Oakland

  1. Oakland Legal Resources
  2. Oakland Statistics
  3. Oakland Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Oakland Employment Information
  5. Oakland Family Information
  6. Oakland Education Information
  7. Oakland Business Information
  8. Oakland Public Benefits Information
  9. Oakland Criminal Information
  10. Oakland Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  11. Oakland Zip Codes


Oakland Legal Resources Back to top

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Oakland Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 399,484
  • Land Area (2000): 145.417 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 57.235 square kilometers
  • Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In January (1961-1990): 49.9186 (10.0) / (-17.8)
  • Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In July (1961-1990): 62.1186 (16.7) / 70.0186 (21.1)
  • Average Annual Heating Degree Days (1961-1990): 2,902
  • Average Annual Cooling Degree Days (1961-1990): 115
  • Average Annual Precipitation (1961-1990): 24 inches
Oakland Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
1999 371,234 2002 414,161 2005 400,619
2000 373,215 2003 407,003 2006 398,834
2001 406,908 2004 403,445 2007 396,541

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Houses (2000): 157,508
Very Low Income (VLI) Owner Households (2000): 11,993
Very Low Income (VLI) Renter Households (2000): 43,397
Oakland Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 399,371 99.97%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 106 0.03%

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Oakland Employment Information Back to top
Oakland Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 177,557 166,137 11,419 6.43% 64
1991 177,352 162,170 15,182 8.56% 86
1992 180,172 161,610 18,561 10.30% 103
1993 180,513 161,631 18,883 10.46% 105
1994 180,498 163,161 17,337 9.61% 96
1995 179,209 163,087 16,122 9.00% 90
1996 179,008 164,696 14,312 8.00% 80
1997 182,133 169,207 12,926 7.10% 71
1998 184,470 172,360 12,110 6.56% 66
1999 186,607 176,266 10,341 5.54% 55
2000 197,929 186,762 11,167 5.64% 57
2001 201,733 186,739 14,994 7.43% 74
2002 203,256 182,286 20,970 10.32% 103
2003 199,339 178,314 21,026 10.55% 106
2004 195,036 177,301 17,735 9.09% 91
2005 192,754 177,367 15,387 7.98% 80
2006 193,005 179,622 13,383 6.93% 69
2007 195,738 181,243 14,495 7.41% 74
2008 198,463 180,318 18,145 9.14% 91
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 196,667 180,775 15,892 8.08% 81
Feb 2008 195,892 180,429 15,463 7.89% 79
Mar 2008 197,102 180,422 16,680 8.46% 85
Apr 2008 196,538 180,603 15,935 8.11% 81
May 2008 198,064 180,543 17,521 8.85% 88
Jun 2008 199,634 180,509 19,125 9.58% 96
Jul 2008 200,678 180,010 20,668 10.30% 103
Aug 2008 201,134 179,892 21,242 10.56% 106
Sep 2008 200,457 179,679 20,778 10.37% 104
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Oakland Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 9,230 10.49%
2. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 8,865 10.07%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 5,576 6.34%
4. Educational Services 5,479 6.23%
5. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 5,156 5.86%
6. Health Care 4,529 5.15%
7. Other Transportation 3,264 3.71%
8. Public Administration 3,184 3.62%
9. Finance and Insurance 3,077 3.50%
10. Food and Beverage Stores 2,346 2.67%
11. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 1,964 2.23%
12. Repair and Maintenance 1,928 2.19%
13. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 1,621 1.84%
14. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 1,601 1.82%
15. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 1,577 1.79%
16. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 1,409 1.60%
17. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 1,280 1.45%
18. Truck Transportation 1,274 1.45%
19. U.S. Postal Service 1,179 1.34%
20. Metal Manufactuing 1,170 1.33%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 11,006 12.69%
2. Health Care 11,000 12.68%
3. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 8,320 9.59%
4. Finance and Insurance 5,018 5.78%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 4,891 5.64%
6. Public Administration 4,711 5.43%
7. Social Assistance 4,146 4.78%
8. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 3,779 4.36%
9. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 2,277 2.62%
10. Personal and Laundry Services 1,914 2.21%
11. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 1,781 2.05%
12. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 1,708 1.97%
13. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 1,686 1.94%
14. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 1,552 1.79%
15. Other Transportation 1,540 1.78%
16. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 1,422 1.64%
17. Private Household Services 1,379 1.59%
18. Food and Beverage Stores 1,322 1.52%
19. Construction 1,257 1.45%
20. Department and Other General Stores 1,252 1.44%

Oakland Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Management Occupations 4,326 4.92%
2. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 4,016 4.56%
3. Computer Specialists 3,501 3.98%
4. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 3,169 3.60%
5. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 3,142 3.57%
6. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 3,042 3.46%
7. Other Production Occupations 2,779 3.16%
8. Other Sales and Related Occupations 2,577 2.93%
9. Construction Laborers 2,505 2.85%
10. Other Office and Admin Support 2,261 2.57%
11. Other Installation / Maintenance 2,243 2.55%
12. Business Operations Specialists 2,023 2.30%
13. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 1,896 2.15%
14. Other Construction Trades 1,866 2.12%
15. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 1,818 2.07%
16. Vehicle Mechanics 1,657 1.88%
17. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 1,637 1.86%
18. Other Food Preparation and Servers 1,538 1.75%
19. Engineers 1,529 1.74%
20. Lawyers 1,508 1.71%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 5,782 6.67%
2. Other Management Occupations 4,435 5.11%
3. Secretaries and Admins 3,836 4.42%
4. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 3,515 4.05%
5. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 3,353 3.87%
6. Business Operations Specialists 2,986 3.44%
7. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 2,675 3.08%
8. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 2,580 2.97%
9. Customer Service Representatives 2,273 2.62%
10. Other Sales and Related Occupations 2,246 2.59%
11. Cashiers 2,111 2.43%
12. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 1,937 2.23%
13. Child Care Workers 1,865 2.15%
14. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 1,806 2.08%
15. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 1,764 2.03%
16. Computer Specialists 1,752 2.02%
17. Other Personal Care, Not child care 1,666 1.92%
18. Other Production Occupations 1,658 1.91%
19. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 1,650 1.90%
20. Media and Communications Workers 1,625 1.87%

Oakland Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 161,567 52.20%
15-35 hours 35,810 11.57%
1-14 hours 8,866 2.86%
No regular hours 103,255 33.36%

Oakland Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 5,776 3.53%
5 AM-5:29 AM 5,352 3.27%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 6,229 3.81%
6 AM-6:29 AM 11,312 6.92%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 12,440 7.61%
7 AM-7:29 AM 22,653 13.85%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 24,506 14.98%
8 AM-8:29 AM 23,385 14.30%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 11,520 7.04%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 12,892 7.88%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 6,038 3.69%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 2,741 1.68%
Noon-3:59 PM 10,081 6.16%
4 PM-11:59 PM 8,640 5.28%

Oakland Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 1,854 1.13%
5-9 9,215 5.63%
10-14 18,578 11.36%
15-19 25,363 15.51%
20-24 23,320 14.26%
25-29 8,088 4.94%
30-34 25,689 15.71%
35-39 5,019 3.07%
40-44 7,216 4.41%
45-59 17,782 10.87%
60-89 15,020 9.18%
At least 90 6,421 3.93%

Oakland Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 6,331 3.87% 80,087 48.96%
30-44 9,270 5.67% 28,654 17.52%
45-59 6,552 4.01% 11,230 6.87%
At least 60 7,575 4.63% 13,866 8.48%

Oakland Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 2,085 1.22%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 28,388 16.65%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 94,333 55.33%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 703 0.41%
Color 4 Box Other 1,973 1.16%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 29,728 17.44%
Color 6 Box Walked 6,355 3.73%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 6,938 4.07%

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Oakland Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 150,971 (392,308 people)
Families (2000): 87,334 (296,442 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 23,413
People at same address in 1995: 191,504
Oakland Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 19,896 13.18%
$10,000-$14,999 9,891 6.55%
$15,000-$19,999 9,100 6.03%
$20,000-$24,999 9,441 6.25%
$25,000-$29,999 9,369 6.21%
$30,000-$34,999 9,011 5.97%
$35,000-$39,999 8,672 5.74%
$40,000-$44,999 7,936 5.26%
$45,000-$49,999 6,401 4.24%
$50,000-$59,999 11,367 7.53%
$60,000-$74,999 13,966 9.25%
$75,000-$99,999 14,056 9.31%
$100,000-$124,999 8,218 5.44%
$125,000-$149,999 4,737 3.14%
$150,000-$199,999 4,437 2.94%
$200,000 or more 4,473 2.96%

Oakland Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 48,952 32.46%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 30,571 20.27%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 12,301 8.16%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 20,558 13.63%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 1,946 1.29%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 15,879 10.53%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 692 0.46%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 9,030 5.99%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 270 0.18%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 4,727 3.13%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 136 0.09%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 5,582 3.70%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 146 0.10%

Oakland Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 121,243 30.47%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 47,555 11.95%
Public Assistance 11,930 3.00%
Retirement 20,080 5.05%
Self Employment 20,559 5.17%
Social Security 29,624 7.44%
Supplemental Security 12,308 3.09%
Wage / Salary 116,197 29.20%
Other 18,452 4.64%

Oakland Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 26,756 50.67%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 26,052 49.33%

Oakland Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 13,461 9.04%
Color 1 Box Married 69,020 46.33%
Color 2 Box Never Married 62,535 41.98%
Color 3 Box Widowed 3,962 2.66%

Oakland Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 20,094 12.14%
Color 1 Box Married 68,296 41.27%
Color 2 Box Never Married 61,071 36.90%
Color 3 Box Widowed 16,040 9.69%

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Oakland Education Information Back to top
Oakland Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 38,356 12.78%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 43,753 14.58%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 55,832 18.61%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 62,223 20.74%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 15,640 5.21%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 50,295 16.76%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 33,958 11.32%

Oakland Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 4,549 1.14% 2,505 0.63% 7,054 1.77%
Kindergarten 4,998 1.25% 1,004 0.25% 6,002 1.50%
Grades 1-4 21,602 5.41% 3,045 0.76% 24,647 6.17%
Grades 5-8 19,588 4.90% 3,320 0.83% 22,908 5.73%
Grades 9-12 19,398 4.86% 3,204 0.80% 22,602 5.66%
Undergrad college 19,677 4.93% 4,220 1.06% 23,897 5.98%
Graduate or professional school 4,534 1.13% 2,813 0.70% 7,347 1.84%
Total 94,346 23.62% 20,111 5.03% 114,457 28.65%

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Oakland Business Information Back to top
Wholesale trade sales (2002): $3,565,596,000
Retail sales (2002): $2,518,773,000
Accommodation and foodservices sales (2002): $535,149,000
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Oakland Public Benefits Information Back to top
Oakland Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 317,984 80.61%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 76,489 19.39%

Oakland Government Finances By Year

Year Color 0 Box Property Taxes Color 1 Box Other Taxes Color 2 Box Intergov. Revenue Color 3 Box Utility Revenue Color 4 Box Employee Retirement Revenue Color 5 Box Other Revenue Total Revenue Salaries & Wages Total Debt Total Cash & Securities
1951 $9,958 $4,181 $3,126 $0 $705 $4,225 $18,014 $11,402 $17,422 $0
1952 $10,106 $5,544 $4,100 $0 $1,124 $5,264 $20,594 $13,027 $17,018 $25,383
1953 $11,001 $6,445 $3,539 $0 $1,193 $5,613 $21,346 $14,350 $16,335 $27,838
1954 $11,542 $6,284 $4,348 $0 $1,398 $5,044 $22,332 $15,587 $15,652 $27,011
1955 $12,190 $6,264 $4,612 $0 $1,503 $5,293 $23,598 $16,073 $14,970 $28,489
1956 $12,676 $6,960 $4,480 $0 $1,600 $5,406 $24,162 $16,543 $21,287 $38,054
1957 $13,291 $8,201 $4,451 $0 $1,767 $6,488 $25,997 $17,808 $23,554 $39,633
1958 $13,745 $8,796 $6,750 $0 $1,937 $6,640 $29,072 $18,343 $22,521 $38,244
1959 $14,997 $9,000 $4,345 $0 $2,076 $6,862 $28,280 $18,117 $21,717 $42,042
1960 $17,780 $8,751 $5,267 $0 $2,326 $8,164 $33,537 $21,422 $29,020 $54,026
1961 $18,446 $8,839 $7,341 $0 $2,397 $9,009 $37,193 $21,794 $29,966 $54,082
1962 $18,550 $8,869 $6,272 $0 $2,745 $8,294 $35,861 $23,550 $34,128 $55,529
1963 $21,150 $9,105 $7,304 $0 $3,010 $10,505 $41,969 $24,750 $38,365 $59,134
1964 $21,698 $9,551 $7,781 $0 $3,163 $10,996 $43,638 $25,777 $41,303 $0
1965 $21,954 $9,753 $7,994 $0 $3,399 $11,715 $45,062 $27,101 $40,507 $0
1966 $22,899 $10,412 $8,925 $0 $3,659 $13,443 $48,926 $29,140 $39,293 $0
1967 $23,268 $11,466 $11,129 $0 $3,998 $17,400 $55,795 $31,901 $58,440 $99,267
1968 $24,365 $13,172 $12,446 $0 $4,320 $18,973 $60,104 $34,488 $71,781 $0
1969 $25,808 $16,235 $16,016 $0 $4,320 $22,653 $68,797 $36,738 $85,511 $0
1970 $26,663 $17,605 $17,738 $0 $4,703 $26,842 $75,946 $43,062 $90,680 $136,129
1971 $26,667 $17,477 $25,994 $0 $5,466 $28,763 $86,890 $44,912 $100,955 $135,342
1972 $28,452 $17,128 $53,079 $0 $5,466 $29,475 $116,472 $47,122 $120,232 $154,586
1973 $30,556 $18,772 $34,321 $0 $6,176 $29,848 $100,901 $54,917 $125,896 $169,591
1974 $31,520 $20,527 $29,199 $0 $6,176 $35,604 $102,499 $53,642 $137,854 $186,028
1975 $33,215 $23,486 $61,900 $0 $6,014 $39,813 $140,942 $58,832 $151,602 $183,963
1976 $34,657 $25,050 $43,633 $0 $7,589 $40,691 $126,570 $82,897 $167,562 $186,913
1977 $38,561 $29,416 $79,669 $0 $8,254 $41,121 $167,605 $73,813 $167,986 $203,418
1978 $40,417 $33,875 $80,074 $0 $9,090 $48,526 $178,107 $76,744 $157,405 $210,666
1979 $16,550 $42,472 $80,383 $0 $10,712 $59,687 $167,332 $72,303 $206,989 $297,749
1980 $25,439 $48,024 $65,816 $0 $11,652 $72,118 $175,025 $86,008 $247,164 $336,856
1981 $27,211 $52,588 $78,161 $0 $12,267 $103,457 $221,096 $88,673 $364,506 $414,915
1982 $41,527 $57,078 $70,259 $0 $13,902 $118,809 $244,497 $106,965 $379,484 $471,934
1983 $46,416 $61,849 $51,730 $0 $17,132 $147,006 $262,284 $114,418 $540,775 $639,831
1984 $51,261 $70,222 $64,571 $0 $18,654 $168,386 $302,872 $123,585 $553,174 $719,282
1985 $58,569 $77,022 $58,622 $0 $22,292 $179,665 $319,148 $130,692 $717,007 $865,528
1986 $63,957 $79,849 $73,532 $0 $24,815 $160,817 $323,121 $138,254 $1,041,709 $1,210,798
1987 $68,906 $89,581 $65,591 $0 $27,350 $192,048 $353,895 $146,508 $1,018,676 $1,220,536
1988 $77,293 $93,777 $53,985 $0 $26,101 $207,651 $365,030 $120,530 $1,024,267 $1,310,945
1989 $84,061 $107,791 $62,568 $0 $32,728 $184,803 $364,160 $142,030 $1,025,244 $1,309,845
1990 $99,802 $102,050 $74,732 $0 $26,731 $199,847 $401,112 $157,000 $1,110,363 $1,107,398
1991 $107,064 $105,405 $81,366 $0 $24,721 $205,674 $418,825 $157,900 $1,103,931 $1,075,508
1992 $112,760 $109,164 $101,860 $0 $25,834 $216,247 $456,701 $169,802 $1,144,082 $1,156,249
1993 $112,888 $111,645 $134,760 $294 $0 $237,198 $485,140 $174,896 $1,391,989 $964,535
1994 $118,481 $122,002 $120,454 $247 $27,331 $263,673 $530,186 $215,995 $1,456,354 $1,252,368
1995 $110,311 $121,042 $122,195 $534 $20,950 $275,943 $529,933 $230,890 $1,470,342 $1,156,561
1996 $115,637 $133,109 $93,108 $302 $25,193 $305,820 $540,060 $184,782 $1,547,071 $1,092,899
1997 $97,219 $143,170 $121,408 $60 $32,553 $339,075 $590,315 $200,416 $2,271,191 $1,650,288
1998 $86,794 $147,346 $116,832 $0 $58,039 $339,204 $600,869 $176,210 $2,235,599 $1,578,370
1999 $85,582 $169,556 $106,850 $0 $77,652 $369,237 $639,321 $197,774 $2,259,645 $1,529,393
2000 $100,088 $185,137 $89,580 $0 $77,652 $478,114 $745,434 $248,040 $2,896,573 $1,678,229
2001 $143,471 $209,372 $118,102 $0 $71,788 $421,158 $754,519 $255,481 $2,647,553 $1,900,707
2002 $147,938 $222,518 $137,114 $0 $58,204 $412,726 $755,982 $263,145 $2,759,663 $1,733,957
2003 $180,799 $216,158 $126,013 $0 $2,155 $442,460 $751,427 $253,302 $3,344,876 $2,056,042
2004 $181,861 $216,701 $159,784 $0 $1,941 $418,320 $761,906 $334,919 $3,084,563 $2,065,111
2005 $243,230 $226,239 $164,592 $0 $48,604 $438,623 $895,049 $352,473 $2,636,302 $2,036,531
2006 $277,350 $256,966 $163,086 $0 $44,531 $466,724 $951,691 $363,047 $2,646,734 $2,031,428


Year Color 0 Box Education Color 1 Box Financial Control Color 2 Box Public Buildings Color 3 Box Public Health Color 4 Box Transportation Color 5 Box Parks & Recreation Total Expenses
Color 6 Box Protective Services Color 7 Box Welfare Color 8 Box Interest On General Debt Color 9 Box Utilities Color 10 Box Employee Retirement Color 11 Box Other
1951 $8 $1,103 $259 $678 $3,915 $1,917 $21,773
$6,582 $4 $333 $0 $1,075 $5,899
1952 $3 $1,161 $277 $765 $3,772 $2,133 $24,344
$7,041 $4 $318 $0 $1,281 $7,589
1953 $3 $1,013 $279 $834 $4,426 $2,440 $25,546
$8,040 $4 $307 $0 $1,469 $6,731
1954 $3 $1,053 $371 $822 $3,635 $2,573 $28,475
$8,910 $4 $292 $0 $1,740 $9,072
1955 $3 $1,119 $319 $827 $6,596 $2,405 $26,967
$9,016 $4 $278 $0 $1,912 $4,488
1956 $3 $1,228 $387 $879 $6,922 $2,783 $28,209
$9,586 $4 $304 $0 $2,079 $4,034
1957 $3 $1,283 $1,078 $948 $11,777 $3,523 $35,362
$9,969 $8 $422 $0 $2,262 $4,089
1958 $3 $1,370 $674 $37 $13,347 $3,504 $37,179
$11,170 $5 $408 $0 $2,661 $4,000
1959 $3 $1,288 $0 $31 $3,967 $3,733 $33,101
$11,400 $5 $486 $0 $2,756 $9,432
1960 $3 $1,307 $0 $23 $4,566 $3,682 $37,774
$12,551 $10 $596 $0 $3,057 $11,979
1961 $3 $1,500 $0 $12 $6,155 $4,004 $46,131
$14,638 $6 $796 $0 $3,374 $15,643
1962 $3 $1,665 $3,072 $21 $5,153 $4,658 $46,336
$14,071 $6 $802 $0 $3,575 $13,310
1963 $3 $1,683 $0 $18 $5,086 $5,227 $51,639
$14,013 $6 $1,265 $0 $3,935 $20,403
1964 $3 $1,909 $1,153 $19 $5,022 $4,776 $46,064
$14,669 $6 $1,101 $0 $3,834 $13,572
1965 $3 $2,036 $819 $18 $4,724 $6,395 $47,746
$14,975 $9 $1,319 $0 $4,457 $12,991
1966 $3 $2,125 $797 $14 $6,608 $8,262 $52,216
$15,531 $22 $1,258 $0 $4,765 $12,831
1967 $3 $2,093 $954 $13 $14,668 $7,107 $60,557
$16,489 $19 $1,556 $0 $5,134 $12,521
1968 $116 $2,199 $908 $3 $6,794 $6,977 $76,999
$17,606 $67 $2,060 $0 $5,452 $34,817
1969 $0 $2,601 $956 $75 $6,768 $8,483 $82,124
$20,165 $0 $2,689 $0 $5,452 $34,935
1970 $0 $2,838 $1,662 $0 $29,373 $7,145 $90,381
$20,790 $0 $3,759 $0 $6,536 $18,278
1971 $0 $3,325 $2,104 $0 $34,366 $7,420 $101,740
$23,575 $0 $4,465 $0 $7,303 $19,182
1972 $201 $4,042 $2,270 $0 $45,722 $8,406 $126,498
$25,392 $0 $6,215 $0 $7,303 $26,947
1973 $1,059 $4,512 $2,666 $0 $37,933 $7,961 $125,825
$26,791 $0 $6,199 $0 $10,595 $28,109
1974 $697 $4,316 $2,658 $0 $28,892 $8,664 $119,877
$28,636 $0 $6,828 $0 $10,595 $28,591
1975 $1,365 $4,700 $3,166 $0 $34,660 $9,781 $139,554
$31,149 $0 $8,274 $0 $13,583 $32,876
1976 $478 $5,514 $3,940 $0 $49,369 $12,144 $177,062
$36,988 $0 $9,385 $0 $15,208 $44,036
1977 $540 $6,190 $3,943 $0 $44,755 $11,724 $176,050
$38,010 $0 $9,351 $0 $16,859 $44,678
1978 $603 $7,937 $4,942 $0 $47,155 $14,468 $191,356
$40,921 $0 $9,086 $0 $18,401 $47,843
1979 $774 $7,106 $388 $0 $53,700 $18,819 $199,346
$44,376 $0 $9,743 $0 $19,940 $44,500
1980 $1,246 $8,211 $206 $0 $63,803 $19,674 $236,468
$46,254 $0 $14,120 $0 $22,538 $60,416
1981 $1,601 $9,763 $589 $156 $64,657 $21,365 $272,371
$53,162 $0 $26,972 $0 $23,936 $70,170
1982 $1,254 $9,314 $236 $151 $58,913 $29,292 $253,716
$53,894 $0 $25,965 $0 $26,347 $48,350
1983 $1,645 $11,777 $414 $141 $62,258 $42,721 $323,258
$56,816 $0 $30,941 $0 $27,749 $88,796
1984 $1,419 $12,978 $836 $232 $60,072 $32,999 $305,606
$63,314 $0 $43,303 $0 $29,279 $61,174
1985 $1,254 $17,015 $1,100 $421 $93,053 $26,589 $371,514
$68,575 $0 $50,968 $0 $34,743 $77,796
1986 $1,532 $16,730 $2,894 $517 $64,338 $21,208 $379,572
$76,882 $0 $73,356 $0 $33,310 $88,805
1987 $1,726 $18,186 $6,913 $549 $74,544 $22,788 $436,044
$79,934 $0 $77,676 $0 $34,302 $119,426
1988 $1,782 $24,489 $7,702 $3 $63,390 $24,094 $413,837
$80,279 $0 $72,681 $0 $35,883 $103,534
1989 $1,716 $33,373 $1,569 $0 $61,118 $26,533 $412,563
$86,810 $1,164 $71,817 $0 $38,307 $90,156
1990 $2,006 $26,108 $1,984 $27 $79,111 $32,747 $522,592
$92,102 $1,244 $71,758 $0 $40,605 $174,900
1991 $2,815 $33,169 $2,851 $5 $86,827 $36,483 $538,454
$109,519 $1,268 $75,060 $0 $44,643 $145,814
1992 $4,073 $30,239 $6,435 $0 $72,534 $47,763 $553,502
$114,198 $1,033 $73,861 $0 $45,635 $157,731
1993 $0 $62,197 $0 $14,164 $223,533 $32,710 $728,356
$166,725 $0 $68,582 $0 $0 $160,445
1994 $0 $66,246 $0 $14,163 $246,629 $31,271 $798,999
$170,374 $0 $92,189 $0 $44,902 $133,225
1995 $0 $51,478 $0 $15,467 $144,810 $38,860 $780,420
$159,671 $0 $96,345 $0 $51,845 $221,944
1996 $0 $54,998 $0 $16,795 $164,737 $45,531 $783,370
$141,200 $0 $84,321 $1,094 $51,052 $223,642
1997 $0 $92,727 $0 $16,744 $162,560 $22,005 $845,503
$151,574 $0 $89,331 $60 $58,522 $251,980
1998 $0 $38,782 $0 $19,697 $164,442 $29,885 $786,557
$163,640 $0 $102,791 $0 $56,155 $211,165
1999 $0 $74,196 $0 $20,113 $284,850 $28,210 $970,990
$174,618 $0 $123,276 $0 $56,598 $209,129
2000 $0 $54,040 $0 $26,339 $296,001 $23,990 $1,034,389
$228,844 $0 $136,077 $0 $56,598 $212,500
2001 $0 $42,832 $0 $15,854 $450,681 $38,554 $1,148,064
$222,647 $0 $133,686 $0 $64,586 $179,224
2002 $0 $48,376 $0 $16,763 $526,652 $41,011 $1,182,754
$202,984 $0 $116,187 $0 $67,397 $163,384
2003 $0 $47,502 $0 $18,378 $378,640 $51,261 $1,115,942
$260,664 $0 $118,278 $0 $68,531 $172,688
2004 $0 $68,082 $0 $33,924 $337,718 $62,077 $1,122,000
$256,044 $0 $142,474 $0 $70,514 $151,167
2005 $0 $87,930 $0 $39,058 $379,430 $67,061 $1,215,500
$272,082 $0 $130,247 $0 $70,993 $168,699
2006 $0 $87,067 $0 $49,234 $371,303 $53,224 $1,240,505
$258,354 $0 $120,660 $0 $72,319 $228,344

Oakland Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


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Correctional Institution Population (2000): 979
Oakland Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
1999 8.617 0.822 0.162 5.899 15.500 0.886 13.722 41.583 12.898 69.088
2000 7.259 0.857 0.214 5.169 13.499 0.777 9.394 31.221 13.033 54.424
2001 6.945 0.725 0.206 5.222 13.099 0.806 9.083 32.147 13.566 55.602
2002 6.886 0.601 0.261 5.920 13.669 0.855 10.267 33.086 15.112 59.320
2003 6.786 0.658 0.268 6.079 13.791 0.821 11.224 30.838 13.540 55.602
2004 6.484 0.649 0.206 5.428 12.768 0.659 10.718 27.226 17.046 54.989
2005 6.542 0.764 0.232 6.670 14.208 0.664 14.435 20.536 22.508 57.479
2006 9.061 0.767 0.364 8.861 19.053 0.770 12.712 21.876 26.450 61.038
2007 9.371 0.754 0.303 8.751 19.178 0.724 11.958 22.580 25.137 59.676
2008 5.144 0.403 0.159 4.285 9.991 0.396 5.281 11.081 11.242 27.604

Oakland Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 377 706
2005 289 730
2006 321 688
2007 356 722

Oakland Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
1999 31,402
2000 25,350
2001 27,955
2002 30,229

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Oakland Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 58,426 14.63%
10-19 Years 51,166 12.81%
20-29 Years 65,385 16.37%
30-39 Years 68,998 17.27%
40-49 Years 58,712 14.70%
50-59 Years 42,541 10.65%
60-69 Years 23,020 5.76%
70-79 Years 18,996 4.76%
80-89 Years 10,059 2.52%
90+ Years 2,181 0.55%

Oakland Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 192,757 48.25%
Color 1 Box Female 206,727 51.75%

Oakland Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 1 Box African-American 140,139 35.08%
Color 0 Box Caucasian 93,953 23.52%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 87,467 21.89%
Color 2 Box Asian 60,393 15.12%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 12,966 3.25%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 1,866 0.47%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 1,471 0.37%
Color 6 Box Other Race 1,229 0.31%

Oakland Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 19,451 14.40%
2. Irish 17,021 12.60%
3. English 15,991 11.84%
4. Italian 8,835 6.54%
5. African 7,521 5.57%
6. French Non-Basque 5,302 3.93%
7. United States Or American 5,073 3.76%
8. Russian 4,760 3.52%
9. Scottish 4,547 3.37%
10. Polish 4,112 3.05%

Oakland Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 234,737 63.21%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 71,645 19.29%
3. Chinese 27,243 7.34%
4. Vietnamese 7,750 2.09%
5. Tagalog 4,827 1.30%
6. Mon Khmer / Cambodian 3,097 0.83%
7. African 2,809 0.76%
8. Other Asian 2,307 0.62%
9. French 2,159 0.58%
10. Other Pacific Island 1,957 0.53%

Oakland Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 293,361 73.44%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 37,783 9.46%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 68,333 17.11%

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