Oakland, California Population & Demographics

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Statistic	Oakland	California	National
Population	412,040	39,512,223	328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)	7,372	256	91
Median age	36.2	36.0	37.7
Male/Female ratio	1.0:1	1.0:1	1.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)	44%	52%	55%
Families w/ Kids under 18	46%	46%	43%
Speak English	60%	56%	79%
Speak Spanish	22%	29%	13%

Key findings

The population density in Oakland is 2780% higher than California
The median age in Oakland is 1% higher than California
In Oakland 38.20% of the population is White
In Oakland 24.74% of the population is Black
In Oakland 15.95% of the population is Asian

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Oakland population breakdown by race

Race	Oakland	California	National
White	38.20%	61.26%	73.35%
Black	24.74%	5.85%	12.63%
Asian	15.95%	13.85%	5.22%
American Indian	0.79%	0.74%	0.82%
Native Hawaiian	0.58%	0.39%	0.18%
Mixed race	6.63%	4.62%	3.06%
Other race	13.11%	13.28%	4.75%

In Oakland, 26.7% of people are of Hispanic or Latino origin.
Please note: Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in any/all of the applicable race categories above.

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Household income distribution

Place of birth by citizenship

Oakland age breakdown

Marital status

Age of children in married couples

Source: The Oakland, CA demographics data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).