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Oakland CA - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	399,484	41 (of 25,150) (100%)	8 (of 1081) (99%)
Average Income	$40,055	8,453 (66%)	621 (43%)
Median House Value	$235,500	1,399 (94%)	329 (70%)

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

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	31.3%	24,014 (of 25,150) (5%)	1,031 (of 1081) (5%)
% Black Population	35.7%	1,604 (94%)	10 (99%)
% Hispanic Population	21.9%	1,921 (92%)	458 (58%)
% Asian Population	15.2%	288 (99%)	113 (90%)
% American Indian Population	0.7%	6,430 (74%)	738 (32%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	73.9%	17,421 (of 25,150) (31%)	714 (of 1081) (34%)
% College Graduates	30.9%	3,409 (86%)	291 (73%)
% Never Married	39.3%	1,079 (96%)	48 (96%)
% Married	40.2%	23,689 (6%)	1,030 (5%)
% Seperated	3.4%	3,304 (87%)	157 (85%)
% Divorced	10.7%	10,489 (58%)	453 (58%)
% Foreign Born	26.6%	783 (97%)	252 (77%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	157,505	48 (of 25,150) (100%)	7 (of 1081) (99%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	35.1%	6,924 (72%)	32 (97%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	3.9%	16,215 (36%)	363 (66%)
Average Rooms in House	4.1	24,366 (3%)	976 (10%)
% Households with No Car	19.6%	1,275 (95%)	25 (98%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	11.1%	21,217 (16%)	990 (8%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	1.3%	1,165 (95%)	191 (82%)
Median House Value	$235,500	1,399 (94%)	329 (70%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	4.6%	10,929 (57%)	160 (85%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	4.5%	1,999 (92%)	317 (71%)
Average Monthly Rent	$696	3,769 (85%)	536 (50%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	61.6%	13,135 (of 25,150) (48%)	529 (of 1081) (51%)
% Drive Alone to Work	55.3%	24,068 (4%)	1,006 (7%)
% Take Public Transportation	17.4%	226 (99%)	8 (99%)
% Walk to Work	3.7%	8,469 (66%)	272 (75%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	31.1	3,956 (84%)	256 (76%)
% Households making less than $10,000	13.2%	8,393 (67%)	220 (80%)
% Households making over $200,000	3.0%	2,862 (89%)	295 (73%)
Median Household Income	$40,055	8,453 (66%)	621 (43%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	7.9%	2,541 (90%)	230 (79%)
Per Capita Income	$21,936	5,205 (79%)	418 (61%)
Male Worker Income	$37,433	6,467 (74%)	557 (48%)
Female Worker Income	$35,088	2,133 (92%)	280 (74%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	16.2%	4,741 (81%)	248 (77%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	19.4%	5,254 (79%)	271 (75%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	N/A	N/A
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)	0.99

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Long Beach, California	0.84
Sacramento, California	0.82
Atlanta, Georgia	0.82
Washington, District of Columbia	0.79
Santa Ana, California	0.78
Anaheim, California	0.78
Boston, Massachusetts	0.75
Jersey City, New Jersey	0.75
Honolulu, Hawaii	0.75
Minneapolis, Minnesota	0.74

Oakland CA Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Chinese Population	31,834	6
Other Pacific Islander Population	1,337	9
Asian Language Speaking People (English less Than "Very Well")	33,922	9
Asian Language Speaking People	50,759	10
Houses Worth Between $300,000 and $499,999	12,971	11

Oakland CA Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 1081)
Black or African American Population	142,460	2
Black Plus Other Race Population	150,139	2
Sub-Saharan African People	10,683	3
People Who Take Public Transportation to Work	29,728	3
Houses Built Earlier than 1939	55,339	3

Oakland CA Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent Owner-occupied housing units	41.4%	24,534
Average Rooms in House	4	24,366
Percent Native Population	73.4%	24,333
Percent Married Couple Family Households	34.0%	24,295
Percent of People Born in U.S.	72.4%	24,293

Oakland CA Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 1081)
Percent Married Couple Family Households	34.0%	1,043
Percent Spouse in Household Population	12.8%	1,039
Percent White Plus Other Race Population	34.7%	1,032
Percent White Population	31.3%	1,031
Percent Married People	40.2%	1,030

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Oakland CA	Long Beach, California
Total Population	461,522	399,484
Average Age	30.8	33.3
Average Income	$37,270	$40,055
Median House Value	$210,000	$235,500
% White Population	45.2%	31.3%
% Black Population	14.9%	35.7%
% Asian Population	12.0%	15.2%
% Hispanic Population	35.8%	21.9%

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