Alameda

Decennial Census Data

1960
TOTAL POPULATION	63,855	100%
In households	53,452	84%
In group quarters	10,403	16%
RACE
White	58,843	92%
Negro	3,127	5%
Other races	333	1%
Indian	87	0%
Japanese	457	1%
Chinese	293	1%
Filipino	715	1%
WHITE, SPANISH SURNAME	2,840	4%
SEX
Male	35,380	55%
Female	28,475	45%
AGE
Under 5 years	6,556	10%
5 to 17 years	12,627	20%
18 to 64 years	39,514	62%
65 years and over	5,158	8%
Median age	25	X
HOUSEHOLDS
Families	14,950	100%
With own children under 18	8,339	56%
Population per household	2	X
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
All housing units	19,219	100%
All occupied units	18,332	95%
Owner occupied	8,024	44%
Renter occupied	10,308	56%
Vacant	887	5%
Median value dollars	14,900	X
Median gross rent dollars	75	X
PLACE OF BIRTH
Native	59,498	93%
Foreign born	4,357	7%
INCOME IN 1959
Families median income dollars	6,188	X
YEARS OF SCHOOL COMPLETED
Population 25 years and over	32,294	100%
High school 4 years	10,701	33%
College 4 years or more	2,441	8%
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
All workers	29,524	100%
Private automobile or car pool	14,108	48%
Railroad, subway or elevated	4	0%
Bus or streetcar	2,407	8%
Walked to work	3,298	11%
Other means	371	1%
Worked at home	7,328	25%
Not reported	2,008	7%
OCCUPATION
Employed	17,985	100%
Professional, technical, and kindred	1,902	11%
Farmers and farm managers	83	1%
Managers, officials, and propr's exc. farm	1,511	8%
Clerical and kindred	3,983	22%
Sales	1,653	9%
Craftsmen, foremen, and kindred	2,807	16%
Operatives and kindred	2,161	12%
Private household workers	290	2%
Service workers, except private household	1,263	7%
Farm laborers and farm foremen	13	0%
Laborers, except farm and mine	882	5%
Occupation not reported	1,437	8%
CLASS OF WORKER
Self-employed	1,320	7%