CITY · INCORPORATED 1852 · 1990 CENSUS

Oakland

California · 372,242 residents · 56.0 sq mi

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With 372,242 people, Oakland is a city in California. Owners hold 42% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $172,100. Households here earn about 24% less than in California as a whole. 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The poverty rate is 18.8%, above the 13.2% national rate.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.9

US median: 33.0

More educated

27% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

372,242

−7%vs 2000

vs 399,484 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.9

−1%vs 2000

vs 33.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

56.0 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024439K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58%(29,676)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(25,727)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.4%(23,768)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.1%(22,687)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.6%(28,287)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.2%(71,656)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.8%(62,652)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.8%(36,574)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647%(25,984)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.7%(24,895)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.1%(15,238)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(5,098)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,095

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,055 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,676

−33%vs 2000

vs $21,936 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.8%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$172,100

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $227,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$538

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $696 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

41.7%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 41.4% in 2000

58.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic23.5%(93,953)

Black35.1%(140,139)

Hispanic / Latino21.9%(87,467)

Asian15.1%(60,393)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic32.5%(120,855)

Black43.9%(163,526)

Hispanic / Latino13.2%(49,267)

Asian14.9%(55,332)

Other8.7%(32,529)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican18.6%(81,586)

Central American6.9%(30,208)

Guatemalan3.5%(15,487)

Salvadoran2.2%(9,502)

South American1%(4,474)

Honduran0.7%(2,911)

Puerto Rican0.6%(2,777)

Nicaraguan0.4%(1,866)

Colombian0.3%(1,276)

Cuban0.3%(1,192)

Spaniard0.3%(1,136)

Peruvian0.2%(1,024)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Argentine0.2%(754)

Venezuelan0.1%(451)

Ecuadorian0.1%(383)

Chilean0.1%(362)

Dominican0.1%(244)

Panamanian0.1%(233)

Costa Rican0%(209)

Bolivian0%(120)

Uruguayan0%(47)

Paraguayan0%(2)

Asian origin

Chinese7%(30,553)

Vietnamese2.1%(9,133)

Filipino1.5%(6,462)

Asian Indian1.1%(4,808)

Cambodian0.7%(3,066)

Korean0.7%(2,946)

Japanese0.5%(2,163)

Mien0.3%(1,182)

Laotian0.2%(1,019)

Taiwanese0.2%(803)

Thai0.2%(797)

Pakistani0.2%(702)

+ 11 more asian origin groups with data

Kazakh0.1%(451)

Burmese0.1%(421)

Hmong0.1%(356)

Mongolian0.1%(344)

Sri Lankan0.1%(267)

Nepalese0%(170)

Indonesian0%(151)

Bangladeshi0%(70)

Singaporean0%(64)

Bhutanese0%(20)

Okinawan0%(13)

Pacific Islander origin

Tongan0.3%(1,301)

Native Hawaiian0.2%(731)

Samoan0.1%(510)

Fijian0.1%(489)

Chamorro0.1%(326)

Guamanian0%(43)

Ancestry

German5.8%(25,485)

Irish5.7%(24,923)

English5.5%(24,229)

Italian3%(13,228)

Subsaharan African2.8%(12,418)

American1.6%(7,095)

French1.4%(6,194)

Polish1.4%(6,076)

Arab1.3%(5,731)

Scottish1.1%(5,026)

Russian1%(4,366)

Ethiopian1%(4,265)

+ 50 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.8%(3,444)

Swedish0.7%(3,060)

West Indian0.6%(2,603)

Nigerian0.6%(2,430)

British0.5%(2,322)

Portuguese0.5%(2,259)

Dutch0.5%(2,122)

Iranian0.4%(1,772)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(1,754)

Ukrainian0.4%(1,613)

Greek0.3%(1,422)

Danish0.3%(1,404)

Welsh0.3%(1,389)

Jamaican0.3%(1,349)

Hungarian0.3%(1,284)

Czech0.3%(1,101)

Swiss0.2%(1,023)

Austrian0.2%(854)

Lithuanian0.2%(824)

Armenian0.2%(790)

Finnish0.2%(694)

French Canadian0.1%(650)

Brazilian0.1%(628)

Romanian0.1%(617)

Belgian0.1%(572)

Lebanese0.1%(456)

Croatian0.1%(451)

Haitian0.1%(438)

Palestinian0.1%(377)

Canadian0.1%(377)

Egyptian0.1%(376)

Slovak0.1%(353)

Kenyan0.1%(324)

Iraqi0.1%(313)

Turkish0.1%(309)

Australian0.1%(285)

Israeli0.1%(248)

Syrian0.1%(236)

Moroccan0%(208)

Latvian0%(144)

Slovene0%(114)

Ghanaian0%(86)

Serbian0%(78)

Cape Verdean0%(76)

Bulgarian0%(65)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(62)

Guyanese0%(48)

Macedonian0%(23)

Somali0%(18)

Barbadian0%(6)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest Chinese population · Largest Central American population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

27.2%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 30.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.4%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

11.0%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.4 min

+15%vs 2000

vs 22.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married47.8%(87,376)

Married42.8%(78,179)

Widowed1.9%(3,529)

Divorced7.5%(13,676)

Women 15+

Never married44.3%(83,237)

Married39.6%(74,513)

Widowed6.4%(12,089)

Divorced9.7%(18,246)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.6%

−11.7 ptssince 2013

from 17.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

56.4%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 54.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.3%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 12.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.3%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 14.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.4%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 27.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.0%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 1.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.4%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 64.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.3%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 37.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)24.4%(2,487)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.6%(1,998)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32%(3,262)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.3%(539)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.2%(124)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 10,186 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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