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About
None of the households in Oakland, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
86.1% of the residents in Oakland, CA are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Oakland, CA are Laney College (1,174 degrees awarded in 2024), Merritt College (1,024 degrees), and Samuel Merritt University (884 degrees).
In 2024, the median property value in Oakland, CA was $929,900, and the homeownership rate was 42.3%.
Most people in Oakland, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Oakland, CA was 2 cars per household.
About the photo: The hills and downtown at sunset from the border of Sibley Volcanic and Huckleberry Preserves.
Photo by Daniel Parks
Social Needs
In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).
The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.