Redevelopment Education and Advocacy Project

Economic Opportunity

Demographics of Oakland Redevelopment Areas

	City of Oakland			Redevelopment Areas
	1990	2000	% change	1990	2000	% change
Total population	372,242	399,477	+7	155,169	176,859	+14
Race
% White	32	31		13	18
% Black	44	35		58	42
% Am. Indian/Alaskan Native	1	1		1	1
% Asian/Pacific Islander	15	16		16	15
% Other	8	12		13	18
% Two or more races	N/A	5		N/A	5
% Hispanic	13	22		19	32
Income
Mean Household Income (1999 $)	49,862	57,267	+15	33,591	38,325	+14
% Persons Below Pov.	19	19		28	28
Employment
% Labor Force Unemployed	9	8		15	12
% 16 yrs+ not in labor force	37	38		45	47
Housing
% Owner occupied housing units	42	41		32	32
% HH paying > 30% of income for housing	42	39		47	44
Mean value of owner occ. housing units (2000 $)	272,585	293,983	+8	140,905	159,944	+14
Educational attainment
% 25 yrs. + with HS deg. or higher	74	74		59	58
% 25 yrs. + with bach. deg. or higher	27	31		9	11

Source: US Census Bureau, Summary File 3, 1990 and 2000