Oceanside, CA (California) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 160,905 (Urban population: 159,889, Rural population: 1,016 (308 farm, 708 nonfarm))

Oceanside, California Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 59,498 (56,396 occupied: 35,032 owner occupied, 21,364 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	38%
State:	43%

Housing density: 1466 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2005: $500,500 (lower quartile is $375,400, upper quartile is $646,300)

Median contract rent in 2005: $998 (lower quartile is $845, upper quartile is $1,337)

Housing units in Oceanside with a mortgage: 23,357 (3,607 second mortgage, 2,112 home equity loan, 105 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6,339

Median year house/condo built: 1983

Median year apartment built: 1975

Household type by relationship

Households: 159,656

In family households: 137,254 (30,618 male householders, 9,043 female householders)
31,683 spouses, 48,422 children (44,809 natural, 1,058 adopted, 2,555 stepchildren), 3,155 grandchildren, 2,440 brothers or sisters, 1,477 parents, 5,254 other relatives, 5,162 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 22,402 (7,690 male householders (5,312 living alone)), 9,196 female householders (7,483 living alone)), 5,516 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,249 (287 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 15,088 2-persons, 8,022 3-persons, 7,766 4-persons, 4,355 5-persons, 2,130 6-persons, 2,300 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 12,795 1-person, 3,258 2-persons, 584 3-persons, 150 4-persons, 39 5-persons, 26 6-persons, 34 7-or-more-persons.

29,350 married couples with children.
9,211 single-parent households (2,372 men, 6,839 women).

67.8% of residents of Oceanside speak English at home.
24.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
5.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (65% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 32,965 (20.5%)
(35.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.7
State:	3.5

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Oceanside, California:

1 room: 108
2 rooms: 898
3 rooms: 2,235
4 rooms: 4,496
5 rooms: 7,945
6 rooms: 8,027
7 rooms: 5,731
8 rooms: 3,837
9 or more rooms: 1,755

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oceanside, California:

1 room: 1,550
2 rooms: 3,281
3 rooms: 4,558
4 rooms: 5,945
5 rooms: 3,390
6 rooms: 1,511
7 rooms: 667
8 rooms: 309
9 or more rooms: 153

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 949
1995 to 1998: 3,783
1990 to 1994: 7,285
1980 to 1989: 18,147
1970 to 1979: 15,603
1960 to 1969: 7,320
1950 to 1959: 3,736
1940 to 1949: 1,486
1939 or earlier: 1,189

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Oceanside:

no bedroom: 263
1 bedroom: 1,859
2 bedrooms: 10,578
3 bedrooms: 12,646
4 bedrooms: 8,526
5 or more bedrooms: 1,160

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oceanside:

no bedroom: 1,906
1 bedroom: 6,651
2 bedrooms: 8,979
3 bedrooms: 2,596
4 bedrooms: 1,111
5 or more bedrooms: 121

Cars and other vehicles available in Oceanside in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 1,170
1 vehicle: 10,908
2 vehicles: 15,807
3 vehicles: 5,209
4 vehicles: 1,368
5 or more vehicles: 570

Cars and other vehicles available in Oceanside in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 2,339
1 vehicle: 9,972
2 vehicles: 7,062
3 vehicles: 1,521
4 vehicles: 336
5 or more vehicles: 134

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Oceanside, CA:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 21
$15,000 to $19,999: 49
$20,000 to $24,999: 35
$25,000 to $29,999: 17
$30,000 to $34,999: 10
$35,000 to $39,999: 39
$40,000 to $49,999: 31
$50,000 to $59,999: 33
$60,000 to $69,999: 48
$70,000 to $79,999: 174
$80,000 to $89,999: 687
$90,000 to $99,999: 860
$100,000 to $124,999: 2393
$125,000 to $149,999: 3296
$150,000 to $174,999: 3931
$175,000 to $199,999: 3868
$200,000 to $249,999: 6328
$250,000 to $299,999: 4381
$300,000 to $399,999: 2537
$400,000 to $499,999: 579
$500,000 to $749,999: 154
$750,000 to $999,999: 109
$1,000,000 or more: 116

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Oceanside:

Less than $100: 125
$100 to $149: 124
$150 to $199: 244
$200 to $249: 170
$250 to $299: 167
$300 to $349: 125
$350 to $399: 345
$400 to $449: 435
$450 to $499: 460
$500 to $549: 1038
$550 to $599: 1219
$600 to $649: 1709
$650 to $699: 2189
$700 to $749: 1741
$750 to $799: 1718
$800 to $899: 3587
$900 to $999: 2685
$1,000 to $1,249: 1845
$1,250 to $1,499: 694
$1,500 to $1,999: 234
$2,000 or more: 56
No cash rent: 403

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 5,271
1990 to 1994: 5,989
1985 to 1989: 6,575
1980 to 1984: 4,458
1975 to 1979: 3,279
1970 to 1974: 2,379
1970 to 1974: 1,127
1965 to 1969: 3,887

Oceanside, CA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 91.6%
Number of people working at home: 2,602 (3.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 1044
5 to 9 minutes: 4547
10 to 14 minutes: 8468
15 to 19 minutes: 11021
20 to 24 minutes: 11457
25 to 29 minutes: 3915
30 to 34 minutes: 9644
35 to 39 minutes: 1666
40 to 44 minutes: 2399
45 to 59 minutes: 6279
60 to 89 minutes: 5463
90 or more minutes: 2277

Oceanside mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 51,902 (73%)
Carpooled: 11,570 (16%)
Bus or trolley bus: 1,851 (3%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 6 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 54 (0%)
Railroad: 708 (1%)
Taxi: 32 (0%)
Motorcycle: 266 (0%)
Bicycle: 255 (0%)
Walked: 923 (1%)
Other means: 613 (1%)
Worked at home: 2,602 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 3602
$10,000 to $14,999: 2865
$15,000 to $19,999: 3272
$20,000 to $24,999: 3554
$25,000 to $29,999: 3715
$30,000 to $34,999: 3420
$35,000 to $39,999: 3610
$40,000 to $44,999: 3441
$45,000 to $49,999: 3133
$50,000 to $59,999: 5573
$60,000 to $74,999: 6519
$75,000 to $99,999: 6994
$100,000 to $124,999: 3419
$125,000 to $149,999: 1477
$150,000 to $199,999: 1172
$200,000 or more: 781

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 68224
German: 12991
English: 10244
Irish: 9780
Italian: 6229
United States or American: 5733
French (except Basque): 2849
Polish: 2442
Scottish: 2141
Norwegian: 1937
Scotch-Irish: 1865
Swedish: 1571
European: 1277
Dutch: 1024
Russian: 1022
French Canadian: 869
Danish: 801
Subsaharan African:: 704
Welsh: 684
British: 681
African: 627
Hungarian: 604
Portuguese: 572
Greek: 558
Arab:: 491
Canadian: 426
Swiss: 393
Czech: 378
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 336
Finnish: 261
Austrian: 255
Scandinavian: 244
Czechoslovakian: 223
Ukrainian: 207
Lithuanian: 204
Iranian: 192
Jamaican: 158
Croatian: 157
Romanian: 151
Northern European: 145
Lebanese: 134
Slovak: 127
Yugoslavian: 127
Afghan: 114
Belgian: 107
Arab/Arabic: 104
Eastern European: 88
Turkish: 84
Pennsylvania German: 76
Iraqi: 69
West Indian: 68
Latvian: 68
Brazilian: 67
Armenian: 67
Celtic: 64
Australian: 60
Egyptian: 57
Slavic: 49
Jordanian: 46
Belizean: 41
Serbian: 39
Ethiopian: 38
Basque: 36
Moroccan: 36
Macedonian: 30
Barbadian: 29
South African: 24
Estonian: 20
Other Arab: 19
Albanian: 19
Syrian: 17
Israeli: 17
Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 15
Haitian: 15
Dutch West Indian: 11
Nigerian: 10
Palestinian: 9
Slovene: 8
Luxemburger: 7
Other West Indian: 7
British West Indian: 7
Icelander: 6
New Zealander: 5
Cape Verdean: 5

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

Mexico (60%)
Philippines (11%)
Canada (3%)
United Kingdom (2%)
Japan (2%)
Vietnam (2%)
Germany (2%)

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

This state: 68332
Northeast: 12609
Midwest: 19717
South: 14644
West: 9537

46% of Oceanside residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 1,185
Nursery to 4th grade: 640
5th and 6th grade: 1,646
7th and 8th grade: 1,114
9th grade: 809
10th grade: 1,004
11th grade: 891
12th grade, no diploma: 1,934
High school graduate (or equivalency): 9,905
Less than 1 year of college: 3,940
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 9,505
Associate degree: 3,892
Bachelor's degree: 7,831
Master's degree: 2,731
Professional school degree: 1,083
Doctorate degree: 582

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 1,277
Nursery to 4th grade: 658
5th and 6th grade: 1,837
7th and 8th grade: 1,260
9th grade: 866
10th grade: 855
11th grade: 1,101
12th grade, no diploma: 2,227
High school graduate (or equivalency): 12,458
Less than 1 year of college: 4,718
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 10,363
Associate degree: 4,293
Bachelor's degree: 7,118
Master's degree: 2,029
Professional school degree: 626
Doctorate degree: 310

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.5%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 5.9%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 9.4%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 6.5%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 17.3%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 1.9%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 4.9%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 5.5%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 7.7%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 7.4%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 10.9%

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

Median household income in 1999 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $49,126
Black householders: $41,944
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $28,750
Asian householders: $51,720
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $51,759
Some other race householders: $39,896
Two or more races householders: $42,392
Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $39,337

Oceanside household income for White Non-Hispanic householders

Oceanside household income for Black or African American householders

Oceanside household income for American Indian or Alaska Native householders

Oceanside household income for Asian householders

Oceanside household income for some other race householders

Oceanside household income for two or more races householders

Oceanside household income for Hispanic or Latino householders

Oceanside marital status for males

Oceanside marital status for females

Median house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $205,700
Black or African American householders: $192,500
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $162,700
Asian householders: $200,300
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $147,600
Some other race householders: $149,300
Two or more races householders: $196,000
Hispanic or Latino householders: $155,800

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 30,211
One, attached: 8,210
Two: 915
3 or 4: 3,427
5 to 9: 3,987
10 to 19: 3,328
20 to 49: 1,850
50 or more: 4,155
Mobile homes: 3,324
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 91

Median worth of mobile homes: $36,600

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Oceanside:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (87%)
Electricity (10%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
No fuel used (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (61%)
Electricity (36%)
No fuel used (1%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,564

Here:	7.5%
California:	9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 329

Here:	3.6%
California:	7.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 919

Here:	10.5%
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 (Noninstitutionalized)

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