Historical Data
Historical Data
Historical Data
Oakland
Decennial Census Data
| 1980 | ||
|---|---|---|
TOTAL POPULATION | 339,337 | 100% |
RACE | ||
White | 131,127 | 39% |
Black | 159,351 | 47% |
American Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut | 2,754 | 1% |
Eskimo | 41 | 0% |
Aleut | 5 | 0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander | 28,053 | 8% |
Japanese | 2,397 | 1% |
Chinese | 15,325 | 5% |
Filipino | 5,637 | 2% |
Korean | 930 | 0% |
Asian Indian | 571 | 0% |
Vietnamese | 1,360 | 0% |
Hawaiian | 305 | 0% |
Samoan | 211 | 0% |
Guamanian | 256 | 0% |
Other Asian and Pacific Islander | 1,061 | 0% |
Race, n.e.c. | 18,052 | 5% |
SPANISH ORIGIN | 32,133 | 10% |
SEX | ||
Male | 161,308 | 48% |
Female | 178,029 | 53% |
AGE | ||
Under 5 years | 22,963 | 7% |
5 to 19 years | 69,563 | 21% |
20 to 64 years | 202,454 | 60% |
65 years and over | 44,357 | 13% |
Median age | 31 | X |
HOUSEHOLDS | ||
Total households | 142,417 | 100% |
Families | 80,624 | 57% |
With own children under 18 years | 39,958 | 28% |
Persons per household | 2 | X |
Persons per family | 3 | X |
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1979 | ||
Median household income | 13,780 | X |
Median family income | 17,651 | X |
Per capita income | 7,701 | X |
COMMUTING TO WORK | ||
Mean travel time to work (minutes) | 24 | X |
Mean travel time to work for workers traveling 45 or more minutes | 57 | X |
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK | ||
Workers 16 years and over | 139,117 | 100% |
Private vehicle | 96,349 | 69% |
Drive alone car | 70,277 | 51% |
Drive alone truck or van | 6,691 | 5% |
Carpool car | 17,294 | 12% |
Carpool truck or van | 2,087 | 2% |
Public transportation | 30,041 | 22% |
Bus or streetcar | 26,379 | 19% |
Subway or elevated train | 3,392 | 2% |
Railroad | 163 | 0% |
Taxicab | 107 | 0% |
Motorcycle | 859 | 1% |
Bicycle | 892 | 1% |
Walked only | 7,023 | 5% |
Other means | 1,525 | 1% |
Worked at home | 2,428 | 2% |