Median household income (1999): $34,398
Estimated median household income in 2005: $37,892
| This zip code | $37,892 | | California: | $53,629 |
Nearest zip codes: 94608, 94618, 94705, 94612, 94703, 94610.
Housing units in zip code 94609 with a mortgage: 1,490 (187 second mortgage, 170 home equity loan, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 459
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,415
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $347
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 21.8% | | Whole state: | 14.2% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 10.6% | | Whole state: | 6.3% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.7 | | State: | 5.8 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 3.3 | | State: | 3.5 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 94609: East Bay Center for the Blind (A), Bakewell Memorial Building (B), Temescal Branch Oakland Public Library (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 94609 include: Gospel Auditorium (A), Emmanuel Presbyterian Church (B), Immanuel Baptist Church (C), True Gospel Baptist Church (D), Evening Shade Baptist Church (E), Evergreen Baptist Church (F), Trinity Episcopal Church (G), Shattuck Avenue United Methodist Church (H), Italian Christian Apostolic Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 94609 include: Bushrod Park (1), North Oakland Recreation Center (2), Temescal Pool (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: North Oakland Station Oakland Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 0
- 1995 to 1998: 54
- 1990 to 1994: 72
- 1980 to 1989: 189
- 1970 to 1979: 732
- 1960 to 1969: 784
- 1950 to 1959: 1,227
- 1940 to 1949: 1,444
- 1939 or earlier: 5,312
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Oakland, CA (94609): |
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- no bedroom: 39
- 1 bedrooms: 191
- 2 bedrooms: 1,043
- 3 bedrooms: 888
- 4 bedrooms: 318
- 5 or more bedrooms: 65
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 1,131
- 1 bedrooms: 2,990
- 2 bedrooms: 1,768
- 3 bedrooms: 673
- 4 bedrooms: 138
- 5 or more bedrooms: 43
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Vehicles available in 94609 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 246
- 1 vehicle: 1,084
- 2 vehicles: 857
- 3 vehicles: 307
- 4 vehicles: 22
- 5 or more vehicles: 28
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 1,782
- 1 vehicle: 3,582
- 2 vehicles: 1,119
- 3 vehicles: 145
- 4 vehicles: 79
- 5 or more vehicles: 36
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 94609:
- $10,000 to $14,999: 7
- $15,000 to $19,999: 13
- $20,000 to $24,999: 6
- $25,000 to $29,999: 9
- $30,000 to $34,999: 4
- $50,000 to $59,999: 13
- $70,000 to $79,999: 9
- $80,000 to $89,999: 17
- $90,000 to $99,999: 25
- $100,000 to $124,999: 55
- $125,000 to $149,999: 106
- $150,000 to $174,999: 155
- $175,000 to $199,999: 221
- $200,000 to $249,999: 283
- $250,000 to $299,999: 387
- $300,000 to $399,999: 484
- $400,000 to $499,999: 120
- $500,000 to $749,999: 35
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 94609:
- Less than $100: 95
- $100 to $149: 159
- $150 to $199: 114
- $200 to $249: 99
- $250 to $299: 88
- $300 to $349: 150
- $350 to $399: 249
- $400 to $449: 419
- $450 to $499: 391
- $500 to $549: 607
- $550 to $599: 416
- $600 to $649: 849
- $650 to $699: 501
- $700 to $749: 461
- $750 to $799: 372
- $800 to $899: 563
- $900 to $999: 346
- $1,000 to $1,249: 422
- $1,250 to $1,499: 263
- $1,500 to $1,999: 99
- $2,000 or more: 40
- No cash rent: 40
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $240,900
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $635,012
- Black or African American householders: $431,130
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $589,562
- Asian householders: $482,369
- Some other race householders: $573,054
- Two or more races householders: $627,937
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $569,195
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 3,176
- One, attached: 348
- Two: 1,416
- 3 or 4: 1,956
- 5 to 9: 999
- 10 to 19: 937
- 20 to 49: 800
- 50 or more: 178
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 4,953 (47%)
- Carpooled: 1,229 (12%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 1,199 (11%)
- Streetcar or trolley car: 29 (0%)
- Subway or elevated: 1,513 (14%)
- Railroad: 86 (1%)
- Ferryboat: 9 (0%)
- Taxi: 38 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 99 (1%)
- Bicycle: 502 (5%)
- Walked: 431 (4%)
- Other means: 166 (2%)
- Worked at home: 323 (3%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 127
- 5 to 9 minutes: 709
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1278
- 15 to 19 minutes: 1668
- 20 to 24 minutes: 1420
- 25 to 29 minutes: 404
- 30 to 34 minutes: 1468
- 35 to 39 minutes: 378
- 40 to 44 minutes: 526
- 45 to 59 minutes: 872
- 60 to 89 minutes: 947
- 90 or more minutes: 457
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 65.3%
Household type by relationship
Households: 19,993
- In family households: 12,526 (1,922 male householders, 2,029 female householders)
1,968 spouses, 4,272 children (3,967 natural, 139 adopted, 166 stepchildren), 516 grandchildren, 313 brothers or sisters, 138 parents, 699 other relatives, 669 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 7,467 (2,557 male householders (1,744 living alone)), 2,726 female householders (1,947 living alone)), 2,184 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 501 (209 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,740 2-persons, 1,000 3-persons, 621 4-persons, 341 5-persons, 115 6-persons, 134 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 3,691 1-person, 1,240 2-persons, 234 3-persons, 80 4-persons, 18 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 16 7-or-more-persons.
1,470 married couples with children.
1,630 single-parent households (242 men, 1,388 women).
80.4% of residents of 94609 zip code speak English at home.
7.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% very well, 13% well, 21% not well, 2% not at all).
3.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% very well, 16% well, 9% not well).
4.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (41% very well, 30% well, 25% not well, 4% not at all).
3.9% of residents speak other language at home (55% very well, 32% well, 12% not well, 1% not at all).
Foreign born population: 2,743 (13.0%)
(35.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 13.0% | | Whole state: | 26.2% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Mexico (17%)
- Philippines (8%)
- Other Eastern Africa (8%)
- Ethiopia (8%)
- Vietnam (6%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)
- Cambodia (4%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 961
- 1990 to 1994: 444
- 1985 to 1989: 368
- 1980 to 1984: 410
- 1975 to 1979: 241
- 1970 to 1974: 152
- 1970 to 1974: 88
- 1965 to 1969: 79
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First ancestries reported:
- Other groups: 9971
- Subsaharan African:: 1169
- German: 809
- Irish: 752
- English: 697
- African: 633
- Italian: 555
- Ethiopian: 426
- United States or American: 359
- Scottish: 262
- French (except Basque): 221
- Russian: 219
- Polish: 206
- European: 191
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 180
- Norwegian: 154
- Arab:: 140
- Swedish: 130
- Jamaican: 112
- Scotch-Irish: 105
- Eastern European: 95
- British: 89
- Ukrainian: 78
- Arab/Arabic: 77
- Greek: 75
- Hungarian: 74
- Dutch: 69
- French Canadian: 69
- Swiss: 64
- Danish: 62
- Welsh: 62
- Armenian: 37
- Iranian: 37
- Northern European: 36
- Portuguese: 35
- Czech: 34
- Slovak: 34
- Other Subsaharan African: 33
- Lithuanian: 33
- Canadian: 27
- Croatian: 27
- Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 26
- Egyptian: 26
- Nigerian: 23
- Kenyan: 23
- Finnish: 21
- Austrian: 19
- Romanian: 19
- Barbadian: 17
- Moroccan: 16
- Sierra Leonean: 15
- Latvian: 15
- Bermudan: 15
- Yugoslavian: 13
- Ghanian: 10
- Israeli: 10
- Icelander: 9
- Other Arab: 9
- Slavic: 8
- Maltese: 8
- Acadian/Cajun: 8
- Czechoslovakian: 7
- Syrian: 7
- Cape Verdean: 6
- Scandinavian: 6
- Guyanese: 6
- Turkish: 6
- Haitian: 6
- New Zealander: 5
- Celtic: 5
- Brazilian: 5
- Lebanese: 5
- Serbian: 4
- Belizean: 4
- Afghan: 3
Public high school in zip code 94609 not listed on the city page:- STREET ACADEMY (ALTER) (Students: 163; Location: 417 29TH ST., OAKLAND, CA; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in zip code 94609 not listed on the city page:- LANEY MIDDLE (OPPORTUNITY) (Students: 417; Location: 900 FALLON ST., OAKLAND, CA; Grades: KG - 12)
- CARTER MIDDLE (Students: 362; Location: 4521 WEBSTER ST., OAKLAND, CA; Grades: 06 - 08)
- EMERSON ELEMENTARY (Students: 288; Location: 4803 LAWTON AVE., OAKLAND, CA; Grades: KG - 05)
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY (Students: 185; Location: 581 61ST ST., OAKLAND, CA; Grades: KG - 06)
Private primary/middle school not listed on the city page:- PARK DAY SCHOOL (Students: 220; Location: 370 43RD STREET, OAKLAND, CA; Grades: KG - 6)
Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- CARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL (4521 WEBSTER ST in OAKLAND, CA)
STATE MASTER (California - Hazardous Waste Tracking) - HAZARDOU WASTE PROGRAM
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-6057103
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DIST (CONTACT/OWNER)
, OAKLAND UNIFIED (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- CHILDRENS HOSPITAL MEDICAL CTR (747 52ND ST in OAKLAND, CA)
STATE MASTER (California - Hazardous Waste Tracking) - HAZARDOU WASTE PROGRAM
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITALS
Alternative names: CHILDRENS HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTER AT OAKLAND, CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OAKLAND
- EAST BAY ORTHOPAEDIC SPECIALIST (3100 TELEGRAPH AVE in OAKLAND, CA). Federal Facility
STATE MASTER (California - Hazardous Waste Tracking) - HAZARDOU WASTE PROGRAM
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: PERALTA ORTHOPAEDIC ASSOCIATES
- EQUILON ENTERPRISES (2800 TELEGRAPH/28TH in OAKLAND, CA). Federal Facility
STATE MASTER (California - Hazardous Waste Tracking) - HAZARDOU WASTE PROGRAM
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: EQUILON ENTERPRISES LLC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: SHELL OIL CO
- CHEVRON STATION NO 90338 (5500 TELEGRAPH AVE in OAKLAND, CA)
STATE MASTER (California - Hazardous Waste Tracking) - HAZARDOU WASTE PROGRAM
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: CHEVRON PRODUCTS CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
- EMERSON ELEMENTARY (4803 LAWTON AVE. in OAKLAND, CA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-6001812
Organizations: OAKLAND UNIFIED (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- LANEY MIDDLE (OPPORTUNITY) (900 FALLON ST. in OAKLAND, CA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-6114011
Organizations: OAKLAND UNIFIED (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL INDUSTRIES (5720 SHATTUCK AVE UNIT A in OAKLAND, CA)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: DAN DOUD, KURT ZIMMERMAN (CONTACT/OWNER)
- HISTOPATHOLOGY REFERENCE LAB (2940 SUMMIT ST 2ND FLOOR in OAKLAND, CA)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: M DESIN J MONTANYE (CONTACT/OWNER)
- ADVANCED RADIOLOGIC IMAGING (411 30TH ST in OAKLAND, CA)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: CALIFORNIA COMMERCIAL INVEST (CONTACT/OWNER)
- EBMUD BERKELEY VIEW 1 AND 2 RESERVOIRS (1401 SUMMIT RD in OAKLAND, CA)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
- HARRELL STUDIO (549 66TH ST in OAKLAND, CA)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business NAICS classification: PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIOS, PORTRAIT.
Organizations: CALVIN HARRELL (CONTACT/OWNER)
- MEDICAL CENTER MAGNETIC IMAG (3000 TELEGRAPH AVE in OAKLAND, CA)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business NAICS classification: OFFICES OF PHYSICIANS, MENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS.
Organizations: MRI INVESTORS (CONTACT/OWNER)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (81%)
- Electricity (15%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- No fuel used (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 10109
- Northeast: 1721
- Midwest: 1435
- South: 3476
- West: 717
48% of the 94609 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in California.
Population in 1990: 20,263. Population change in the 1990s: +830 (+4.1%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 165
| Here: | 9.2% | | California: | 9.9% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 137
| Here: | 14.7% | | California: | 7.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 236
| Here: | 14.0% | | California: | 15.4% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (OAKLAND, CA):
- PENDULUM INSTRUMENTS, INC (5811 RACINE ST; small business): $1,054,435 in 5 contracts from 2002 to 2005
Contracts for Electrical and Electronic Properties Measuring and Testing Instruments by Air Force, Navy Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $325,500; 2003: $707,600; 2004: $16,735; 2005: $4,600; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$671,000 with Air Force for Electrical and Electronic Properties Measuring and Testing Instruments. Signed on 2003-09-30. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
$325,500, same as above. Signed on 2002-09-29. Completion date: 2003-02-28.
$36,600, same as above. Signed on 2003-03-10. Completion date: 2003-04-30.
$16,735 with Navy for Electrical and Electronic Properties Measuring and Testing Instruments. Signed on 2004-01-13. Completion date: 2004-02-06.
- GILDERSLEEVE ELECTRIC INC (4800 A TELEGRAPH AVE; small business): $71,481 in 5 contracts from 2000 to 2002
Contracts for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Electrical and Electronic Equipment Components, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings, Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Industrial Buildings by Navy Signed by year: 2000: $5,000; 2001: $18,604; 2002: $47,877; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$47,169 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Electrical and Electronic Equipment Components. Signed on 2002-09-25. Completion date: 2002-10-31.
$12,004 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings. Signed on 2001-04-11. Completion date: 2001-05-14.
$6,600, same as above. Signed on 2001-02-23. Completion date: 2001-03-16.
$5,000 with Navy for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Industrial Buildings. Signed on 2000-10-19. Completion date: 2000-11-30.
- LEO'S PROFESSIONAL AUDIO INCOR (5447 TELEGRAPH AVE; small business): $44,564 in 5 contracts from 2002 to 2005
Contracts for Musical Instruments, Headsets, Handsets, Microphones and Speakers, Connectors, Electrical by Air Force, Department of Defense, Army Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $3,344; 2003: $17,747; 2004: $1,154; 2005: $22,319; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$22,319 with Air Force for Musical Instruments. Signed on 2005-09-21. Completion date: 2005-10-21.
$10,913 with Department of Defense for Headsets, Handsets, Microphones and Speakers. Signed on 2003-02-27. Completion date: 2003-03-14.
$6,834, same as above. Signed on 2003-02-05. Completion date: 2003-02-28.
$3,344 with Department of Defense for Connectors, Electrical. Signed on 2002-01-28. Completion date: 2002-02-08.
- NEURO ELECTRIC TEST ASSOCIATES (2844 SUMMIT ST STE 203; small business): $8,340 in 2 contracts in 2005
$5,550 with Air Force for Neurology Services. Signed on 2005-05-06. Completion date: 2005-05-06.
$2,790 with Air Force for Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies. Signed on 2005-06-16. Completion date: 2005-06-16.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (over 1000 employees: 2 establishments)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (250-499: 1, 100-249: 1, 50-99: 2, 20-49: 10, 10-19: 18, 5-9: 25, 1-4: 102)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 2, 5-9: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 5, 10-19: 6, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 6)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Dentists (10-19: 4, 5-9: 18, 1-4: 23)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (100-249: 1, 20-49: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (50-99: 2, 10-19: 2)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Freestanding Ambulatory Surgical and Emergency Centers (50-99: 1, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 2)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 9)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 2, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 10)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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People in group quarters
- 258 people in nursing homes
- 125 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 93 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 14 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
- 9 people in other group homes
- 5 people in religious group quarters
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