| City of Union City |
| Alameda County |
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Census 2000 |
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2006 ACS Estimates |
| TOTAL POPULATION |
66,869 |
100.0% |
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62,749 |
100.0% |
| In households |
66,527 |
99.5% |
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| In group quarters |
342 |
0.5% |
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| RACE |
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| White |
20,198 |
30.2% |
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15,938 |
25.4% |
| Black or African American |
4,479 |
6.7% |
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1,923 |
3.1% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native |
356 |
0.5% |
|
492 |
0.8% |
| Asian |
29,106 |
43.4% |
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34,076 |
54.3% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
610 |
0.9% |
|
796 |
1.3% |
| Some other race |
7,709 |
11.5% |
|
8,091 |
12.9% |
| Two or more races |
4,501 |
6.7% |
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1,433 |
2.3% |
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| HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE |
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) |
16,020 |
24.0% |
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15,278 |
24.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino |
50,849 |
76.0% |
|
47,471 |
75.7% |
| White |
13,610 |
20.4% |
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10,644 |
17.0% |
| Black or African American |
4,321 |
6.5% |
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1,768 |
2.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native |
132 |
0.2% |
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0 |
0.0% |
| Asian |
28,780 |
43.0% |
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33,494 |
53.4% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
577 |
0.9% |
|
796 |
1.3% |
| Some other race |
203 |
0.3% |
|
50 |
0.1% |
| Two or more races |
3,226 |
4.8% |
|
719 |
1.1% |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS |
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| Native |
37,442 |
56.0% |
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29,604 |
47.2% |
| Foreign born |
29,419 |
44.0% |
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33,145 |
52.8% |
| Naturalized citizen |
15,600 |
23.3% |
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18,330 |
29.2% |
| Not a citizen |
13,819 |
20.7% |
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14,815 |
23.6% |
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| SEX |
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| Male |
33,248 |
49.7% |
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30,897 |
49.2% |
| Female |
33,621 |
50.3% |
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31,852 |
50.8% |
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| AGE |
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| Under 5 years |
4,870 |
7.3% |
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4,850 |
7.7% |
| 5 to 17 years |
13,692 |
20.5% |
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10,374 |
16.5% |
| 18 to 64 years |
42,871 |
64.1% |
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40,717 |
64.9% |
| 65 years and over |
5,436 |
8.1% |
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6,808 |
10.8% |
| Median age |
32.8 |
X |
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36.0 |
X |
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| HOUSEHOLDS |
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| Total households |
18,642 |
100.0% |
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18,247 |
100.0% |
| Family households |
15,700 |
84.2% |
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14,367 |
78.7% |
| Families with children under 18 |
8,442 |
45.3% |
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7,421 |
40.7% |
| Average household size |
3.57 |
X |
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3.42 |
X |
| Average family size |
3.83 |
X |
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3.91 |
X |
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| HOUSING OCCUPANCY |
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| Total housing units |
18,877 |
100.0% |
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19,190 |
100.0% |
| Occupied housing units |
18,642 |
98.8% |
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18,247 |
95.1% |
| Owner-occupied housing units |
13,291 |
71.3% |
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13,750 |
75.4% |
| Renter-occupied housing units |
5,351 |
28.7% |
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4,497 |
24.6% |
| Vacant housing units |
235 |
1.2% |
|
943 |
4.9% |
| 1 unit, detached housing |
11,962 |
63.4% |
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12,669 |
66.0% |
| Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) |
312,600 |
X |
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615,100 |
X |
| Median gross rent (dollars) |
1,094 |
X |
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1,239 |
X |
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| INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999 |
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PAST 12 MONTHS |
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| Median household income (dollars) |
71,926 |
X |
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76,223 |
X |
| Median family income (dollars) |
74,910 |
X |
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82,717 |
X |
| Per capita income (dollars) |
22,890 |
X |
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27,620 |
X |
| Individuals in poverty |
4,340 |
6.5% |
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4,279 |
6.8% |
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| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |
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| Population 25 and over |
42,039 |
100.0% |
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42,531 |
100.0% |
| High school graduate |
8,856 |
21.1% |
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11,867 |
27.9% |
| Bachelor's degree |
8,880 |
21.1% |
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10,418 |
24.5% |
| Graduate or professional degree |
3,507 |
8.3% |
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4,444 |
10.4% |
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| COMMUTING TO WORK |
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| Mean travel time to work (minutes) |
32.1 |
X |
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29.9 |
X |
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| MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER |
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| Total |
30,457 |
100.0% |
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30,800 |
100.0% |
| Car, truck, or van: |
27,158 |
89.2% |
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25,320 |
82.2% |
| Drove alone |
22,243 |
73.0% |
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21,147 |
68.7% |
| Carpooled |
4,915 |
16.1% |
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4,173 |
13.5% |
| Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) |
1,908 |
6.3% |
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2,957 |
9.6% |
| Bus or trolley bus |
634 |
2.1% |
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1,794 |
5.8% |
| Streetcar or trolley car |
15 |
0.0% |
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0 |
0.0% |
| Subway or elevated |
1,084 |
3.6% |
|
555 |
1.8% |
| Railroad |
168 |
0.6% |
|
608 |
2.0% |
| Ferryboat |
0 |
0.0% |
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0 |
0.0% |
| Taxicab |
7 |
0.0% |
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0 |
0.0% |
| Motorcycle |
36 |
0.1% |
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44 |
0.1% |
| Bicycle |
145 |
0.5% |
|
125 |
0.4% |
| Walked |
383 |
1.3% |
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1,250 |
4.1% |
| Other means |
253 |
0.8% |
|
468 |
1.5% |
| Worked at home |
574 |
1.9% |
|
636 |
2.1% |
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| LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION |
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| Employed civilian population 16 years and over |
31,280 |
100.0% |
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31,923 |
100.0% |
| Management, professional and related |
11,170 |
35.7% |
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10,087 |
31.6% |
| Service |
3,539 |
11.3% |
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4,843 |
15.2% |
| Sales and office |
8,317 |
26.6% |
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9,486 |
29.7% |
| Farming, fishing & forestry |
66 |
0.2% |
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0 |
0.0% |
| Construction, extraction, and maintenance |
2,323 |
7.4% |
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2,577 |
8.1% |
| Production, transportation, and material moving |
5,865 |
18.8% |
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4,930 |
15.4% |
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| CLASS OF WORKER |
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| Self-employed workers |
1,444 |
4.6% |
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1,914 |
6.0% |
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