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Police Blotter for the city of Oakland (11/29/2008-12/01/2008)

2258 100th Ave Oakland , CA 94603-2857 ...

Police Blotter for the city of Oakland (11/05/2008-11/09/2008)

2645 Grande Vista Ave Oakland , CA ...

Southbound I-880 in Oakland reopens after early morning tanker fire

By Denis C. Theriault Jesse Allread watched with amazement as the black Acura crashed into the center divider on Interstate 880 on Wednesday morning,...

Oakland Home Sales (10/8/08-10/9/08)

10520 Creekside Cir    Oakland  CA 94603 3 beds, 2.0 baths, 1,060 sq ft Recently Sold: $155,000 Sold on : 10/9/08   200...

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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 real estate taxes1762
Median year structure built1950
Median gross rent696
Median household income in 199940055
Per capita income in 199921936
Median gross rent as a percentage of household income in 199927.6
Median Value of Owner Occupied Houses227300
Racial breakdown
Black or African American alone34.85
White alone23.43
Hispanic or Latino:21.88
Asian alone14.96
Two or more races3.57
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone0.61
American Indian and Alaska Native alone0.36
Some other race alone0.29
Languages Spoken
Speak only English63.17%
Spanish or Spanish Creole19.28%
Chinese7.33%
Vietnamese2.08%
Tagalog1.29%