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Population (year 2000): 399,484. Estimated population in July 2006: 397,067 (-0.6% change)
 

Males: 192,757  (48.3%)
Females: 206,727  (51.7%)

Alameda County

Median resident age:  33.3 years
California median age:  33.3 years

Zip codes: 94601, 94602, 94603, 94605, 94606, 94607, 94609, 94610, 94611, 94612, 94618, 94619, 94621.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $44,124 (it was $40,055 in 2000)
Oakland  $44,124
California:  $53,629

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $487,300 (it was $235,500 in 2000)
Oakland  $487,300
California:  $477,700

Median gross rent in 2005: $889.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2005: 18.3%
(9.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 22.6% for Black residents, 24.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 22.7% for other race residents)

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Lana Theimer, MFT, Psychotherapist
Pacific American Services
Business Emergency Safety Training
Clinica la Luna y el Sol
Aaron Metals

Races in Oakland:

  • Black (35.7%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (23.5%)
  • Hispanic (21.9%)
  • Other race (11.7%)
  • Chinese (8.0%)
  • Two or more races (5.0%)
  • Vietnamese (2.2%)
  • Other Asian (2.1%)
  • American Indian (1.7%)
  • Filipino (1.6%)
  • Japanese (0.5%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: German (4.9%), Irish (4.3%), English (4.0%), Subsaharan African (2.7%), Italian (2.2%), French (1.3%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 42 feet

Land area: 56.1 square miles.

Population density: 7062 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Oakland

  • High school or higher: 73.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 12.9%
  • Unemployed: 8.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 31.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Oakland city

  • Never married: 39.3%
  • Now married: 40.2%
  • Separated: 3.4%
  • Widowed: 6.4%
  • Divorced: 10.7%

106,116 residents are foreign born (12.7% Latin America, 11.0% Asia).

This city:  26.6%
California:  26.2%



According to our research there were 788 registered sex offenders living in Oakland, California in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Oakland to the number of sex offenders is 502 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $3,214 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $1,533 (0.3%)

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Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (368.6 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Piedmont, CA (1.9 miles ), Alameda, CA (2.9 miles ), Emeryville, CA (4.9 miles ), Berkeley, CA (6.2 miles ), Orinda, CA (7.0 miles ), San Leandro, CA (7.8 miles ), Moraga, CA (7.9 miles ), Albany, CA (8.1 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 33 buildings, average cost: $614,500
  • 1997: 98 buildings, average cost: $238,500
  • 1998: 158 buildings, average cost: $132,100
  • 1999: 203 buildings, average cost: $135,500
  • 2000: 148 buildings, average cost: $144,800
  • 2001: 346 buildings, average cost: $289,600
  • 2002: 420 buildings, average cost: $341,400
  • 2003: 304 buildings, average cost: $280,500
  • 2004: 440 buildings, average cost: $192,500
  • 2005: 217 buildings, average cost: $301,800
  • 2006: 213 buildings, average cost: $314,800
  • 2007: 265 buildings, average cost: $300,500

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Latitude: 37.80 N, Longitude: 122.23 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +10,964 (+2.7%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 67,089 (39.3%)


People in group quarters in Oakland
  • 2247 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 1475 people in nursing homes
  • 865 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 532 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 491 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 440 people in other group homes
  • 200 people in religious group quarters
  • 190 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 114 people in halfway houses
  • 109 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 106 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 75 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 71 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
  • 63 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
  • 50 people in crews of maritime vessels
  • 39 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 27 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
  • 26 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 21 people in homes for the physically handicapped
  • 19 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 12 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
  • 10 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
  • 7 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
  • 3 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
  • 2 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children

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Population change in the 1990s: +925 (+0.2%).

Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  7.6%
California:  5.4%


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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (10%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (13%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Social assistance (5%)


Most common occupations for males in 2005:



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females in 2005:



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)


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Crime in Oakland by Year

Type 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 6080841081098393145
    per 100,000 16.221.420.626.126.820.623.236.4
Rapes 305320295249268262306306
    per 100,000 82.285.772.560.165.864.976.476.7
Robberies 2,1901,9292,1252,4522,4742,1902,6723,534
    per 100,000 589.9516.9522.2592.0607.9542.8667.0886.1
Assaults 3,1992,7092,8262,8522,7622,6162,6213,614
    per 100,000 861.7725.9694.5688.6678.6648.4654.2906.1
Burglaries 5,0943,5063,6964,2524,5684,3245,7835,070
    per 100,000 1372.2939.4908.31026.71122.41071.81443.51271.2
Thefts 15,43711,65213,08113,70312,55110,9848,2278,725
    per 100,000 4158.33122.13214.73308.63083.82722.62053.62187.6
Auto thefts 4,7884,8645,5206,2595,5116,8779,01710,549
    per 100,000 1289.81303.31356.61511.21354.01704.62250.82645.0
Arson 329290328354334266266307
    per 100,000 88.677.780.685.582.165.966.477.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 323.2) 812.9706.6695.6740.7734.6705.9801.7969.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 1,009 (688 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.74
US city average:  3.00

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Birthplace of: Edwin Meese - (born 1931), politician, MC Hammer - (born 1962), rap singer, Tony Martin (singer), Harry Partch - (1901-1974), composer, Peter Buck - (born 1956), musician, Billie Joe Armstrong - (born 1972), of Green Day, Mark Hamill - (born 1952), actor of Luke Skywalker fame, Dennis Eckersley - (born 1954), baseball star, Drew Gooden - NBA player (Cleveland Cavaliers, born: Sep 24, 1981), Antonio Davis - NBA player (Chicago Bulls, born: Oct 31, 1968).


Main business address for: VERSATA INC (SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE), ZHONE TECHNOLOGIES INC (TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH APPARATUS), DREYERS GRAND ICE CREAM HOLDINGS INC (ICE CREAM & FROZEN DESSERTS), CROWLEY MARITIME CORP (WATER TRANSPORTATION), DESIGN WITHIN REACH INC (WHOLESALE-FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS), GOLDEN WEST FINANCIAL CORP /DE/ (SAVINGS INSTITUTION, FEDERALLY CHARTERED), COST PLUS INC/CA/ (RETAIL-HOME FURNITURE, FURNISHINGS & EQUIPMENT STORES), CLOROX CO /DE/ (SPECIALTY CLEANING, POLISHING AND SANITATION PREPARATIONS) and 2 other public companies.


Hospitals/medical centers in Oakland:
  • ALAMEDA COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (1411 E 31ST ST)
  • CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR (51 ST AND GROVE STREETS)
  • KAISER FOUNDATION HOSP OAKLAND CAMPUS (280 W MAC ARTHUR BLVD)
  • SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER (HAWTHORNE & WEBSTER STS)

Political contributions by individuals in Oakland, CA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Oakland:
  • METROPOLITAN OAKLAND INTL (about 6 miles; OAKLAND, CA; ID: OAK)
  • SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL (about 16 miles; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; ID: SFO)
  • BUCHANAN FIELD (about 18 miles; CONCORD, CA; ID: CCR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Oakland:
  • HAYWARD EXECUTIVE (about 13 miles; HAYWARD, CA; ID: HWD)
  • SAN CARLOS (about 21 miles; SAN CARLOS, CA; ID: SQL)
  • PALO ALTO ARPT OF SANTA CLARA CO (about 26 miles; PALO ALTO, CA; ID: PAO)

Amtrak station:
OAKLAND (245 2ND ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Local government website: www.oaklandnet.com

Biggest Colleges/Universities in Oakland:
  • LANEY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 5,549; Location: 900 FALLON ST; Public; Website: laney.peralta.cc.ca.us)
  • MERRITT COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 2,646; Location: 12500 CAMPUS DR; Public; Website: www.merritt.edu)
  • CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF ARTS AND CRAFTS (FT enrollment: 1,106; Location: 5212 BROADWAY; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.ccac-art.edu; Offers Master's degree)
  • MILLS COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 998; Location: 5000 MACARTHUR BLVD; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.mills.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
  • SAMUEL MERRITT COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 636; Location: 370 HAWTHORNE AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.samuelmerritt.edu; Offers Master's degree)
  • HOLY NAMES COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 613; Location: 3500 MOUNTAIN BLVD; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.hnc.edu; Offers Master's degree)
  • SIERRA ACADEMY OF AERONAUTICS TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (FT enrollment: 477; Location: 9465 EARHART RD; Private, for-profit)
  • PATTEN COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 390; Location: 2433 COOLIDGE AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.patten.edu; Offers Master's degree)
  • ACADEMY OF CHINESE CULTURE AND HEALTH SCIENCES (FT enrollment: 163; Location: 1601 CLAY ST; Private, not-for-profit; Offers Master's degree)
  • CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT TRAINING-OAKLAND (FT enrollment: 78; Location: 8390 CAPWELL DR; Private, not-for-profit)
  • NATIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTE-OAKLAND (FT enrollment: 69; Location: 1404 Franklin Street; Private, for-profit; Website: WWW.NTIUSA.COM)
  • SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS ELECTRONICS (FT enrollment: 49; Location: 2301 TELEGRAPH AVENUE; Private, for-profit; Website: www.sfsce.org)
  • MOLER BARBER COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 26; Location: 3500 BROADWAY; Private, for-profit)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SYSTEM ADMIN CENTRAL OFF (Location: 1111 FRANKLIN ST; Public; Website: www.ucop.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
  • CALIFORNIA SCHOOL OF REAL ESTATE (Location: 7700 EDGEWATER DR STE 745; Private, for-profit)
  • MCKINNON INSTITUTE OF PROF MASSAGE AND BODYWORK (Location: 2940 WEBSTER ST; Private, for-profit)
  • SUMMIT COLLEGE (Location: 2111 FRANKLIN ST; Private, for-profit)
  • ARMSTRONG UNIVERSITY (Location: 1608 WEBSTER ST; Private, not-for-profit; Offers Master's degree)
  • LINCOLN UNIVERSITY (Location: 401 15TH STREET; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.lincolnuca.edu; Offers Master's degree)
  • PERALTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM OFFICE (Location: 333 E EIGHTH ST; Public; Website: www.peralta.cc.ca.us)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Oakland:
  • COLLEGE OF ALAMEDA (about 3 miles; ALAMEDA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,450)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY (about 6 miles; BERKELEY, CA; FT enrollment: 29,690)
  • ACADEMY OF ART COLLEGE (about 12 miles; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; FT enrollment: 4,548)
  • GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY-SAN FRANCISCO (about 12 miles; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; FT enrollment: 3,092)
  • CHABOT COLLEGE (about 14 miles; HAYWARD, CA; FT enrollment: 6,852)
  • CONTRA COSTA COLLEGE (about 15 miles; SAN PABLO, CA; FT enrollment: 3,626)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO (about 15 miles; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; FT enrollment: 7,199)
Biggest public high schools in Oakland:
Private high schools in Oakland:
  • BISHOP O DOWD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,127; Location: 9500 STEARNS AVENUE; Grades: 9 - 12)
  • HEAD ROYCE SCHOOL (Students: 760; Location: 4315 LINCOLN AVENUE; Grades: KG - 12)
  • COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL (Students: 338; Location: 6100 BROADWAY; Grades: 9 - 12)
  • HOLY NAMES HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 309; Location: 4660 HARBORD DRIVE; Grades: 9 - 12; Girls only)
  • ST ELIZABETH HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 275; Location: 1530 34TH AVENUE; Grades: 9 - 12)
  • PATTEN ACADEMY OF CHRISTIAN ED (Students: 194; Location: 2433 COOLIDGE AVENUE; Grades: KG - 12)
  • GOLDEN GATE ACADEMY (Students: 153; Location: 3800 MOUNTAIN BOULEVARD; Grades: 1 - 12)
  • BEACON HIGH (Students: 63; Location: 2101 LIVINGSTON ST.; Grades: 9 - 12)
  • FRED FINCH YOUTH CENTER (Students: 53; Location: 3800 COOLIDGE; Grades: 8 - 12)
Biggest public elementary/middle schools in Oakland:
  • Montera Middle (Students: 855; Location: 5555 Ascot Dr.; Grades: 6-8; Our rating: 71)
  • Bret Harte Middle (Students: 832; Location: 3700 Coolidge Ave.; Grades: 6-8; Our rating: 24)
  • Roosevelt Middle (Students: 792; Location: 1926 19th Ave.; Grades: 6-8; Our rating: 21)
  • Elmhurst Middle (Students: 754; Location: 1800 98th Ave.; Grades: 6-8; Our rating: 3)
  • Calvin Simmons Middle (Students: 685; Location: 2101 35th Ave.; Grades: 6-8; Our rating: 2)
  • Westlake Middle (Students: 667; Location: 2629 Harrison St.; Grades: 6-8; Our rating: 19)
  • Edna Brewer Middle (Students: 660; Location: 3748 13th Ave.; Grades: 6-8; Our rating: 41)
  • Frick Middle (Students: 620; Location: 2845 64th Ave.; Grades: 6-8; Our rating: 7)
  • Havenscourt Middle (Students: 568; Location: 1390 66th Ave.; Grades: 6-8; Our rating: 3)
  • Jefferson Elementary (Students: 500; Location: 2035 40th Ave.; Grades: K-5; Our rating: 5)
Biggest private elementary/middle schools in Oakland:
  • ST ELIZABETH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 504; Location: 1516 33RD AVENUE; Grades: KG - 8)
  • STS.CYRIL-LOUIS BERTRAND ACADEMY (Students: 324; Location: 3200 62ND; Grades: KG - 8)
  • ST THERESA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 319; Location: 4850 CLAREWOOD DRIVE; Grades: KG - 8)
  • ST LAWRENCE O TOOLE SCHOOL (Students: 280; Location: 3695 HIGH STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
  • ST PAULS EPISCOPAL SCHOOL (Students: 271; Location: 116 MONTECITO AVE; Grades: KG - 8)
  • ST LEO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 267; Location: 4238 HOWE STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
  • REDWOOD DAY (Students: 264; Location: 3245 SHEFFIELD AVE.; Grades: KG - 8)
  • OPERATION KICK-OFF (Students: 257; Location: 6118 E. 14TH ST.; Grades: PK - 8)
  • ST AUGUSTINE SCHOOL (Students: 249; Location: 410 ALCATRAZ AVE; Grades: KG - 8)
  • ST JARLATH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 243; Location: 2634 PLEASANT STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Oakland:
  • OAKLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $14,997,032; Location: 125 14TH ST.; 1,092,130 books; 27,463 audio materials; 14,679 video materials; 2,720 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Please amend the information in Biggest Colleges/Universities in Oakland to reflect the following change: Holy Names University and the website is www.hnu.edu. Thank you!
  • Birthplace of: Jeff Hanneman - musician (guitarist in Slayer, born Jan 31, 1964)

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Notable locations in Oakland: Airport Marina (A), Yusen Terminal (B), Fruitvale Station (C), Bay Bridge Terminal (D), Grove Street Pier (E), Grove Street Terminal (F), Berkeley Tennis Club (G), Pier 5 (H), Pier 4 (I), Lew Galbraith Golf Course (J), Parr Terminal (K), Upper San Leandro Filtration Plant (L), Outer Harbor Terminal (M), Broadway Wharf (N), Market Street Terminal (O), Matson Terminal (P), Oakland Mole (Q), Oakland Executive Center (R), Transbay Container Terminal (S), Middle Harbor Terminal (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Centers: Foothill Square Shopping Center (1), Rockridge Shopping Center (2), Verns Shopping Center (3), McArthur-Broadway Shopping Center (4), Lincoln Square Shopping Center (5), Eastmont Mall Shopping Center (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Oakland include: Coopers African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (A), Golden Gate Baptist Church (B), Golden Gate Primitive Baptist Church (C), Park Boulevard Presbyterian Church (D), Corinthian Baptist Church (E), Allen Temple Baptist Church (F), Allendale Community Pentecostal Holiness Church (G), Corpus Christi Roman Catholic Church (H), Good Samaritan Church of God in Christ (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Saint Marys Cemetery (1), Home of Peace Cemetery (2), Evergreen Cemetery (3), Evergreen Mausoleum (4), Mountain View Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Merritt, Lake (A), Reservoir Number One (B), Reservoir Number Two (C), Seneca Reservoir (D), Thirtyninth Avenue Reservoir (E), Tyson Lake (F), Central Reservoir (G), Dingee Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Palo Seco Creek (A), Peralta Creek (B), Lion Creek (C), Glen Echo Creek (D), Rifle Range Branch (E), San Leandro Creek (F), Sausal Creek (G), Shephard Creek (H), Country Club Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Oakland include: Coliseum Gardens (1), Joaquin Miller Park (2), Hellman Recreation Center (3), Municipal Rose Garden (4), Pinto Ranch Recreation Area (5), Morgan Plaza (6), Colby Park (7), Allendale Recreation Center (8), Davie Stadium (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Beach: Sandy Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Post offices: Fruitvale Station Oakland Post Office (A), Grand Lake Station Oakland Post Office (B), Laurel Station Oakland Post Office (C), Piedmont Station Oakland Post Office (D), Marcus Foster Station Oakland Post Office (E), Station D Oakland Post Office (F), Station C Oakland Post Office (G), Station B Oakland Post Office (H), Dimond Station Oakland Post Office (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attractions: Alameda County Historical Society (Museums; 672 11th Street) (1), Camron-Stanford House (Museums; 1418 Lakeside Drive) (2), Everything Fishie (Aquariums; 3600 Grand Ave) (3), Chabot Space & Science Center (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 10000 Skyline Boulevard) (4), Casa Cuba Resource Center (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 6501 Telegraph Avenue) (5), Ebony Museum Of Art (Art Museums; 1034 14th St) (6), Chabot Space and Science Center (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 10000 Skyline Blvd) (7), Cohen Bray House (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 1440 29th Avenue) (8), International Partners (Ski & Helicopter Tours; 395 Palm Avenue Apt E) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Hotels: Best Western Inn At The Square (233 Broadway) (1), Best Western Airport Inn & Suites (170 Hegenberger Loop) (2), Avondale Hotel (540 28th Street) (3), Alta Vista (441 Merritt Avenue) (4), Budget Inn (55 Macarthur Boulevard) (5), Broadway Motel (4140 Broadway) (6). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Courts: Alameda County Offices - Superior Court Of California County Of Ala (1225 Fallon) (1), BARONS Bailbond (2816 73rd Avenue) (2), United States Government - Courts- District Court- Magistrate Judge Br (1301 Clay) (3), Alameda County Offices - Superior Court of California County of Alameda- Juvenile C (400 Broadway) (4), Alameda County Offices - Superior Court of California County of Alameda- Pretrial Services Divi (600 Washington Street) (5), Alameda County Offices - Superior Court of California County of Alameda- Wiley W Manuel Courth (600 Washington Street) (6), Alameda County Offices - Wiley W Manuel Courthouse- Court Services-Marshal's Of (661 Washington Street) (7), Coolidge Court Inc (3850 Coolidge Avenue Apt 300) (8), United States Government - Courts- District Court- Judge Wilken (1301 Clay) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

 

Air pollution trends in Oakland

Pollutant: Carbon Monoxide 2nd Max at 4 sites: 1.9 ppm in 2005 (it was 2.7 ppm in 2000, 5.1 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.011 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.016 ppm in 2000, 0.021 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Ozone 4th Max at 6 sites: 0.052 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.058 ppm in 2000, 0.059 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Ozone 2nd Max at 6 sites: 0.073 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.084 ppm in 2000, 0.087 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Particulate Matter (PM10): 17.3 µ/m3 in 2005 (it was 21.5 µ/m3 in 2000, 31.8 µ/m3 in 1990).
Pollutant: Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Weighted Annual Mean at 2 sites: 9.0 µ/m3 in 2005 (it was 10.9 µ/m3 in 2000).
Pollutant: Sulfur Oxides Annual Mean at 3 sites: 0.0015 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.0020 ppm in 2000, 0.0020 ppm in 1990).



Drinking water stations with addresses in Oakland and their reported violations in the past:

OAKLAND FEATHER RIVER CAMP (Population served: 300, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-05-2002)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-05-2002)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Oakland that have no violations reported:
  • EBRPD - DEL VALLE REGIONAL PARK (Population served: 10000, Primary Water Source Type: Surface_water)
  • EBRPD ALHAMBRA (Population served: 70, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • EBRPD ROUND VALLEY WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 65, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • EBRPD LITTLE HILLS (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • EBRPD - REDWOOD SPRING REGIONAL PARK (Population served: 35, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • EBRPD - SUNOL REGIONAL WILDERNESS (Population served: 35, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • HOG ISLAND OYSTER CO. (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This city:  2.6 people
California:  2.9 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  57.3%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  7.5%
Whole state:  5.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 1.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.8% of all households

Oakland compared to California state average:

Oakland, California environmental map by EPA

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  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.


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Arenas or stadiums:
  • McAfee Coliseum. Capacity: 63,026. Oakland Raiders, Oakland Athletics.
  • Oracle Arena. Golden State Warriors (NBA).
Banks with most branches in Oakland (2007 data):
  • Bank of America, National Association: 13 branches. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
  • Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: 9 branches. Info updated 2007-02-13: Bank assets: $398,671.0 mil, Deposits: $311,546.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 3239 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
  • Washington Mutual Bank: 9 branches. Info updated 2006-10-13: Bank assets: $345,294.6 mil, Deposits: $219,019.0 mil, headquarters in Henderson, NV, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 1582 total offices
  • Citibank, National Association: 8 branches. Info updated 2006-11-09: Bank assets: $1,019,497.0 mil, Deposits: $665,743.0 mil, headquarters in Las Vegas, NV, positive income, International Specialization, 958 total offices, Holding Company: Citigroup Inc.
  • Bank of the West: Temescal Branch, Fruitvale Station Branch, Medical Center Hill Branch, Lakeshore Branch, Oakland Downtown Branch, Montclair Branch. Info updated 2006-12-18: Bank assets: $55,642.9 mil, Deposits: $37,436.4 mil, headquarters in San Francisco, CA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 671 total offices, Holding Company: Bnp Paribas
  • World Savings Bank, FSB: World Savings Bank, Fsb, 1901 Harrison Street Branch, Oakland-Montclair Branch, Oakland-Lakeshore Avenue Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $146,260.8 mil, Deposits: $69,603.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 280 total offices, Holding Company: Wachovia Corporation
  • California Bank & Trust: Oakland Branch, North Oakland Branch, Lakeside Oakland Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $10,415.7 mil, Deposits: $8,410.0 mil, headquarters in San Diego, CA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 95 total offices, Holding Company: Zions Bancorporation
  • United Commercial Bank: Oakland Branch at 367 8th Street, branch established on 1974-04-19; Oakland Branch at 900 Webster Street, branch established on 1977-02-26. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $10,324.7 mil, Deposits: $7,214.3 mil, headquarters in San Francisco, CA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 59 total offices, Holding Company: Ucbh Holdings, Inc.
  • 23 other banks with 25 local branches



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Judicial and Legal 79$568,326$86,3280$0
Airports 465$3,043,595$78,54413$36,245
Police - Other 520$2,728,823$62,9730$0
Firefighters 492$4,300,080$104,8800$0
Streets and Highways 200$1,206,400$72,3840$0
Local Libraries 253$1,015,289$48,1560$0
Water Transport and Terminals 236$1,608,095$81,7680$0
Welfare 292$1,655,348$68,0280$0
Parks and Recreation 490$2,322,600$56,8800$0
Housing and Community Development(Local) 125$812,128$77,9640$0
Police Protection - Officers 764$5,448,848$85,5840$0
Financial Administration 216$1,581,552$87,8640$0
Other Government Administration 299$1,966,523$78,9240$0
Fire - Other 74$534,797$86,7240$0
Sewerage 104$471,952$54,4560$0
Other and Unallocable 648$3,819,312$70,7280$0
Totals for Government 5257$33,083,668$75,51913$36,245


Oakland government finances in 2004:
  • Charges - Air Transportation: $121,183,000
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $171,534,000
  • Charges - Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $99,605,000
    All Other: $51,232,000
    Sewerage: $22,590,000
    Housing & Community Development: $12,653,000
    Parking Facilities: $12,503,000
    Parks & Recreation: $1,753,000
  • Construction - Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $102,238,000
    Air Transportation: $96,190,000
    Housing & Community Development: $45,047,000
    General: $15,098,000
    Central Staff Services: $13,501,000
    Regular Highways: $5,437,000
    Parks & Recreation: $4,811,000
    Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $2,780,000
    Fire Protection: $885,000
    Police Protection: $172,000
    Libraries: $166,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $167,249,000
    Fire Protection: $87,738,000
    Air Transportation: $78,941,000
    Parks & Recreation: $57,223,000
    Housing & Community Development: $38,813,000
    Health Services - Other: $33,921,000
    Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $29,079,000
    Financial Administration: $28,264,000
    Central Staff Services: $18,799,000
    Libraries: $18,293,000
    Regular Highways: $17,520,000
    Sewerage: $16,799,000
    General - Other: $14,171,000
    Parking Facilities: $8,313,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $7,518,000
  • Employee Retirement - Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $219,048,000
    Total Federal Securities: $162,801,000
    Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $160,169,000
    Total Other Securities: $98,191,000
    Benefit Payments: $70,334,000
    Total Cash & Deposits: $34,956,000
    Interest Revenue: $1,919,000
    Withdrawals: $180,000
    Other Investments - Other: $62,000
    Local Employee Contribution: $22,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $40,174,000
    Housing & Community Development: $22,437,000
    Health & Hospitals: $14,876,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $142,474,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $131,628,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $-1,348,149,296
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $193,884,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,343,557,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,619,931,000
    Industrial Revenue: $121,075,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $10,553,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $177,214,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $45,543,000
    Interest Earnings: $23,140,000
    Special Assessments: $19,394,000
    Rents: $4,934,000
    Property Sale Other: $3,790,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $43,000
    Health - Other: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,037,207,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $181,143,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $45,046,000
    General Support: $19,146,000
    Highways: $18,105,000
  • Tax - Property: $181,861,000
    NEC: $119,913,000
    Public Utilities: $53,459,000
    Total General Sales: $34,528,000
    Other Selective Sales: $8,801,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $334,919,000

6.95% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($55,719 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.95%
California average:  5.75%

0.21% of residents moved from foreign countries ($746 average AGI)
Alameda County:  0.21%
California average:  0.21%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Contra Costa County, CA  1.02% ($61,758 average AGI)
from San Francisco County, CA  0.85% ($62,349)
from Santa Clara County, CA  0.76% ($84,443)


7.88% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($61,322 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.88%
California average:  6.27%

0.13% of residents moved to foreign countries ($954 average AGI)
Alameda County:  0.13%
California average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Contra Costa County, CA  1.33% ($67,733 average AGI)
to Santa Clara County, CA  0.78% ($73,219)
to San Francisco County, CA  0.62% ($53,345)


Strongest AM radio stations in Oakland:
  • KTRB (860 AM; 50 kW; MODESTO, CA; Owner: PAPPAS RADIO OF CALIFORNIA, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KIQI (1010 AM; 35 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: RADIO UNICA OF SAN FRANCISCO LICENSE CORP.)
  • KTCT (1050 AM; 50 kW; SAN MATEO, CA; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA RADIO CORP.)
  • KFAX (1100 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: GOLDEN GATE BROADCASTING CO, INC.)
  • KMZT (1510 AM; 8 kW; SAN RAFAEL, CA; Owner: MOUNT WILSON FM BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KNBR (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KNBR LICO, INC.)
  • KNEW (910 AM; 20 kW; OAKLAND, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KFRC (610 AM; 5 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF LOS ANGELES)
  • KGO (810 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KGO-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • KABL (960 AM; 5 kW; OAKLAND, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KYCY (1550 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KMKY (1310 AM; 5 kW; OAKLAND, CA; Owner: KGO-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • KSFO (560 AM; 5 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KGO-AM RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Oakland:
  • KLLC (97.3 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KALX (90.7 FM; BERKELEY, CA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA)
  • KKSF-FM1 (103.7 FM; PLEASANTON, ETC., CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KFRC-FM3 (99.7 FM; WALNUT CREEK, CA; Owner: INFINITY KFRC-FM, INC.)
  • KZBR-FM1 (95.7 FM; WALNUT CREEK, CA; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • KBLX-FM2 (102.9 FM; PLEASANTON, CA; Owner: ICBC BROADCAST HOLDINGS -CA, INC.)
  • KSOL-FM3 (98.9 FM; PLEASANTON, CA; Owner: TMS LICENSE CALIFORNIA, INC)
  • KISQ-FM3 (98.1 FM; CONCORD, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KFJO (92.1 FM; WALNUT CREEK, CA; Owner: CHASE RADIO PROPERTIES, L.L.C.)
  • KMEL-FM1 (106.1 FM; CONCORD, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KOIT-FM (96.5 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • KKSF (103.7 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KFOG (104.5 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KFFG LICO, INC)
  • KDFC-FM1 (102.1 FM; LAFAYETTE, CA; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • KOIT-FM2 (96.5 FM; MARTINEZ, ETC., CA; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING CO. C/O KOIT(FM))
  • KIOI-FM1 (101.3 FM; WALNUT CREEK, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KSOL (98.9 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: TMS LICENSE CALIFORNIA, INC)
  • KYLD (94.9 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KFRC-FM (99.7 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: INFINITY KFRC-FM, INC.)
  • KBLX-FM (102.9 FM; BERKELEY, CA; Owner: ICBC BROADCAST HOLDINGS - CA, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Oakland:
  • KQED (Channel 9; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KQED, INC.)
  • KGO-TV (Channel 7; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KGO TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KPIX-TV (Channel 5; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • KTVU (Channel 2; OAKLAND, CA; Owner: KTVU PARTNERSHIP)
  • KRON-TV (Channel 4; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF SAN FRANCISCO, INC.)
  • KMTP-TV (Channel 32; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: MINORITY TELEVISION PROJECT)
  • KBHK-TV (Channel 44; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: VIACOM TELEVISION STATIONS GROUP OF SAN FRANCISCO INC.)
  • KBWB (Channel 20; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KBWB LICENSE, INC.)
  • KFSF (Channel 66; VALLEJO, CA; Owner: TELEFUTURA SAN FRANCISCO LLC)
  • KCNS (Channel 38; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: WRAY, INC.)
  • KCSM-TV (Channel 60; SAN MATEO, CA; Owner: SAN MATEO COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT)
  • KOVR (Channel 13; STOCKTON, CA; Owner: SCI - SACRAMENTO LICENSEE, LLC)
  • KXTV (Channel 10; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: KXTV, INC.)
  • KSPX (Channel 29; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: PAXSON SACRAMENTO LICENSE, INC.)
  • KTXL (Channel 40; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: CHANNEL 40, INC.)
  • KUVS (Channel 19; MODESTO, CA; Owner: KUVS LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
  • KQCA (Channel 58; STOCKTON, CA; Owner: KCRA HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KTNC-TV (Channel 42; CONCORD, CA; Owner: KTNC LICENSE, LLC)
  • KVIE (Channel 6; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: KVIE, INC.)
  • KMAX-TV (Channel 31; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: UPN STATIONS GROUP INC.)
  • KBIT-CA (Channel 28; SAN FRANCISCO, ETC., CA; Owner: POLAR BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KTSF (Channel 26; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: LINCOLN BROADCASTING COMPANY, A CALIFORNIA LP)
  • KICU-TV (Channel 36; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: KTVU PARTNERSHIP)

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