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Total population: 70,580 (Urban population: 70,555, Rural population: 25 (all nonfarm))

Alameda, California Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 31,644 (30,226 occupied: 14,491 owner occupied, 15,735 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  52%
State:  43%

Housing density: 2931 houses/condos per square mile


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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $488,768.


Median contract rent in 2007: $1,160 (lower quartile is $885, upper quartile is $1,440)


Housing units in Alameda with a mortgage: 9,043 (1,167 second mortgage, 1,266 home equity loan, 29 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,042





Alameda,CA index of house prices



Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $691,300 (it was $331,600 in 2000)
Alameda:  $691,300
California:  $532,300
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $543,900 - $869,900

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $731,809
Here:  $731,809
State:  $619,135

Townhouses or other attached units: $636,127
Here:  $636,127
State:  $541,123

In 2-unit structures: $997,062
Here:  $997,062
State:  $702,713

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $688,561
Here:  $688,561
State:  $512,546

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $489,685
Here:  $489,685
State:  $482,470

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $114,334
Here:  $114,334
State:  $63,652

Median year house/condo built: 1946

Median year apartment built: 1955

Household type by relationship

Households: 71,181
  • In family households: 55,635 (12,664 male householders, 5,262 female householders)
    13,358 spouses, 18,519 children (17,311 natural, 537 adopted, 671 stepchildren), 958 grandchildren, 810 brothers or sisters, 972 parents, 1,713 other relatives, 1,379 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 15,546 (5,692 male householders (4,174 living alone)), 6,641 female householders (5,556 living alone)), 3,213 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 1,078 (397 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 7,564 2-persons, 4,268 3-persons, 3,686 4-persons, 1,440 5-persons, 615 6-persons, 353 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 9,730 1-person, 2,264 2-persons, 222 3-persons, 95 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons.

10,539 married couples with children.
3,665 single-parent households (773 men, 2,892 women).

66.1% of residents of Alameda speak English at home.
6.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
5.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
21.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (69% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 18,830 (26.1%)
(55.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  5.8
State:  5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  3.5
State:  3.5

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Alameda, California:
  • 1 room: 96
  • 2 rooms: 460
  • 3 rooms: 1,023
  • 4 rooms: 1,454
  • 5 rooms: 3,271
  • 6 rooms: 3,208
  • 7 rooms: 2,222
  • 8 rooms: 1,481
  • 9 or more rooms: 1,276



Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Alameda, California:
  • 1 room: 1,374
  • 2 rooms: 2,717
  • 3 rooms: 3,864
  • 4 rooms: 4,126
  • 5 rooms: 1,991
  • 6 rooms: 938
  • 7 rooms: 467
  • 8 rooms: 108
  • 9 or more rooms: 150



Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 80
  • 1995 to 1998: 768
  • 1990 to 1994: 945
  • 1980 to 1989: 3,642
  • 1970 to 1979: 4,412
  • 1960 to 1969: 5,501
  • 1950 to 1959: 3,249
  • 1940 to 1949: 2,481
  • 1939 or earlier: 10,566


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Alameda:
  • no bedroom: 257
  • 1 bedroom: 943
  • 2 bedrooms: 4,442
  • 3 bedrooms: 5,761
  • 4 bedrooms: 2,448
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 640



Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Alameda:
  • no bedroom: 1,830
  • 1 bedroom: 5,903
  • 2 bedrooms: 5,813
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,761
  • 4 bedrooms: 323
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 105



Owners and renters by unit type in %


Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


Cars and other vehicles available in Alameda in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 658
  • 1 vehicle: 4,736
  • 2 vehicles: 6,228
  • 3 vehicles: 2,189
  • 4 vehicles: 434
  • 5 or more vehicles: 246



Cars and other vehicles available in Alameda in n renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 2,176
  • 1 vehicle: 8,148
  • 2 vehicles: 4,487
  • 3 vehicles: 672
  • 4 vehicles: 155
  • 5 or more vehicles: 97


Alameda rent paid by renters for apartments graph
Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Alameda:

  • Less than $100: 40 people
  • $100 to $149: 44
  • $150 to $199: 108
  • $200 to $249: 100
  • $250 to $299: 101
  • $300 to $349: 96
  • $350 to $399: 65
  • $400 to $449: 154
  • $450 to $499: 150
  • $500 to $549: 128
  • $550 to $599: 172
  • $600 to $649: 167
  • $650 to $699: 236
  • $700 to $749: 357
  • $750 to $799: 343
  • $800 to $899: 1,083
  • $900 to $999: 1,416
  • $1,000 to $1,249: 3,475
  • $1,250 to $1,499: 2,151
  • $1,500 to $1,999: 2,281
  • $2,000 or more: 1,195
  • No cash rent: 516
 



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 3,818
  • 1990 to 1994: 3,122
  • 1985 to 1989: 3,147
  • 1980 to 1984: 2,563
  • 1975 to 1979: 1,832
  • 1970 to 1974: 1,082
  • 1970 to 1974: 1,075
  • 1965 to 1969: 2,191

Alameda, CA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 69.1%
Number of people working at home: 1,507 (4.0% of all workers)


Alameda travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 656
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 2734
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 4998
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 5325
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 4662
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 1713
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 4578
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 1166
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 1719
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 3959
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 3172
  • 90 or more minutes: 1138
 


Alameda mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 23,532 (63%)
  • Carpooled: 4,452 (12%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 3,192 (9%)
  • Streetcar or trolley car: 7 (0%)
  • Subway or elevated: 1,659 (4%)
  • Railroad: 119 (0%)
  • Ferryboat: 855 (2%)
  • Taxi: 38 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 148 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 519 (1%)
  • Walked: 988 (3%)
  • Other means: 311 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 1,507 (4%)
 


Alameda, CA household income

Household income:

  • Less than $10,000: 1714
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 1164
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 1361
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 1329
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 1623
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 1613
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 1568
  • $40,000 to $44,999: 1348
  • $45,000 to $49,999: 1358
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 3051
  • $60,000 to $74,999: 3014
  • $75,000 to $99,999: 4284
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 2694
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 1495
  • $150,000 to $199,999: 1472
  • $200,000 or more: 1171
 


First ancestries reported:

 Other groups: 29313
 Irish: 5242
 German: 4775
 English: 3878
 Italian: 3072
 United States or American: 1587
 Scottish: 1245
 European: 941
 French (except Basque): 941
 Polish: 916
 Subsaharan African:: 898
 Swedish: 818
 Norwegian: 802
 Scotch-Irish: 756
 Afghan: 754
 Portuguese: 734
 Russian: 665
 Dutch: 588
 Danish: 546
 African: 501
 Arab:: 359
 Greek: 322
 British: 299
 Yugoslavian: 278
 French Canadian: 276
 Welsh: 244
 Swiss: 215
 Hungarian: 193
 Iranian: 191
 Nigerian: 151
 Czech: 132
 Palestinian: 116
 Finnish: 110
 Northern European: 104
 Canadian: 103
 Ethiopian: 102
 West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 98
 Austrian: 97
 Czechoslovakian: 90
 Ukrainian: 88
 Scandinavian: 87
 Croatian: 79
 Slavic: 77
 Armenian: 76
 Arab/Arabic: 73
 Eastern European: 72
 Basque: 70
 Lithuanian: 68
 Other Arab: 67
 Lebanese: 64
 Romanian: 63
 Australian: 61
 Brazilian: 56
 Other Subsaharan African: 55
 Cape Verdean: 55
 Jamaican: 49
 Turkish: 39
 Slovak: 29
 Israeli: 25
 Macedonian: 25
 Celtic: 23
 Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 22
 Serbian: 19
 Kenyan: 19
 Bulgarian: 17
 Belgian: 16
 Somalian: 15
 Moroccan: 15
 Pennsylvania German: 15
 Acadian/Cajun: 13
 Jordanian: 12
 Latvian: 11
 Dutch West Indian: 11
 New Zealander: 10
 Icelander: 8
 German Russian: 8
 Albanian: 8
 Syrian: 7
 Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 6
 British West Indian: 6
 Haitian: 6
 Egyptian: 5
 West Indian: 4


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):



  • Philippines (24%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (14%)
  • Vietnam (7%)
  • Hong Kong (6%)
  • Korea (5%)
  • India (4%)
  • Mexico (4%)


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

  • This state: 32330
  • Northeast: 4688
  • Midwest: 6221
  • South: 4812
  • West: 4037

53% of Alameda residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 174
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 93
  • 5th and 6th grade: 257
  • 7th and 8th grade: 177
  • 9th grade: 202
  • 10th grade: 286
  • 11th grade: 384
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 854
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,890
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,419
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 4,341
  • Associate degree: 1,518
  • Bachelor's degree: 6,701
  • Master's degree: 2,383
  • Professional school degree: 1,137
  • Doctorate degree: 649


Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 484
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 146
  • 5th and 6th grade: 340
  • 7th and 8th grade: 428
  • 9th grade: 315
  • 10th grade: 331
  • 11th grade: 388
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,147
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,718
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,846
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 4,366
  • Associate degree: 1,940
  • Bachelor's degree: 7,414
  • Master's degree: 2,378
  • Professional school degree: 856
  • Doctorate degree: 390


Educational Attainment for Females



Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.4%


Unemployment rate for Black males: 10.2%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 10.2%


Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 8.1%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%


Unemployment rate for Asian males: 4.6%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 4.0%


Unemployment rate for other race males: 7.1%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 7.4%


Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 4.5%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 4.4%


Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 4.3%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 4.7%


Median household income in 2007 for:

  • White non-Hispanic householders: $74,288
  • Black householders: $37,710
  • American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $45,548
  • Asian householders: $66,239
  • Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $62,484
  • Some other race householders: $51,035
  • Two or more races householders: $93,897
  • Hispanic or Latino race householders: $70,397

Alameda household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Alameda household income for Black householders

Alameda household income for Asian householders

Alameda household income for Two or more races householders

Alameda household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Alameda marital status for males

Alameda marital status for females


Median 2007 house value for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $720,277
  • Black or African American householders: $596,861
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $580,808
  • Asian householders: $734,037
  • Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $532,234
  • Some other race householders: $649,188
  • Two or more races householders: $729,659
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $681,710

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 12,776
  • One, attached: 3,943
  • Two: 1,880
  • 3 or 4: 3,104
  • 5 to 9: 2,484
  • 10 to 19: 1,224
  • 20 to 49: 2,964
  • 50 or more: 2,969
  • Mobile homes: 32
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 268

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Alameda:

  


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
  • Utility gas (82%)
  • Electricity (16%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
  • Utility gas (62%)
  • Electricity (34%)
  • No fuel used (2%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 975
Here:  13.2%
California:  9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 662
Here:  20.1%
California:  7.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 741
Here:  16.3%
California:  15.4%



School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students


School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)


 

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