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Moving to Oakland, California

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Population: 399,484. Estimated population in July 2024: 395,274 (-1.1% change)
Males: 192,757 (48.3%), Females: 206,727 (51.7%)

Alameda County

Zip codes: 94601, 94602, 94603, 94605, 94606, 94607, 94609, 94610, 94611, 94612, 94618, 94619, 94621.

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.3 years
Median household income: $40,055
Median house value: $235,500

Population by Race

Races in Oakland:

  • Black (35.7%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (23.5%)
  • Hispanic (21.9%)
  • Other race (11.7%)
  • Chinese (8.0%)
  • Two or more races (5.0%)
  • Vietnamese (2.2%)
  • Other Asian (2.1%)
  • American Indian (1.7%)
  • Filipino (1.6%)
  • Japanese (0.5%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (4.9%), Irish (4.3%), English (4.0%), Subsaharan African (2.7%), Italian (2.2%), French (1.3%).

Elevation: 42 feet

Land area: 56.1 square miles

Map of Oakland, CA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Oakland

  • High school or higher: 73.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 30.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 12.9%
  • Unemployed: 8.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 31.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Oakland city

  • Never married: 39.3%
  • Now married: 40.2%
  • Separated: 3.4%
  • Widowed: 6.4%
  • Divorced: 10.7%

26.6% Foreign born (12.7% Latin America, 11.0% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +925 (+0.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers in Oakland:

  • ALAMEDA COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (1411 E 31ST ST)
  • CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR (51 ST AND GROVE STREETS)
  • KAISER FOUNDATION HOSP OAKLAND CAMPUS (280 W MAC ARTHUR BLVD)
  • SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER (HAWTHORNE & WEBSTER STS)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Oakland:

  • METROPOLITAN OAKLAND INTL (about 6 miles; OAKLAND, CA; Abbreviation: OAK)
  • SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL (about 16 miles; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Abbreviation: SFO)
  • BUCHANAN FIELD (about 18 miles; CONCORD, CA; Abbreviation: CCR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Oakland:

  • HAYWARD EXECUTIVE (about 13 miles; HAYWARD, CA; Abbreviation: HWD)
  • SAN CARLOS (about 21 miles; SAN CARLOS, CA; Abbreviation: SQL)
  • PALO ALTO ARPT OF SANTA CLARA CO (about 26 miles; PALO ALTO, CA; Abbreviation: PAO)

Amtrak station:
OAKLAND (245 2ND ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Oakland:

  • LANEY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 5,549; Location: 900 FALLON ST; Public; Website: laney.peralta.cc.ca.us)
  • MERRITT COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 2,646; Location: 12500 CAMPUS DR; Public; Website: www.merritt.edu)
  • CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF ARTS AND CRAFTS (Full-time enrollment: 1,106; Location: 5212 BROADWAY; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.ccac-art.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
  • MILLS COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 998; Location: 5000 MACARTHUR BLVD; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.mills.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)
  • SAMUEL MERRITT COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 636; Location: 370 HAWTHORNE AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.samuelmerritt.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
  • HOLY NAMES COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 613; Location: 3500 MOUNTAIN BLVD; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.hnc.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
  • SIERRA ACADEMY OF AERONAUTICS TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (Full-time enrollment: 477; Location: 9465 EARHART RD; Private, for-profit)
  • PATTEN COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 390; Location: 2433 COOLIDGE AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.patten.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
  • ACADEMY OF CHINESE CULTURE AND HEALTH SCIENCES (Full-time enrollment: 163; Location: 1601 CLAY ST; Private, not-for-profit; Offers Master’s degree)
  • CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT TRAINING-OAKLAND (Full-time enrollment: 78; Location: 8390 CAPWELL DR; Private, not-for-profit)
  • NATIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTE-OAKLAND (Full-time enrollment: 69; Location: 1404 Franklin Street; Private, for-profit; Website: WWW.NTIUSA.COM)
  • SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS ELECTRONICS (Full-time enrollment: 49; Location: 2301 TELEGRAPH AVENUE; Private, for-profit; Website: www.sfsce.org)
  • MOLER BARBER COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 26; Location: 3500 BROADWAY; Private, for-profit)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SYSTEM ADMIN CENTRAL OFF (Location: 1111 FRANKLIN ST; Public; Website: www.ucop.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)
  • CALIFORNIA SCHOOL OF REAL ESTATE (Location: 7700 EDGEWATER DR STE 745; Private, for-profit)
  • MCKINNON INSTITUTE OF PROF MASSAGE AND BODYWORK (Location: 2940 WEBSTER ST; Private, for-profit)
  • SUMMIT COLLEGE (Location: 2111 FRANKLIN ST; Private, for-profit)
  • ARMSTRONG UNIVERSITY (Location: 1608 WEBSTER ST; Private, not-for-profit; Offers Master’s degree)
  • LINCOLN UNIVERSITY (Location: 401 15TH STREET; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.lincolnuca.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
  • PERALTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM OFFICE (Location: 333 E EIGHTH ST; Public; Website: www.peralta.cc.ca.us)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Oakland:

  • COLLEGE OF ALAMEDA (about 3 miles; ALAMEDA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,450)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY (about 6 miles; BERKELEY, CA; Full-time enrollment: 29,690)
  • ACADEMY OF ART COLLEGE (about 12 miles; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,548)
  • GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY-SAN FRANCISCO (about 12 miles; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 3,092)
  • CHABOT COLLEGE (about 14 miles; HAYWARD, CA; Full-time enrollment: 6,852)
  • CONTRA COSTA COLLEGE (about 15 miles; SAN PABLO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 3,626)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO (about 15 miles; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 7,199)

Biggest public high schools in Oakland:

  • SKYLINE HIGH (Students: 2,092; Location: 12250 SKYLINE BLVD.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • OAKLAND SENIOR HIGH (Students: 2,079; Location: 1023 MACARTHUR BLVD.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • OAKLAND TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGH (Students: 1,676; Location: 4351 BROADWAY; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • LEADERSHIP PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,652; Location: 8601 MACARTHUR BLVD.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • MCCLYMONDS SENIOR HIGH (Students: 745; Location: 2607 MYRTLE ST.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • PAUL ROBESON COLLEGE PREP. SCHOOL OF VISUAL & PERF (Students: 422; Location: 4610 FOOTHILL BOULEVARD; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • COLLEGE PREPARATORY & ARCHITECTURE ACADEMY (Students: 421; Location: 4610 FOOTHILL BOULEVARD; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • MEDIA COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL (Students: 418; Location: 4610 FOOTHILL BOULEVARD; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • OAKLAND MILITARY INSTITUTE, COLLEGE PREPARATORY AC (Students: 342; Location: 2405 WEST 14TH STREET, BLDG 79; Grades: 07 – 12)
  • FREMONT SENIOR HIGH (Students: 301; Location: 900 HIGH ST.; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high schools in Oakland:

  • BISHOP O DOWD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,127; Location: 9500 STEARNS AVENUE; Grades: 9 – 12)
  • HEAD ROYCE SCHOOL (Students: 760; Location: 4315 LINCOLN AVENUE; Grades: KG – 12)
  • COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL (Students: 338; Location: 6100 BROADWAY; Grades: 9 – 12)
  • HOLY NAMES HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 309; Location: 4660 HARBORD DRIVE; Grades: 9 – 12; Girls only)
  • ST ELIZABETH HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 275; Location: 1530 34TH AVENUE; Grades: 9 – 12)
  • PATTEN ACADEMY OF CHRISTIAN ED (Students: 194; Location: 2433 COOLIDGE AVENUE; Grades: KG – 12)
  • GOLDEN GATE ACADEMY (Students: 153; Location: 3800 MOUNTAIN BOULEVARD; Grades: 1 – 12)
  • BEACON HIGH (Students: 63; Location: 2101 LIVINGSTON ST.; Grades: 9 – 12)
  • FRED FINCH YOUTH CENTER (Students: 53; Location: 3800 COOLIDGE; Grades: 8 – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Oakland:

  • ELMHURST MIDDLE (Students: 997; Location: 1800 98TH AVE.; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY (Students: 973; Location: 1700 28TH AVE.; Grades: KG – 06)
  • HARTE (BRET) MIDDLE (Students: 965; Location: 3700 COOLIDGE AVE.; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • COX ELEMENTARY (Students: 962; Location: 9860 SUNNYSIDE ST.; Grades: KG – 05)
  • MONTERA MIDDLE (Students: 914; Location: 5555 ASCOT DR.; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • SIMMONS (CALVIN) MIDDLE (Students: 907; Location: 2101 35TH AVE.; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • ROOSEVELT MIDDLE (Students: 898; Location: 1926 19TH AVE.; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY (Students: 860; Location: 2035 40TH AVE.; Grades: KG – 06)
  • GARFIELD ELEMENTARY (Students: 800; Location: 1640 22ND AVE.; Grades: KG – 06)
  • WEBSTER ACADEMY (K-6) (Students: 734; Location: 8000 BIRCH ST.; Grades: KG – 06)

Biggest private primary/middle schools in Oakland:

  • ST ELIZABETH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 504; Location: 1516 33RD AVENUE; Grades: KG – 8)
  • STS.CYRIL-LOUIS BERTRAND ACADEMY (Students: 324; Location: 3200 62ND; Grades: KG – 8)
  • ST THERESA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 319; Location: 4850 CLAREWOOD DRIVE; Grades: KG – 8)
  • ST LAWRENCE O TOOLE SCHOOL (Students: 280; Location: 3695 HIGH STREET; Grades: KG – 8)
  • ST PAULS EPISCOPAL SCHOOL (Students: 271; Location: 116 MONTECITO AVE; Grades: KG – 8)
  • ST LEO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 267; Location: 4238 HOWE STREET; Grades: PK – 8)
  • REDWOOD DAY (Students: 264; Location: 3245 SHEFFIELD AVE.; Grades: KG – 8)
  • OPERATION KICK-OFF (Students: 257; Location: 6118 E. 14TH ST.; Grades: PK – 8)
  • ST AUGUSTINE SCHOOL (Students: 249; Location: 410 ALCATRAZ AVE; Grades: KG – 8)
  • ST JARLATH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 243; Location: 2634 PLEASANT STREET; Grades: KG – 8)

Libraries

Library in Oakland:

  • OAKLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $14,997,032; Location: 125 14TH ST.; 1,092,130 books; 27,463 audio materials; 14,679 video materials; 2,720 serial subscriptions)

 

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