94555 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 94555, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

94555 is a zip code in Alameda County, California, which covers Fremont, with a total population of 38,522 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 94555 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 94555.

The estimated population of people living in 94555 is 38,522, with a median age of 37.7.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 94555 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
38,522
+1.33%
+2.30%
2020
38,017
 -1.2% -
2019
38,478
+0.23%
-
2018
38,388
+1.94%
-
2017
37,657
 - -

Population of 94555 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 94555 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
13.7%
14.6%
 -6.16%
Black/African American
1.5%
3.3%
 -54.55%
Native
0.2%
0.2%
 0.00%
Hispanic
5.8%
8.2%
 -29.27%
Asian
74%
68%
 +8.82%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.3%
1.1%
 -72.73%
Two Or More Races
4.4%
4.6%
 -4.35%
Other
0.1%
0%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 94555 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 94555 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 94555 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 94555 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 37.7 +1.34% 38 +1.06% 37.5 +2.18%
2020 37.2 -0.53% 37.6 -0.79% 36.7 -0.81%
2019 37.4 +1.36% 37.9 +1.88% 37 +1.09%
2018 36.9 -0.27% 37.2 +0.54% 36.6 -0.81%
2017 37 - 37 - 36.9 -

The median age of the 94555 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 94555 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 3,651 -9.86% 2,796 +9.6% 3,301 3,030
10 to 19 1,803 +28.66% 2,195 +11.15% 2,365 2,424
20 to 29 1,894 -14.82% 1,836 -10.18% 1,617 1,635
30 to 39 3,110 +1.3% 3,837 +1.87% 3,146 3,902
40 to 49 3,023 +24.65% 2,482 +16.94% 3,830 2,896
50 to 59 2,319 -9.46% 2,550 -26.59% 2,091 1,928
60 to 69 1,773 -10.54% 2,081 -5.14% 1,590 1,968
70+ 1,134 +9.88% 1,173 +31.29% 1,235 1,564

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 94555 zip code is $177,333.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 94555.

  • Under 25
    $86,250.00
  • 25 to 44
    $211,258.00
  • 45 to 64
    $188,792.00
  • 65 and over
    $91,071.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 94555 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 94555, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 94555 is currently $212,793.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

44.61% of households in 94555 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 94555 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    4.10%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    5.25%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    4.93%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    7.31%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    18.70%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    15.10%
  • $200,000 or more
    44.61%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 94555 is $65,835.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 94555 by the total population of 94555.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 94555 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 94555 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    35.83%
  • Bachelor's degree
    45.42%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    3.87%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    12.99%
  • Less than high school diploma
    1.90%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 94555 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 94555 zip over the age of 16 is 28,658.

Of those people, a total of 70.00% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 94555 is 66.80%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 94555 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 1,256 24.50% 12.30%
20 to 24 years 1,288 75.00% 17.20%
25 to 29 years 1,964 85.10% 4.50%
30 to 34 years 2,772 80.00% 6.30%
35 to 44 years 8,133 84.50% 2.40%
45 to 54 years 5,059 89.00% 2.70%
55 to 59 years 1,829 83.80% 1.70%
60 to 64 years 1,996 56.00% 11.50%
65 to 74 years 2,794 25.40% 7.80%
75 years and over 1,567 10.50% 6.10%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 94555. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 4,660 68.30% 6.80%
Black or African American 559 65.50% 1.90%
American Indian and Alaska Native 83 32.50% 22.20%
Asian 20,642 70.70% 3.70%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 123 80.50% 6.10%
Other 1,136 72.40% 7.70%
Two or more races 1,455 66.20% 9.40%
Hispanic or Latino 1,734 71.80% 8.20%
Not Hispanic or Latino 4,357 68.30% 6.50%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 94555 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 94555 is 19,132, with median earnings of $104,775.00.

Women in 94555 are earning approximately 55.30% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 19,132 $104,775.00
Male 10,834 $131,282.00
Female 8,298 $72,623.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 94555 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 2,705 $132,537.00
Business and Financial 1,656 $94,519.00
Computer and Mathematical 4,621 $155,205.00
Architecture and Engineering 1,723 $144,327.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 658 $117,500.00
Community and Social Service 142 $58,021.00
Legal 100 $95,917.00
Educational and Library 792 $47,353.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 362 $63,276.00
Healthcare Practitioners 938 $105,938.00
Healthcare Support 336 $41,250.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 94 $31,643.00
Law Enforcement 66 $90,179.00
Food Preparation and Serving 552 $40,108.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 258 $25,543.00
Personal Care and Service 312 $14,655.00
Sales 962 $58,897.00
Office and Administrative Support 1,322 $53,064.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 8 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 155 $44,750.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 342 $54,816.00
Production 568 $46,250.00
Transportation and Material Moving 216 $45,278.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 94555 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 94555.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 1,647 $150,592.00 1,058 $120,238.00
Business and Financial 684 $103,482.00 972 $90,000.00
Computer and Mathematical 3,429 $158,552.00 1,192 $131,343.00
Architecture and Engineering 1,450 $154,934.00 273 $110,694.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 350 $164,815.00 308 $79,375.00
Community and Social Service 14 $0.00 128 $58,125.00
Legal 50 $96,500.00 50 $93,409.00
Educational and Library 129 $81,016.00 663 $41,141.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 223 $63,542.00 139 $63,207.00
Healthcare Practitioners 203 $102,344.00 735 $106,016.00
Healthcare Support 85 $31,336.00 251 $44,609.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 83 $31,536.00 11 $0.00
Law Enforcement 44 $22,045.00 22 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 288 $26,146.00 264 $41,012.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 81 $4,440.00 177 $40,246.00
Personal Care and Service 45 $13,672.00 267 $15,083.00
Sales 490 $75,810.00 472 $52,045.00
Office and Administrative Support 400 $55,192.00 922 $52,872.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 8 $0.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 150 $50,000.00 5 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 307 $62,824.00 35 $0.00
Production 285 $63,220.00 283 $41,493.00
Transportation and Material Moving 216 $45,278.00 0 $0.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 11,718 households in 94555, with an average household size of 3.28 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 10,078 families living in the 94555 zip code with an average family size of 3.53 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 94555:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 8,925 502 651 1,640
Average Household Size 3.61 3.69 3.27 1.38
Total Families 8,925 502 651 0
Average Household Size 3.58 3.15 3.15 0

Poverty

Of the 10,078 families living in 94555, 1.80% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 94555:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 12,057 housing units in 94555.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 11,718 97.19%
Vacant 339 2.81%

29.43% of the total 12,057 housing units in 94555 are rental units. This is approximately 3,548 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 8,025 are occupied by the owner - or 66.56% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 94555 is $2,773.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 94555 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    145
  • Less than $500
    29
  • $500 to $999
    0
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    67
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    466
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    663
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    1,005
  • $3,000 or more
    1,318

Property Value

The median value of a property in 94555 is $1,078,400.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 94555 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    82
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    19
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    31
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    120
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    16
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    226
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    2,640
  • $1,000,000 or more
    4,891

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 94555. The chart below shows the number of properties in 94555 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    68
  • 1940 to 1949
    43
  • 1950 to 1959
    96
  • 1960 to 1969
    725
  • 1970 to 1979
    3,794
  • 1980 to 1989
    4,830
  • 1990 to 1999
    1,455
  • 2000 to 2009
    231
  • 2010 to 2013
    815
  • 2014 or later
    0

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 94555 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    271
  • 1 vehicle available
    2,406
  • 2 vehicles available
    6,063
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    2,978

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 94555 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 94555 that commute to work in a particular way.

38.3 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 94555.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    68
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    218
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    977
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    1,102
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    980
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    615
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    1,565
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    616
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    909
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    2,112
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    2,207
  • 90 or more minutes
    438

Summary

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