Moving to Piedmont, California

Population: 10,952. Estimated population in July 2024: 10,559 (-3.6% change)
Males: 5,270 (48.1%), Females: 5,682 (51.9%)

Alameda County

Demographics

Median resident age: 43.7 years
Median household income: $134,270
Median house value: $760,000

Population by Race

Races in Piedmont:

  • White Non-Hispanic (76.8%)
  • Chinese (11.3%)
  • Two or more races (3.4%)
  • Hispanic (3.0%)
  • Japanese (1.3%)
  • Korean (1.3%)
  • Black (1.2%)
  • Other Asian (0.7%)
  • Other race (0.6%)
  • Asian Indian (0.6%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)
  • Filipino (0.5%)

Ancestries: English (19.8%), German (13.7%), Irish (11.7%), Russian (4.4%), United States (3.7%), Scottish (3.7%).

Elevation: 400 feet

Land area: 1.7 square miles

Map of Piedmont, CA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Piedmont

  • High school or higher: 98.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 77.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 41.1%
  • Unemployed: 2.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Piedmont city

  • Never married: 19.5%
  • Now married: 68.4%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 4.9%
  • Divorced: 6.1%

11.3% Foreign born (8.2% Asia, 1.9% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +316 (+3.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Piedmont:

  • KAISER FOUNDATION HOSP OAKLAND CAMPUS (about 1 miles; OAKLAND, CA)
  • ALAMEDA COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 3 miles; OAKLAND, CA)
  • CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR (about 3 miles; OAKLAND, CA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Piedmont:

  • METROPOLITAN OAKLAND INTL (about 8 miles; OAKLAND, CA; Abbreviation: OAK)
  • BUCHANAN FIELD (about 17 miles; CONCORD, CA; Abbreviation: CCR)
  • SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL (about 17 miles; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Abbreviation: SFO)

Other public-use airports nearest to Piedmont:

  • HAYWARD EXECUTIVE (about 15 miles; HAYWARD, CA; Abbreviation: HWD)
  • SAN CARLOS (about 23 miles; SAN CARLOS, CA; Abbreviation: SQL)
  • NAPA COUNTY (about 27 miles; NAPA, CA; Abbreviation: APC)

Amtrak stations near Piedmont:

  • 4 miles: OAKLAND (245 2ND ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 5 miles: EMERYVILLE (5885 LANDREGAN ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 6 miles: BERKELEY (3RD ST. & UNIVERSITY AVE.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Piedmont:

  • UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY (about 4 miles; BERKELEY, CA; Full-time enrollment: 29,690)
  • MERRITT COLLEGE (about 4 miles; OAKLAND, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,646)
  • COLLEGE OF ALAMEDA (about 5 miles; ALAMEDA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,450)
  • LANEY COLLEGE (about 5 miles; OAKLAND, CA; Full-time enrollment: 5,549)
  • ACADEMY OF ART COLLEGE (about 12 miles; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,548)
  • GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY-SAN FRANCISCO (about 12 miles; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 3,092)
  • CONTRA COSTA COLLEGE (about 13 miles; SAN PABLO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 3,626)

Schools

Public high schools in Piedmont:

  • PIEDMONT HIGH (Students: 928; Location: 800 MAGNOLIA AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • MILLENNIUM HIGH (CONT.) (Students: 71; Location: 800 MAGNOLIA AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Piedmont:

  • PIEDMONT MIDDLE (Students: 615; Location: 740 MAGNOLIA AVE.; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • HAVENS ELEMENTARY (Students: 446; Location: 1800 OAKLAND AVE.; Grades: KG – 05)
  • BEACH ELEMENTARY (Students: 270; Location: 100 LAKE AVE.; Grades: KG – 05)
  • WILDWOOD ELEMENTARY (Students: 267; Location: 301 WILDWOOD AVE.; Grades: KG – 05)

Private primary/middle schools in Piedmont:

  • CORPUS CHRISTI SCHOOL (Students: 287; Location: ONE ESTATES DRIVE; Grades: KG – 8)
  • ZION LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 164; Location: 5201 PARK BOULEVARD; Grades: 1 – 8)
  • PUMPKIN PATCH PLAYSCHOOL (Students: 18; Location: 1529 GRAND AVE; Grades: PK – UG)