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94612

Oakland, CA · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
18,175
Median household income
$74,037
People below poverty
21.9%
Median home value
$827,800

Income

The median income of households in 94612 was $74,037. An estimated 8.3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 17.9% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 94612 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 8.3
$10,000 to $14,999 11.5
$15,000 to $24,999 7.1
$25,000 to $34,999 5.6
$35,000 to $49,999 6.3
$50,000 to $74,999 11.4
$75,000 to $99,999 6.9
$100,000 to $149,999 14.4
$150,000 to $199,999 10.5
$200,000 or more 17.9

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 94612 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 108922
Female 91612

An estimated 76.4% of households received earnings. An estimated 18% of households received Social Security and an estimated 9.4 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $15,105. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 94612 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 76.4
Social Security 18
Retirement income 9.4
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 10.8
Cash public assistance income 8.1

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 21.9 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 19.5% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 44.3% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 16.6% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 94612 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 21.9
Children under 18 years below poverty 19.5
People 65 years old and over below poverty 44.3
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 16.6

In 2020-2024, 23.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 9.7% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 59.4% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 7.6% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 94612 in 2020-2024, 95.3% had health insurance coverage and 4.7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 65% and public coverage was 39%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.8%.


In 2020-2024, 94612 had a total population of 18,175 - 8,699 (47.9%) females and 9,476 (52.1%) males. The median age was 38 years. An estimated 6.9% of the population was under 18 years, 52.8% was 19 to 44 years, 21.2% was 45 to 64 years, and 18.4 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 94612 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 146 205
5 to 9 154 121
10 to 14 66 391
15 to 19 203 129
20 to 24 595 505
25 to 29 1038 1040
30 to 34 1570 1415
35 to 39 1168 1007
40 to 44 660 576
45 to 49 611 287
50 to 54 584 555
55 to 59 415 332
60 to 64 656 408
65 to 69 468 317
70 to 74 497 430
75 to 79 212 309
80 to 84 177 212
85 and over 256 460

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 30.9% were White; 27.7% were Black or African American; 2% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 25.1% were Asian; 9.7% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 10.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 10.7% of the people in 94612 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 28.8% of the people in 94612 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 11,097 households in 94612. The average household size was 1.56 people.

Married-couple households made up 18.5% of the households in 94612 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.2% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 34.6% of all households, while 39.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 34.1% of households were male householders living alone, and 28.9% were female householders living alone, for a total of 63% of all households.

In 94612, 8.7% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 24.3% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 94612 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 18.5
Cohabiting Couples 7.2
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
39.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
34.6

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 26% of males and 28.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 57.4 49.3
Now married, except separated 26 28.6
Separated 1.9 2.2
Widowed 3.3 10.5
Divorced 11.5 9.4

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 94612, 61 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 14.8% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 68.7% of the people living in 94612 were U.S. natives. 40.8% of the 94612 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 31.3% of 94612 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 58.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 67.1 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 94612 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 94612.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 94612 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 13.5
Asia 60.3
Europe 6.4
Africa 16.7
Northern America 2.2
Oceania 0.9

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 94612 in 2020-2024, 34.7 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 5.6% of people at least five years old; 14.2% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 94612 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 5.6
Other Indo-European languages 6.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 18.8
Other languages 4

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 75.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 94612 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 94612 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 75.1
Different house, same county 12.8
Different county, same state 9.4
Different state 1.9
Abroad 0.7

Education

In 2020-2024, 86.7 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 56.2% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 13.4% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 94612 was 2,300 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 31 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,040. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,229.

Educational Attainment of People in 94612 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 13.4
High school diploma or equivalency 11.9
Some college, no degree 13.1
Associate's degree 5.5
Bachelor's degree 32.5
Graduate or professional degree 23.7

Disability

In 94612, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 18 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3% of people under 18 years old, to 13% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 43.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 94612, 64.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 30.2% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 80.7% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 16.1% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.2 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 8,935 80.7
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,786 16.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 357 3.2

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 94612 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 94612 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 1.7
Manufacturing 4.9
Wholesale trade 0.4
Retail trade 5.5
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.4
Information 6
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 7.6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 23.4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 26.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 9.6
Other Services, except public administration 4.2
Public administration 5.2

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 94612 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 6,447 58.2
Service occupations 2,083 18.8
Sales and office occupations 1,876 16.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 134 1.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 538 4.9

Commuting to Work

An estimated 27.9% of 94612 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 4.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 31.7 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 94612 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 27.9
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 4.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 28.3
Walked 7.7
Other means 5.4
Worked from home 26.2

In 2020-2024, 94612 had a total of 12,949 housing units. Of these housing units, 4.8% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 95.1% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 94612 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 4.8
Apartments in multi-unit structures 95.1
Mobile homes 0.2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

26.4% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 27.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 94612 was 2.6 rooms, and of these housing units 8.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 94612 had 11,097 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,852 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 8.6% while renters occupied 91.4%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 1.95 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.52.

10.3% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 1.3% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 46.5% and another 2.1% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 94612:

House Heating Fuel Used in 94612 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 33.4
Electricity 60
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 1.2
No fuel used 5.4

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 94612 was $827,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 64.7 % had a mortgage. 35.3% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $3,634 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,236.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 94612 was $1,960. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.