Oakland
Decennial Census Data
| 1990 | ||
|---|---|---|
TOTAL POPULATION | 372,242 | 100% |
RACE | ||
White | 120,855 | 33% |
Black | 163,526 | 44% |
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut | 2,325 | 1% |
Eskimo | 19 | 0% |
Aleut | 11 | 0% |
Asian or Pacific Islander | 55,332 | 15% |
Asian | 54,012 | 14% |
Japanese | 2,683 | 1% |
Chinese | 26,704 | 7% |
Filipino | 8,309 | 2% |
Korean | 1,850 | 1% |
Asian Indian | 814 | 0% |
Vietnamese | 6,771 | 2% |
Cambodian | 3,560 | 1% |
Hmong | 20 | 0% |
Laotian | 2,341 | 1% |
Thai | 130 | 0% |
Other Asian | 830 | 0% |
Pacific Islander | 1,320 | 0% |
Polynesian | 1,061 | 0% |
Hawaiian | 403 | 0% |
Samoan | 256 | 0% |
Tongan | 358 | 0% |
Other Polynesian | 44 | 0% |
Micronesian -- Guamanian | 184 | 0% |
Micronesian -- Other | 11 | 0% |
Melanesian | 42 | 0% |
Pacific Islander Not Specified | 22 | 0% |
Other Race | 30,204 | 8% |
TOTAL HISPANIC | 49,267 | 13% |
SEX | ||
Male | 177,711 | 48% |
Female | 194,531 | 52% |
AGE | ||
Under 5 years | 29,676 | 8% |
5 to 17 years | 62,811 | 17% |
18 to 64 years | 234,524 | 63% |
65 years and over | 45,231 | 12% |
Median age | 32 | X |
HOUSEHOLDS | ||
Households | 144,766 | 100% |
Total families | 85,011 | 59% |
With own children under 18 years | 42,434 | 29% |
Persons per household | 2 | X |
Persons per family | 3 | X |
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1989 | ||
Median household income | 27,095 | X |
Median family income | 31,755 | X |
Per capita income | 14,676 | X |
COMMUTING TO WORK | ||
Mean minutes traveled to work | 25 | X |
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK | ||
Workers 16 years and over | 160,160 | 100% |
Car, truck, or van | 113,760 | 71% |
Drove alone | 91,214 | 57% |
Carpooled | 22,546 | 14% |
Public transportation | 28,637 | 18% |
Bus or trolley bus | 18,446 | 12% |
Streetcar or trolley car | 289 | 0% |
Subway or elevated | 9,395 | 6% |
Railroad | 293 | 0% |
Ferryboat | 112 | 0% |
Taxicab | 102 | 0% |
Motorcycle | 708 | 0% |
Bicycle | 1,758 | 1% |
Walked | 7,787 | 5% |
Other means | 1,668 | 1% |
Working at home | 5,842 | 4% |