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Oakland, CA (California) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $848,600 (it was $227,300 in 2000)
Oakland:

$848,600
California:

$648,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $599,200 - $1,209,600

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $1,056,140
Here:

$1,056,140
State:

$881,672

Townhouses or other attached units: $834,685
Here:

$834,685
State:

$745,373

In 2-unit structures: $781,885
Here:

$781,885
State:

$1,121,094

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $716,428
Here:

$716,428
State:

$689,397

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $709,698
Here:

$709,698
State:

$701,962

Mobile homes: $365,144
Here:

$365,144
State:

$174,181

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $485,645
Here:

$485,645
State:

$105,963

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

Houses: 186,660 (170,366 occupied: 72,661 owner occupied, 97,705 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

57%
State:

44%

Housing density: 3,330 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2021: $923,387.

Median contract rent in 2021: $1,617 (lower quartile is $1,066, upper quartile is over $2,000)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2021: $3,127


Median gross rent in Oakland, CA in 2021: $1,737

Housing units in Oakland with a mortgage: 51,720 (6,096 second mortgage, 139 home equity loan, 4,996 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,176

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $153,718

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $81,904

Median monthly housing costs: $1,921

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Oakland, California Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1943

Median year apartment built: 1958

Household type by relationship:

Households: 433,797
  • Male householders: 81,356 (26,147 living alone), Female householders: 89,010 (31,703 living alone)
  • 62,540 spouses (59,629 opposite-sex spouses), 14,798 unmarried partners, (13,539 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 113,178 children (109,610 natural, 2,018 adopted, 1,550 stepchildren), 9,080 grandchildren, 9,593 brothers or sisters, 9,840 parents, 223 foster children, 12,883 other relatives, 26,567 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 4,729

Size of family households: 41,998 2-persons, 20,022 3-persons, 16,389 4-persons, 8,453 5-persons, 3,373 6-persons, 3,827 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 57,850 1-person, 14,793 2-persons, 2,253 3-persons, 866 4-persons, 375 5-persons, 127 6-persons, 40 7-or-more-persons.

44,923 married couples with children.
27,207 single-parent households (7,102 men, 20,105 women).

59.9% of residents of Oakland speak English at home.
20.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
11.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 26% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
5.1% of residents speak other language at home (55% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 122,891 (28.3%)
(49.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.7
State:

6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.6
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
  • 781no bedroom
  • 5,1041 bedroom
  • 24,7472 bedrooms
  • 25,6183 bedrooms
  • 13,2354 bedrooms
  • 3,1765+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oakland, California
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oakland, California
  • 14,641no bedroom
  • 33,7591 bedroom
  • 29,0582 bedrooms
  • 15,6023 bedrooms
  • 3,8764 bedrooms
  • 7695+ 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
  • 3,122no vehicle
  • 24,6821 vehicle
  • 28,7382 vehicles
  • 11,3093 vehicles
  • 2,9284 vehicles
  • 1,8825+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Oakland in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Oakland in renter-occupied apartments
  • 21,050no vehicle
  • 46,2931 vehicle
  • 22,4232 vehicles
  • 4,9433 vehicles
  • 2,1634 vehicles
  • 8335+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Oakland, California
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Oakland, California
  • 7071 room
  • 1,9422 rooms
  • 3,6613 rooms
  • 11,2904 rooms
  • 15,1165 rooms
  • 15,4036 rooms
  • 9,3197 rooms
  • 6,2568 rooms
  • 8,9679+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oakland, California
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oakland, California
  • 13,4811 room
  • 11,8382 rooms
  • 21,3063 rooms
  • 25,0144 rooms
  • 13,6285 rooms
  • 7,6806 rooms
  • 1,5887 rooms
  • 1,9138 rooms
  • 1,2579+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2021 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, CA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Oakland, CA in 2021
  • 10,016Less than $10,000
  • 14,732$10,000 to $19,999
  • 10,184$20,000 to $29,999
  • 9,569$30,000 to $39,999
  • 10,593$40,000 to $49,999
  • 10,008$50,000 to $59,999
  • 13,491$60,000 to $74,999
  • 17,313$75,000 to $99,999
  • 13,395$100,000 to $124,999
  • 11,990$125,000 to $149,999
  • 18,100$150,000 to $199,999
  • 30,975$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2021 in Oakland, CA

  • Distribution of house value in Oakland, CA in 2021
  • 729Less than $10,000
  • 45$15,000 to $19,999
  • 44$20,000 to $24,999
  • 35$25,000 to $29,999
  • 50$50,000 to $59,999
  • 24$60,000 to $69,999
  • 41$70,000 to $79,999
  • 307$80,000 to $89,999
  • 210$90,000 to $99,999
  • 125$100,000 to $124,999
  • 75$125,000 to $149,999
  • 413$150,000 to $174,999
  • 256$175,000 to $199,999
  • 483$200,000 to $249,999
  • 854$250,000 to $299,999
  • 1,654$300,000 to $399,999
  • 4,974$400,000 to $499,999
  • 19,779$500,000 to $749,999
  • 15,803$750,000 to $999,999
  • 15,505$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 6,738$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 4,517$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2021 in Oakland, CA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Oakland, CA in 2021
  • 772Less than $100
  • 343$100 to $149
  • 229$150 to $199
  • 1,773$200 to $249
  • 2,547$250 to $299
  • 864$300 to $349
  • 759$350 to $399
  • 605$400 to $449
  • 1,531$450 to $499
  • 1,359$500 to $549
  • 1,231$550 to $599
  • 640$600 to $649
  • 210$650 to $699
  • 1,213$700 to $749
  • 1,422$750 to $799
  • 1,893$800 to $899
  • 3,319$900 to $999
  • 12,508$1,000 to $1,249
  • 9,677$1,250 to $1,499
  • 21,969$1,500 to $1,999
  • 15,984$2,000 to $2,499
  • 6,391$2,500 to $2,999
  • 4,530$3,000 to $3,499
  • 4,259$3,500 or more
  • 1,677No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2021

Percentage of workers working in this county: 81.3%
Number of people working at home: 72,737 (33.3% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2021

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 1,481
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 7,517
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 16,605
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 24,858
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 22,635
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 6,605
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 23,409
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 5,899
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 8,554
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 13,624
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 11,387
  • 90 or more minutes: 3,002
Means of transportation to work in 2021 - Oakland

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 104,879 (48.1%)
  • Carpooled: 18,274 (8.4%)
  • Bus: 4,579 (2.1%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 3,352 (1.5%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 738 (0.3%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 138 (0.1%)
  • Taxi: 4,031 (1.8%)
  • Bicycle: 1,391 (0.6%)
  • Walked: 7,924 (3.6%)
  • Worked at home: 72,737 (33.4%)
Class of Workers in 2021
  • Unemployment by race in 2021
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 6.5%Males
  • 5.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 13.1%Males
  • 11.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 12.0%Males
  • 3.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 7.5%Males
  • 6.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 7.1%Males
  • 6.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 6.9%Males
  • 10.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 6.7%Males
  • 6.8%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Oakland, California
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Oakland, California
  • 38,4722010 or later
  • 30,3882000 to 2009
  • 20,5401990 to 1999
  • 36,6301980 to 1989
  • 13,9211970 to 1979
  • 8,760Before 1970
Ancestries in Oakland, CA

First ancestries reported:

  • Ethiopian: 5,553 (2.2%)
  • European: 4,969 (2.0%)
  • Irish: 4,401 (1.8%)
  • English: 3,990 (1.6%)
  • German: 3,857 (1.5%)
  • American: 3,538 (1.4%)
  • Italian: 3,180 (1.3%)
  • African: 2,063 (0.8%)
  • Iranian: 1,533 (0.6%)
  • Polish: 1,521 (0.6%)
  • Nigerian: 1,455 (0.6%)
  • Russian: 1,206 (0.5%)
  • French: 1,150 (0.5%)
  • Northern European: 877 (0.4%)
  • Eastern European: 864 (0.3%)
  • Arab: 819 (0.3%)
  • Portuguese: 642 (0.3%)
  • Jamaican: 627 (0.3%)
  • British: 613 (0.2%)
  • Scottish: 576 (0.2%)
  • Brazilian: 535 (0.2%)
  • Norwegian: 464 (0.2%)
  • Dutch: 444 (0.2%)
  • Ukrainian: 413 (0.2%)
  • Afghan: 377 (0.2%)
  • Swedish: 373 (0.1%)
  • Greek: 369 (0.1%)
  • Armenian: 284 (0.1%)
  • Canadian: 276 (0.1%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 267 (0.1%)
  • Danish: 264 (0.1%)
  • Israeli: 250 (0.1%)
  • Swiss: 247 (0.10%)
  • Finnish: 235 (0.09%)
  • Egyptian: 222 (0.09%)
  • Syrian: 205 (0.08%)
  • Ghanaian: 204 (0.08%)
  • Scandinavian: 202 (0.08%)
  • Liberian: 198 (0.08%)
  • Iraqi: 188 (0.08%)
  • Czech: 166 (0.07%)
  • South African: 149 (0.06%)
  • Turkish: 144 (0.06%)
  • Basque: 140 (0.06%)
  • Haitian: 137 (0.05%)
  • West Indian: 127 (0.05%)
  • Hungarian: 117 (0.05%)
  • Croatian: 115 (0.05%)
  • Belgian: 112 (0.04%)
  • Yugoslavian: 104 (0.04%)
  • New Zealander: 100 (0.04%)
  • French Canadian: 96 (0.04%)
  • Sudanese: 95 (0.04%)
  • Welsh: 86 (0.03%)
  • Australian: 75 (0.03%)
  • Jordanian: 70 (0.03%)
  • Serbian: 68 (0.03%)
  • Sierra Leonean: 66 (0.03%)
  • Romanian: 65 (0.03%)
  • Slovak: 65 (0.03%)
  • Guyanese: 56 (0.02%)
  • Austrian: 54 (0.02%)
  • Ugandan: 51 (0.02%)
  • Barbadian: 51 (0.02%)
  • Latvian: 40 (0.02%)
  • British West Indian: 39 (0.02%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 37 (0.01%)
  • Palestinian: 32 (0.01%)
  • Lebanese: 31 (0.01%)
  • Somali: 30 (0.01%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 30 (0.01%)
  • Kenyan: 28 (0.01%)
  • Bulgarian: 28 (0.01%)
  • Zimbabwean: 26 (0.01%)
  • Moroccan: 25 (0.01%)
  • Macedonian: 25 (0.01%)
  • Slavic: 24 (0.01%)
  • Lithuanian: 20 (0.01%)
  • Slovene: 18 (0.01%)
  • Senegalese: 18 (0.01%)
  • Celtic: 18 (0.01%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 14 (0.01%)
  • Cajun: 14 (0.01%)
  • Cape Verdean: 13 (0.01%)
  • Belizean: 13 (0.01%)
  • Cypriot: 13 (0.01%)

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

Mexico
Oakland:

25.3% (30,100)
California:

37.5% (3,925,037)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Oakland:

14.7% (17,569)
California:

6.5% (678,842)

Guatemala
Oakland:

10.6% (12,621)
California:

2.7% (284,612)

Vietnam
Oakland:

6.1% (7,270)
California:

4.9% (512,001)

El Salvador
Oakland:

5.2% (6,197)
California:

4.2% (441,945)

Philippines
Oakland:

3.3% (3,970)
California:

7.9% (827,803)

Honduras
Oakland:

2.2% (2,643)
California:

0.6% (64,404)

Yemen
Oakland:

2.1% (2,530)
California:

0.1% (9,812)

Ethiopia
Oakland:

2.1% (2,477)
California:

0.2% (24,444)

Hong Kong
Oakland:

1.8% (2,094)
California:

1.0% (105,695)

India
Oakland:

1.7% (1,990)
California:

5.0% (523,659)

Nigeria
Oakland:

1.5% (1,827)
California:

0.3% (32,411)

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

  • This state: 213,986
  • Other state: 87,905
  • Northeast: 23,254
  • Midwest: 21,351
  • South: 29,728
  • West: 13,572

86.9% of Oakland residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37.4% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 75.1% lived in California.


Oakland:

86.9%
State average:

88.0%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 8,220
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 2,460
  • 5th and 6th grade: 4,664
  • 7th and 8th grade: 2,084
  • 9th grade: 2,297
  • 10th grade: 1,257
  • 11th grade: 1,205
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 4,014
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 23,821
  • Less than 1 year of college: 5,301
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 19,195
  • Associate degree: 7,973
  • Bachelor's degree: 39,213
  • Master's degree: 19,520
  • Professional school degree: 5,631
  • Doctorate degree: 4,480
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 9,137
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 2,782
  • 5th and 6th grade: 3,029
  • 7th and 8th grade: 1,740
  • 9th grade: 2,568
  • 10th grade: 962
  • 11th grade: 940
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 4,556
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 24,336
  • Less than 1 year of college: 6,672
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 19,506
  • Associate degree: 10,587
  • Bachelor's degree: 41,173
  • Master's degree: 28,023
  • Professional school degree: 5,993
  • Doctorate degree: 4,942
Educational Attainment for Females
Oakland marital status for males
Oakland marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 79,024
  • One, attached: 9,080
  • Two: 11,493
  • 3 or 4: 20,765
  • 5 to 9: 12,401
  • 10 to 19: 12,848
  • 20 to 49: 18,517
  • 50 or more: 21,814
  • Mobile homes: 611
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 107

Median worth of mobile homes: $1,010,300

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2021: 1.6%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2021: 2.4%

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
  • 73.4%Utility gas
  • 21.1%Electricity
  • 2.2%No fuel used
  • 1.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.0%Solar energy
  • 0.2%Other fuel
  • 0.2%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Oakland, CA
  • 51.7%Utility gas
  • 40.5%Electricity
  • 4.9%No fuel used
  • 2.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.3%Solar energy
  • 0.2%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4,615
Here:

12.8%
California:

10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3,290
Here:

16.1%
California:

8.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3,684
Here:

20.1%
California:

15.6%
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