Facts about Oakland Total Population: 399,477 Population of Color: 77% Poverty Rate: 19% Unemployment Rate: 8.4% Median Household Income: $40,055 Homeownership Rate: 41% Single-parent households with children under 18: 12% […]
Photo by Flickr user Ian Kennedy, CC BY-NC 2.0
Photo by Flickr user Ian Kennedy, CC BY-NC 2.0
Facts about Oakland
Total Population: 399,477
Population of Color: 77%
Poverty Rate: 19%
Unemployment Rate: 8.4%
Median Household Income: $40,055
Homeownership Rate: 41%
Single-parent households with children under 18: 12%
Homeless population, 2004: 3,056
Subsidized units as percent of all
housing, 2004: 14%
Sources: www.dataplace.org, U.S. Census 2000, City of Oakland Consolidated Plan, 2005-2010
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