Oakland, CA has a population of 419,987 people with a median age of 36.5 and a median household income of $68,060. Between 2015 and 2016 the population of Oakland, CA grew from 419,278 to 419,987, a 0.17% increase and its median household income grew from $58,807 to $68,060, a 15.7% increase.
The population of Oakland, CA is 27.7% White, 26.1% Hispanic, and 23.1% Black. 41.8% of the people in Oakland, CA speak a non-English language, and 84.9% are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Oakland, CA are Laney College, with 851 graduates, Merritt College, with 737 graduates, and Samuel Merritt University, with 676 graduates.
The median property value in Oakland, CA is $649,700, and the homeownership rate is 38.3%. Most people in Oakland, CA commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 30.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Oakland, CA is 1 car per household.
Oakland, CA is a census place located in Alameda County, CA. It borders Alameda, CA; Berkeley, CA; Brisbane, CA; Castro Valley, CA; Emeryville, CA; Hayward, CA; Piedmont, CA; San Francisco, CA; San Leandro, CA; South San Francisco, CA& 5 more.
The economy of Oakland, CA employs 222,986 people. The economy of Oakland, CA is specialized in Information; Professional, Scientific, Tech Services; and Other services, except public administration, which employ respectively 1.64; 1.6; and 1.26 times more people than what would be expected in a location of this size. The largest industries in Oakland, CA are Professional, Scientific, Tech Services (29,202), Healthcare & Social Assistance (26,467), and Educational Services (21,689), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($86,378), Management of Companies & Enterprises ($74,500), and Mining, Quarrying, Oil, Gas Extraction ($73,750).
Median household income in Oakland, CA is $68,060. Males in Oakland, CA have an average income that is 1.28 times higher than the average income of females, which is $56,697. The income inequality of Oakland, CA (measured using the Gini index) is 0.507 which is higher than the national average.
Insurance and Medicare coverage combined with state and county level health and safety statistics for Oakland, CA. In Alameda County, CA the age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 25-34 and 25-34, men and women, respectively. The location has a 1 to 107 primary care clinician to patient ratio and a Medicare reimbursement average per patient per year of $8,394. Monterey County, CA has the highest prevalence of homicides of any county in California.
Oakland, CA is home to a population of 419,987 people, from which 84.9% are citizens. The ethnic composition of the population of Oakland, CA is composed of 116,230 White residents (27.7%), 109,762 Hispanic residents (26.1%), 96,981 Black residents (23.1%), 67,535 Asian residents (16.1%), and 23,791 Two+ residents (5.66%). The most common foreign languages in Oakland, CA are Spanish (82,119 speakers), Chinese (28,382 speakers), and Vietnamese (7,162 speakers), but compared to other places, Oakland, CA has a relative high number of Chinese (28,382 speakers), Mon-Khmer, Cambodian (1,278 speakers), and Laotian (773 speakers).
In 2015 universities in Oakland, CA awarded 3,769 degrees. The student population of Oakland, CA is skewed towards females, with 1,091 male students and 2,678 female students. Most students in Oakland, CA are White (1,004 and 26.6%), followed by Asian (893 and 23.7%), Hispanic or Latino (633 and 16.8%), and Black or African American (627 and 16.6%). The largest universities in Oakland, CA by number of graduates are Laney College (851 and 22.6%), Merritt College (737 and 19.6%), and Samuel Merritt University (676 and 17.9%). The most popular majors in Oakland, CA are Registered Nursing (436 and 11.6%), Biblical Studies (60 and 1.59%), and General Psychology (46 and 1.22%). The median tuition costs in Oakland, CA are N/A for private four year colleges, and $36,574 and $36,574 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.
The median property value in Oakland, CA is $649,700, which is 3.17 times larger than the national average of $205,000. Between 2015 and 2016 the median property value increased from $557,000 to $649,700, a 16.6% increase. The homeownership rate of Oakland, CA is 38.3%, which is lower than the national average of 63.1%. People in Oakland, CA have an average commute time of 30.5 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Oakland, CA is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.