Some Changes in Pleasanton’s Ethnicity –diversity increases

While waiting for the latest census data, it is interesting to note some figures about Pleasanton’s changing ethnicity included in the final draft of the Youth Master Plan. The ethnic composition according to the 2000 census data showed 74 percent of Pleasanton’s population was Caucasian or white, 10 percent Asian, 7 percent Latino or Hispanic, and 1.4 percent black.

According to figures obtained in 2008, the Caucasian population was 61 percent, Asian - 17 percent, Latinos comprised 9 percent, and 1.9 percent were black. Other races totaled 6 percent in 2000 and 9 percent in 2008.