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Census Tract 4261, Alameda County, California

Census Tract 4261, GEOID 06001426100, in Alameda County, California, mostly within Piedmont (97% of its census blocks). 6,102 residents in the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (±540); the 2020 Census counted 6,364.

Residents, 2020-2024

6,102

±540 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 6,364

Median household income

$250,000 or more

The survey's top or bottom value; no margin is published
Alameda County: $129,367

Median home value

$2,000,000 or more

The survey's top or bottom value; no margin is published
Alameda County: $1,090,100

Median gross rent

$1,938

±$1,493 (90% margin)
Alameda County: $2,357

Where is Census Tract 4261?

Census Tract 4261 is one of 379 census tracts in Alameda County, California. It covers 1.18 square miles of land, 5,407 residents per square mile in 2020. Its GEOID, 06001426100, names it uniquely (how tract numbers and GEOIDs work).

Places Census Tract 4261 lies in (share of its 2020 census blocks)
PlaceShare of the tract
Piedmont97%
Oakland3%
Census Tract 4261 (marked with a dot) in Alameda County, California. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.
403840424045.0140474049405040514262 4261 0.5 mi
Census Tract 4261 (shaded) and the tracts that border it, numbered. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file, 1:500,000.

8 census tracts border Census Tract 4261: Tract 4038 ($159,917), Tract 4042 ($250,000 or more), Tract 4045.01 ($250,000 or more), Tract 4047 ($250,000 or more), Tract 4049 ($132,849), Tract 4050 ($136,406), Tract 4051 ($250,000 or more) and Tract 4262 ($250,000 or more). The figure in brackets is each tract's median household income.

Whether a tract counts as low- or moderate-income for bank lending (the Community Reinvestment Act) is set by the FFIEC against its metro area's family income: look it up in the FFIEC census geocoder.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 block assignment files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Census Tract 4261?

The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts Census Tract 4261's population at 6,102 (±540) in 2,172 households; the 2020 Census counted 6,364 residents and 2,207 housing units.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 4261PiedmontAlameda CountyCalifornia
Total population 6,102 ±540 10,945 1,649,473 39,287,377
Households 2,172 ±187 3,864 598,246 13,548,091
Average household size 2.81 ±0.19 2.83 2.70 2.84
Housing units 2,349 ±169 4,073 637,212 14,644,735

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Census Tract 4261?

The median resident of Census Tract 4261 is 43.1 years old; 31.3% are under 18 and 22.1% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 69.2%, then non-Hispanic Asian residents at 20.8%. 12.3% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin, education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure Tract 4261PiedmontAlameda CountyCalifornia
Median age 43.1 ±3.3 43.6 39.0 37.9
Under 18 years 31.3% ±3.1 pts 29.9% 19.8% 22.0%
65 years and over 22.1% ±4.2 pts 21.4% 15.4% 15.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5% ±1.7 pts 3.8% 23.4% 40.2%
White alone, not Hispanic 69.2% ±8.3 pts 67.1% 27.4% 33.8%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic 0.5% ±0.8 pts 0.8% 9.3% 5.2%
Asian alone, not Hispanic 20.8% ±7.9 pts 20.0% 32.7% 15.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±0.7 pts 0.0% 0.2% 0.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±0.7 pts 0.1% 0.7% 0.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic 7.0% ±3.0 pts 7.6% 5.6% 4.4%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±0.7 pts 0.6% 0.6% 0.6%
Born outside the United States 12.3% ±4.1 pts 11.5% 34.7% 27.0%
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) 19.7% ±6.5 pts 17.8% 47.2% 44.4%
Civilian veterans (age 18+) 5.0% ±2.7 pts 4.2% 3.0% 4.3%
With a disability 7.2% ±2.6 pts 7.9% 10.3% 11.6%
No health insurance coverage 0.3% ±0.5 pts 0.3% 4.0% 6.6%
High school graduate or higher (age 25+) 100.0% ±1.0 pts 99.0% 88.8% 84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) 90.3% ±4.5 pts 88.4% 52.2% 37.1%
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) 57.8% ±7.3 pts 56.8% 23.4% 14.4%
Lived in the same house a year earlier 92.0% ±4.8 pts 92.0% 87.9% 89.2%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Census Tract 4261 earn?

Half of the 2,172 households in Census Tract 4261 earn less than $250,000 or more a year (), against $129,367 across Alameda County: 1st highest of the county's 372 tracts with a reliable estimate.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 4261PiedmontAlameda CountyCalifornia
Median household income $250,000 or more $250,000 or more $129,367 $99,122
Mean household income $433,668 ±$60,522 $410,345 $177,144 $140,436
Per capita income $157,411 ±$20,380 $146,869 $65,862 $49,513
People below the poverty line 2.9% ±2.6 pts 4.3% 9.2% 12.0%
Children under 18 below the poverty line 1.9% ±3.2 pts 4.7% 8.8% 15.0%
Households receiving SNAP 0.0% ±1.9 pts 0.3% 9.9% 12.4%
Households with a computer 98.4% ±2.2 pts 98.8% 97.4% 96.9%
Households with a broadband subscription 98.6% ±1.6 pts 98.3% 94.4% 93.5%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Census Tract 4261?

Owners occupy 96.4% of Census Tract 4261's occupied homes and renters 3.6%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $2,000,000 or more by its owner ().

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 4261PiedmontAlameda CountyCalifornia
Median home value (owner-occupied) $2,000,000 or more $2,000,000 or more $1,090,100 $734,700
Median gross rent $1,938 ±$1,493 $3,500 or more $2,357 $2,036
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent 0.0% ±42.1 pts 8.1% 41.8% 46.0%
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage $4,000 or more $4,000 or more $3,810 $2,946
Owner-occupied homes 96.4% ±3.1 pts 90.9% 54.4% 55.9%
Renter-occupied homes 3.6% ±3.1 pts 9.1% 45.6% 44.1%
Housing units 2,349 ±169 4,073 637,212 14,644,735
Single-family detached homes 93.4% ±4.3 pts 94.7% 51.0% 57.0%
Mobile homes 0.7% ±1.2 pts 0.4% 1.3% 3.5%
Built 2020 or later 0.0% ±1.8 pts 0.0% 1.4% 1.3%
Built 2010 to 2019 0.0% ±1.8 pts 0.0% 6.8% 6.5%
Built 1939 or earlier 49.5% ±8.3 pts 62.9% 19.6% 8.9%
Households with no vehicle 0.6% ±1.0 pts 1.6% 10.0% 7.1%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Census Tract 4261 get to work?

48.0% of Census Tract 4261's workers drive alone and 35.9% work from home. The average trip to work takes 31.6 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 4261PiedmontAlameda CountyCalifornia
In the labor force (age 16+) 64.0% ±5.5 pts 62.7% 66.9% 63.8%
Unemployment rate 1.3% ±1.7 pts 1.5% 5.4% 6.6%
Drove alone to work 48.0% ±8.8 pts 42.1% 52.6% 65.7%
Carpooled 6.0% ±4.7 pts 6.6% 8.3% 9.5%
Public transportation 7.6% ±4.9 pts 8.2% 7.7% 2.9%
Walked 1.6% ±2.1 pts 1.9% 2.8% 2.4%
Worked from home 35.9% ±8.4 pts 39.9% 25.7% 17.2%
Mean travel time to work 31.6 min ±4.6 31.7 min 31.0 min 28.7 min

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

How does Census Tract 4261 compare with the other tracts in Alameda County?

Among Alameda County's tracts with a reliable estimate, Census Tract 4261 ranks as shown below (1 = highest).

Census Tract 4261's rank among the tracts of Alameda County
MeasureIn Alameda County
Population60th of 375
Residents per square mile291st of 378
Median household income1st of 372
Per capita income1st of 377
Median home value1st of 366
Bachelor's degree or higher4th of 376
Median age111th of 377
Owner-occupied share4th of 366

The tracts next to it on Alameda County's income ladder

Median household income, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractRankMedian household incomeResidents
Tract 40011st$250,000 or more3,132
Tract 40421st$250,000 or more3,661
Tract 4045.011st$250,000 or more1,794
Tract 4045.021st$250,000 or more6,286
Tract 40471st$250,000 or more2,211
Tract 40511st$250,000 or more4,476
Tract 42111st$250,000 or more2,214
Tract 42121st$250,000 or more3,588
Tract 42611st$250,000 or more6,102
Tract 42621st$250,000 or more4,843
Tract 4403.371st$250,000 or more2,679
Tract 4415.031st$250,000 or more7,604
Tract 4415.241st$250,000 or more3,941
Tract 44221st$250,000 or more7,355
Tract 4431.031st$250,000 or more4,002
Tract 44321st$250,000 or more3,403
Tract 4433.011st$250,000 or more4,053
Tract 4507.011st$250,000 or more8,654
Tract 4507.511st$250,000 or more12,378
Tract 4507.521st$250,000 or more9,709
Tract 4511.021st$250,000 or more3,950
Tract 4511.031st$250,000 or more1,354

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Census Tract 4261?

4 of the 18 figures for Census Tract 4261 on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

A census tract's figures rest on a few hundred sampled households over five years, so its margins are wider than a city's. Two tracts differ only when the gap between them is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins). How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · Check it at data.census.gov

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections