Moving to Livermore, California

About Livermore, California
Livermore

Livermore is a city in Alameda County, California. With a 2020 population of 87,955, Livermore is the most populous city in the Tri-Valley, giving its name to the Livermore Valley. It is located on the eastern edge of California's San Francisco Bay Area, making it the easternmost city in the area.

Livermore was a railroad town named for Robert Livermore, a local rancher who settled in the area in the 1840s. It is the home of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, for which the chemical element livermorium is named (and thus, placing the city's name in the periodic table). It is also the California site of Sandia National Laboratories, which is headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Its south side is home to local vineyards, and its downtown district is being redeveloped as of 2024.

The United States Census Bureau defines an urban area of Tri-Valley-area cities, with Livermore as the principal city: the Livermore–Pleasanton–Dublin, CA urban area had a 2020 population of 240,381, making it the 167th largest in the United States.

Gender
Gender Livermore California Country
Female 50.9% 50.3% 50.8%
Male 49.1% 49.7% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Livermore California Country
Less than $10,000 2.2% 4.7% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 1.2% 3.9% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 2.8% 6.9% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 3.3% 7.1% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 5.4% 10% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 12.3% 15.3% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 9.7% 12.3% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 19.6% 17.1% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 16.1% 9.4% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 27.4% 13.3% 8.3%
Education


Education Livermore California Country
< 9th Grade 4% 8% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 3% 7% 7.0%
High School or GED 16% 20% 27.0%
Other College 23% 21% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 10% 8% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 29% 22% 20.0%
Master's Degree 10% 9% 9.0%
Professional Degree 2% 3% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 3% 2% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Livermore California Country
White 59.1% 36.5% 60.1%
African American 1.7% 5.4% 12.2%
American Indian 0.1% 0.3% 0.6%
Asian 12.9% 14.6% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0.5% 0.3% 0.2%
Other 0.1% 0.3% 0.3%
Multiracial 4.3% 3.4% 2.8%
Hispanic 21.3% 39.1% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity