| About Oakland
- Oakland, founded in 1852, is a major city on the east
side (also called East Bay) of San Francisco Bay in
Northern California in the United States. To its north
lies Berkeley, home to the famous university campus
(University of California, Berkeley). To its west stands
San Francisco, across the Bay Bridge. To its south lies
the island city of Alameda, and San Leandro lies to
the southeast. Along the hills which run from north
to east, Oakland borders five of the East Bay Regional
Parks. In the center of Oakland, and completely surrounded
by it (prompting the common analogy to a doughnut hole),
is the wealthy independent city of Piedmont. Oakland
is home of the Port of Oakland, one of three major shipping
ports on the American West coast.
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Living in Oakland
People of Oakland - As of the census2
of 2000, there are 399,484 people, 150,790 households,
and 86,402 families residing in the city. The population
density is 2,751.4/km² (7,126.6/mi²). There
are 157,508 housing units at an average density of 1,084.8/km²
(2,809.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is
35.66% African American, 31.29% White, 0.66% Native
American, 15.23% Asian, 0.50% Pacific Islander, 11.66%
from other races, and 4.98% from two or more races.
21.89% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any
race.
There are 150,790 households out of which 28.6% have
children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.0%
are married couples living together, 17.7% have a female
householder with no husband present, and 42.7% are non-families.
32.5% of all households are made up of individuals and
8.6% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age
or older. The average household size is 2.60 and the
average family size is 3.38.
In the city the population is spread out with 25.0%
under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 34.0% from
25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who are 65
years of age or older. The median age is 33 years. For
every 100 females there are 93.2 males. For every 100
females age 18 and over, there are 90.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $40,055,
and the median income for a family is $44,384. Males
have a median income of $37,433 versus $35,088 for females.
The per capita income for the city is $21,936. 19.4%
of the population and 16.2% of families are below the
poverty line. Out of the total population, 27.9% of
those under the age of 18 and 13.1% of those 65 and
older are living below the poverty line.
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