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Alameda County
           
  Census 2000   2007 ACS Estimates
TOTAL POPULATION 1,443,741 100.0%   1,454,159 100.0%
In households 1,416,006 98.1%   1,418,988 97.6%
In group quarters 27,735 1.9%   35,171 2.4%
   
RACE  
White 704,334 48.8%   677,278 46.6%
Black or African American 215,598 14.9%   192,501 13.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 9,146 0.6%   7,166 0.5%
Asian 295,218 20.4%   355,105 24.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 9,142 0.6%   10,663 0.7%
Some other race 129,079 8.9%   154,348 10.6%
Two or more races 81,224 5.6%   57,098 3.9%
   
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE  
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 273,910 19.0%   306,389 21.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino 1,169,831 81.0%   1,147,770 78.9%
White 591,095 40.9%   544,348 37.4%
Black or African American 211,124 14.6%   188,281 12.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 5,306 0.4%   4,514 0.3%
Asian 292,673 20.3%   352,440 24.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 8,458 0.6%   10,274 0.7%
Some other race 4,676 0.3%   8,001 0.6%
Two or more races 56,499 3.9%   39,912 2.7%
   
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS  
Native 1,051,085 72.8%   1,010,386 69.5%
Foreign born 392,656 27.2%   443,773 30.5%
Naturalized citizen 169,708 11.8%   220,705 15.2%
Not a citizen 222,946 15.4%   223,068 15.3%
   
SEX  
Male 709,300 49.1%   718,162 49.4%
Female 734,441 50.9%   735,997 50.6%
   
AGE  
Under 5 years 98,378 6.8%   99,219 6.8%
5 to 17 years 256,194 17.7%   245,081 16.9%
18 to 64 years 941,576 65.2%   955,189 65.7%
65 years and over 147,591 10.2%   154,670 10.6%
Median age 34.5 X   36.7 X
   
HOUSEHOLDS  
Total households 523,366 100.0%   519,056 100.0%
Family households 339,096 64.8%   332,822 64.1%
Families with children under 18 170,762 32.6%   166,498 32.1%
Average household size 2.71 X   2.73 X
Average family size 3.31 X   3.40 X
   
HOUSING OCCUPANCY  
Total housing units 540,183 100.0%   560,311 100.0%
Occupied housing units 532,366 96.9%   519,056 92.6%
Owner-occupied housing units 286,277 54.7%   297,210 57.3%
Renter-occupied housing units 237,089 45.3%   221,846 42.7%
Vacant housing units 16,817 3.1%   41,255 7.4%
1 unit, detached housing 290,890 53.9%   304,732 54.4%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 303,100 X   633,000 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 852 X   1,120 X
   
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999   PAST 12 MONTHS
Median household income (dollars) 55,946 X   66,430 X
Median family income (dollars) 65,857 X   81,341 X
Per capita income (dollars) 26,680 X   32,418 X
Individuals in poverty 156,804 11.0%   162,311 11.2%
   
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT  
Population 25 and over 953,716 100.0%   974,141 100.0%
High school graduate 181,668 19.0%   209,630 21.5%
Bachelor's degree 202,586 21.2%   229,045 23.5%
Graduate or professional degree 130,368 13.7%   152,262 15.6%
   
COMMUTING TO WORK  
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 30.8 X   27.5 X
   
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER  
Total 678,910 100.0%   677,834 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 544,148 80.2%   529,688 78.1%
Drove alone 450,496 66.4%   457,832 67.5%
Carpooled 93,652 13.8%   71,856 10.6%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 72,174 10.6%   73,588 10.9%
Bus or trolley bus 30,291 4.5%   30,019 4.4%
Streetcar or trolley car 439 0.1%   818 0.1%
Subway or elevated 36,239 5.3%   36,987 5.5%
Railroad 3,575 0.5%   4,921 0.7%
Ferryboat 1,099 0.2%   843 0.1%
Taxicab 531 0.1%   484 0.1%
Motorcycle 2,506 0.4%   1,840 0.3%
Bicycle 8,385 1.2%   8,913 1.3%
Walked 21,919 3.2%   23,069 3.4%
Other means 5,837 0.9%   9,155 1.4%
Worked at home 23,941 3.5%   31,097 4.6%
   
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION  
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 692,833 100.0%   700,519 100.0%
Management, professional and related 293,312 42.3%   300,994 43.0%
Service 82,773 11.9%   98,885 14.1%
Sales and office 182,205 26.3%   172,739 24.7%
Farming, fishing & forestry 1,065 0.2%   542 0.1%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 51,816 7.5%   57,871 8.3%
Production, transportation, and material moving 81,662 11.8%   69,488 9.9%
   
CLASS OF WORKER      
Self-employed workers 49,197 7.1%   58,493 8.3%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, 2005-2007 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates
 
 
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