Politics & Government
Census Shows Livermore's Population Grew 10 Percent Over Past Decade
Livemore's growth in line with statewide rate.
Figures released Tuesday by the 2010 census show that Livermore's population grew 10 percent from 2000 to 2010.
The city's population is 80,968, an increase of 7,623 residents over 2000.
Meanwhile, California appears to be moving toward the middle – at least when it comes to where they call home.
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The state’s population rose 10 percent from April 2000 to April 2010 — from 33.9 million residents to 37.3 million residents, the census reported.
Most of that growth appears to have come in the counties that span the middle of the state.
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Riverside County had the biggest jump, increasing 41 percent from 2000 to 2010. The city of Beaumont in that county leaped 224 percent from 11,384 to 36,887 people.
Next was Placer County with a 40 percent jump. The city of Lincoln skyrocketed 282 percent from 11,205 to 42,819 people.
Other counties that grew more than 20 percent included Imperial, Kern, Madera, Merced and Tulare.
Los Angeles County’s population edged up 3 percent. San Francisco County’s population also rose 3 percent, while San Diego County jumped 10 percent.
The only counties that saw population decreases were in the Sierra Nevada: Alpine County (down 3 percent), Plumas County (down 4 percent) and Sierra County (down 9 percent).
View more census data on American Fact Finder.
TOTAL POP. BY RACE (1) AND HISPANIC OR LATINO: APRIL 1, 2010% of Total Population
State/ County/ Place Total Pop. White alone, Not Hispanic Black or African American alone, Not Hispanic Asian alone, Not Hispanic Hispanic or Latino (1) California 37.3m 40.10% 5.80% 12.80% 37.60%
Alameda County 1.5m 34.10% 12.20% 25.90% 22.50% Alameda city 73,812 45.30% 6.10% 30.90% 11.00% Albany city 18,539 49.30% 3.30% 31.00% 10.20% Ashland CDP 21,925 15.60% 18.60% 18.10% 42.80% Berkeley city 112,580 54.70% 9.70% 19.10% 10.80% Castro Valley CDP 61,388 49.50% 6.60% 21.10% 17.40% Cherryland CDP 14,728 20.90% 10.80% 9.20% 54.00% Dublin city 46,036 44.30% 9.20% 26.40% 14.50% Emeryville city 10,080 40.20% 17.20% 27.30% 9.20% Fairview CDP 10,003 36.20% 20.50% 14.80% 21.70% Fremont city 214,089 26.50% 3.10% 50.30% 14.80% Hayward city 144,186 18.80% 11.30% 21.60% 40.70% Livermore city 80,968 64.70% 1.90% 8.20% 20.90% Newark city 42,573 27.50% 4.50% 26.80% 35.20% Piedmont city 10,667 71.50% 1.30% 18.00% 3.90% Pleasanton city 70,285 60.80% 1.60% 23.10% 10.30% San Leandro city 84,950 27.10% 11.80% 29.30% 27.40%
Associate Regional Editor David Mills contributed to this story.
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