Alameda County, California (CA)

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% of renters here:	45%
State:	43%

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Races in Alameda County, California:

Median resident age:	34.5 years
California median age:	33.3 years

Males: 709,300	(49.1%)
Females: 734,441	(50.9%)

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Alameda County:	2.7 people
California:	2.9 people

This county:	$68,740
California:	$59,948

This county:	$1,038
State:	$984

Alameda County:	$651,800
California:	$532,300

Detached houses: $717,941

Here:	$717,941
State:	$619,135

Townhouses or other attached units: $572,157

Here:	$572,157
State:	$541,123

In 2-unit structures: $707,621

Here:	$707,621
State:	$702,713

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $560,314

Here:	$560,314
State:	$512,546

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $447,441

Here:	$447,441
State:	$482,470

Mobile homes: $79,228

Here:	$79,228
State:	$59,450

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $119,025

Here:	$119,025
State:	$63,652

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 9
• Rapes: 26
• Robberies: 209
• Assaults: 261
• Burglaries: 692
• Thefts: 1480
• Auto thefts: 988

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 5
• Rapes: 29
• Robberies: 174
• Assaults: 253
• Burglaries: 731
• Thefts: 1673
• Auto thefts: 947

Alameda County:	11.0%
California:	12.4%

Area name: Oakland-Fremont, CA HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Alameda County is $1045 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $1238 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1679 a month.

Cities in this county include: Oakland, Fremont, Hayward, Berkeley, San Leandro, Livermore, Alameda, Union City, Pleasanton, Castro Valley.

2005 air pollution in Alameda County:

Carbon Monoxide: 2 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.015 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.113 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.075 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 19 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 37 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 9.1 µg/m³. Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 29 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Contra Costa County , San Joaquin County , San Mateo County , Santa Clara County , Stanislaus County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Alameda County: Johnson Camp (A), Muriettas Well Winery (B), Altamont Speedway (C), Fourteenmile House (D), Hetch Hetchy Camp (E), Ardilla Group Camp (F), Retzlaff Vineyards (G), Rancho Los Mochos (H), Punta Vaca Caravan Camp (I), Pottery (J), Wente Brothers Winery (K), Pointers Homestead (L), Harvey O Banks Delta Pumping Plant (M), Hays Camp (N), Warm Ranch (O), Livermore Dude Ranch (P), Livermore Monitoring Station (Q), Livermore Valley Cellars Winery (R), Livermore Yacht Club (S), Lichen Bark Picnic Area (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Frick Lake (A), San Antonio Reservoir (B), Upper San Leandro Reservoir (C), Bethany Reservoir (D), Calaveras Reservoir (E), Lake del Valle (F), Patterson Reservoir (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Miller Creek (A), Palomares Creek (B), Leyden Creek (C), Kaiser Creek (D), Grass Valley Creek (E), Redwood Creek (F), Eden Creek (G), Seco, Arroyo (H), Shafer Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Alameda County include: Sunol Valley Regional Park (1), Del Valle State Recreation Area (2), Veterans Park (3), Chabot Regional Park (4), Camp Ohlone Regional Park (5), Redwood Regional Park (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	10.7%
California:	11.2%

Current college students: 126,921
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 34.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 392,656 (43% naturalized citizens)

Alameda County:	27.2%
Whole state:	26.2%

Mean travel time to work: 30.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 66.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 290,890
• One, attached: 38,469
• Two: 22,227
• 3 or 4: 38,797
• 5 to 9: 32,093
• 10 to 19: 28,724
• 20 or more: 81,333
• Mobile homes: 6,998
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 652

Housing units in Alameda County with a mortgage: 200,539 (28,553 second mortgage, 23,709 home equity loan, 888 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 50,634

Here:	79.8% with mortgage
State:	79.0% with mortgage

Alameda County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above California state average. It is 12.5 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 1/14/1980, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Alameda County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below California state average. It is 1421% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/1906 at 13:12:21, a magnitude 7.9 (7.9 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 53.1 miles away from Alameda County center, causing $524,000,000 total damage
On 10/18/1989 at 00:04:15, a magnitude 7.1 (6.5 MB, 7.1 MS, 6.9 MW, 7.0 ML) earthquake occurred 45.6 miles away from the county center, causing 62 deaths (62 shaking deaths) and 3757 injuries, causing $1,305,032,704 total damage
On 4/24/1984 at 21:15:19, a magnitude 6.2 (5.7 MB, 6.1 MS, 6.2 MW, 6.2 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 35.6 miles away from the county center
On 1/24/1980 at 19:00:09, a magnitude 5.9 (5.3 MB, 5.9 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.5 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 20.2 miles away from Alameda County center
On 1/27/1980 at 02:33:36, a magnitude 5.8 (5.0 MB, 5.0 MS, 5.8 ML) earthquake occurred 19.5 miles away from the county center
On 8/6/1979 at 17:05:22, a magnitude 5.9 (5.4 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, 5.9 ML) earthquake occurred 52.4 miles away from Alameda County center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 450,496 (66%) Carpooled: 93,652 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 30,291 (4%) Streetcar or trolley car: 439 (0%) Subway or elevated: 36,239 (5%) Railroad: 3,575 (1%) Ferryboat: 1,099 (0%) Taxi: 531 (0%) Motorcycle: 2,506 (0%) Bicycle: 8,385 (1%) Walked: 21,919 (3%) Other means: 5,837 (1%) Worked at home: 23,941 (4%)

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%

4.97% relocated from other counties in California ($42,431 average AGI)
1.76% relocated from other states ($12,542 average AGI)

Alameda County:	1.76%
California average:	1.75%

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)
from San Mateo County, CA	0.54% ($61,599)
from Los Angeles County, CA	0.28% ($46,986)
from San Joaquin County, CA	0.25% ($50,200)
from Sacramento County, CA	0.17% ($41,780)

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%

5.69% relocated to other counties in California ($43,452 average AGI)
2.06% relocated to other states ($16,915 average AGI)

Alameda County:	2.06%
California average:	2.40%

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)
to San Joaquin County, CA	0.55% ($51,282)
to San Mateo County, CA	0.36% ($60,283)
to Sacramento County, CA	0.29% ($47,632)
to Los Angeles County, CA	0.29% ($46,888)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 158,703 (137,472 aged, 21,231 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 1,171,644 (243,892 male householders, 98,156 female householders)

  252,624 spouses, 416,682 children (391,718 natural, 9,817 adopted, 15,147 stepchildren), 31,207 grandchildren, 24,787 brothers or sisters, 19,155 parents, 46,403 other relatives, 38,738 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 244,446 (85,360 male householders (60,052 living alone)), 96,379 female householders (75,976 living alone)), 62,707 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 27,651 (12,856 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 120,293 2-persons, 81,010 3-persons, 73,575 4-persons, 35,855 5-persons, 17,140 6-persons, 14,175 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 136,028 1-person, 36,328 2-persons, 6,041 3-persons, 2,086 4-persons, 611 5-persons, 391 6-persons, 254 7-or-more-persons.

63.2% of residents of Alameda County speak English at home.
14.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
6.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
15.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $10,765,668,000 ($7398 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $487,548,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $2,510,221,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $1,660,338,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $31,706,000
Federal grants: $2,809,764,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,862,128,000 ($267,837,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $891,511,000 ($77,154,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $96,897,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $175,339,000
Federal Government insurance: $628,887,000

Here:	78 per 1000 residents
State:	77 per 1000 residents

Here:	35 per 1000 residents
State:	34 per 1000 residents

Here:	+54 per 1000 residents
State:	+39 per 1000 residents

Here:	-92 per 1000 residents
State:	-18 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 220.40 millions of gallons per day (12% from ground, 88% from surface)

Here:	5.9
State:	5.8

Here:	3.4
State:	3.5

54% of Alameda County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in California.

Alameda County:	54.0%
State average:	52.5%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 703978
• Northeast: 71561
• Midwest: 90896
• South: 106760
• West: 60019

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $302,600

Here:	12.9%
California:	9.9%

Here:	11.1%
California:	7.8%

Here:	14.2%
California:	15.4%

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