| City of Berkeley |
| Alameda County |
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Census 2000 |
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2007 ACS Estimates |
| TOTAL POPULATION |
102,743 |
100.0% |
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107,268 |
100.0% |
| In households |
96,921 |
94.3% |
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94,783 |
88.4% |
| In group quarters |
5,822 |
5.7% |
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12,485 |
11.6% |
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| RACE |
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| White |
60,797 |
59.2% |
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67,766 |
63.2% |
| Black or African American |
14,007 |
13.6% |
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11,831 |
11.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native |
467 |
0.5% |
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256 |
0.2% |
| Asian |
16,837 |
16.4% |
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17,917 |
16.7% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
146 |
0.1% |
|
94 |
0.1% |
| Some other race |
4,764 |
4.6% |
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5,106 |
4.8% |
| Two or more races |
5,725 |
5.6% |
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4,298 |
4.0% |
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| HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE |
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) |
10,001 |
9.7% |
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10,706 |
10.0% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino |
92,742 |
90.3% |
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96,562 |
90.0% |
| White |
56,691 |
55.2% |
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62,819 |
58.6% |
| Black or African American |
13,707 |
13.3% |
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11,460 |
10.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native |
293 |
0.3% |
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256 |
0.2% |
| Asian |
16,740 |
16.3% |
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17,835 |
16.6% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
121 |
0.1% |
|
84 |
0.1% |
| Some other race |
598 |
0.6% |
|
460 |
0.4% |
| Two or more races |
4,592 |
4.5% |
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3,648 |
3.4% |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS |
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| Native |
81,820 |
79.6% |
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86,825 |
80.9% |
| Foreign born |
20,923 |
20.4% |
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20,443 |
19.1% |
| Naturalized citizen |
8,916 |
8.7% |
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9,564 |
8.9% |
| Not a citizen |
12,007 |
11.7% |
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10,879 |
10.1% |
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| SEX |
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| Male |
50,456 |
49.1% |
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52,653 |
49.1% |
| Female |
52,287 |
50.9% |
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54,615 |
50.9% |
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| AGE |
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| Under 5 years |
4,109 |
4.0% |
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4,388 |
4.1% |
| 5 to 17 years |
10,404 |
10.1% |
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9,157 |
8.5% |
| 18 to 64 years |
77,746 |
75.7% |
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81,645 |
76.1% |
| 65 years and over |
10,484 |
10.2% |
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12,078 |
11.3% |
| Median age |
32.5 |
X |
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34.8 |
X |
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| HOUSEHOLDS |
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| Total households |
44,955 |
100.0% |
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43,132 |
100.0% |
| Family households |
18,646 |
41.5% |
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18,711 |
43.4% |
| Families with children under 18 |
7,985 |
17.8% |
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7,254 |
16.8% |
| Average household size |
2.16 |
X |
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2.20 |
X |
| Average family size |
2.84 |
X |
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2.84 |
X |
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| HOUSING OCCUPANCY |
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| Total housing units |
46,875 |
100.0% |
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46,602 |
100.0% |
| Occupied housing units |
44,955 |
95.9% |
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43,132 |
92.6% |
| Owner-occupied housing units |
19,214 |
42.7% |
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19,841 |
46.0% |
| Renter-occupied housing units |
25,741 |
57.3% |
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23,291 |
54.0% |
| Vacant housing units |
1,920 |
4.1% |
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3,470 |
7.4% |
| 1 unit, detached housing |
20,097 |
42.9% |
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21,006 |
45.1% |
| Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) |
380,200 |
X |
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736,200 |
X |
| Median gross rent (dollars) |
740 |
X |
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1,057 |
X |
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| INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999 |
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PAST 12 MONTHS |
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| Median household income (dollars) |
44,485 |
X |
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52,900 |
X |
| Median family income (dollars) |
70,434 |
X |
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86,524 |
X |
| Per capita income (dollars) |
30,477 |
X |
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34,195 |
X |
| Individuals in poverty |
19,495 |
20.0% |
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20,519 |
19.1% |
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| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |
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| Population 25 and over |
66,133 |
100.0% |
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67,416 |
100.0% |
| High school graduate |
5,693 |
8.6% |
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6,132 |
9.1% |
| Bachelor's degree |
19,805 |
29.9% |
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20,455 |
30.3% |
| Graduate or professional degree |
22,686 |
34.3% |
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23,629 |
35.0% |
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| COMMUTING TO WORK |
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| Mean travel time to work (minutes) |
27.8 |
X |
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25.3 |
X |
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| MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER |
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| Total |
54,674 |
100.0% |
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51,238 |
100.0% |
| Car, truck, or van: |
28,885 |
52.8% |
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27,410 |
53.5% |
| Drove alone |
23,626 |
43.2% |
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23,888 |
46.6% |
| Carpooled |
5,259 |
9.6% |
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3,522 |
6.9% |
| Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) |
10,156 |
18.6% |
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8,244 |
16.1% |
| Bus or trolley bus |
3,626 |
6.6% |
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2,811 |
5.5% |
| Streetcar or trolley car |
111 |
0.2% |
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16 |
0.0% |
| Subway or elevated |
6,139 |
11.2% |
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5,092
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9.9% |
| Railroad |
242 |
0.4% |
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325 |
0.6% |
| Ferryboat |
18 |
0.0% |
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0 |
0.0% |
| Taxicab |
20 |
0.0% |
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154 |
0.3% |
| Motorcycle |
298 |
0.5% |
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151 |
0.3% |
| Bicycle |
3,071 |
5.6% |
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3,052 |
6.0% |
| Walked |
8,147 |
14.9% |
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7,900 |
15.4% |
| Other means |
394 |
0.7% |
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350 |
0.7% |
| Worked at home |
3,723 |
6.8% |
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3,977 |
7.8% |
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| DETAILED PLACE TO PLACE COMMUTING |
(in Excel) |
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| LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION |
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| Employed civilian population 16 years and over |
55,832 |
100.0% |
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53,633 |
100.0% |
| Management, professional and related |
34,282 |
61.4% |
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32,486 |
60.6% |
| Service |
5,366 |
9.6% |
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6,359 |
11.9% |
| Sales and office |
11,326 |
20.3% |
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10,320 |
19.2% |
| Farming, fishing & forestry |
70 |
0.1% |
|
166 |
0.3% |
| Construction, extraction, and maintenance |
2,023 |
3.6% |
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2,331 |
4.3% |
| Production, transportation, and material moving |
2,765 |
5.0% |
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1,971 |
3.7% |
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| CLASS OF WORKER |
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| Self-employed workers |
6,611 |
11.8% |
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7,800 |
14.5% |
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