Oakland, CA

Census Place

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2024 Population
439,418
US Senator
Alex Padilla
Democratic Party
US Senator
Adam Schiff
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
37.9
0.798% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
13.4%
2.17% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$101,600
4.35% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$929,900
0.562% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
234,902
1.07% 1-year growth

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 (975 degrees awarded in 2023), Samuel Merritt University (934 degrees), and Merritt College (917 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.
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United StatesCaliforniaAlameda County, CASan Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA

Population & Diversity

Oakland, CA is home to a population of 439k people, from which 86.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 27.3% of Oakland, CA residents were born outside of the country (120k people).

In 2024, there were 1.41 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (122k people) in Oakland, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 86.6k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 81.9k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

86.1%
2024 Citizenship
86.2%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 86.1% of Oakland, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Oakland, CA was 86.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Oakland, CA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    122k ± 2.47k
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    86.6k ± 2.47k
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    81.9k ± 2.82k
28.7%
Hispanic Population
126k people

In 2024, there were 1.41 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (122k people) in Oakland, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 86.6k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 81.9k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

28.7% of the people in Oakland, CA are hispanic (126k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Oakland, CA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    3,862,617 ± 45,816 people
  2. Philippines
    824,246 ± 22,054 people
  3. China
    687,951 ± 20,184 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,862,617 California residents, followed by Philippines with 824,246 and China with 687,951.

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Foreign-Born Population

27.3%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
120k people
26.9%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
118k people

As of 2024, 27.3% of Oakland, CA residents (120k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Oakland, CA was 26.9%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    3,200 ± 369
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    2,487 ± 491
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    1,646 ± 370

Oakland, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.29 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Oakland, CA employs 235k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Oakland, CA were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (35,569 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (31,041 people), and Educational Services (22,174 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($250,001), Management of Companies & Enterprises ($238,000), and Information ($129,485).

Employment

Occupations

235k
2024 Value
± 4,075
1.07%
1 Year growth
± 2.37%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Oakland, CA grew at a rate of 1.07%, from 232k employees to 235k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Oakland, CA, are Management Occupations (34,042 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (19,295 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (18,601 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Oakland, CA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

235k
2024 Value
± 4,075
1.07%
1 Year growth
± 2.37%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Oakland, CA grew at a rate of 1.07%, from 232k employees to 235k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Oakland, CA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (35,569 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (31,041 people), and Educational Services (22,174 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Oakland, CA, though some of these residents may live in Oakland, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$66,326
Median earning men ± $2,128
$62,147
Median earning women ± $1,873

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($142,974), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($116,231), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($115,427).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($115,444), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($92,642), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($91,830).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.57%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 17.9M people employed in California. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in California.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing the state of California. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Oakland, CA. Showing the available data for California.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (58.5%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (38.3%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.25%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in California for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from California

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Alex Padilla
Senator from California3
Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.
Adam Schiff
Senator from California1
Assumed office on December 8, 2024
Elected to the seat to succeed Laphonza Butler, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Dianne Feinstein.

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing California.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in California over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Oakland, CA awarded 3,333 degrees. The student population of Oakland, CA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 8,680 male students and 13,286 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Oakland, CA are Asian (900 and 27.8%), Hispanic or Latino (866 and 26.7%), Black or African American (597 and 18.4%), and White (549 and 16.9%).

The largest universities in Oakland, CA by number of degrees awarded are Laney College (975 and 29.3%), Samuel Merritt University (934 and 28%), and Merritt College (917 and 27.5%).

The most popular majors in Oakland, CA are Registered Nursing (616 and 18.5%), Child Care Provider (246 and 7.38%), and General Social Sciences (215 and 6.45%).

The median tuition cost in Oakland, CA for private four year colleges is $30,755.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in Oakland, CA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 17.1%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 19.2%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 21,966 (39.5% men and 60.5% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 21,966 students enrolled in Oakland, CA, 39.5% men and 60.5% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 6,162 records, of which 60.1% were women and 39.9% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. General Social Sciences
    215 degrees awarded
  2. General Health Services
    131 degrees awarded
  3. Biological & Physical Sciences
    105 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Oakland, CA was General Social Sciences with 215 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Oakland, CA according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Laney College
    975 degrees awarded
  2. Samuel Merritt University
    934 degrees awarded
  3. Merritt College
    917 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Laney College with 975 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 1,008 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Oakland, CA, which is 0.434 times less than the 2,325 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Asian students. These 900 degrees mean that there were 1.04 times more degrees awarded to Asian students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 866 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($30,755) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,798) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,724) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Oakland, CA was $929,900 in 2024, which is 2.8 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $924,700 to $929,900, a 0.562% increase. The homeownership rate in Oakland, CA is 42.3%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Oakland, CA have an average commute time of 29.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Oakland, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$929,900
Median Property Value 2024
±$12,301
$74,753
Median Property Taxes
±$1,734

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Oakland, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Oakland, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

42.3%
Homeownership
2024
66%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 42.3% of the housing units in Oakland, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 41.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Oakland, CA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$101,600
Median Household Income
± $2,146
177k
Number of Households
± 3,111

In 2024, the median household income of the 177k households in Oakland, CA grew to $101,600 from the previous year's value of $97,369.

The following chart displays the households in Oakland, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Oakland, CA is from California.
0.495
2023 Wage GINI in California
0.498
2022 Wage GINI in California

In 2023, the income inequality in California was 0.495 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.573% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (46.9%)
  2. Worked At Home (26.5%)
  3. Public Transit (12.5%)

In 2024, 46.9% of workers in Oakland, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (26.5%) and those who used public transit to get to work (12.5%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

29.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Oakland, CA have a longer commute time (29.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.82% of the workforce in Oakland, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Oakland, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Oakland, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Oakland, CA have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Oakland, CA (58.3k out of 435k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Oakland, CA is Hispanic, followed by Black and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

94.4% of the population of Oakland, CA has health coverage, with 50% on employee plans, 23.8% on Medicaid, 9.4% on Medicare, 10.7% on non-group plans, and 0.566% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in California see 1,233 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,233 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1076 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 213 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.9% under 18 years, 24.6% between 18 and 34 years, 41% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

5.62%
Uninsured
50%
Employer Coverage
23.8%
Medicaid
9.4%
Medicare
10.7%
Non-Group
0.566%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Oakland, CA declined by 4.87% from 5.91% to 5.62%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Oakland, CA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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