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Oakland, CA (California) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $686,700 (it was $227,300 in 2000)
Oakland:

$686,700
California:

$509,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $458,400 - $966,800

Mean price in 2017:

Detached houses: $810,144
Here:

$810,144
State:

$697,940

Townhouses or other attached units: $698,779
Here:

$698,779
State:

$618,365

In 2-unit structures: $767,474
Here:

$767,474
State:

$938,396

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $622,942
Here:

$622,942
State:

$619,611

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $613,654
Here:

$613,654
State:

$573,773

Mobile homes: $165,211
Here:

$165,211
State:

$121,346

Oakland,CA index of house prices

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

Houses: 168,166 (158,851 occupied: 62,467 owner occupied, 96,384 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

61%
State:

45%

Housing density: 3,000 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2017: $710,353.

Median contract rent in 2017: $1,262 (lower quartile is $475, upper quartile is $1,618)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2017: $1,348


Median gross rent in Oakland, CA in 2017: $1,392

Housing units in Oakland with a mortgage: 45,343 (1,350 second mortgage, 7,485 home equity loan, 352 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 17,124

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $131,352

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $69,180

Median monthly housing costs: $1,558


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Oakland, California Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1941

Median year apartment built: 1955

Household type by relationship:

Households: 425,204
  • In family households: 310,855 (42,848 male householders, 44,449 female householders)
    54,003 spouses, 107,085 children (103,242 natural, 1,695 adopted, 2,148 stepchildren), 10,168 grandchildren, 9,257 brothers or sisters, 12,444 parents, 16,521 other relatives, 14,080 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 107,655 (33,111 male householders (22,143 living alone)), 38,443 female householders (29,261 living alone)), 36,101 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 6,694

Size of family households: 35,812 2-persons, 20,757 3-persons, 16,008 4-persons, 7,989 5-persons, 3,658 6-persons, 3,073 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 51,404 1-person, 15,128 2-persons, 2,460 3-persons, 1,326 4-persons, 736 5-persons, 312 6-persons, 188 7-or-more-persons.

43,604 married couples with children.
26,285 single-parent households (5,909 men, 20,376 women).

58.9% of residents of Oakland speak English at home.
22.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
3.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
12.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (36% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 26% speak English not well, 15% don't speak English at all).
2.9% of residents speak other language at home (44% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 119,410 (28.1%)
(42.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.8
State:

6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.6
State:

4.0

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Oakland, California
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Oakland, California
  • 568no bedroom
  • 4,0411 bedroom
  • 19,6712 bedrooms
  • 24,6733 bedrooms
  • 9,8694 bedrooms
  • 3,6455+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oakland, California
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oakland, California
  • 12,518no bedroom
  • 31,5131 bedroom
  • 34,8952 bedrooms
  • 13,6553 bedrooms
  • 2,6574 bedrooms
  • 1,1465+ 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
  • 3,060no vehicle
  • 20,3501 vehicle
  • 24,1242 vehicles
  • 10,2923 vehicles
  • 3,6184 vehicles
  • 1,0235+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Oakland in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Oakland in renter-occupied apartments
  • 21,678no vehicle
  • 45,0241 vehicle
  • 22,6332 vehicles
  • 4,9743 vehicles
  • 1,1074 vehicles
  • 9685+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Oakland, California
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Oakland, California
  • 4791 room
  • 1,5822 rooms
  • 2,8913 rooms
  • 7,0884 rooms
  • 14,9185 rooms
  • 13,2716 rooms
  • 9,6957 rooms
  • 4,9248 rooms
  • 7,6199+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oakland, California
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oakland, California
  • 10,5171 room
  • 10,6482 rooms
  • 23,7033 rooms
  • 23,9684 rooms
  • 15,5435 rooms
  • 7,1286 rooms
  • 1,8977 rooms
  • 1,1528 rooms
  • 1,8289+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2017 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 2017
  • 9,415Less than $10,000
  • 16,232$10,000 to $19,999
  • 10,939$20,000 to $29,999
  • 12,125$30,000 to $39,999
  • 10,274$40,000 to $49,999
  • 9,924$50,000 to $59,999
  • 14,124$60,000 to $74,999
  • 18,389$75,000 to $99,999
  • 13,602$100,000 to $124,999
  • 10,679$125,000 to $149,999
  • 13,399$150,000 to $199,999
  • 19,749$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2017 in Oakland, CA

  • Distribution of house value in Oakland, CA in 2017
  • 293Less than $10,000
  • 82$10,000 to $14,999
  • 38$20,000 to $24,999
  • 24$30,000 to $34,999
  • 173$40,000 to $49,999
  • 124$50,000 to $59,999
  • 49$60,000 to $69,999
  • 55$70,000 to $79,999
  • 148$100,000 to $124,999
  • 149$125,000 to $149,999
  • 483$150,000 to $174,999
  • 148$175,000 to $199,999
  • 1,831$200,000 to $249,999
  • 1,139$250,000 to $299,999
  • 6,554$300,000 to $399,999
  • 7,414$400,000 to $499,999
  • 16,781$500,000 to $749,999
  • 13,106$750,000 to $999,999
  • 9,167$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 2,872$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 1,837$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2017 in Oakland, CA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Oakland, CA in 2017
  • 1,441Less than $100
  • 547$100 to $149
  • 525$150 to $199
  • 1,511$200 to $249
  • 2,156$250 to $299
  • 1,424$300 to $349
  • 565$350 to $399
  • 1,089$400 to $449
  • 486$450 to $499
  • 977$500 to $549
  • 783$550 to $599
  • 1,806$600 to $649
  • 1,841$650 to $699
  • 1,830$700 to $749
  • 809$750 to $799
  • 4,120$800 to $899
  • 6,591$900 to $999
  • 16,397$1,000 to $1,249
  • 12,125$1,250 to $1,499
  • 19,132$1,500 to $1,999
  • 8,210$2,000 to $2,499
  • 5,633$2,500 to $2,999
  • 2,618$3,000 to $3,499
  • 1,689$3,500 or more
  • 2,079No cash rent
Work and jobs in Oakland: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2017

Percentage of workers working in this county: 64.5%
Number of people working at home: 14,359 (6.6% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2017

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 796
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 10,803
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 19,833
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 25,688
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 28,764
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 9,086
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 29,303
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 6,662
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 12,269
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 26,041
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 26,001
  • 90 or more minutes: 9,560
Means of transportation to work in 2017 - Oakland

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 128,051 (60%)
  • Carpooled: 21,628 (10%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 10,198 (5%)
  • Streetcar or trolley car: 233 (0%)
  • Subway or elevated: 19,709 (9%)
  • Railroad: 1,343 (1%)
  • Taxi: 4,284 (2%)
  • Bicycle: 4,150 (2%)
  • Walked: 9,918 (5%)
  • Worked at home: 14,359 (7%)
Class of Workers in 2017
  • Unemployment by race in 2017
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 5.5%Males
  • 2.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 13.2%Males
  • 10.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 6.6%Males
  • 15.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 6.4%Males
  • 5.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 5.6%Males
  • 3.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 11.0%Males
  • 8.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 5.9%Males
  • 5.5%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
  • 26,4852010 or later
  • 33,8442000 to 2009
  • 26,1391990 to 1999
  • 36,6301980 to 1989
  • 13,9211970 to 1979
  • 8,760Before 1970
Ancestries in Oakland, CA

First ancestries reported:

  • European: 5,330 (1.9%)
  • American: 4,693 (1.7%)
  • African: 4,238 (1.5%)
  • German: 4,133 (1.5%)
  • Ethiopian: 3,671 (1.3%)
  • Irish: 3,367 (1.2%)
  • Italian: 3,042 (1.1%)
  • English: 2,805 (1.0%)
  • British: 1,097 (0.4%)
  • Northern European: 981 (0.4%)
  • Eastern European: 925 (0.3%)
  • French: 843 (0.3%)
  • Polish: 814 (0.3%)
  • Iranian: 732 (0.3%)
  • Brazilian: 731 (0.3%)
  • Scottish: 684 (0.2%)
  • Russian: 673 (0.2%)
  • Dutch: 664 (0.2%)
  • Greek: 562 (0.2%)
  • Norwegian: 560 (0.2%)
  • Jamaican: 493 (0.2%)
  • Haitian: 452 (0.2%)
  • Swedish: 441 (0.2%)
  • Portuguese: 409 (0.1%)
  • Armenian: 404 (0.1%)
  • Arab: 399 (0.1%)
  • Danish: 364 (0.1%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 359 (0.1%)
  • Ukrainian: 350 (0.1%)
  • Nigerian: 331 (0.1%)
  • Afghan: 306 (0.1%)
  • Lebanese: 297 (0.1%)
  • Sudanese: 278 (0.10%)
  • French Canadian: 264 (0.09%)
  • Kenyan: 264 (0.09%)
  • Hungarian: 254 (0.09%)
  • Czech: 254 (0.09%)
  • Iraqi: 243 (0.09%)
  • Scandinavian: 235 (0.08%)
  • Slavic: 226 (0.08%)
  • Romanian: 210 (0.08%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 186 (0.07%)
  • Egyptian: 183 (0.07%)
  • Canadian: 162 (0.06%)
  • Yugoslavian: 149 (0.05%)
  • Swiss: 133 (0.05%)
  • Ugandan: 132 (0.05%)
  • Australian: 121 (0.04%)
  • Turkish: 115 (0.04%)
  • Israeli: 114 (0.04%)
  • South African: 110 (0.04%)
  • Welsh: 107 (0.04%)
  • Croatian: 84 (0.03%)
  • Bulgarian: 74 (0.03%)
  • Somali: 69 (0.02%)
  • Belizean: 68 (0.02%)
  • British West Indian: 67 (0.02%)
  • Liberian: 66 (0.02%)
  • Guyanese: 57 (0.02%)
  • Cajun: 56 (0.02%)
  • German Russian: 55 (0.02%)
  • Barbadian: 55 (0.02%)
  • West Indian: 54 (0.02%)
  • Ghanaian: 53 (0.02%)
  • Finnish: 50 (0.02%)
  • Slovene: 50 (0.02%)
  • Icelander: 47 (0.02%)
  • Cypriot: 46 (0.02%)
  • Basque: 40 (0.01%)
  • New Zealander: 37 (0.01%)
  • Moroccan: 32 (0.01%)
  • Latvian: 31 (0.01%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 31 (0.01%)
  • Slovak: 30 (0.01%)
  • Austrian: 28 (0.01%)
  • Lithuanian: 28 (0.01%)
  • Belgian: 24 (0.01%)
  • Cape Verdean: 24 (0.01%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 24 (0.01%)
  • Palestinian: 22 (0.01%)
  • Celtic: 21 (0.01%)
  • Bermudan: 18 (0.01%)
  • Jordanian: 17 (0.01%)
  • Macedonian: 16 (0.01%)
  • Serbian: 14 (0.01%)

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

Mexico
Oakland:

26.4% (32,236)
California:

39.9% (4,196,887)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Oakland:

17.5% (21,327)
California:

5.8% (608,533)

Vietnam
Oakland:

6.8% (8,322)
California:

4.9% (516,046)

Guatemala
Oakland:

6.1% (7,503)
California:

2.6% (272,771)

El Salvador
Oakland:

5.8% (7,035)
California:

4.1% (428,905)

Philippines
Oakland:

3.6% (4,369)
California:

8.0% (842,233)

Hong Kong
Oakland:

2.0% (2,500)
California:

1.0% (101,715)

Ethiopia
Oakland:

2.0% (2,462)
California:

0.2% (24,269)

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

  • This state: 210,564
  • Other state: 88,467
  • Northeast: 21,865
  • Midwest: 22,557
  • South: 30,240
  • West: 13,805

85.6% of Oakland residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37.7% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 71.6% lived in California.


Oakland:

85.6%
State average:

87.0%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 5,045
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 1,997
  • 5th and 6th grade: 4,807
  • 7th and 8th grade: 2,322
  • 9th grade: 3,110
  • 10th grade: 1,329
  • 11th grade: 2,442
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 6,688
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 26,078
  • Less than 1 year of college: 6,053
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 20,380
  • Associate degree: 8,901
  • Bachelor's degree: 38,383
  • Master's degree: 14,864
  • Professional school degree: 5,037
  • Doctorate degree: 3,011
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 6,559
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 2,656
  • 5th and 6th grade: 6,619
  • 7th and 8th grade: 3,625
  • 9th grade: 1,661
  • 10th grade: 1,336
  • 11th grade: 1,875
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 5,338
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 24,270
  • Less than 1 year of college: 6,792
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 19,123
  • Associate degree: 9,084
  • Bachelor's degree: 37,576
  • Master's degree: 23,128
  • Professional school degree: 5,994
  • Doctorate degree: 3,304
Educational Attainment for Females
Oakland marital status for males
Oakland marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 70,414
  • One, attached: 10,218
  • Two: 11,625
  • 3 or 4: 18,301
  • 5 to 9: 12,430
  • 10 to 19: 11,198
  • 20 to 49: 18,685
  • 50 or more: 14,649
  • Mobile homes: 646

Median worth of mobile homes: $78,364

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2017: 1.5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2017: 1.9%

House/condo owner moved in on average 15 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
  • 74.0%Utility gas
  • 21.5%Electricity
  • 2.0%No fuel used
  • 1.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.9%Wood
  • 0.5%Solar energy
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Oakland, CA
  • 53.8%Utility gas
  • 38.0%Electricity
  • 5.2%No fuel used
  • 2.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.6%Other fuel
  • 0.3%Solar energy

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5,082
Here:

14.0%
California:

8.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2,608
Here:

16.1%
California:

8.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2,630
Here:

12.7%
California:

15.1%
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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