Oakland, California Neighborhood Info

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Oakland, California QuickFacts

	Oakland, California	United States
Total population	399,484	281,421,906
State	California
City	oakland

Oakland, California Population

	Oakland, California	%, Oakland, California	United States
Male	192,757	48.25%	49.06%
Female	206,727	51.75%	50.94%
Median age (years)	33.3		35.3

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	Oakland, California	%, Oakland, California	United States
18 years and over	299,725	75.03%	74.31%
21 years and over	284,538	71.23%	69.97%
62 years and over	48,899	12.24%	14.66%
65 years and over	41,788	10.46%	12.43%

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	Oakland, California	%, Oakland, California	United States
White	125,013	31.29%	75.14%
Black or African American	142,460	35.66%	12.32%
Asian	60,851	15.23%	3.64%
Some other race	51,249	12.83%	5.46%
Two or more races	19,911	4.98%	2.43%

Oakland, California Housing

	Oakland, California	%, Oakland, California	United States
Total households	150,790		105,480,101
Family households (families)	86,347	57.26%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	64,443	42.74%	31.94%

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	Oakland, California	%, Oakland, California	United States
Total housing units	157,505		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	6,718	4.27%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	150,790	95.74%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	62,489	39.67%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	88,301	56.06%	30.77%

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	Oakland, California	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	1,010	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	3,286	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	8,989	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	9,526	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	9,941	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	12,971	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	6,530	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	707	0.57%
Median (dollars)	235,500	119,600

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	Oakland, California	%, Oakland, California	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	29,687	19.69%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	50,648	33.59%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	24,313	16.12%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	20,119	13.34%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	13,008	8.63%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	13,012	8.63%	9.65%

Oakland, California Education

	Oakland, California	%, Oakland, California	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	114,457		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	7,054	6.16%	6.47%
Kindergarten	6,002	5.24%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	47,555	41.55%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	22,602	19.75%	21.38%
College or graduate school	31,244	27.3%	22.81%

Oakland, California Economy

	Oakland, California	%, Oakland, California	United States
Population 16 years and over	309,498		217,168,077
In labor force	190,725	61.62%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	190,666	61.6%	63.39%
- - Employed	174,743	56.46%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	15,923	5.14%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	8.4		5.8
- Armed Forces	59	0.02%	0.53%
Not in labor force	118,773	38.38%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	163,035	52.68%	51.66%
In labor force	93,958	30.36%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	93,950	30.36%	29.65%
- - Employed	86,747	28.03%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	30,463	9.84%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	15,918		12,787,501

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	Oakland, California	%, Oakland, California	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	150,971		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	19,896	13.18%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	9,891	6.55%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	18,541	12.28%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	18,380	12.17%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	23,009	15.24%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	25,333	16.78%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	14,056	9.31%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	12,955	8.58%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,437	2.94%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	4,473	2.96%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	40,055		41,994

	Oakland, California	%, Oakland, California	United States
With earnings	121,243	39.17%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	57,924		56,604
With Social Security income	29,624	9.57%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,221		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	12,308	3.98%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	7,263		6,320
With public assistance income	11,930	3.85%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	4,858		3,032
With retirement income	20,080	6.49%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	18,238		17,376

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