Oakland Census Data

The City has prepared a number of tables and charts with 2000 Census data for the City of Oakland. Unless otherwise specified, all data is taken from Census Summary File 3, which is based on a sample of all residents. Data which is noted as "complete count" is taken from responses provided by all households.The City has not prepared tables for individual census tracts or block groups, with the exception of HUD-provided data on low- and moderate-income persons by tract and block group. Detailed data for census tracts and block groups can be obtained online from the Census Bureau's American Fact Finder application.

Tables

1. Demographic and Housing Data (100% data)
2. Ancestry, Citizenship and Language
3. Miscellaneous Population Characteristics
4. Employment-Related Characteristics
5. Income and Poverty
6. Housing Characteristics
7. Housing Costs
8. Comparison of Selected Data, 1990-2000
9. 2000 CHAS Data Set
10. Low and Moderate Income Population Counts

Charts

Tables

1. Demographic and Housing Data (100% data)

• Population (Households and Group Quarters); Housing Units by Tenure and Vacancy Status
• Race; Hispanic or Latino by Race
• Age by Sex
• HH Type by Age of Householder and by Household Size
• Household Type by Relationship
• Household Composition
• Family Type by Age of Children

2. Ancestry, Citizenship and Language

• Ancestry
• Nativity, Citizenship Status and Year of Entry; Foreign-Born Population by Region of Birth and Year at Entry
• Region and Country or Area of Birth of the Foreign-Born Population
• Language Spoken at Home
• Ability to Speak English

3. Miscellaneous Population Characteristics (sample data)

• Marital Status; Unmarried-Partner Households; Grandparents as Caregivers
• Place of Birth; Residence in 1995
• School Enrollment and Type of School; School Enrollment Educational Attainment and Employment Status (age 16-19)
• Educational Attainment (18 to 24 years old, and 25 years and older)
• Veteran Status and Period of Service
• Disability Status (children, non-senior adults, seniors)

4. Employment-Related Characteristics

• Employment Status by Sex and Age
• Class of Worker (Type of Employer); Place of Work
• Employment Status of Family Members; Female Employment Status by Presence of Own Children; Children by Employment Status of Parents; Work Status of Family Members
• Occupation by Sex
• Industry by Sex
• Work Status (weeks and hours worked) in 1999; Earnings in 1999 of Full-Time Year-Round Workers
• Means of Transportation to Work; Travel Time to Work; Time Leaving Home to Go to Work

5. Income and Poverty

• Income by Household and Family Type
• Income by Household and Family Characteristics
• Poverty Status of Individuals
• Poverty Status by Family Type

6. Housing Characteristics

• Units in Structure; Year Structure Built; Bedrooms; No Kitchen or Plumbing Facilities
• Housing Occupancy and Tenure
• Tenure by Year Structure Built; Tenure by Year Householder Moved into Unit
• Tenure by Units in Structure
• Tenure by Rooms; Tenure by Bedrooms; Type of Heating Fuel
• Overcrowding and Selected Housing Conditions by Tenure
• Housing Characteristics of Seniors and Poverty-Level Households
• Vehicle Ownership by Tenure

7. Housing Costs

• Contract Rent; Gross Rent
• Value of Owner-Occupied Units; Mortgage Status; Tenure by Selected Conditions
• Price Asked for Vacant For-Sale Housing; Rent Asked for Vacant Rental Housing
• Tenure by Income
• Gross Rent as a Percentage of Household Income; Gross Rent as a Percentage of Household Income by Household Income
• Mortgage Status and Monthly Housing Costs for Owner-Occupied Housing; Mortgage Status and Monthly Owner Costs as a Percentage of Housheold Income
• Owner Costs as Percentage of Household Income by Household Income

8. Comparison of Selected Data, 1990-2000

9. 2000 CHAS Data Set

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has issued special cross-tabulations of Census data showing housing problems by HUD-defined income Level, tenure and household Type.

10. Low and Moderate Income Population Counts

These are special tabulations from HUD showing the number and percentage of low and moderate income persons by census tract and by block group.

• Census Tracts
• Block Groups

Charts and Graphs

1. Population and Households, 1990 – 2000
2. Age Distribution, 1990 – 2000
3. Race and Ethnicity, 1990 – 2000
4. Race and Ethnicity, 2000
5. Household and Family Size, 1990 – 2000
6. Median Income by Household Type, 2000
7. Poverty Level of Individuals, 1990 – 2000
8. Housing Units by Tenure, 1990 – 2000
9. Percentage Homeowners vs Renters, 2000
10. Year Structure Built, 2000
11. Units in Structure, 1990 – 2000
12. Number of Units in Structure, 2000
13. Bedrooms in Unit, 1990 – 2000
14. Number of Bedrooms in Unit, 2000
15. Overcrowding by Tenure, 1990 – 2000
16. Income by Tenure, 2000
17. Percent of Income Devoted to Rent, 2000
18. Rent Burden by Household Income, 2000