State
County
Land Area
55.9 sq mi
Density
7,889.7/sq mi
2020 Growth Rate
0.91%
Growth Since 2010
12.86%
Rank in State
Rank in Country
Metro Population
4,742,780
Oakland is a city located in California. With a 2020 population of 440,981, it is the 8th largest city in California and the 45th largest city in the United States. Oakland is currently growing at a rate of 0.91% annually and its population has increased by 12.86% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 390,724 in 2010. Oakland reached it's highest population of 440,981 in 2021. Spanning over 78 miles, Oakland has a population density of 7,890 people per square mile.
The average household income in Oakland is $108,297 with a poverty rate of 16.74%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to $1,445 per month, and the median house value is $687,400. The median age in Oakland is 36.5 years, 36 years for males, and 37.1 years for females. For every 100 females there are 93.4 males.
Oakland is a large port city in the state of California located on the San Francisco Bay. It is the third-largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area, and the eighth largest city in California.
Oakland is a major transportation and trade hub and the principal city of the East Bay region of the Bay Area, sitting right across from the bay and 6 miles east of San Francisco.
Oakland has worked to reduce its high crime rate, and it continues to rank among the top cities in the United States for sustainability. It has become a major tourist destination as well. Two years ago, Oakland was named the top North American city to visit, and it was ranked 16th on "America's Coolest Cities."
Oakland has the 5th highest cluster of "elite zip codes," which are ranked by the number of households with the highest combination of education and income, with close to 38% of the population over 25 having a bachelors degree or higher. Oakland is also in the top 20 cities in the U.S. for median household income.
Oakland is one of the most ethnically diverse major U.S. cities, ranking 4th in diversity with a diversity score of 91.4. The white population had fallen from 95.3% in 1940 to 32.5% in 1990, and it has become a center for the African American population of Northern California, although it has lost nearly 25% of its black community since 2000, with many leaving for the Southern U.S. or the Bay Area suburbs.
Oakland also has the 3rd highest concentration of gay and lesbian people among the 50 largest cities in the country after San Francisco and Seattle.
In 2011, Oakland lost about 25% of its African American population. This made Oakland one of the only big cities in California to decline in size with the second largest overall population decline in California. Only Santa Ana lost more residents during this time.
The declining population trend did turn around somewhat, however, and the Bay Area went on to become the fastest-growing region in California by 2013. Alameda County was the second-fastest growing county in California from 2012 to 2013, adding 1.2%.
According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Oakland was:
2019 and 2020 population is estimated by projecting the raw 2018 numbers.
Year | Total Population | Growth | Annual Growth Rate |
---|---|---|---|
2021 | 4,742,780 | 5,490 | 0.12% |
2020 | 4,737,290 | 5,490 | 0.12% |
2019 | 4,731,800 | 5,490 | 0.12% |
2018 | 4,726,310 | 13,890 | 0.29% |
2017 | 4,712,420 | 24,220 | 0.51% |
2016 | 4,688,200 | 40,280 | 0.86% |
2015 | 4,647,920 | 62,940 | 1.35% |
2014 | 4,584,980 | 65,340 | 1.43% |
2013 | 4,519,640 | 64,170 | 1.42% |
2012 | 4,455,470 | 59,750 | 1.34% |
2011 | 4,395,720 | 52,090 | 1.19% |
2010 | 4,343,630 | 0.00% |
Race | Population | Percentage |
---|---|---|
White | 150,827 | 35.48% |
Black or African American | 100,966 | 23.75% |
Some Other Race | 72,004 | 16.94% |
Asian | 65,902 | 15.50% |
Two or More Races | 29,192 | 6.87% |
American Indian and Alaska Native | 3,832 | 0.90% |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 2,374 | 0.56% |
Type | Count | Average Size | Owned |
---|---|---|---|
All | 162,419 | 2.58 | 40.7 |
Non Family | 73,857 | 1.45 | 30.3 |
Married | 57,696 | 3.44 | 57.5 |
Female | 21,717 | 3.68 | 33.3 |
Male | 9,149 | 3.62 | 37.2 |
3.36
Average Family Size
2.58
Average Household Size
Education Attained | Count | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Less Than 9th Grade | 30,252 | 9.80% |
9th to 12th Grade | 23,567 | 7.64% |
High School Graduate | 48,835 | 15.83% |
Some College | 52,228 | 16.93% |
Associates Degree | 17,811 | 5.77% |
Bachelors Degree | 77,864 | 25.23% |
Graduate Degree | 58,020 | 18.80% |
Name | Total | High School | Bachelors |
---|---|---|---|
White | 100,052 | 97,298 | 74,587 |
Black | 73,294 | 65,170 | 19,692 |
Hispanic | 67,719 | 40,033 | 14,264 |
Asian | 53,987 | 39,613 | 20,876 |
Other Race | 42,510 | 21,688 | 6,216 |
Multiple Races | 15,226 | 14,284 | 7,674 |
Native American | 2,457 | 2,034 | 668 |
Islander | 1,775 | 1,525 | 343 |
The highest rate of high school graduation is among white people with a rate of 97.25%.
The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among white people with a rate of 74.55%.
$46,998
Average Earnings
$49,116
Average Male
$44,824
Average Female
59.92% of Oakland residents speak only English, while 40.08% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 21.81% of the population.
Name | Total | In Poverty | Poverty Rate |
---|---|---|---|
Black | 99,868 | 23,735 | 23.77% |
Hispanic | 113,402 | 23,383 | 20.62% |
Other | 71,247 | 16,235 | 22.79% |
Asian | 65,138 | 11,277 | 17.31% |
White | 118,953 | 9,168 | 7.71% |
Multiple | 28,897 | 3,720 | 12.87% |
Native | 3,820 | 833 | 21.81% |
Islander | 2,294 | 316 | 13.78% |
16.74%
Overall Poverty Rate
14.96%
Male Poverty Rate
18.41%
Female Poverty Rate
The race most likely to be in poverty in Oakland is Black, with 23.77% below the poverty level.
The race least likely to be in poverty in Oakland is White, with 7.71% below the poverty level.
The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 2.66%. Among those working part-time, it was 17.96%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 31.08%.
38.4%
Overall Marriage Rate
41.2%
Male Marriage Rate
35.7%
Female Marriage Rate
The age group where males are most likely to be married is 55-64, while the female age group most likely to be married is 35-44.
Name | Veterans | % of Total |
---|---|---|
Black | 5,032 | 6.14% |
White | 4,377 | 3.43% |
Hispanic | 1,101 | 1.38% |
Asian | 816 | 1.40% |
2 or More | 526 | 2.97% |
Other | 455 | 0.91% |
Hawaiian | 125 | 6.59% |
Indian | 77 | 2.84% |
11.26%
Veteran Poverty Rate
31.67%
Veteran Disability Rate
68.7%
Labor Force Participation
64.5%
Employment Rate
6.1%
Unemployment Rate
Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.
73.20%
Native Born
26.80%
Foreign Born
14.22%
Non Citizen
12.58%
Naturalized
73.20% of Oakland residents were born in the United States, with 50.22% having been born in California. 14.22% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.
Year | Population | Growth | Annual Growth Rate |
---|---|---|---|
2021 | 440,981 | 3,975 | 0.91% |
2020 | 437,006 | 3,975 | 0.92% |
2019 | 433,031 | 3,975 | 0.93% |
2018 | 429,056 | 4,674 | 1.10% |
2017 | 424,382 | 3,435 | 0.82% |
2016 | 420,947 | 2,736 | 0.65% |
2015 | 418,211 | 5,310 | 1.29% |
2014 | 412,901 | 6,253 | 1.54% |
2013 | 406,648 | 5,544 | 1.38% |
2012 | 401,104 | 5,018 | 1.27% |
2011 | 396,086 | 4,680 | 1.20% |
2010 | 391,406 | -8,078 | -0.20% |
2000 | 399,484 | 27,242 | 0.71% |
1990 | 372,242 | 32,905 | 0.93% |
1980 | 339,337 | -22,224 | -0.63% |
1970 | 361,561 | -5,987 | -0.16% |
1960 | 367,548 | -17,027 | -0.45% |
1950 | 384,575 | 82,412 | 2.44% |
1940 | 302,163 | 18,100 | 0.62% |
1930 | 284,063 | 67,802 | 2.76% |
1920 | 216,261 | 66,087 | 3.71% |
1910 | 150,174 | 83,214 | 8.41% |
1900 | 66,960 | 18,278 | 3.24% |
1890 | 48,682 | 14,127 | 3.49% |
1880 | 34,555 | 24,055 | 12.65% |
1870 | 10,500 | 8,951 | 21.09% |
1860 | 1,549 | 0.00% |