Quick Facts to Know Before Moving to Oakland
2020 Population: 422,575
2020 Median Age: 36.6
2020 Median Household Income: $80,143
2020 Average Household Income: $116,585
2020 Median Property Value: $730,000
2020 Owner Occupied Housing: 40.9%
2020 Median Gross Rent: $1,539
2020 Average Commute Time: 32.9 minutes
2020 Poverty Rate: 14.6%
Average Temperature: 44°F to 75°F
Fun Fact: Lake Merritt, which is actually a tidal lagoon, is the United States oldest wildlife refuge (designated in 1870) and has the longest-in-cultivation bonsai tree in the country (1863).
Largest Universities (by number of degrees awarded): Merritt College (1,273 degrees awarded in 2020), Laney College (1,130 degrees), and Samuel Merritt University (941 degrees)
Largest Industries: Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (31,530 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (28,715 people), and Educational Services (22,931 people)
Highest Paying Industries: Finance & Insurance ($105,320), Utilities ($91,683), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($90,789)
Highest Paying Jobs (by median earnings): Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations ($122,756), Legal Occupations ($120,027), and Computer & Mathematical Occupations ($111,603)
Major Employers: Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, Kaiser Permanente/Kaiser Foundation, Pandora, Southwest Airlines, The Clorox Company, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland, UPS
Commuter Transportation: Drove Alone (51.9%), Public Transit (25.6%), Carpooled (7.65%)
Average Commute Time: 32.9 minutes
Car Ownership Per Household: 1
Popular Neighborhoods: Adams Point, Downtown Oakland, Grand Lake, Oakland Hills/Montclair, Piedmont Avenue, Rockridge, Temescal
Popular Attractions: Angel Island, Chabot Space & Science Center, Children’s Fairyland, Lake Merritt, Oakland Zoo, University of California Botanical Garden
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