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SF has been driving Oakland's booms since the 1906 quake.
Don't overlook the Western Terminus of the railroad, telegraph, rail, airport... major league sports, port of Oakland, Military... etc. have all had their effects driving Oakland.
Even home to the very first United States Wildlife Refuge... Birthplace of Kaiser Hospital, Safeway, the University of California, Childrens Hospital, Claremont Resort, Children's Fairyland that Disney credited as being his inspiration, Peterbilt Trucks, Durant Motors... and the list goes on.
Amelia Earhart took off from Oakland... not SF.
Wealthy SF families summered here for decades too.
But, yes... the residential market has been infused with SF expats looking for a better life and the surge continues...
Kind of ironic when many of us have been here for generations and now just being "Discovered"
Don't overlook the Western Terminus of the railroad, telegraph, rail, airport... major league sports, port of Oakland, Military... etc. have all had their effects driving Oakland.
Even home to the very first United States Wildlife Refuge... Birthplace of Kaiser Hospital, Safeway, the University of California, Childrens Hospital, Claremont Resort, Children's Fairyland that Disney credited as being his inspiration, Peterbilt Trucks, Durant Motors... and the list goes on.
Amelia Earhart took off from Oakland... not SF.
Wealthy SF families summered here for decades too.
But, yes... the residential market has been infused with SF expats looking for a better life and the surge continues...
Kind of ironic when many of us have been here for generations and now just being "Discovered"
It was "discovered" when SF was leveled by the quake and people need a cheap place to build.
It was "discovered" when WW2 started and the navy need more space than Hunters Point could provide.
"Discovering" Oakland seems to be a bizarre reoccurring theme. But then again, The Bay is kind of like SD. Saturated with so many transplants that come and go, so few in the know.
I have very few turnovers in residential Oakland rentals... less than one a year.
What has been surprising is a simple Craigslist apartment for rent with pictures generates 131 responses and went through 50 applications when showing a few hours on a Saturday.
Two Bedroom in a duplex in Laurel for $1500 with yard and washer/dryer hookups.
The other shift is at one time I managed almost exclusively Section 8 rentals... have not had a new Section 8 renter in over a decade... many of those I did have have moved to Hayward, Antioch, Vallejo and zero issues renting to non Section 8 after.
There has been a huge shift in Demographics since I first started managing residential rentals...
Huge areas of the city had homes/units that could be bought with rents covering PITA back in the 1980's... there was an abundance of very affordable housing because many shunned the area...
I went to High School in Oakland and few if any stayed around after graduation... most ended up over the hill... and now their kids are moving to Oakland and happy to do so.
Lofts, Live/Work, Urban Pioneers, etc... seen it all.
When the bubble collapsed... I viewed condos in the Laurel/Dimond district that were selling for 70k... this was 5 years ago... not 50 years ago.
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"One clear example of the new child-free city is San Francisco, which is now home to 80,000 more dogs than children. In 1970, children made up 22 percent of the population of San Francisco. Four decades later, they comprised just 13.4 percent of the town’s 800,000 residents. Nearly half of parents of young children there, according to 2011 survey conducted by the city, planned to leave in the next three years, largely due to high housing costs. This pattern is accelerating: Since 2011, less-dense ZIP codes have been growing far faster than the more dense ones."
All of my new tenants that left SF for Oakland cited needing more room due for a growing family...
The studio or 1 bedroom is doable for a couple... much different with a kid or two...
My last tenant was able to get a 3 bedroom 1 bath single family with yard and parking for what they were paying for a large 1 bedroom in an old building in the city...
Concord:
White alone - 56,536 (45.3%)
Hispanic - 37,916 (30.4%)
Asian alone - 16,160 (13.0%)
Black alone - 7,739 (6.2%)
Two or more races - 4,556 (3.7%)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 1,393 (1.1%)
American Indian alone - 275 (0.2%)
Other race alone - 142 (0.1%)
White alone - 22,760 (66.7%)
Hispanic - 4,935 (14.5%)
Asian alone - 4,085 (12.0%)
Two or more races - 1,812 (5.3%)
Black alone - 312 (0.9%)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 48 (0.1%)
American Indian alone - 16 (0.05%)
Other race alone - 11 (0.03%)
Walnut Creek:
White alone - 47,335 (73.4%)
Asian alone - 7,739 (12.0%)
Hispanic - 6,438 (10.0%)
Two or more races - 1,518 (2.4%)
Black alone - 1,116 (1.7%)
American Indian alone - 163 (0.3%)
Other race alone - 182 (0.3%)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 24 (0.04%)
Lafayette:
White alone - 19,284 (78.1%)
Asian alone - 1,900 (7.7%)
Hispanic - 1,774 (7.2%)
Two or more races - 1,231 (5.0%)
Black alone - 185 (0.7%)
Other race alone - 36 (0.1%)
Moraga:
White alone - 12,760 (78.3%)
Asian alone - 2,010 (12.3%)
Hispanic - 775 (4.8%)
Two or more races - 519 (3.2%)
Black alone - 161 (1.0%)
Other race alone - 41 (0.3%)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 14 (0.09%)
American Indian alone - 10 (0.06%)
Orinda:
White alone - 13,531 (73.8%)
Asian alone - 2,130 (11.6%)
Hispanic - 1,101 (6.0%)
Two or more races - 963 (5.3%)
Black alone - 293 (1.6%)
American Indian alone - 52 (0.3%)
Other race alone - 55 (0.3%)
Alamo:
White alone - 12,960 (81.5%)
Asian alone - 1,215 (7.6%)
Hispanic - 914 (5.7%)
Two or more races - 489 (3.1%)
Black alone - 93 (0.6%)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 25 (0.2%)
American Indian alone - 7 (0.04%)
Danville:
White alone - 32,530 (75.0%)
Asian alone - 5,372 (12.4%)
Hispanic - 2,604 (6.0%)
Two or more races - 1,982 (4.6%)
Black alone - 401 (0.9%)
American Indian alone - 41 (0.09%)
Other race alone - 32 (0.07%)
San Ramon:
White alone - 33,534 (47.1%)
Asian alone - 26,267 (36.9%)
Hispanic - 6,014 (8.4%)
Two or more races - 2,890 (4.1%)
Black alone - 1,729 (2.4%)
Other race alone - 345 (0.5%)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 273 (0.4%)
American Indian alone - 161 (0.2%)
Dublin:
White alone - 22,459 (47.8%)
Asian alone - 12,263 (26.1%)
Hispanic - 6,798 (14.5%)
Black alone - 2,882 (6.1%)
Two or more races - 1,830 (3.9%)
American Indian alone - 333 (0.7%)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 127 (0.3%)
Other race alone - 154 (0.3%)
Pleasonton:
White alone - 41,285 (58.7%)
Asian alone - 16,650 (23.7%)
Hispanic - 8,116 (11.5%)
Two or more races - 2,281 (3.2%)
Black alone - 1,417 (2.0%)
Other race alone - 351 (0.5%)
American Indian alone - 171 (0.2%)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 58 (0.08%)
Livermore:
White alone - 53,204 (63.7%)
Hispanic - 18,375 (22.0%)
Asian alone - 5,840 (7.0%)
Two or more races - 2,839 (3.4%)
Black alone - 2,328 (2.8%)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 695 (0.8%)
American Indian alone - 260 (0.3%)
Other race alone - 96 (0.1%)
Interesting data on ancestry but could be out of date. It puts Dublin's Indian ancestry at only 2%
Concord:
· Mexican - 14%
· German - 11%
· Irish - 11%
· English - 9%
· Italian - 6%
· Filipino - 4%
· Other Hispanic or Latino - 4%
· Black or African American - 3%
· Chinese, except Taiwanese - 3%
· French (except Basque) - 3%
· Central American: - 2%
· Scottish - 2%
· Polish - 2%
· Scotch-Irish - 2%
· Portuguese - 2%
· Swedish - 2%
· Asian Indian - 2%
· Norwegian - 2%
· Dutch - 1%
· Afghan - 1%
· European - 1%
· American Indian tribes, specified - 1%
· Salvadoran - 1%
· Japanese - 1%
· Russian - 1%
· South American - 1%
· Welsh - 1%
· Vietnamese - 1%
· Danish - 1%
· Korean - 1%
· French Canadian - 1%
· Spanish - 1%
· Puerto Rican - 1%
· Arab - 1%
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Dublin:
· German - 13%
· Irish - 12%
· Black or African American - 10%
· English - 9%
· Italian - 8%
· Mexican - 6%
· Other Hispanic or Latino - 6%
· Portuguese - 4%
· Chinese, except Taiwanese - 3%
· Filipino - 3%
· French (except Basque) - 3%
· Asian Indian - 2%
· Scottish - 2%
· Norwegian - 2%
· Swedish - 2%
· Polish - 2%
· European - 2%
· Scotch-Irish - 1%
· Japanese - 1%
· Dutch - 1%
· Russian - 1%
· Danish - 1%
· Iranian - 1%
· American Indian tribes, specified - 1%
· Spanish - 1%
· Greek - 1%
· Arab - 1%
· Vietnamese - 1%
· Korean - 1%
· Yugoslavian - 1%
· Hungarian - 1%
· Welsh - 1%
· French Canadian - 1%
· Canadian - 1%
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Walnut Creek:
· German - 14%
· English - 13%
· Irish - 12%
· Italian - 7%
· Chinese, except Taiwanese - 4%
· Mexican - 3%
· French (except Basque) - 3%
· Scottish - 3%
· Russian - 3%
· Swedish - 3%
· Polish - 2%
· Norwegian - 2%
· Filipino - 2%
· Scotch-Irish - 2%
· Japanese - 2%
· European - 2%
· Dutch - 1%
· Other Hispanic or Latino - 1%
· Danish - 1%
· Asian Indian - 1%
· Iranian - 1%
· Portuguese - 1%
· Black or African American - 1%
· Korean - 1%
· British - 1%
· Welsh - 1%
· Arab - 1%
· Swiss - 1%
· American Indian tribes, specified - 1%
· South American - 1%
· Hungarian - 1%
· Finnish - 1%
· French Canadian - 1%
· Canadian - 1%
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Danville:
· German - 15%
· Irish - 13%
· English - 13%
· Italian - 8%
· Chinese, except Taiwanese - 5%
· French (except Basque) - 3%
· Scottish - 3%
· Swedish - 2%
· Polish - 2%
· Mexican - 2%
· Portuguese - 2%
· Norwegian - 2%
· European - 2%
· Russian - 2%
· Scotch-Irish - 2%
· Filipino - 2%
· Asian Indian - 2%
· Other Hispanic or Latino - 1%
· Japanese - 1%
· Dutch - 1%
· Danish - 1%
· Greek - 1%
· Iranian - 1%
· Black or African American - 1%
· Hungarian - 1%
· British - 1%
· Welsh - 1%
· Arab - 1%
· Spanish - 1%
· Korean - 1%
· Swiss - 1%
· Canadian - 1%
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San Ramon:
· German - 14%
· Irish - 11%
· English - 10%
· Italian - 8%
· Chinese, except Taiwanese - 7%
· Mexican - 4%
· Filipino - 3%
· Asian Indian - 3%
· Portuguese - 3%
· French (except Basque) - 3%
· Norwegian - 2%
· Swedish - 2%
· Polish - 2%
· Black or African American - 2%
· Scottish - 2%
· Japanese - 2%
· Other Hispanic or Latino - 2%
· Russian - 2%
· Dutch - 1%
· Scotch-Irish - 1%
· Danish - 1%
· European - 1%
· Korean - 1%
· Iranian - 1%
· Greek - 1%
· Welsh - 1%
· Arab - 1%
· Spanish - 1%
· Vietnamese - 1%
· American Indian tribes, specified - 1%
· Subsaharan African - 1%
· South American - 1%
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Pleasanton:
· German - 14%
· Irish - 12%
· English - 10%
· Italian - 8%
· Mexican - 5%
· Chinese, except Taiwanese - 5%
· Portuguese - 3%
· Asian Indian - 3%
· French (except Basque) - 3%
· Swedish - 2%
· Scottish - 2%
· Filipino - 2%
· Polish - 2%
· Norwegian - 2%
· Other Hispanic or Latino - 2%
· European - 2%
· Dutch - 2%
· Scotch-Irish - 2%
· Danish - 1%
· Japanese - 1%
· Black or African American - 1%
· Korean - 1%
· Russian - 1%
· Greek - 1%
· British - 1%
· Welsh - 1%
· Swiss - 1%
· Spanish - 1%
· Iranian - 1%
· French Canadian - 1%
· American Indian tribes, specified - 1%
· Hungarian - 1%
· Arab - 1%
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Livermore:
· German - 16%
· Irish - 12%
· Mexican - 10%
· English - 10%
· Italian - 7%
· Portuguese - 3%
· French (except Basque) - 3%
· Filipino - 3%
· Other Hispanic or Latino - 3%
· Swedish - 2%
· Scottish - 2%
· Norwegian - 2%
· Polish - 2%
· European - 2%
· Scotch-Irish - 2%
· Dutch - 2%
· Black or African American - 2%
· Chinese, except Taiwanese - 1%
· Danish - 1%
· Asian Indian - 1%
· American Indian tribes, specified - 1%
· Welsh - 1%
· Spanish - 1%
· Russian - 1%
· Japanese - 1%
· British - 1%
· French Canadian - 1%
· Vietnamese - 1%
· Puerto Rican - 1%
· Greek - 1%
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Lafayette:
· English - 15%
· German - 14%
· Irish - 12%
· Italian - 6%
· Chinese, except Taiwanese - 5%
· Scottish - 4%
· French (except Basque) - 3%
· Swedish - 3%
· Norwegian - 2%
· Russian - 2%
· Polish - 2%
· Mexican - 2%
· Scotch-Irish - 2%
· Japanese - 2%
· European - 2%
· Dutch - 2%
· Danish - 1%
· Korean - 1%
· Other Hispanic or Latino - 1%
· British - 1%
· Welsh - 1%
· Swiss - 1%
· Filipino - 1%
· Asian Indian - 1%
· Portuguese - 1%
· Hungarian - 1%
· Greek - 1%
· Croatian - 1%
· Black or African American - 1%
· French Canadian - 1%
· Armenian - 1%
· Austrian - 1%
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Moraga:
· German - 13%
· English - 12%
· Irish - 12%
· Chinese, except Taiwanese - 8%
· Italian - 7%
· French (except Basque) - 3%
· Scottish - 3%
· Mexican - 2%
· Polish - 2%
· Japanese - 2%
· Swedish - 2%
· Russian - 2%
· European - 2%
· Scotch-Irish - 2%
· Korean - 1%
· Filipino - 1%
· Dutch - 1%
· Norwegian - 1%
· Austrian - 1%
· Other Hispanic or Latino - 1%
· British - 1%
· Danish - 1%
· Black or African American - 1%
· Iranian - 1%
· Asian Indian - 1%
· Greek - 1%
· Armenian - 1%
· Finnish - 1%
· Portuguese - 1%
· French Canadian - 1%
· Arab - 1%
· Welsh - 1%
· Swiss - 1%
· Scandinavian - 1%
· South American - 1%
· Taiwanese - 1%
· Hungarian - 1%
· American Indian tribes, specified - 1%
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