Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $3,485 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $1,605 (0.3%)
Area name: Oakland-Fremont, CA HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Alameda County is $1045 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $1238 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1679 a month.
Cities in this county include: Oakland
, Fremont
, Hayward
, Berkeley
, San Leandro
, Livermore
, Alameda
, Union City
, Pleasanton
, Castro Valley
.
2005 air pollution in Alameda County:
Carbon Monoxide: 2 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.015 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.113 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.075 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10)
Annual: 19 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10)
24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m3):
37 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3):
9.1 µg/m3.
Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m3):
29 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Neighboring
counties: Contra Costa County
, San Joaquin County
, San Mateo County
, Santa Clara County
, Stanislaus County
.
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Alameda County: Johnson
Camp
(A),
Muriettas Well Winery
(B),
Altamont Speedway
(C),
Fourteenmile House
(D),
Hetch Hetchy Camp
(E),
Ardilla Group Camp
(F),
Retzlaff Vineyards
(G),
Rancho Los Mochos
(H),
Punta Vaca Caravan Camp
(I),
Pottery
(J),
Wente Brothers Winery
(K),
Pointers Homestead
(L),
Harvey O Banks Delta Pumping Plant
(M),
Hays Camp
(N),
Warm Ranch
(O),
Livermore Dude Ranch
(P),
Livermore Monitoring Station
(Q),
Livermore Valley Cellars Winery
(R),
Livermore Yacht Club
(S),
Lichen Bark Picnic Area
(T)
Lakes and reservoirs: Frick
Lake
(A),
San Antonio Reservoir
(B),
Upper San Leandro Reservoir
(C),
Bethany Reservoir
(D),
Calaveras Reservoir
(E),
Lake del Valle
(F),
Patterson Reservoir
(G)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Miller
Creek
(A),
Palomares Creek
(B),
Leyden Creek
(C),
Kaiser Creek
(D),
Grass Valley Creek
(E),
Redwood Creek
(F),
Eden Creek
(G),
Seco, Arroyo
(H),
Shafer Creek
(I)
Parks in Alameda County include: Sunol
Valley Regional Park
(1),
Del Valle State Recreation Area
(2),
Veterans Park
(3),
Chabot Regional Park
(4),
Camp Ohlone Regional Park
(5),
Redwood Regional Park
(6)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
4.9% | | California: | 5.4% |
Current college students: 126,921
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 34.9%
Number of foreign born residents: 392,656 (43% naturalized citizens)
| Alameda
County: |
27.2% | | Whole
state: |
26.2% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 92,193
- 1990
to 1994: 73,820
- 1985
to 1989: 69,970
- 1980
to 1984: 56,042
- 1975
to 1979: 36,319
- 1970
to 1974: 21,258
- 1970
to 1974: 14,773
- 1965
to 1969: 28,281
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Mean travel time to work: 30.8 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 66.9%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 290,890
- One,
attached: 38,469
- Two:
22,227
- 3
or 4: 38,797
- 5
to 9: 32,093
- 10
to 19: 28,724
- 20
or more: 81,333
- Mobile
homes: 6,998
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 652
Housing units in Alameda County with a mortgage: 200,539 (28,553 second mortgage, 23,709 home equity loan, 888 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 50,634 Agriculture
in Alameda County
Average size of farms: 514 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $101962
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $4571.00
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 62.43%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 16.20%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $112629
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 3.63%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 63.83%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $41975
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 84.43%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.08
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.03%
Land in orchards: 2711 acresAlameda
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above California state average. It is 12.5 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 1/14/1980, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males in 2005: |
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (12%)
- Construction
(11%)
- Educational
services (6%)
- Computer
and electronic products (6%)
- Administrative
and support and waste management services (6%)
- Accommodation
and food services (5%)
- Finance
and insurance (4%)
|
Most
common industries for females in 2005: |
- Health
care (15%)
- Educational
services (12%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Finance
and insurance (7%)
- Accommodation
and food services (5%)
- Social
assistance (4%)
- Public
administration (4%)
|
Most
common occupations for males in 2005: |
- Computer
specialists (7%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Engineers
(4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (3%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (3%)
|
Most
common occupations for females in 2005:
|
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (4%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Registered
nurses (3%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (3%)
|
Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Mexico
(23%)
- Philippines
(13%)
- China,
excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (10%)
- India
(7%)
- Vietnam
(6%)
- Hong
Kong (3%)
- Taiwan
(3%)
|
Most
common first ancestries reported in Alameda County:
|
- German
(6%)
- Irish
(5%)
- English
(5%)
- Italian
(4%)
- Portuguese
(2%)
- United
States or American (2%)
- European
(1%)
|
|
Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 450,496 (66%)
- Carpooled:
93,652 (14%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 30,291 (4%)
- Streetcar
or trolley car: 439 (0%)
- Subway
or elevated: 36,239 (5%)
- Railroad:
3,575 (1%)
- Ferryboat:
1,099 (0%)
- Taxi:
531 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
2,506 (0%)
- Bicycle:
8,385 (1%)
- Walked:
21,919 (3%)
- Other
means: 5,837 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 23,941 (4%)
|
People
in group quarters in Alameda County, California
- 5752
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 5311
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 5211
people in nursing homes
- 4517
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 1613
people in federal prisons and detention centers
- 779
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 727
people in other group homes
- 551
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 551
people in religious group quarters
- 538
people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 296
people in homes for the mentally ill
- 270
people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 220
people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 211
people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 198
people in military ships
- 187
people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 170
people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 148
people in halfway houses
- 118
people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 96
people in institutions for the blind
- 85
people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 71
people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 69
people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
- 50
people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
- 50
people in crews of maritime vessels
- 45
people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 38
people in military barracks, etc.
- 36
people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 26
people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
- 10
people in job corps and vocational training facilities
- 8
people in other workers' dormitories
- 3
people in military transient quarters for temporary residents
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $71,835.
6.95% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($55,719 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.95% | | California
average: |
5.75% |
0.21% of residents moved from foreign countries ($746 average AGI)
| Alameda
County: |
0.21% | | California
average: | 0.21% |
4.97% relocated from other counties in California ($42,431 average AGI)
1.76% relocated from other states ($12,542 average AGI)
| Alameda
County: |
1.76% | | California
average: |
1.75% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Contra Costa County, CA
|
1.02% ($61,758 average AGI) |
| from
San Francisco County, CA
|
0.85% ($62,349) |
| from
Santa Clara County, CA
|
0.76% ($84,443) |
| from
San Mateo County, CA
|
0.54% ($61,599) |
| from
Los Angeles County, CA
|
0.28% ($46,986) |
| from
San Joaquin County, CA
|
0.25% ($50,200) |
| from
Sacramento County, CA
|
0.17% ($41,780) |
7.88% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($61,322 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
7.88% | | California
average: |
6.27% |
0.13% of residents moved to foreign countries ($954 average AGI)
| Alameda
County: |
0.13% | | California
average: |
0.11% |
5.69% relocated to other counties in California ($43,452 average AGI)
2.06% relocated to other states ($16,915 average AGI)
| Alameda
County: |
2.06% | | California
average: | 2.40% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Contra Costa County, CA
|
1.33% ($67,733 average AGI) |
| to
Santa Clara County, CA
|
0.78% ($73,219) |
| to
San Francisco County, CA
|
0.62% ($53,345) |
| to
San Joaquin County, CA
|
0.55% ($51,282) |
| to
San Mateo County, CA
|
0.36% ($60,283) |
| to
Sacramento County, CA
|
0.29% ($47,632) |
| to
Los Angeles County, CA
|
0.29% ($46,888) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.0
Births
per 1000 population in Alameda County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.7
Deaths
per 1000 population in Alameda County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.8
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Alameda County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 158,703 (137,472 aged, 21,231 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 1,416,090
- In
family households: 1,171,644 (243,892 male householders, 98,156 female householders)
252,624
spouses, 416,682 children (391,718 natural, 9,817 adopted, 15,147 stepchildren), 31,207 grandchildren, 24,787 brothers or sisters, 19,155 parents, 46,403 other relatives, 38,738 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 244,446 (85,360 male householders (60,052 living alone)), 96,379 female householders (75,976 living alone)), 62,707 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 27,651 (12,856 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 120,293 2-persons, 81,010 3-persons, 73,575 4-persons, 35,855 5-persons, 17,140 6-persons, 14,175 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 136,028 1-person, 36,328 2-persons, 6,041 3-persons, 2,086 4-persons, 611 5-persons, 391 6-persons, 254 7-or-more-persons.
230,222 married couples with children.
78,371 single-parent households (16,991 men, 61,380 women).
63.2% of residents of Alameda County speak English at home.
14.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
6.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
15.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $10,765,668,000 ($7398 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $487,548,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $2,510,221,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $1,660,338,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $31,706,000
Federal grants: $2,809,764,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,862,128,000 ($267,837,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $891,511,000 ($77,154,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $96,897,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $175,339,000
Federal Government insurance: $628,887,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 112,808
| Here: |
78 per 1000 residents | | State: |
77 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 50,706
| Here: |
35 per 1000 residents | | State: |
34 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +77,807
| Here: |
+54 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+39 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -132,607
| Here: |
-92 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-18 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Alameda County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 220.40 millions of gallons per day (12% from ground, 88% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
|
- 1999
to March 2000: 8,054
- 1995
to 1998: 20,472
- 1990
to 1994: 23,788
- 1980
to 1989: 63,968
- 1970
to 1979: 87,118
- 1960
to 1969: 90,736
- 1950
to 1959: 85,190
- 1940
to 1949: 54,245
- 1939
or earlier: 106,612
|
Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Alameda County, California: |
- 1
room: 1,486
- 2
rooms: 7,920
- 3
rooms: 20,350
- 4
rooms: 23,978
- 5
rooms: 60,741
- 6
rooms: 67,347
- 7
rooms: 49,157
- 8
rooms: 31,796
- 9
or more rooms: 23,531
|
Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Alameda County, California: |
- 1
room: 26,285
- 2
rooms: 44,152
- 3
rooms: 55,097
- 4
rooms: 54,031
- 5
rooms: 31,727
- 6
rooms: 15,121
- 7
rooms: 6,364
- 8
rooms: 2,516
- 9
or more rooms: 1,767
|
Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Alameda County: |
- no
bedroom: 4,196
- 1
bedroom: 17,273
- 2
bedrooms: 65,027
- 3
bedrooms: 119,720
- 4
bedrooms: 65,927
- 5
or more bedrooms: 14,163
|
Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Alameda County: |
- no
bedroom: 34,095
- 1
bedroom: 86,740
- 2
bedrooms: 77,113
- 3
bedrooms: 30,988
- 4
bedrooms: 6,745
- 5
or more bedrooms: 1,379
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Alameda County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 12,164
- 1
vehicle: 72,336
- 2
vehicles: 125,966
- 3
vehicles: 52,805
- 4
vehicles: 16,365
- 5
or more vehicles: 6,670
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Alameda County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 45,123
- 1
vehicle: 110,250
- 2
vehicles: 63,109
- 3
vehicles: 13,619
- 4
vehicles: 3,204
- 5
or more vehicles: 1,755
|
54% of Alameda County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in California.
| Alameda
County: |
54.0% | | State
average: |
52.5% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 703978
- Northeast:
71561
- Midwest:
90896
- South:
106760
- West:
60019
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $302,600 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Utility
gas (83%)
- Electricity
(15%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (1%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (62%)
- Electricity
(34%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (2%)
- No
fuel used (1%)
|
Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 21,489
| Here: |
12.9% | | California: |
9.9% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8,599
| Here: |
11.1% | | California: |
7.8% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 13,918
| Here: |
14.2% | | California: | 15.4% |
Alameda
County government finances in 2004:
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,749,000
- Charges
- All Other: $207,172,000
Hospital Public: $184,884,000
Parks & Recreation: $16,845,000
Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $3,402,000
Regular Highways: $724,000
Housing & Community Development: $10,000
- Construction
- Housing & Community Development: $2,518,000
Regular Highways: $753,000
Corrections - Other: $165,000
Elementary & Secondary Education: $15,000
- Current
Operations - Own Hospitals: $354,727,000
Health Services - Other: $286,823,000
Welfare - Other: $253,302,000
Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $245,569,000
Corrections - Other: $171,068,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $169,081,000
Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $108,199,000
Police Protection: $86,568,000
General - Other: $82,594,000
Fire Protection: $46,706,000
Financial Administration: $46,208,000
Natural Resources - Other: $39,121,000
Water Utilities: $34,967,000
Elementary & Secondary Education: $33,274,000
Regular Highways: $29,400,000
Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $22,423,000
Central Staff Services: $21,406,000
Libraries: $17,745,000
General Public Buildings: $16,064,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $4,897,000
Parking Facilities: $1,729,000
Parks & Recreation: $628,000
Housing & Community Development: $328,000
Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $40,000
- Employee
Retirement - Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $1,510,933,000
Total Other Securities: $1,054,730,000
Interest Revenue: $825,453,000
Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $715,338,000
Total Cash & Deposits: $194,751,000
Benefit Payments: $167,618,000
Total Federal Securities: $111,966,000
Other Investments - Other: $70,263,000
Local Employee Contribution: $60,159,000
From Local Government: $49,091,000
Withdrawals: $6,585,000
Securities - Mortgages: $36,000
- Equipment
Only - General - Other: $11,719,000
Central Staff Services: $4,058,000
Correction - Other: $3,334,000
Judicial and Legal: $3,311,000
Natural Resources - Other: $2,001,000
Welfare - Other: $816,000
Police Protection: $476,000
Fire Protection: $364,000
G12 Subcode: $215,000
Health - Other: $67,000
Water Utilities: $21,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $25,282,000
Health & Hospitals: $24,386,000
General Support: $4,723,000
Housing & Community Development: $3,361,000
Highways: $1,115,000
Education: $58,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $7,214,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - General: $1,207,000
- Intergovernmental
to State - Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $24,938,000
Regular Highways: $8,766,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $26,638,000
Education: $2,058,000
Water Utilities: $1,923,000
Housing & Community Development: $562,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $136,100,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,046,918,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $11,832,000
- Long
Term Debt Offsets - Nonguaranteed: $146,834,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,269,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $622,859,000
Industrial Revenue: $138,759,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $125,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $60,424,000
Industrial Revenue: $9,173,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $49,010,000
Rents: $37,149,000
Interest Earnings: $16,656,000
Fines & Forfeits: $11,060,000
Special Assessments: $4,110,000
Property Sale Other: $893,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - General - Other: $11,719,000
Central Staff: $4,058,000
Corrections - Other: $3,334,000
Judicial: $3,311,000
Natural Resource - Other: $2,001,000
Welfare - Other: $816,000
Police Protection: $476,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $430,000
Fire Protection: $364,000
Health - Other: $67,000
Water Utilities: $21,000
Libraries: $2,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $658,942,000
- Revenue
- Water Utilities: $26,620,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $146,834,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $458,584,000
Health & Hospitals: $324,414,000
General Support: $144,140,000
Highways: $22,031,000
Education: $21,571,000
Housing & Community Development: $11,594,000
Water Utilities: $799,000
- Tax
- Property: $342,289,000
NEC: $18,813,000
Total General Sales: $13,274,000
Public Utilities: $10,458,000
Other Selective Sales: $382,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $908,746,000
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