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Ward welcomes Kessler to Oakland for title bout

Andre Ward feels he's been an underdog from the moment he was born. Even with his prodigious boxing gifts, his undefeated ......

Oakland Raiders have supreme confidence in new starting quarterback Bruce ...

Oakland Raiders' QB Bruce Gradkowski, #5, during the pre-season opening game against the Dallas Cowboys at Oakland/Alameda County Coliseum ......

Suspect in May homicide in Berkeley arrested

The last suspect sought in connection with a Berkeley homicide and car chase that ended with a crash that killed two people in North Oakland was arrested ......

Search ends for missing toddler whose mother was slain

Divers and search dogs scoured Berkeley's Aquatic Park today for any signs of a missing 17-month-old boy whose mother was killed, but their search yielded...

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Oakland, CA Demographics

Oakland, California Population (2007) :401489
Population (2000 census)399484
2006 Data:
Oakland, CA average commute time23.16 minutes
Bicycle commuters2.22%
Walking commuters:4.78%
Residents that work at home:5.59%
Oakland, CA general demographics:
Population (2006 estimate)377256
Male:48.88%
Female:51.12%
White alone34.11%
Black or African American alone30.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone0.89%
Asian alone15.61%
Some other race alone14.58%
Two or more races:3.78%
Hispanic or Latino25.91%
U.S. citizen, born in the United States70.25%
U.S. citizen, born abroad of American parent(s)0.48%
U.S. citizen by naturalization11.85%
Not a U.S. citizen17.08%
Children under the age of 57.96%
2000 Data:
Median household income in 199940055
Per capita income in 199921936
Median year structure built1950
Median gross rent696
Median gross rent as a percentage of household income in 199927.6
Median Value of Owner Occupied Houses227300
Median real estate taxes1762
Racial breakdown
Black or African American alone34.85
Black or African American alone34.85
White alone23.43
White alone23.43
Hispanic or Latino:21.88
Hispanic or Latino:21.88
Asian alone14.96
Asian alone14.96
Two or more races3.57
Two or more races3.57
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone0.61
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone0.61
American Indian and Alaska Native alone0.36
American Indian and Alaska Native alone0.36
Some other race alone0.29
Some other race alone0.29