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Oakland, CA

419,278 Population
55.9 square miles 7,501.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2015 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.7 ±0.6 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metro Area: 38.9 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in California: 36.2 ±0.1

Economics

$34,587 ±$1,280 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metro Area: $46,511 ±$553
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in California: $31,587 ±$129
$58,807 ±$3,337 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metro Area: $88,518 ±$1,665
  • about 90 percent of the amount in California: $64,500 ±$395

19.8% ±1.8% (81,919  ±7,454) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metro Area: 10.6% 485,243 (±0.4% / ±17,632)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in California: 15.3% 5,891,678 (±0.2% / ±66,827)

32.3 minutes ±0.7 (6,372,700  ±228,763) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metro Area: 33.2 71,767,265 (±0.3 / ±882,297)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 28.9 480,921,445 (±0.1 / ±2,218,611)

Families

161,104 ±3,269 Number of households
  • the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metro Area: 1,689,907 ±5,829
  • California: 12,896,357 ±19,487
2.6 ±0.1 (412,461  ±1,192) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metro Area: 2.7 4,578,387 (±0 / ±4,268)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 3 38,323,824

5% ±1% (5,778  ±1,149) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metro Area: 4.6% 53,270 (±0.3% / ±3,622)
  • about the same as the rate in California: 5% 478,813 (±0.1% / ±12,151)

Housing

169,213 ±3,328 Number of housing units
  • the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metro Area: 1,782,375 ±1,685
  • California: 13,988,399 ±649

$557,000 ±$26,202 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metro Area: $718,400 ±$6,101
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in California: $449,100 ±$1,441

14.1% ±1.2% (58,273  ±5,088.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metro Area: 12.9% 595,077 (±0.4% / ±16,993.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 13.5% 5,228,811 (±0.1% / ±56,076.1)

Social

79.6% ±2.1% (237,350  ±7,127.1) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metro Area: 88.2% 2,942,459 (±0.8% / ±25,827)
  • a little less than the rate in California: 82.2% 21,441,753 (±0.3% / ±65,631.8)
40% ±1.5% (119,443  ±4,746.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metro Area: 47.2% 1,573,187 (±0.5% / ±17,294.7)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in California: 32.3% 8,415,690 (±0.2% / ±41,081.9)

40.3% ±1.8% (158,758  ±7,223.1) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about the same as the rate in the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metro Area: 41.3% 1,816,128 (±0.4% / ±19,087.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 44.6% 16,325,804 (±0.1% / ±52,824.8)

27.2% ±1.2% (113,896  ±5,212) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metro Area: 30.7% 1,430,864 (±0.4% / ±16,652)
  • about the same as the rate in California: 27.3% 10,688,336 (±0.1% / ±47,464)

3.6% ±0.5% (12,159  ±1,532) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metro Area: 4.5% 165,888 (±0.1% / ±5,247)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 5.5% 1,644,215 (±0.1% / ±18,788)
12,159 Total veterans ±1,532 11,022 Male ±1,463 1,137 Female ±494

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