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Oakland, CA (California) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $913,600 (it was $227,300 in 2000)
Oakland:

$913,600
California:

$715,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $625,800 - $1,410,800

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $1,210,074
Here:

$1,210,074
State:

$988,808

Townhouses or other attached units: $974,059
Here:

$974,059
State:

$838,546

In 2-unit structures: $1,041,855
Here:

$1,041,855
State:

$1,138,100

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $741,928
Here:

$741,928
State:

$824,253

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $664,008
Here:

$664,008
State:

$730,996

Mobile homes: $348,312
Here:

$348,312
State:

$184,506

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $836,678
Here:

$836,678
State:

$204,957

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

Houses: 195,256 (178,778 occupied: 77,991 owner occupied, 100,787 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

56%
State:

44%

Housing density: 3,483 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $1,172,840.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,741 (lower quartile is $1,083, upper quartile is over $2,000)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $3,155


Median gross rent in Oakland, CA in 2022: $1,838

Housing units in Oakland with a mortgage: 55,564 (6,252 second mortgage, 315 home equity loan, 5,141 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,060

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $187,809

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $93,235

Median monthly housing costs: $2,065

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

Median year apartment built: 1963

Household type by relationship:

Households: 430,531
  • Male householders: 87,766 (30,931 living alone), Female householders: 91,012 (34,223 living alone)
  • 62,962 spouses (60,587 opposite-sex spouses), 16,378 unmarried partners, (14,997 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 103,792 children (100,238 natural, 1,248 adopted, 2,306 stepchildren), 9,235 grandchildren, 6,694 brothers or sisters, 8,102 parents, 147 foster children, 11,689 other relatives, 26,405 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 6,349

Size of family households: 37,978 2-persons, 21,289 3-persons, 17,916 4-persons, 8,887 5-persons, 2,821 6-persons, 2,098 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 65,154 1-person, 18,428 2-persons, 2,601 3-persons, 810 4-persons, 694 5-persons, 52 6-persons, 50 7-or-more-persons.

45,450 married couples with children.
21,253 single-parent households (5,361 men, 15,892 women).

62.7% of residents of Oakland speak English at home.
21.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
3.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
10.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (40% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 16% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other language at home (57% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 112,691 (26.2%)
(50.1% 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:

3.5
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
  • 943no bedroom
  • 4,7171 bedroom
  • 26,1482 bedrooms
  • 28,1323 bedrooms
  • 12,9684 bedrooms
  • 5,0835+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oakland, California
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oakland, California
  • 13,952no bedroom
  • 36,4331 bedroom
  • 32,0762 bedrooms
  • 13,7723 bedrooms
  • 3,0244 bedrooms
  • 1,5305+ 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
  • 4,284no vehicle
  • 27,1701 vehicle
  • 31,1912 vehicles
  • 10,6643 vehicles
  • 3,3064 vehicles
  • 1,3765+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Oakland in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Oakland in renter-occupied apartments
  • 24,590no vehicle
  • 48,8851 vehicle
  • 20,6172 vehicles
  • 3,9873 vehicles
  • 1,7564 vehicles
  • 9525+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Oakland, California
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Oakland, California
  • 8171 room
  • 1,4212 rooms
  • 4,7063 rooms
  • 12,1114 rooms
  • 16,4905 rooms
  • 14,3776 rooms
  • 9,4877 rooms
  • 7,7608 rooms
  • 10,8229+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oakland, California
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oakland, California
  • 12,2561 room
  • 13,7692 rooms
  • 24,1743 rooms
  • 25,9944 rooms
  • 12,8925 rooms
  • 5,8926 rooms
  • 2,4627 rooms
  • 1,3678 rooms
  • 1,9819+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 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 2022
  • 11,420Less than $10,000
  • 14,715$10,000 to $19,999
  • 9,079$20,000 to $29,999
  • 8,904$30,000 to $39,999
  • 8,822$40,000 to $49,999
  • 7,920$50,000 to $59,999
  • 16,178$60,000 to $74,999
  • 16,254$75,000 to $99,999
  • 13,754$100,000 to $124,999
  • 11,479$125,000 to $149,999
  • 17,822$150,000 to $199,999
  • 42,431$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Oakland, CA

  • Distribution of house value in Oakland, CA in 2022
  • 414Less than $10,000
  • 139$10,000 to $14,999
  • 83$15,000 to $19,999
  • 82$35,000 to $39,999
  • 111$40,000 to $49,999
  • 90$50,000 to $59,999
  • 146$60,000 to $69,999
  • 149$70,000 to $79,999
  • 253$80,000 to $89,999
  • 153$90,000 to $99,999
  • 342$100,000 to $124,999
  • 188$125,000 to $149,999
  • 89$150,000 to $174,999
  • 281$175,000 to $199,999
  • 690$200,000 to $249,999
  • 246$250,000 to $299,999
  • 1,972$300,000 to $399,999
  • 4,692$400,000 to $499,999
  • 18,632$500,000 to $749,999
  • 15,650$750,000 to $999,999
  • 16,025$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 9,150$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 8,414$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Oakland, CA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Oakland, CA in 2022
  • 1,166Less than $100
  • 573$100 to $149
  • 1,735$150 to $199
  • 2,494$200 to $249
  • 2,933$250 to $299
  • 704$300 to $349
  • 470$350 to $399
  • 1,054$400 to $449
  • 1,208$450 to $499
  • 1,322$500 to $549
  • 224$550 to $599
  • 956$600 to $649
  • 592$650 to $699
  • 548$700 to $749
  • 347$750 to $799
  • 2,265$800 to $899
  • 2,875$900 to $999
  • 9,591$1,000 to $1,249
  • 7,894$1,250 to $1,499
  • 21,414$1,500 to $1,999
  • 16,002$2,000 to $2,499
  • 8,803$2,500 to $2,999
  • 6,350$3,000 to $3,499
  • 7,027$3,500 or more
  • 2,240No cash rent
Work and jobs in Oakland: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 78.9%
Number of people working at home: 70,598 (30.7% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 2,388
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 7,107
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 18,166
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 22,600
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 24,115
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 9,017
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 27,801
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 4,378
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 6,826
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 18,409
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 15,506
  • 90 or more minutes: 2,906
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Oakland

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 99,300 (45.6%)
  • Carpooled: 17,821 (8.2%)
  • Bus: 6,076 (2.8%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 8,022 (3.7%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 1,733 (0.8%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 497 (0.2%)
  • Ferryboat: 248 (0.1%)
  • Taxi: 3,968 (1.8%)
  • Bicycle: 3,119 (1.4%)
  • Walked: 6,176 (2.8%)
  • Worked at home: 70,598 (32.5%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 3.0%Males
  • 2.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 6.5%Males
  • 7.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 2.3%Males
  • 1.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 7.2%Males
  • 3.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 3.7%Males
  • 3.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 6.2%Males
  • 2.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 4.1%Males
  • 3.9%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Oakland, California
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Oakland, California
  • 29,1742010 or later
  • 24,7482000 to 2009
  • 26,0721990 to 1999
  • 36,6301980 to 1989
  • 13,9211970 to 1979
  • 8,760Before 1970
Ancestries in Oakland, CA

First ancestries reported:

  • European: 5,326 (2.2%)
  • English: 4,544 (1.9%)
  • Irish: 4,493 (1.9%)
  • German: 4,000 (1.7%)
  • American: 3,063 (1.3%)
  • Ethiopian: 2,838 (1.2%)
  • Italian: 2,808 (1.2%)
  • African: 2,134 (0.9%)
  • French: 1,327 (0.5%)
  • Polish: 1,283 (0.5%)
  • Eastern European: 1,173 (0.5%)
  • Russian: 1,082 (0.4%)
  • Iranian: 1,032 (0.4%)
  • Norwegian: 984 (0.4%)
  • Northern European: 945 (0.4%)
  • Scottish: 727 (0.3%)
  • Nigerian: 636 (0.3%)
  • British: 598 (0.2%)
  • Jamaican: 526 (0.2%)
  • Arab: 507 (0.2%)
  • Swedish: 503 (0.2%)
  • Portuguese: 496 (0.2%)
  • Ukrainian: 431 (0.2%)
  • Dutch: 406 (0.2%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 406 (0.2%)
  • Greek: 338 (0.1%)
  • Afghan: 335 (0.1%)
  • Scandinavian: 295 (0.1%)
  • Syrian: 291 (0.1%)
  • Belgian: 290 (0.1%)
  • Finnish: 223 (0.09%)
  • West Indian: 218 (0.09%)
  • Liberian: 214 (0.09%)
  • Danish: 205 (0.08%)
  • Swiss: 204 (0.08%)
  • Turkish: 200 (0.08%)
  • Armenian: 170 (0.07%)
  • Hungarian: 164 (0.07%)
  • Haitian: 158 (0.07%)
  • Sierra Leonean: 153 (0.06%)
  • South African: 151 (0.06%)
  • Welsh: 142 (0.06%)
  • Canadian: 142 (0.06%)
  • Jordanian: 136 (0.06%)
  • Egyptian: 131 (0.05%)
  • French Canadian: 126 (0.05%)
  • Ghanaian: 123 (0.05%)
  • Lithuanian: 120 (0.05%)
  • Brazilian: 118 (0.05%)
  • Czech: 114 (0.05%)
  • Kenyan: 105 (0.04%)
  • Romanian: 100 (0.04%)
  • Slovak: 89 (0.04%)
  • Austrian: 88 (0.04%)
  • Israeli: 78 (0.03%)
  • Sudanese: 77 (0.03%)
  • Barbadian: 69 (0.03%)
  • Lebanese: 68 (0.03%)
  • Latvian: 57 (0.02%)
  • British West Indian: 56 (0.02%)
  • Croatian: 54 (0.02%)
  • Australian: 50 (0.02%)
  • Moroccan: 46 (0.02%)
  • Bulgarian: 44 (0.02%)
  • Iraqi: 44 (0.02%)
  • Basque: 43 (0.02%)
  • Slavic: 40 (0.02%)
  • Cajun: 39 (0.02%)
  • Serbian: 37 (0.02%)
  • New Zealander: 36 (0.01%)
  • Senegalese: 34 (0.01%)
  • Bahamian: 28 (0.01%)
  • Yugoslavian: 28 (0.01%)
  • Macedonian: 26 (0.01%)
  • Zimbabwean: 22 (0.01%)
  • Estonian: 22 (0.01%)
  • Celtic: 21 (0.01%)
  • Cape Verdean: 20 (0.01%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 19 (0.01%)
  • Ugandan: 19 (0.01%)
  • Palestinian: 15 (0.01%)
  • Somali: 14 (0.01%)

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

Mexico
Oakland:

25.4% (29,554)
California:

37.2% (3,881,193)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Oakland:

14.4% (16,811)
California:

6.6% (684,672)

Guatemala
Oakland:

10.1% (11,748)
California:

2.8% (290,436)

Vietnam
Oakland:

5.8% (6,698)
California:

4.9% (512,335)

El Salvador
Oakland:

3.7% (4,320)
California:

4.2% (440,287)

Philippines
Oakland:

3.5% (4,096)
California:

7.8% (818,297)

India
Oakland:

2.3% (2,669)
California:

5.2% (539,184)

Hong Kong
Oakland:

1.8% (2,059)
California:

1.0% (105,215)

Korea
Oakland:

1.6% (1,864)
California:

3.0% (315,248)

Cambodia
Oakland:

1.5% (1,771)
California:

0.5% (51,974)

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

  • This state: 214,733
  • Other state: 96,135
  • Northeast: 25,541
  • Midwest: 25,653
  • South: 29,312
  • West: 15,629

86.9% of Oakland residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37.9% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 72.2% lived in California.


Oakland:

86.9%
State average:

88.9%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 6,542
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 1,869
  • 5th and 6th grade: 4,099
  • 7th and 8th grade: 1,193
  • 9th grade: 3,281
  • 10th grade: 1,501
  • 11th grade: 1,382
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 3,070
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 30,173
  • Less than 1 year of college: 5,315
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 17,407
  • Associate degree: 6,703
  • Bachelor's degree: 44,469
  • Master's degree: 23,126
  • Professional school degree: 6,448
  • Doctorate degree: 5,947
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 7,184
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 2,277
  • 5th and 6th grade: 3,882
  • 7th and 8th grade: 985
  • 9th grade: 2,593
  • 10th grade: 648
  • 11th grade: 1,885
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 3,522
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 23,481
  • Less than 1 year of college: 5,353
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 13,893
  • Associate degree: 10,693
  • Bachelor's degree: 43,118
  • Master's degree: 29,157
  • Professional school degree: 5,996
  • Doctorate degree: 5,479
Educational Attainment for Females
Oakland marital status for males
Oakland marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 81,039
  • One, attached: 9,828
  • Two: 13,436
  • 3 or 4: 17,831
  • 5 to 9: 13,327
  • 10 to 19: 12,662
  • 20 to 49: 17,748
  • 50 or more: 28,099
  • Mobile homes: 1,014
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 272

Median worth of mobile homes: $230,500

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.7%

House/condo owner moved in on average 12 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
  • 75.3%Utility gas
  • 19.3%Electricity
  • 2.3%No fuel used
  • 1.6%Solar energy
  • 1.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.2%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Oakland, CA
  • 49.8%Utility gas
  • 42.2%Electricity
  • 5.1%No fuel used
  • 1.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.5%Other fuel
  • 0.3%Solar energy
  • 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4,551
Here:

14.7%
California:

10.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3,097
Here:

17.2%
California:

8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,583
Here:

8.8%
California:

15.9%
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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