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State of California - County of Alameda

Alameda County Demography

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  • Table 1. Alameda County Area and Population - See below
  • Table 2. Alameda County Population by Age, Sex, and Race
  • Table 3. Alameda County Group Quarters Population and Households
  • Table 4. Alameda County Vital Statistics and Health
  • Table 5. Alameda County Education, Income, and Poverty
  • Table 6. Alameda County Crime Housing, and Building Permits
  • Table 7. Alameda County Personal Income and Earnings
    TABLE 1. Alameda County Area and Population
    Land area, Year 2000 (sq. miles) 738
    Population 2001 (July 1) > Number 1,458,420
    Population 2001 (July 1) > Rank 22
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Number 1,443,741
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Rank 21
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Per square mile 1,956.30
    Population (April 1) > Year 1990 > Number 1,304,347
    Population (April 1) > Year 1990 > Rank 21
    Population (April 1) > Year 1980 1,105,379
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 2000-2001 14,679
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 1990-2000 139,394
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 1980-1990 198,968
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 2000-2001 1.00%
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 1990-2000 10.70%
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 1980-1990 18.00%
    Population (April 1) > Hispanic or Latino, Year 2000 > Number 273,910
    Population (April 1) > Hispanic or Latino, Year 2000 > Percent 19%


    TABLE 2. Alameda County Population by Age, Sex, and Race
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    Total population, 2000 (April 1) 1,443,741
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Under 5 years > Number 98,378
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Under 5 years > Percent 6.80%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 5 to 17 years > Number 256,194
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 5 to 17 years > Percent 17.70%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 18 to 24 years > Number 138,416
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 18 to 24 years > Percent 9.60%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 25 to 44 years > Number 489,779
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 25 to 44 years > Percent 33.90%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 45 to 64 years > Number 313,383
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 45 to 64 years > Percent 21.70%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 65 to 74 years > Number 75,699
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 65 to 74 years > Percent 5.20%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 75 to 84 years > Number 53,069
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 75 to 84 years > Percent 3.70%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 85 years and over > Number 18,823
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 85 years and over > Percent 1.30%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Median age (years) 34.50
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Males 709,300
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Females 734,441
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Males per 100 females 96.60
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > White > Number 704,334
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > White > Percent 48.80%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Black or African American > Number 215,598
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Black or African American > Percent 14.90%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > American Indian and Alaska Native > Number 9,146
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > American Indian and Alaska Native > Percent 0.60%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Asian > Number 295,218
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Asian > Percent 20.40%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander > Number 9,142
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander > Percent 0.60%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Some other race > Number 129,079
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Some other race > Percent 8.90%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > Two or more races > Number 81,224
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > Two or more races > Percent 5.60%


    TABLE 3. Alameda County Group Quarters Population and Households
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    Group quarters population, Year 2000 > Number 27,735
    Group quarters population, Year 2000 > Institutionalized population 13,214
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Number > Year 2000 523,366
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Number > Year 1990 479,518
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 9.10%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Persons in households > Number 1,416,006
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Persons in households > Persons per household 2.71
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One person > Number 136,066
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One person > Percent 26.00%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons under 18 years > Number 190,790
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons under 18 years > Percent 36.50%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons 65 years or older > Number 107,144
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons 65 years or older > Percent 20.50%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Number 339,096
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > With own children under 18 years > Number 170,762
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > With own children under 18 years > Percent 50.40%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > Number 245,766
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > With own children > Number 123,145
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > With own children > Percent 50.10%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > Number 67,886
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > With own children > Number 36,674
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > With own children > Percent 54.00%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Number > 2000 184,270
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Number > Year 1990 170,652
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 8.00%


    TABLE 4. Alameda County Vital Statistics and Health
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    Population, Year 1997 (July 1) for birth and death rates 1,372,202
    Births, Year 1997 > Number 20,789
    Births, Year 1997 > Rate 15.20
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Total > Number 9,624
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Total > Rate 7.00
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Infant > Number 126
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Infant > Rate 6.10
    Physicians, Year 1999 > Number **
    Physicians, Year 1999 > Rate **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Number **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Beds > Number **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Beds > Rate **
    Nursing and personal care facilities, Year 1997 > Establishments 143
    Nursing and personal care facilities, Year 1997 > Employees 7,107
    Medicare program enrollment, Year 1999 > Total 156,177
    Medicare program enrollment, Year 1999 > Aged 136,086


    TABLE 5. Alameda County Education, Income, and Poverty
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    Public school enrollment > Fall > Year 1998-1999 214,301
    Public school enrollment > Fall > Year 1994-1995 195,716
    Public school enrollment > Year 1990 187,557
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Persons 25 years and over 838,304
    Educational attainment, 1990 > High school graduate or higher > Number 682,698
    Educational attainment, 1990 > High school graduate or higher > Percent 81.40%
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Bachelor's degree or higher > Number 241,487
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Bachelor's degree or higher > Percent 28.80%
    Median household income > Year 1997 (dollars) 46,795
    Median household income > 1989 (dollars) 37,544
    Median household income > Percent change, 1989-1997 24.60%
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons of all ages > Total 164,225
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons of all ages > Net change, 1989-1997 32,214
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons under 18 years 61,864
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Percent > Persons of all ages 11.80%
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Percent > Persons under 18 years 17.60%


    TABLE 6. Alameda County Crime Housing, and Building Permits
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    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Total 76,680
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Violent 10,233
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Property 66,447
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1990 95,300
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1999 Crime rate > FBI population 1,420,837
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1999 Crime rate > Rate 5,397
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1990 Crime rate > FBI population 1,279,182
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1990 Crime rate > Rate 7,450
    Housing, 2000 > Total units 540,183
    Housing, 2000 > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 7.20%
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Number 523,366
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Owner occupied > Number 286,277
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Owner occupied > Percent 54.70%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > Number 4,054
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > One unit > Number 3,071
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > One unit > Percent 75.80%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > Five units or more > Number 855
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > Five units or more > Percent 21.10%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > Valuation ($1,000) 933,252


    TABLE 7. Alameda County Personal Income and Earnings
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    Personal income, Year 1998 > Amount ($1,000) > Year 1998 44,887,226
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Amount ($1,000) > Year 1990 29,944,932
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Percent change, Year 1990-1998 49.90%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > BEA population, 1998 (July 1) for per capita income: 1,397,050
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > Amount (dollars) 32,130
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > Percent of national average 118.10%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Transfer payments ($1,000) 4,762,508
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > Total ($1,000) 33,728,189
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > Total > Amount ($1,000) 7,727,585
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > Total > Percent 22.90%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > manufacturing > Amount ($1,000) 5,510,217
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > manufacturing > Percent 16.30%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Total > Amount ($1,000) 25,988,601
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > by selected industry > Service-related > Total > Percent 77.10%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Retail trade > Amount ($1,000) 2,926,488
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Retail trade > Percent 8.70%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Fire > Amount ($1,000) 1,823,103
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Fire > Percent 5.40%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Services > Amount ($1,000) 10,018,359
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Services > Percent 29.70%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Government > Amount ($1,000) 5,927,195
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Government > Percent 17.60%
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1998 ($1,000) 5,510,217
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1997 ($1,000) 5,099,534
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1996 ($1,000) 4,519,763




     









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