| City of Oakland |
| Alameda County |
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Census 2000 |
|
2006 ACS Estimates |
| TOTAL POPULATION |
399,484 |
100.0% |
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377,256 |
100.0% |
| In households |
392,309 |
98.2% |
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N/A |
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| In group quarters |
7,175 |
1.8% |
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N/A |
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| RACE |
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| White |
125,013 |
31.3% |
|
128,672 |
34.1% |
| Black or African American |
142,460 |
35.7% |
|
114,342 |
30.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native |
2,655 |
0.7% |
|
3,351 |
0.9% |
| Asian |
60,851 |
15.2% |
|
58,903 |
15.6% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
2,002 |
0.5% |
|
2,711 |
0.7% |
| Some other race |
46,592 |
11.7% |
|
55,011 |
14.6% |
| Two or more races |
19,911 |
5.0% |
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14,266 |
3.8% |
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| HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE |
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) |
87,467 |
21.9% |
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97,738 |
25.9% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino |
312,017 |
78.1% |
|
279,518 |
74.1% |
| White |
93,953 |
23.5% |
|
89,834 |
23.8% |
| Black or African American |
140,139 |
35.1% |
|
113,078 |
30.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native |
1,471 |
0.4% |
|
1,054 |
0.3% |
| Asian |
60,393 |
15.1% |
|
58,579 |
15.5% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
1,866 |
0.5% |
|
2,711 |
0.7% |
| Some other race |
1,229 |
0.3% |
|
3,566 |
0.9% |
| Two or more races |
12,966 |
3.2% |
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10,696 |
2.8% |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS |
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| Native |
293,361 |
73.4% |
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268,134 |
71.1% |
| Foreign born |
106,116 |
26.6% |
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109,122 |
28.9% |
| Naturalized citizen |
37,783 |
9.5% |
|
44,694 |
11.8% |
| Not a citizen |
68,333 |
17.1% |
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64,428 |
17.1% |
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| SEX |
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| Male |
192,757 |
48.3% |
|
184,412 |
48.9% |
| Female |
206,727 |
51.7% |
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192,844 |
51.1% |
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| AGE |
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| Under 5 years |
28,292 |
7.1% |
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30,011 |
8.0% |
| 5 to 17 years |
71,467 |
17.9% |
|
62,033 |
16.4% |
| 18 to 64 years |
257,937 |
64.6% |
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242,555 |
64.3% |
| 65 years and over |
41,788 |
10.4% |
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42,657 |
11.3% |
| Median age |
33.3 |
X |
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36.1 |
X |
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| HOUSEHOLDS |
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| Total households |
150,790 |
100.0% |
|
144,747 |
100.0% |
| Family households |
86,347 |
57.3% |
|
75,742 |
52.3% |
| Families with children under 18 |
43,152 |
28.6% |
|
37,720 |
26.1% |
| Average household size |
2.60 |
X |
|
2.56 |
X |
| Average family size |
3.38 |
X |
|
3.55 |
X |
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| HOUSING OCCUPANCY |
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| Total housing units |
157,508 |
100.0% |
|
164,043 |
100.0% |
| Occupied housing units |
150,790 |
95.7% |
|
144,747 |
88.2% |
| Owner-occupied housing units |
62,489 |
41.4% |
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63,321 |
43.7% |
| Renter-occupied housing units |
88,301 |
58.6% |
|
81,426 |
56.3% |
| Vacant housing units |
6,718 |
4.3% |
|
19,296 |
11.8% |
| 1 unit, detached housing |
71,424 |
45.3% |
|
72,199 |
44.0% |
| Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) |
235,500 |
X |
|
590,800 |
X |
| Median gross rent (dollars) |
696 |
X |
|
947 |
X |
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| INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999 |
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PAST 12 MONTHS |
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| Median household income (dollars) |
40,055 |
X |
|
45,552 |
X |
| Median family income (dollars) |
44,384 |
X |
|
51,727 |
X |
| Per capita income (dollars) |
21,936 |
X |
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26,473 |
X |
| Individuals in poverty |
76,489 |
19.4% |
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70,294 |
18.6% |
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| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |
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| Population 25 and over |
261,402 |
100.0% |
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253,762 |
100.0% |
| High school graduate |
46,164 |
17.7% |
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51,902 |
20.5% |
| Bachelor's degree |
47,077 |
18.0% |
|
45,624 |
18.0% |
| Graduate or professional degree |
33,700 |
12.9% |
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37,565 |
14.8% |
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| COMMUTING TO WORK |
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| Mean travel time to work (minutes) |
31.1 |
X |
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27.2 |
X |
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| MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER |
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| Total |
170,503 |
100.0% |
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166,586 |
100.0% |
| Car, truck, or van: |
122,721 |
72.0% |
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114,616 |
68.8% |
| Drove alone |
94,333 |
55.3% |
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95,536 |
57.3% |
| Carpooled |
28,388 |
16.6% |
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19,080 |
11.5% |
| Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) |
29,728 |
17.4% |
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27,861 |
16.7% |
| Bus or trolley bus |
15,402 |
9.0% |
|
14,065 |
8.4% |
| Streetcar or trolley car |
160 |
0.1% |
|
819 |
0.5% |
| Subway or elevated |
13,030 |
7.6% |
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12,720 |
7.6% |
| Railroad |
714 |
0.4% |
|
208 |
0.1% |
| Ferryboat |
197 |
0.1% |
|
49 |
0.0% |
| Taxicab |
225 |
0.1% |
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0 |
0.0% |
| Motorcycle |
703 |
0.4% |
|
652 |
0.4% |
| Bicycle |
2,085 |
1.2% |
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3,690 |
2.2% |
| Walked |
6,355 |
3.7% |
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7,970 |
4.8% |
| Other means |
1,973 |
1.2% |
|
2,490 |
1.5% |
| Worked at home |
6,938 |
4.1% |
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9,307 |
5.6% |
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| DETAILED PLACE TO PLACE COMMUTING |
(in Excel) |
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| LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION |
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| Employed civilian population 16 years and over |
174,743 |
100.0% |
|
170,901 |
100.0% |
| Management, professional and related |
68,465 |
39.2% |
|
69,169 |
40.5% |
| Service |
27,570 |
15.8% |
|
32,688 |
19.1% |
| Sales and office |
43,913 |
25.1% |
|
32,961 |
19.3% |
| Farming, fishing & forestry |
338 |
0.2% |
|
114 |
0.1% |
| Construction, extraction, and maintenance |
12,885 |
7.4% |
|
15,767 |
9.2% |
| Production, transportation, and material moving |
21,572 |
12.3% |
|
20,202 |
11.8% |
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| CLASS OF WORKER |
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| Self-employed workers |
14,362 |
8.2% |
|
19,424 |
11.4% |
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