Oakland

Decennial Census Data

1960
TOTAL POPULATION	367,548	100%
In households	360,453	98%
In group quarters	7,095	2%
RACE
White	270,523	74%
Negro	83,618	23%
Other races	565	0%
Indian	1,166	0%
Japanese	2,206	1%
Chinese	7,658	2%
Filipino	1,812	1%
WHITE, SPANISH SURNAME	23,729	7%
SEX
Male	175,449	48%
Female	192,099	52%
AGE
Under 5 years	34,771	10%
5 to 17 years	72,314	20%
18 to 64 years	214,476	58%
65 years and over	45,987	13%
Median age	35	X
HOUSEHOLDS
Families	97,193	100%
With own children under 18	44,446	46%
Population per household	2	X
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
All housing units	141,537	100%
All occupied units	133,843	95%
Owner occupied	63,581	48%
Renter occupied	70,262	53%
Vacant	7,694	5%
Median value dollars	14,200	X
Median gross rent dollars	73	X
PLACE OF BIRTH
Native	332,369	90%
Foreign born	35,179	10%
INCOME IN 1959
Families median income dollars	6,303	X
YEARS OF SCHOOL COMPLETED
Population 25 years and over	230,076	100%
High school 4 years	61,081	27%
College 4 years or more	19,136	8%
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
All workers	142,720	100%
Private automobile or car pool	93,843	66%
Railroad, subway or elevated	65	0%
Bus or streetcar	21,562	15%
Walked to work	10,637	8%
Other means	1,815	1%
Worked at home	2,990	2%
Not reported	11,808	8%
OCCUPATION
Employed	144,618	100%
Professional, technical, and kindred	16,205	11%
Farmers and farm managers	302	0%
Managers, officials, and propr's exc. farm	12,171	8%
Clerical and kindred	26,111	18%
Sales	11,052	8%
Craftsmen, foremen, and kindred	17,376	12%
Operatives and kindred	20,455	14%
Private household workers	4,280	3%
Service workers, except private household	13,584	9%
Farm laborers and farm foremen	340	0%
Laborers, except farm and mine	9,048	6%
Occupation not reported	13,694	10%
CLASS OF WORKER
Self-employed	12,238	9%