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Berkeley CA - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	102,743	233 (of 25,150) (99%)	54 (of 1081) (95%)
Average Income	$44,485	6,203 (75%)	524 (52%)
Median House Value	$380,200	492 (98%)	152 (86%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	59.2%	22,286 (of 25,150) (11%)	774 (of 1081) (28%)
% Black Population	13.6%	3,521 (86%)	53 (95%)
% Hispanic Population	9.7%	3,761 (85%)	724 (33%)
% Asian Population	16.4%	251 (99%)	93 (91%)
% American Indian Population	0.5%	8,141 (68%)	833 (23%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	92.2%	2,703 (of 25,150) (89%)	203 (of 1081) (81%)
% College Graduates	64.3%	365 (99%)	40 (96%)
% Never Married	50.8%	304 (99%)	12 (99%)
% Married	33.2%	24,584 (2%)	1,062 (2%)
% Seperated	1.8%	10,088 (60%)	591 (45%)
% Divorced	9.5%	13,743 (45%)	586 (46%)
% Foreign Born	20.4%	1,268 (95%)	374 (65%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	46,875	181 (of 25,150) (99%)	28 (of 1081) (97%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	48.8%	3,254 (87%)	16 (99%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	5.8%	12,110 (52%)	249 (77%)
Average Rooms in House	4.2	24,179 (4%)	935 (14%)
% Households with No Car	17.0%	1,974 (92%)	49 (95%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	8.8%	23,019 (8%)	1,021 (6%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	3.2%	645 (97%)	127 (88%)
Median House Value	$380,200	492 (98%)	152 (86%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	2.0%	13,431 (47%)	344 (68%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	8.4%	1,289 (95%)	225 (79%)
Average Monthly Rent	$740	3,043 (88%)	461 (57%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	65.8%	8,533 (of 25,150) (66%)	295 (of 1081) (73%)
% Drive Alone to Work	43.2%	24,631 (2%)	1,053 (3%)
% Take Public Transportation	18.6%	178 (99%)	6 (99%)
% Walk to Work	14.9%	1,069 (96%)	34 (97%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	27.8	6,979 (72%)	469 (57%)
% Households making less than $10,000	15.0%	6,636 (74%)	155 (86%)
% Households making over $200,000	5.3%	1,554 (94%)	166 (85%)
Median Household Income	$44,485	6,203 (75%)	524 (52%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	2.3%	13,527 (46%)	681 (37%)
Per Capita Income	$30,477	1,855 (93%)	205 (81%)
Male Worker Income	$50,789	1,982 (92%)	222 (79%)
Female Worker Income	$40,623	960 (96%)	159 (85%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	8.3%	11,739 (53%)	546 (49%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	20.0%	4,924 (80%)	257 (76%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	Oakland, California	8 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.96

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Cambridge, Massachusetts	0.93
Santa Clara, California	0.87
Stamford, Connecticut	0.84
Burbank city, California	0.84
Downey, California	0.83
Costa Mesa, California	0.83
Boulder, Colorado	0.83
Pasadena, California	0.83
Fairfield, California	0.82
Santa Barbara, California	0.82

Berkeley CA Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
People Who Walk to Work	8,147	29
Russian People	4,359	33
Houses Worth Between $500,000 and $999,999	3,964	33
People Who Use Other Means to Get to Work	3,763	34
Chinese Population	7,585	38

Berkeley CA Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 1081)
People Who Walk to Work	8,147	4
Other Fuel Fueled Households	285	5
Percent of People Who Take Public Transportation to Work	18.6%	6
Houses Built Earlier than 1939	22,853	6
Percent Nonrelatives in Households	17.2%	7

Berkeley CA Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent Family Households	41.5%	24,956
Percent Married Couple Family Households	28.9%	24,795
Percent of People who are High School Graduates	8.6%	24,756
Percent of People Who Drive Alone to Work	43.2%	24,631
Percent Married People	33.2%	24,584

Berkeley CA Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 1081)
Percent Married Couple Family Households	28.9%	1,063
Percent Married People	33.2%	1,062
Percent Family Households	41.5%	1,058
Percent of People Who Drive Alone to Work	43.2%	1,053
Percent of Population Enrolled in Elementary school (grades 1-8)	17.0%	1,046

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Berkeley CA	Cambridge, Massachusetts
Total Population	102,743	101,355
Average Age	32.5	30.4
Average Income	$44,485	$47,979
Median House Value	$380,200	$398,500
% White Population	59.2%	68.1%
% Black Population	13.6%	11.9%
% Asian Population	16.4%	11.9%
% Hispanic Population	9.7%	7.4%

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