Bay Area
Decennial Census Data
| 1960 | ||
|---|---|---|
TOTAL POPULATION | 3,638,939 | 100% |
In households | 3,516,290 | 97% |
In group quarters | 122,649 | 3% |
RACE | ||
White | 3,267,015 | 90% |
Negro | 244,411 | 7% |
Other races | 5,958 | 0% |
Indian | 5,655 | 0% |
Japanese | 35,793 | 1% |
Chinese | 55,965 | 2% |
Filipino | 24,142 | 1% |
SEX | ||
Male | 1,803,937 | 50% |
Female | 1,835,002 | 50% |
AGE | ||
Under 5 years | 390,685 | 11% |
5 to 17 years | 833,252 | 23% |
18 to 64 years | 2,091,513 | 57% |
65 years and over | 323,489 | 9% |
HOUSEHOLDS | ||
Families | 920,009 | 100% |
With own children under 18 | 521,272 | 57% |
HOUSING OCCUPANCY | ||
All housing units | 1,259,281 | 100% |
All occupied units | 1,174,048 | 93% |
Owner occupied | 674,777 | 57% |
Renter occupied | 499,271 | 43% |
Vacant | 85,233 | 7% |
PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
Native | 3,271,662 | 90% |
Foreign born | 367,273 | 10% |
YEARS OF SCHOOL COMPLETED | ||
Population 25 years and over | 2,099,216 | 100% |
High school 4 years | 598,413 | 28% |
College 4 years or more | 254,434 | 12% |
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK | ||
All workers | 1,397,515 | 100% |
Private automobile or car pool | 927,927 | 66% |
Railroad, subway or elevated | 13,848 | 1% |
Bus or streetcar | 188,664 | 14% |
Walked to work | 102,471 | 7% |
Other means | 28,492 | 2% |
Worked at home | 62,556 | 5% |
Not reported | 73,557 | 5% |
OCCUPATION | ||
Employed | 1,373,960 | 100% |
Professional, technical, and kindred | 202,958 | 15% |
Farmers and farm managers | 11,035 | 1% |
Managers, officials, and propr's exc. farm | 129,597 | 9% |
Clerical and kindred | 249,278 | 18% |
Sales | 111,794 | 8% |
Craftsmen, foremen, and kindred | 187,802 | 14% |
Operatives and kindred | 176,143 | 13% |
Private household workers | 30,542 | 2% |
Service workers, except private household | 120,500 | 9% |
Farm laborers and farm foremen | 12,596 | 1% |
Laborers, except farm and mine | 60,419 | 4% |
Occupation not reported | 81,296 | 6% |
CLASS OF WORKER | ||
Self-employed | 131,180 | 10% |