| Alameda County |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Census 2000 |
|
2006 ACS Estimates |
| TOTAL POPULATION |
1,443,741 |
100.0% |
|
1,457,426 |
100.0% |
| In households |
1,416,006 |
98.1% |
|
N/A |
|
| In group quarters |
27,735 |
1.9% |
|
N/A |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| RACE |
|
|
|
|
|
| White |
704,334 |
48.8% |
|
666,814 |
45.8% |
| Black or African American |
215,598 |
14.9% |
|
189,538 |
13.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native |
9,146 |
0.6% |
|
8,446 |
0.6% |
| Asian |
295,218 |
20.4% |
|
357,939 |
24.6% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
9,142 |
0.6% |
|
11,726 |
0.8% |
| Some other race |
129,079 |
8.9% |
|
169,837 |
11.7% |
| Two or more races |
81,224 |
5.6% |
|
53,126 |
3.6% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE |
|
|
|
|
|
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) |
273,910 |
19.0% |
|
312,426 |
21.4% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino |
1,169,831 |
81.0% |
|
1,145,000 |
78.6% |
| White |
591,095 |
40.9% |
|
541,978 |
37.2% |
| Black or African American |
211,124 |
14.6% |
|
185,793 |
12.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native |
5,306 |
0.4% |
|
4,523 |
0.3% |
| Asian |
292,673 |
20.3% |
|
355,354 |
24.4% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
8,458 |
0.6% |
|
11,235 |
0.8% |
| Some other race |
4,676 |
0.3% |
|
8,584 |
0.6% |
| Two or more races |
56,499 |
3.9% |
|
37,533 |
2.6% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS |
|
|
|
|
|
| Native |
1,051,085 |
72.8% |
|
1,007,584 |
69.1% |
| Foreign born |
392,656 |
27.2% |
|
449,842 |
30.9% |
| Naturalized citizen |
169,708 |
11.8% |
|
224,077 |
15.4% |
| Not a citizen |
222,946 |
15.4% |
|
225,765 |
15.5% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| SEX |
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
709,300 |
49.1% |
|
720,386 |
49.4% |
| Female |
734,441 |
50.9% |
|
737,040 |
50.6% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| AGE |
|
|
|
|
|
| Under 5 years |
98,378 |
6.8% |
|
104,414 |
7.2% |
| 5 to 17 years |
256,194 |
17.7% |
|
250,583 |
17.2% |
| 18 to 64 years |
941,576 |
65.2% |
|
947,348 |
65.0% |
| 65 years and over |
147,591 |
10.2% |
|
155,081 |
10.6% |
| Median age |
34.5 |
X |
|
36.6 |
X |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| HOUSEHOLDS |
|
|
|
|
|
| Total households |
523,366 |
100.0% |
|
517,241 |
100.0% |
| Family households |
339,096 |
64.8% |
|
329,719 |
63.7% |
| Families with children under 18 |
170,762 |
32.6% |
|
165,652 |
32.0% |
| Average household size |
2.71 |
X |
|
2.76 |
X |
| Average family size |
3.31 |
X |
|
3.44 |
X |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| HOUSING OCCUPANCY |
|
|
|
|
|
| Total housing units |
540,183 |
100.0% |
|
559,704 |
100.0% |
| Occupied housing units |
532,366 |
96.9% |
|
517,241 |
92.4% |
| Owner-occupied housing units |
286,277 |
54.7% |
|
296,733 |
57.4% |
| Renter-occupied housing units |
237,089 |
45.3% |
|
220,508 |
42.6% |
| Vacant housing units |
16,817 |
3.1% |
|
42,463 |
7.6% |
| 1 unit, detached housing |
290,890 |
53.9% |
|
305,492 |
54.6% |
| Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) |
303,100 |
X |
|
646,800 |
X |
| Median gross rent (dollars) |
852 |
X |
|
1,095 |
X |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999 |
|
|
|
PAST 12 MONTHS |
|
| Median household income (dollars) |
55,946 |
X |
|
64,424 |
X |
| Median family income (dollars) |
65,857 |
X |
|
78,494 |
X |
| Per capita income (dollars) |
26,680 |
X |
|
30,632 |
X |
| Individuals in poverty |
156,804 |
11.0% |
|
159,494 |
10.9% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |
|
|
|
|
|
| Population 25 and over |
953,716 |
100.0% |
|
968,508 |
100.0% |
| High school graduate |
181,668 |
19.0% |
|
216,536 |
22.4% |
| Bachelor's degree |
202,586 |
21.2% |
|
222,270 |
22.9% |
| Graduate or professional degree |
130,368 |
13.7% |
|
151,363 |
15.6% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| COMMUTING TO WORK |
|
|
|
|
|
| Mean travel time to work (minutes) |
30.8 |
X |
|
27.5 |
X |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER |
|
|
|
|
|
| Total |
678,910 |
100.0% |
|
683,282 |
100.0% |
| Car, truck, or van: |
544,148 |
80.2% |
|
525,088 |
76.8% |
| Drove alone |
450,496 |
66.4% |
|
452,578 |
66.2% |
| Carpooled |
93,652 |
13.8% |
|
72,510 |
10.6% |
| Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) |
72,174 |
10.6% |
|
76,217 |
11.2% |
| Bus or trolley bus |
30,291 |
4.5% |
|
28,982 |
4.2% |
| Streetcar or trolley car |
439 |
0.1% |
|
1,181 |
0.2% |
| Subway or elevated |
36,239 |
5.3% |
|
39,891 |
5.8% |
| Railroad |
3,575 |
0.5% |
|
5,292 |
0.8% |
| Ferryboat |
1,099 |
0.2% |
|
871 |
0.1% |
| Taxicab |
531 |
0.1% |
|
679 |
0.1% |
| Motorcycle |
2,506 |
0.4% |
|
1,616 |
0.2% |
| Bicycle |
8,385 |
1.2% |
|
10,920 |
1.6% |
| Walked |
21,919 |
3.2% |
|
24,143 |
3.5% |
| Other means |
5,837 |
0.9% |
|
9,391 |
1.4% |
| Worked at home |
23,941 |
3.5% |
|
35,228 |
5.2% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION |
|
|
|
|
|
| Employed civilian population 16 years and over |
692,833 |
100.0% |
|
704,164 |
100.0% |
| Management, professional and related |
293,312 |
42.3% |
|
299,903 |
42.6% |
| Service |
82,773 |
11.9% |
|
99,123 |
14.1% |
| Sales and office |
182,205 |
26.3% |
|
173,157 |
24.6% |
| Farming, fishing & forestry |
1,065 |
0.2% |
|
416 |
0.1% |
| Construction, extraction, and maintenance |
51,816 |
7.5% |
|
59,195 |
8.4% |
| Production, transportation, and material moving |
81,662 |
11.8% |
|
72,370 |
10.3% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| CLASS OF WORKER |
|
|
|
|
|
| Self-employed workers |
49,197 |
7.1% |
|
63,826 |
9.1% |
|
|
