Is Fremont growing?

How much Fremont, CA has grown or shrunk since 2015, how that compares with the county, the state and the United States, and how the community's age is changing.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

This story was assembled using AI and public data sources.

Fremont looks different than it did in 2015.

Population change since 2015: +1.5% — 225,221 residents in 2015 → 228,518 in 2023

Fremont population, 2015 to 2023

• 2015: 225221
• 2023: 228518

Growth since 2015

• Fremont: 1.5
• Alameda County: 4.2
• CA: 2.1
• U.S.: 5

Median age: 38.8 — U.S. median: 38.7

What it means

Fremont is growing more slowly than the country — +1.5% here versus +5.0% nationally since 2015.

These are estimates, not a head count. ACS 5-year figures average responses collected over five years, so they show direction and scale rather than a single day's population.