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Oakland, CA (California) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $807,600 (it was $227,300 in 2000)
Oakland:

$807,600
California:

$568,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $550,300 - $1,121,800

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $927,229
Here:

$927,229
State:

$765,845

Townhouses or other attached units: $749,837
Here:

$749,837
State:

$677,010

In 2-unit structures: $1,184,113
Here:

$1,184,113
State:

$1,050,336

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $774,349
Here:

$774,349
State:

$661,682

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $745,209
Here:

$745,209
State:

$672,204

Mobile homes: $164,895
Here:

$164,895
State:

$158,037

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $292,539
Here:

$292,539
State:

$99,065

Oakland,CA index of house prices

Total population: 413,775 (Urban population: 399,371, Rural population: 106 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 182,574 (168,413 occupied: 69,556 owner occupied, 98,857 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

59%
State:

45%

Housing density: 3,257 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2019: $1,796,534.

Median contract rent in 2019: $1,499 (lower quartile is $932, upper quartile is over $2,000)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2019: $2,640


Median gross rent in Oakland, CA in 2019: $1,600

Housing units in Oakland with a mortgage: 50,606 (1,375 second mortgage, 5,884 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 18,950

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $141,464

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $70,814

Median monthly housing costs: $1,799

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Oakland, California Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1945

Median year apartment built: 1959

Household type by relationship:

Households: 433,044
  • Male householders: 81,705 (26,332 living alone), Female householders: 86,708 (34,830 living alone)
  • 61,365 spouses (59,103 opposite-sex spouses), 12,090 unmarried partners, (10,562 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 112,683 children (109,565 natural, 1,580 adopted, 1,538 stepchildren), 9,546 grandchildren, 8,163 brothers or sisters, 8,421 parents, 407 foster children, 11,981 other relatives, 34,042 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 5,933

Size of family households: 36,106 2-persons, 21,859 3-persons, 16,030 4-persons, 8,698 5-persons, 3,212 6-persons, 2,613 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 61,162 1-person, 13,646 2-persons, 2,588 3-persons, 1,537 4-persons, 480 5-persons, 423 6-persons, 59 7-or-more-persons.

50,794 married couples with children.
22,206 single-parent households (4,346 men, 17,860 women).

62.9% of residents of Oakland speak English at home.
21.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
3.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
10.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
2.5% of residents speak other language at home (57% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 108,539 (25.1%)
(51.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.6
State:

6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.7
State:

3.9

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Oakland, California
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Oakland, California
  • 750no bedroom
  • 4,9751 bedroom
  • 20,4272 bedrooms
  • 29,6423 bedrooms
  • 10,6754 bedrooms
  • 3,0875+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oakland, California
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oakland, California
  • 12,124no bedroom
  • 33,7461 bedroom
  • 32,3292 bedrooms
  • 15,8633 bedrooms
  • 3,4754 bedrooms
  • 1,3205+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Oakland in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Oakland in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 3,621no vehicle
  • 23,4721 vehicle
  • 27,0252 vehicles
  • 10,9993 vehicles
  • 3,4484 vehicles
  • 9915+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Oakland in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Oakland in renter-occupied apartments
  • 21,565no vehicle
  • 48,9251 vehicle
  • 21,2342 vehicles
  • 4,0503 vehicles
  • 2,1104 vehicles
  • 9735+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Oakland, California
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Oakland, California
  • 6311 room
  • 8632 rooms
  • 5,3603 rooms
  • 9,5464 rooms
  • 17,2095 rooms
  • 15,8276 rooms
  • 7,1737 rooms
  • 5,6098 rooms
  • 7,3389+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oakland, California
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oakland, California
  • 10,2891 room
  • 9,4012 rooms
  • 25,9163 rooms
  • 25,1654 rooms
  • 16,8665 rooms
  • 7,2366 rooms
  • 1,5237 rooms
  • 1,3368 rooms
  • 1,1259+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2019 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Oakland, CA
Oakland city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Oakland, CA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Oakland, CA in 2019
  • 10,238Less than $10,000
  • 15,152$10,000 to $19,999
  • 12,310$20,000 to $29,999
  • 9,838$30,000 to $39,999
  • 10,341$40,000 to $49,999
  • 8,827$50,000 to $59,999
  • 12,945$60,000 to $74,999
  • 16,962$75,000 to $99,999
  • 16,712$100,000 to $124,999
  • 11,309$125,000 to $149,999
  • 16,715$150,000 to $199,999
  • 27,064$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2019 in Oakland, CA

  • Distribution of house value in Oakland, CA in 2019
  • 387Less than $10,000
  • 45$10,000 to $14,999
  • 78$20,000 to $24,999
  • 256$30,000 to $34,999
  • 105$60,000 to $69,999
  • 39$70,000 to $79,999
  • 88$80,000 to $89,999
  • 129$90,000 to $99,999
  • 235$100,000 to $124,999
  • 221$150,000 to $174,999
  • 23$175,000 to $199,999
  • 612$200,000 to $249,999
  • 1,317$250,000 to $299,999
  • 3,678$300,000 to $399,999
  • 6,711$400,000 to $499,999
  • 17,236$500,000 to $749,999
  • 15,699$750,000 to $999,999
  • 14,548$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 5,438$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 2,711$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2019 in Oakland, CA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Oakland, CA in 2019
  • 1,615Less than $100
  • 571$100 to $149
  • 1,339$150 to $199
  • 2,265$200 to $249
  • 2,308$250 to $299
  • 1,284$300 to $349
  • 566$350 to $399
  • 1,027$400 to $449
  • 235$450 to $499
  • 694$500 to $549
  • 309$550 to $599
  • 1,538$600 to $649
  • 1,402$650 to $699
  • 1,894$700 to $749
  • 1,348$750 to $799
  • 4,493$800 to $899
  • 4,541$900 to $999
  • 11,887$1,000 to $1,249
  • 9,424$1,250 to $1,499
  • 19,064$1,500 to $1,999
  • 14,066$2,000 to $2,499
  • 7,957$2,500 to $2,999
  • 4,260$3,000 to $3,499
  • 3,347$3,500 or more
  • 1,423No cash rent
Work and jobs in Oakland: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2019

Percentage of workers working in this county: 62.6%
Number of people working at home: 15,463 (6.8% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2019

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 872
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 6,424
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 18,467
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 28,176
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 27,429
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 12,928
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 33,691
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 6,346
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 14,172
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 29,499
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 23,568
  • 90 or more minutes: 10,263
Means of transportation to work in 2019 - Oakland

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 124,236 (60.3%)
  • Carpooled: 17,835 (8.7%)
  • Bus: 9,583 (4.7%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 18,517 (9.0%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 3,832 (1.9%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 1,396 (0.7%)
  • Ferryboat: 74 (0.0%)
  • Taxi: 3,922 (1.9%)
  • Bicycle: 4,379 (2.1%)
  • Walked: 6,846 (3.3%)
  • Worked at home: 15,463 (7.5%)
Class of Workers in 2019
  • Unemployment by race in 2019
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 5.3%Males
  • 1.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 3.9%Males
  • 10.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 9.9%Males
  • 7.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 3.1%Males
  • 1.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 4.9%Males
  • 3.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 6.8%Males
  • 5.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 5.0%Males
  • 4.0%Females
Races in Oakland detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Oakland, California
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Oakland, California
  • 22,4602010 or later
  • 26,4342000 to 2009
  • 25,2121990 to 1999
  • 36,6301980 to 1989
  • 13,9211970 to 1979
  • 8,760Before 1970
Ancestries in Oakland, CA

First ancestries reported:

  • European: 7,021 (2.7%)
  • Ethiopian: 4,722 (1.8%)
  • African: 4,452 (1.7%)
  • American: 4,383 (1.7%)
  • Irish: 3,538 (1.3%)
  • German: 3,428 (1.3%)
  • Italian: 3,174 (1.2%)
  • English: 2,430 (0.9%)
  • Eastern European: 1,287 (0.5%)
  • Northern European: 1,220 (0.5%)
  • British: 1,113 (0.4%)
  • Polish: 1,090 (0.4%)
  • Russian: 1,086 (0.4%)
  • Iranian: 960 (0.4%)
  • Arab: 934 (0.4%)
  • Nigerian: 904 (0.3%)
  • French: 860 (0.3%)
  • Scottish: 828 (0.3%)
  • Greek: 618 (0.2%)
  • Norwegian: 551 (0.2%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 519 (0.2%)
  • Jamaican: 509 (0.2%)
  • Dutch: 466 (0.2%)
  • Brazilian: 434 (0.2%)
  • Portuguese: 409 (0.2%)
  • Swedish: 391 (0.1%)
  • Armenian: 342 (0.1%)
  • Ukrainian: 316 (0.1%)
  • French Canadian: 281 (0.1%)
  • Danish: 279 (0.1%)
  • Afghan: 276 (0.1%)
  • Scandinavian: 261 (0.10%)
  • Canadian: 240 (0.09%)
  • Haitian: 222 (0.08%)
  • Hungarian: 211 (0.08%)
  • West Indian: 195 (0.07%)
  • Swiss: 181 (0.07%)
  • Welsh: 157 (0.06%)
  • Australian: 154 (0.06%)
  • Czech: 151 (0.06%)
  • Kenyan: 145 (0.06%)
  • Syrian: 140 (0.05%)
  • Finnish: 132 (0.05%)
  • Belgian: 127 (0.05%)
  • Israeli: 120 (0.05%)
  • Iraqi: 116 (0.04%)
  • Lebanese: 115 (0.04%)
  • Egyptian: 109 (0.04%)
  • Turkish: 109 (0.04%)
  • Yugoslavian: 105 (0.04%)
  • Jordanian: 101 (0.04%)
  • Basque: 99 (0.04%)
  • Croatian: 96 (0.04%)
  • Slovene: 95 (0.04%)
  • Serbian: 93 (0.04%)
  • Sudanese: 93 (0.04%)
  • Slavic: 90 (0.03%)
  • Latvian: 87 (0.03%)
  • Ghanaian: 84 (0.03%)
  • Austrian: 80 (0.03%)
  • Romanian: 77 (0.03%)
  • Bulgarian: 75 (0.03%)
  • Ugandan: 67 (0.03%)
  • Slovak: 62 (0.02%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 61 (0.02%)
  • Celtic: 49 (0.02%)
  • German Russian: 47 (0.02%)
  • Cape Verdean: 46 (0.02%)
  • Barbadian: 41 (0.02%)
  • Moroccan: 40 (0.02%)
  • Macedonian: 40 (0.02%)
  • Belizean: 38 (0.01%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 36 (0.01%)
  • Icelander: 35 (0.01%)
  • Somali: 34 (0.01%)
  • Lithuanian: 30 (0.01%)
  • Guyanese: 30 (0.01%)
  • Palestinian: 27 (0.01%)
  • South African: 26 (0.01%)
  • Cypriot: 26 (0.01%)
  • Sierra Leonean: 25 (0.01%)
  • New Zealander: 25 (0.01%)
  • British West Indian: 23 (0.01%)
  • Liberian: 21 (0.01%)
  • Cajun: 20 (0.01%)

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

Mexico
Oakland:

27.4% (31,882)
California:

38.6% (4,076,121)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Oakland:

15.6% (18,122)
California:

6.3% (663,383)

Vietnam
Oakland:

7.6% (8,873)
California:

4.9% (519,024)

Guatemala
Oakland:

6.1% (7,061)
California:

2.7% (281,344)

El Salvador
Oakland:

5.4% (6,262)
California:

4.2% (438,296)

Philippines
Oakland:

3.6% (4,165)
California:

8.0% (844,794)

Eritrea
Oakland:

2.2% (2,570)
California:

0.1% (7,725)

Hong Kong
Oakland:

2.0% (2,339)
California:

1.0% (103,152)

Ethiopia
Oakland:

1.9% (2,229)
California:

0.2% (24,458)

Yemen
Oakland:

1.6% (1,805)
California:

0.1% (8,610)

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

  • This state: 229,702
  • Other state: 89,213
  • Northeast: 22,503
  • Midwest: 21,348
  • South: 33,393
  • West: 11,969

86.5% of Oakland residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36.6% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 73.4% lived in California.


Oakland:

86.5%
State average:

87.1%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 4,474
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 2,258
  • 5th and 6th grade: 2,641
  • 7th and 8th grade: 1,368
  • 9th grade: 3,582
  • 10th grade: 468
  • 11th grade: 1,811
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 4,603
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 26,137
  • Less than 1 year of college: 4,353
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 16,625
  • Associate degree: 8,918
  • Bachelor's degree: 42,698
  • Master's degree: 17,629
  • Professional school degree: 5,555
  • Doctorate degree: 4,982
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 6,430
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 1,424
  • 5th and 6th grade: 3,152
  • 7th and 8th grade: 981
  • 9th grade: 3,666
  • 10th grade: 1,265
  • 11th grade: 1,487
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 4,759
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 27,013
  • Less than 1 year of college: 6,137
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 19,249
  • Associate degree: 8,304
  • Bachelor's degree: 45,101
  • Master's degree: 27,005
  • Professional school degree: 6,640
  • Doctorate degree: 4,505
Educational Attainment for Females
Oakland marital status for males
Oakland marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 77,010
  • One, attached: 9,766
  • Two: 13,507
  • 3 or 4: 19,576
  • 5 to 9: 13,196
  • 10 to 19: 12,302
  • 20 to 49: 17,889
  • 50 or more: 19,021
  • Mobile homes: 201
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 106

Median worth of mobile homes: $109,980

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2019: 1.1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2019: 1.5%

House/condo owner moved in on average 13 years ago

Renter moved in on average 4 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Oakland
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Oakland, CA
  • 79.3%Utility gas
  • 17.2%Electricity
  • 2.1%No fuel used
  • 0.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.4%Solar energy
  • 0.3%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Oakland, CA
  • 62.7%Utility gas
  • 30.9%Electricity
  • 4.7%No fuel used
  • 1.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.3%Other fuel
  • 0.2%Solar energy

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4,558
Here:

13.5%
California:

8.3%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,785
Here:

10.2%
California:

8.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2,232
Here:

9.3%
California:

14.4%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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