Livermore (formerly Livermorès, Livermore Ranch, and Nottingham) 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. The current mayor is John Marchand.
Livermore was platted and registered on November 4, 1869, as a railroad town by William Mendenhall and named for Robert Livermore, Mendenhall's friend and 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,...
| Ethnicity | Livermore | USA |
|---|---|---|
| White | 59.1% | 60.1% |
| African American | 1.7% | 12.2% |
| American Indian | 0.1% | 0.6% |
| Asian | 12.9% | 5.6% |
| Hawaiian | 0.5% | 0.2% |
| Multiracial | 4.3% | 2.8% |
| Hispanic | 21.3% | 18.2% |
| Other | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | Livermore | USA |
|---|---|---|
| Less than $10,000 | 2.2% | 5.8% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 1.2% | 4.1% |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 2.8% | 8.5% |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 3.3% | 8.6% |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 5.4% | 12.0% |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 12.3% | 17.2% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 9.7% | 12.8% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 19.6% | 15.6% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 16.1% | 7.1% |
| Education | Livermore | USA |
|---|---|---|
| < 9th Grade | 4% | 5.0% |
| 9-12th Grade | 3% | 7.0% |
| High School or GED | 16% | 27.0% |
| Other College | 23% | 20.0% |
| Associate's Degree | 10% | 9% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 29% | 20.0% |
| Master's Degree | 10% | 9.0% |
| Professional Degree | 2% | 2.0% |
| Doctorate Degree | 3% | 1.0% |