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Oakland, CA

436,508 Population
56 square miles 7,799.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.6 ±0.9 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 40.7 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in California: 38.2 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6467%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Female51%
  • Male
  • Female
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27%White19%Black0%†Native16%Asian0%†Islander1%†Other6%†Two+30%Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$60,823 ±$2,760 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: $71,496 ±$943
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in California: $48,013 ±$250
$96,828 ±$6,321 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: $127,792 ±$2,754
  • about the same as the amount in California: $95,521 ±$611

14.3% ±1.7% (62,009  ±7,167) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 9.3% 416,535 (±0.4% / ±15,644)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 12% 4,588,687 (±0.2% / ±71,646)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty17%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty18%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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29.9 minutes ±0.9 (5,364,315  ±282,366) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 31.7 59,174,408 (±0.3 / ±838,261)
  • about the same as the figure in California: 29.2 465,548,030 (±0.1 / ±2,732,201)

Families

182,014 ±4,343 Number of households
  • the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 1,763,465 ±7,328
  • California: 13,699,816 ±20,966
2.4 ±0.1 (429,435  ±165) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 2.5 4,464,649 (±0 / ±3,726)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 2.8 38,073,200

Population by household type

Married couples47%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married40%
  • Married
  • Single
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale50%Female46%
Now marriedMale40%Female39%
DivorcedMale7%†Female9%†
WidowedMale2%†Female5%†
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4.4% ±1.2% (5,130  ±1,368) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 4.7% 50,977 (±0.4% / ±4,211)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 4.8% 450,412 (±0.1% / ±12,915)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

0%†15-195%†20-243%†25-295%†30-358%†35-395%†40-442%†45-50
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Housing

197,990 ±4,449 Number of housing units
  • the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 1,897,192 ±1,508
  • California: 14,762,527 ±428

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied92%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Renter occupied59%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Multi-unit53%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$915,000 ±$34,043 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: $1,105,100 ±$13,634
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in California: $725,800 ±$2,850

12.1% ±1.4% (52,082  ±6,037.9) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 11.6% 524,151 (±0.4% / ±19,896.5)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 10.5% 4,056,831 (±0.2% / ±59,611.4)

Social

84.4% ±2.7% (278,301  ±9,804.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 89.5% 3,008,293 (±0.8% / ±27,776.8)
  • about the same as the rate in California: 84.8% 22,875,415 (±0.3% / ±78,978.8)
47.2% ±2% (155,541  ±7,101.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 53.1% 1,783,239 (±0.6% / ±20,131.3)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in California: 37.5% 10,110,325 (±0.2% / ±48,413.6)

Population by highest level of education

16%No degree16%High school21%Some college25%Bachelor's22%Post-grad
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N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

Language at home, children 5-17

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Language at home, adults 18+

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27.8% ±1.5% (121,145  ±6,340) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 32.8% 1,499,160
  • about the same as the rate in California: 27.3% 10,640,017

Place of birth for foreign-born population

6%Europe38%Asia8%†Africa2%†Oceania45%Latin America1%†Northern America
* ACS 2023 5-year data
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2.4% ±0.4% (8,692  ±1,309) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 3% 111,896 (±0.1% / ±4,893)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in California: 4.1% 1,242,882 (±0.1% / ±19,495)

Veterans by wartime service

186†WWII663†Korea3,811†Vietnam1,927†Gulf (1990s)2,386†Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only; ACS 2023 5-year data
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8,692 Total veterans ±1,309 7,047 Male ±1,134 1,645 Female ±606

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This profile displays data from more than one ACS release. Charts not derived from ACS 2023 1-year data are noted with an *.

Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 1-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Oakland, CA <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/16000US0653000-oakland-ca/>

Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Oakland, CA <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/16000US0653000-oakland-ca/>