Berkeley

Decennial Census Data

1960
TOTAL POPULATION	111,268	100%
In households	101,946	92%
In group quarters	9,322	8%
RACE
White	82,081	74%
Negro	21,850	20%
Other races	441	0%
Indian	71	0%
Japanese	3,665	3%
Chinese	2,678	2%
Filipino	482	0%
WHITE, SPANISH SURNAME	3,759	3%
SEX
Male	53,094	48%
Female	58,174	52%
AGE
Under 5 years	9,087	8%
5 to 17 years	18,626	17%
18 to 64 years	70,067	63%
65 years and over	13,488	12%
Median age	30	X
HOUSEHOLDS
Families	26,761	100%
With own children under 18	12,247	46%
Population per household	2	X
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
All housing units	41,568	100%
All occupied units	39,686	96%
Owner occupied	17,477	44%
Renter occupied	22,209	56%
Vacant	1,882	5%
Median value dollars	16,600	X
Median gross rent dollars	81	X
PLACE OF BIRTH
Native	99,533	90%
Foreign born	11,735	11%
INCOME IN 1959
Families median income dollars	6,576	X
YEARS OF SCHOOL COMPLETED
Population 25 years and over	64,674	100%
High school 4 years	13,222	20%
College 4 years or more	19,693	30%
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
All workers	46,105	100%
Private automobile or car pool	28,007	61%
Railroad, subway or elevated	28	0%
Bus or streetcar	6,045	13%
Walked to work	6,184	13%
Other means	977	2%
Worked at home	1,775	4%
Not reported	3,089	7%
OCCUPATION
Employed	47,013	100%
Professional, technical, and kindred	13,168	28%
Farmers and farm managers	190	0%
Managers, officials, and propr's exc. farm	3,463	7%
Clerical and kindred	9,208	20%
Sales	2,995	6%
Craftsmen, foremen, and kindred	3,460	7%
Operatives and kindred	3,710	8%
Private household workers	1,604	3%
Service workers, except private household	4,121	9%
Farm laborers and farm foremen	14	0%
Laborers, except farm and mine	1,785	4%
Occupation not reported	3,165	7%
CLASS OF WORKER
Self-employed	3,949	8%