEMA risk score
99.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$2.9k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Earthquake 100Landslide 100Wildfire 98
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
17092016
18292017
19942018
20172019
20172020
22152021
25072022
24992023
25352024
24862025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -45% since 20215,0252021
5,0762022
2,8842023
1,7432024
2,7782025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
0.1 km
I-680
Nearest freight rail
0.3 km
UP
Nearest port
27.3 km
BAY FARM ISLAND ALAMEDA CO
Nearest commercial airport
30.5 km
OAKLAND SAN FRANCISCO BAY
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR136 filings from 54 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$94.7k
avg. annual pay · +19% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Alameda?
Alameda's economy produced $182.5B in 2024, growing 3.9% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.