Berkeley, CA (California) Houses and Residents

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Berkeley Apartments for Rent

Total population: 101,371 (All urban)

Berkeley, California Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 46,875 (44,955 occupied: 19,207 owner occupied, 25,748 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	57%
State:	43%

Housing density: 4482 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: $1,050 (lower quartile is $770, upper quartile is $1,469)

Housing units in Berkeley with a mortgage: 11,308 (1,255 second mortgage, 1,554 home equity loan, 45 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,561

Berkeley,CA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $755,300 (it was $374,300 in 2000)

Berkeley:	$755,300
California:	$532,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $560,000 - $991,400

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $818,345
Here: $818,345
State: $619,135

Townhouses or other attached units: $574,949
Here: $574,949
State: $541,123

In 2-unit structures: $713,424
Here: $713,424
State: $702,713

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $547,187
Here: $547,187
State: $512,546

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $691,062
Here: $691,062
State: $482,470

Median year house/condo built: 1939

Median year apartment built: 1951

Household type by relationship

Households: 96,928

In family households: 56,602 (11,736 male householders, 7,239 female householders)
13,613 spouses, 16,973 children (15,641 natural, 742 adopted, 590 stepchildren), 1,365 grandchildren, 1,159 brothers or sisters, 625 parents, 1,284 other relatives, 2,608 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 40,326 (12,564 male householders (7,966 living alone)), 13,468 female householders (9,178 living alone)), 14,294 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 5,815 (184 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 8,775 2-persons, 4,776 3-persons, 3,395 4-persons, 1,267 5-persons, 454 6-persons, 308 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 17,144 1-person, 6,392 2-persons, 1,489 3-persons, 607 4-persons, 190 5-persons, 78 6-persons, 132 7-or-more-persons.

8,850 married couples with children.
3,929 single-parent households (777 men, 3,152 women).

72.5% of residents of Berkeley speak English at home.
8.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
7.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
10.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (70% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other language at home (85% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 20,923 (20.4%)
(42.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.0
State:	3.5

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Berkeley, California:
	1 room: 106 2 rooms: 440 3 rooms: 823 4 rooms: 1,825 5 rooms: 4,279 6 rooms: 4,212 7 rooms: 3,071 8 rooms: 2,152 9 or more rooms: 2,299

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Berkeley, California:
	1 room: 3,867 2 rooms: 5,672 3 rooms: 6,398 4 rooms: 5,647 5 rooms: 2,335 6 rooms: 946 7 rooms: 368 8 rooms: 197 9 or more rooms: 318

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 110
1995 to 1998: 450
1990 to 1994: 561
1980 to 1989: 1,266
1970 to 1979: 3,362
1960 to 1969: 6,205
1950 to 1959: 6,128
1940 to 1949: 5,940
1939 or earlier: 22,853

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Berkeley:
	no bedroom: 142 1 bedroom: 1,465 2 bedrooms: 5,995 3 bedrooms: 6,867 4 bedrooms: 3,462 5 or more bedrooms: 1,276

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Berkeley:
	no bedroom: 5,184 1 bedroom: 10,532 2 bedrooms: 7,371 3 bedrooms: 1,945 4 bedrooms: 394 5 or more bedrooms: 322

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Berkeley in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 1,100 1 vehicle: 6,691 2 vehicles: 8,569 3 vehicles: 2,205 4 vehicles: 458 5 or more vehicles: 184

Cars and other vehicles available in Berkeley in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 6,549 1 vehicle: 13,599 2 vehicles: 4,491 3 vehicles: 821 4 vehicles: 158 5 or more vehicles: 130

Berkeley rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Berkeley:

Less than $100: 73 people
$100 to $149: 37
$150 to $199: 148
$200 to $249: 200
$250 to $299: 259
$300 to $349: 175
$350 to $399: 149
$400 to $449: 121
$450 to $499: 206
$500 to $549: 260
$550 to $599: 332
$600 to $649: 474
$650 to $699: 597
$700 to $749: 789
$750 to $799: 1,047
$800 to $899: 2,114
$900 to $999: 2,373
$1,000 to $1,249: 4,433
$1,250 to $1,499: 2,717
$1,500 to $1,999: 2,245
$2,000 or more: 2,205
No cash rent: 621

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 5,620 1990 to 1994: 3,483 1985 to 1989: 3,268 1980 to 1984: 3,169 1975 to 1979: 1,602 1970 to 1974: 915 1970 to 1974: 721 1965 to 1969: 2,145

Berkeley, CA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 68.1%
Number of people working at home: 3,723 (6.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 1219
5 to 9 minutes: 4433
10 to 14 minutes: 7971
15 to 19 minutes: 7660
20 to 24 minutes: 6175
25 to 29 minutes: 2531
30 to 34 minutes: 6284
35 to 39 minutes: 1344
40 to 44 minutes: 2397
45 to 59 minutes: 5290
60 to 89 minutes: 4214
90 or more minutes: 1433

Berkeley mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 23,626 (43%)
Carpooled: 5,259 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 3,626 (7%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 111 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 6,139 (11%)
Railroad: 242 (0%)
Ferryboat: 18 (0%)
Taxi: 20 (0%)
Motorcycle: 298 (1%)
Bicycle: 3,071 (6%)
Walked: 8,147 (15%)
Other means: 394 (1%)
Worked at home: 3,723 (7%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 6757
$10,000 to $14,999: 2786
$15,000 to $19,999: 2463
$20,000 to $24,999: 2476
$25,000 to $29,999: 2160
$30,000 to $34,999: 2159
$35,000 to $39,999: 2052
$40,000 to $44,999: 1788
$45,000 to $49,999: 1570
$50,000 to $59,999: 3225
$60,000 to $74,999: 3898
$75,000 to $99,999: 4320
$100,000 to $124,999: 2941
$125,000 to $149,999: 1882
$150,000 to $199,999: 2144
$200,000 or more: 2386

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 40830

German: 6675

English: 6621

Irish: 5817

Italian: 3343

Russian: 3309

European: 2357

Polish: 2017

French (except Basque): 1614

Scottish: 1611

Subsaharan African:: 1537

United States or American: 1379

African: 1134

Swedish: 1124

Norwegian: 1073

Scotch-Irish: 1054

Eastern European: 1032

British: 1007

Dutch: 826

Iranian: 685

Arab:: 618

Greek: 470

Hungarian: 430

Portuguese: 391

Swiss: 379

Danish: 366

Welsh: 366

Austrian: 350

Czech: 315

Lithuanian: 310

Northern European: 299

Ukrainian: 265

Scandinavian: 257

French Canadian: 256

Israeli: 256

Armenian: 246

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 241

Ethiopian: 232

Canadian: 202

Romanian: 173

Belgian: 171

Arab/Arabic: 168

Lebanese: 165

Finnish: 162

Brazilian: 159

Australian: 147

Celtic: 130

Latvian: 128

Other Arab: 127

Jamaican: 114

Croatian: 93

Turkish: 90

Serbian: 84

Czechoslovakian: 78

Nigerian: 76

Basque: 74

Yugoslavian: 65

Egyptian: 60

Slavic: 59

Bulgarian: 57

New Zealander: 53

Slovak: 48

Icelander: 47

Haitian: 44

Afghan: 44

South African: 42

Slovene: 37

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 33

Estonian: 32

Barbadian: 32

Palestinian: 29

Pennsylvania German: 24

Other Subsaharan African: 24

Moroccan: 24

Syrian: 20

Belizean: 18

West Indian: 18

Iraqi: 17

Cypriot: 14

Guyanese: 14

Luxemburger: 13

Alsatian: 11

Ghanian: 9

Jordanian: 8

Bermudan: 8

Acadian/Cajun: 7

Maltese: 7

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 7

Zairian: 6

Macedonian: 6

Sudanese: 6

Liberian: 6

Zimbabwean: 2

Albanian: 2

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

Mexico (12%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (8%)
Taiwan (6%)
Korea (5%)
United Kingdom (5%)
India (4%)
Germany (4%)

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

This state: 44668
Northeast: 11881
Midwest: 9283
South: 9992
West: 4429

48% of Berkeley residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 316
Nursery to 4th grade: 132
5th and 6th grade: 270
7th and 8th grade: 341
9th grade: 268
10th grade: 199
11th grade: 289
12th grade, no diploma: 730
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,577
Less than 1 year of college: 923
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,809
Associate degree: 1,060
Bachelor's degree: 9,351
Master's degree: 5,644
Professional school degree: 2,298
Doctorate degree: 3,378

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 404
Nursery to 4th grade: 192
5th and 6th grade: 296
7th and 8th grade: 306
9th grade: 211
10th grade: 285
11th grade: 326
12th grade, no diploma: 569
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,116
Less than 1 year of college: 1,271
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,900
Associate degree: 1,852
Bachelor's degree: 10,454
Master's degree: 7,585
Professional school degree: 1,812
Doctorate degree: 1,969

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 14.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 11.6%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 15.5%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 6.2%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 7.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 6.6%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 6.2%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 7.5%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 6.8%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 7.3%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 7.5%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $72,350
Black householders: $32,952
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $11,615
Asian householders: $21,194
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $75,580
Some other race householders: $38,641
Two or more races householders: $47,044
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $42,404

Berkeley household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Berkeley household income for Black householders

Berkeley household income for Asian householders

Berkeley household income for Some other race householders

Berkeley household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Berkeley marital status for males

Berkeley marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $845,701
Black or African American householders: $508,309
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $504,475
Asian householders: $663,283
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $454,027
Some other race householders: $640,885
Two or more races householders: $722,811
Hispanic or Latino householders: $637,656

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 20,097
One, attached: 1,757
Two: 3,920
3 or 4: 5,378
5 to 9: 4,934
10 to 19: 4,614
20 to 49: 4,372
50 or more: 1,744
Mobile homes: 35
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 24

Median worth of mobile homes: $179,384

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Berkeley:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (92%) Electricity (7%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (74%) Electricity (22%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) No fuel used (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,873

Here:	27.9%
California:	9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 659

Here:	18.6%
California:	7.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 960

Here:	5.0%
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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