Alameda County

Decennial Census Data

1990
TOTAL POPULATION	1,279,182	100%

RACE
White	762,557	60%
Black	229,316	18%
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut	8,354	1%
Eskimo	185	0%
Aleut	103	0%
Asian or Pacific Islander	193,282	15%
Asian	185,911	14%
Japanese	14,077	1%
Chinese	68,184	5%
Filipino	53,760	4%
Korean	9,694	1%
Asian Indian	14,254	1%
Vietnamese	13,896	1%
Cambodian	4,083	0%
Hmong	20	0%
Laotian	2,605	0%
Thai	877	0%
Other Asian	4,461	0%
Pacific Islander	7,371	1%
Polynesian	4,425	0%
Hawaiian	2,505	0%
Samoan	1,044	0%
Tongan	771	0%
Other Polynesian	105	0%
Micronesian -- Guamanian	1,917	0%
Micronesian -- Other	34	0%
Melanesian	787	0%
Pacific Islander Not Specified	208	0%
Other Race	85,673	7%
TOTAL HISPANIC	176,017	14%
SEX
Male	627,791	49%
Female	651,391	51%
AGE
Under 5 years	95,466	8%
5 to 17 years	207,645	16%
18 to 64 years	840,786	66%
65 years and over	135,285	11%
Median age	32	X
HOUSEHOLDS
Households	480,079	100%
Total families	311,888	65%
With own children under 18 years	152,172	32%
Persons per household	2	X
Persons per family	3	X
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1989
Median household income	37,544	X
Median family income	45,037	X
Per capita income	17,547	X
COMMUTING TO WORK
Mean minutes traveled to work	25	X
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	633,191	100%
Car, truck, or van	503,548	80%
Drove alone	422,775	67%
Carpooled	80,773	13%
Public transportation	63,138	10%
Bus or trolley bus	33,869	5%
Streetcar or trolley car	569	0%
Subway or elevated	26,694	4%
Railroad	1,305	0%
Ferryboat	432	0%
Taxicab	269	0%
Motorcycle	3,214	1%
Bicycle	7,919	1%
Walked	25,136	4%
Other means	5,350	1%
Working at home	24,886	4%
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
Employed	635,840	100%