Vallejo

Decennial Census Data

1960
TOTAL POPULATION	60,877	100%
In households	58,821	97%
In group quarters	2,056	3%
RACE
White	48,947	80%
Negro	10,053	17%
Other races	124	0%
Indian	63	0%
Japanese	84	0%
Chinese	314	1%
Filipino	1,292	2%
WHITE, SPANISH SURNAME	2,095	3%
SEX
Male	30,953	51%
Female	29,924	49%
AGE
Under 5 years	6,667	11%
5 to 17 years	14,789	24%
18 to 64 years	34,960	57%
65 years and over	4,461	7%
Median age	29	X
HOUSEHOLDS
Families	15,725	100%
With own children under 18	8,765	56%
Population per household	3	X
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
All housing units	20,215	100%
All occupied units	18,887	93%
Owner occupied	11,814	63%
Renter occupied	7,073	37%
Vacant	1,328	7%
Median value dollars	12,400	X
Median gross rent dollars	66	X
PLACE OF BIRTH
Native	57,432	94%
Foreign born	3,445	6%
INCOME IN 1959
Families median income dollars	6,606	X
YEARS OF SCHOOL COMPLETED
Population 25 years and over	33,469	100%
High school 4 years	10,103	30%
College 4 years or more	2,058	6%
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
All workers	22,519	100%
Private automobile or car pool	17,915	80%
Railroad, subway or elevated	0	0%
Bus or streetcar	637	3%
Walked to work	1,100	5%
Other means	472	2%
Worked at home	1,747	8%
Not reported	648	3%
OCCUPATION
Employed	20,611	100%
Professional, technical, and kindred	2,537	12%
Farmers and farm managers	28	0%
Managers, officials, and propr's exc. farm	1,691	8%
Clerical and kindred	3,259	16%
Sales	1,219	6%
Craftsmen, foremen, and kindred	4,256	21%
Operatives and kindred	2,777	14%
Private household workers	642	3%
Service workers, except private household	2,013	10%
Farm laborers and farm foremen	44	0%
Laborers, except farm and mine	1,155	6%
Occupation not reported	990	5%
CLASS OF WORKER
Self-employed	1,624	8%