West Oakland

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  2. West Oakland Statistics
  3. West Oakland Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. West Oakland Employment Information
  5. West Oakland Family Information
  6. West Oakland Education Information
  7. West Oakland Public Benefits Information
  8. West Oakland Immigration & Civil Rights Information


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West Oakland Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 3,438
  • Land Area (2000): 149.531 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 1.546 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 2,036
West Oakland Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 23 0.64%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 3,585 99.36%

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West Oakland Employment Information Back to top
West Oakland Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 197 21.14%
2. Educational Services 62 6.65%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 59 6.33%
4. Truck Transportation 48 5.15%
5. Paper Manufacturing 38 4.08%
6. Wood Manufacturing 35 3.76%
7. Mining 34 3.65%
8. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 34 3.65%
9. Health Care 29 3.11%
10. Public Administration 27 2.90%
11. Radio, Television, and Computer Stores 26 2.79%
12. Food and Beverage Stores 23 2.47%
13. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 23 2.47%
14. Utilities 23 2.47%
15. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 22 2.36%
16. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 22 2.36%
17. Repair and Maintenance 21 2.25%
18. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 20 2.15%
19. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 15 1.61%
20. Info Services and Data Processing 15 1.61%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 110 15.43%
2. Health Care 107 15.01%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 86 12.06%
4. Social Assistance 36 5.05%
5. Food and Beverage Stores 35 4.91%
6. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 30 4.21%
7. Public Administration 30 4.21%
8. Finance and Insurance 29 4.07%
9. Info Services and Data Processing 25 3.51%
10. Personal and Laundry Services 23 3.23%
11. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 20 2.81%
12. Private Household Services 18 2.52%
13. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 14 1.96%
14. Other Transportation 14 1.96%
15. Furniture, Furnishings, and Appliances 13 1.82%
16. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 12 1.68%
17. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 12 1.68%
18. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 10 1.40%
19. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 10 1.40%
20. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 10 1.40%

West Oakland Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Production Occupations 76 8.15%
2. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 59 6.33%
3. Other Sales and Related Occupations 55 5.90%
4. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 50 5.36%
5. Other Installation / Maintenance 45 4.83%
6. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 43 4.61%
7. Carpenters 41 4.40%
8. Vehicle Mechanics 41 4.40%
9. Other Office and Admin Support 38 4.08%
10. Construction Laborers 37 3.97%
11. Top Executives 35 3.76%
12. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 34 3.65%
13. Other Management Occupations 29 3.11%
14. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 27 2.90%
15. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 25 2.68%
16. Religious Workers 25 2.68%
17. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 18 1.93%
18. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 17 1.82%
19. Other Construction Trades 17 1.82%
20. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 17 1.82%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 46 6.45%
2. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 44 6.17%
3. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 40 5.61%
4. Other Management Occupations 40 5.61%
5. Other Office and Admin Support 40 5.61%
6. Cashiers 27 3.79%
7. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 26 3.65%
8. Waiters and Waitresses 26 3.65%
9. Registered Nurses 25 3.51%
10. Other Food Preparation and Servers 24 3.37%
11. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 22 3.09%
12. Customer Service Representatives 21 2.95%
13. Personal Appearance Workers 20 2.81%
14. Child Care Workers 19 2.66%
15. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 18 2.52%
16. Textile / Apparel / Furnishings 18 2.52%
17. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 17 2.38%
18. Secretaries and Admins 16 2.24%
19. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 15 2.10%
20. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 15 2.10%

West Oakland Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 1,411 50.54%
15-35 hours 340 12.18%
1-14 hours 132 4.73%
No regular hours 909 32.56%

West Oakland Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 82 5.16%
5 AM-5:29 AM 43 2.70%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 33 2.08%
6 AM-6:29 AM 135 8.49%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 166 10.44%
7 AM-7:29 AM 204 12.83%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 291 18.30%
8 AM-8:29 AM 214 13.46%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 91 5.72%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 65 4.09%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 38 2.39%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 19 1.19%
Noon-3:59 PM 89 5.60%
4 PM-11:59 PM 120 7.55%

West Oakland Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 75 4.72%
5-9 150 9.43%
10-14 336 21.13%
15-19 436 27.42%
20-24 196 12.33%
25-29 19 1.19%
30-34 140 8.81%
35-39 0 0.00%
40-44 36 2.26%
45-59 88 5.53%
60-89 65 4.09%
At least 90 49 3.08%

West Oakland Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 0 0.00% 1,212 76.23%
30-44 0 0.00% 176 11.07%
45-59 0 0.00% 88 5.53%
At least 60 0 0.00% 114 7.17%

West Oakland Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 250 15.46%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 1,286 79.53%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 21 1.30%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 0 0.00%
Color 6 Box Walked 33 2.04%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 27 1.67%

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West Oakland Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 1,374 (3,608 people)
Families (2000): 1,062 (3,196 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 414
People at same address in 1995: 2,233
West Oakland Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 144 10.48%
$10,000-$14,999 142 10.33%
$15,000-$19,999 76 5.53%
$20,000-$24,999 89 6.48%
$25,000-$29,999 103 7.50%
$30,000-$34,999 134 9.75%
$35,000-$39,999 101 7.35%
$40,000-$44,999 82 5.97%
$45,000-$49,999 58 4.22%
$50,000-$59,999 123 8.95%
$60,000-$74,999 116 8.44%
$75,000-$99,999 118 8.59%
$100,000-$124,999 24 1.75%
$125,000-$149,999 0 0.00%
$150,000-$199,999 45 3.28%
$200,000 or more 19 1.38%

West Oakland Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 268 20.41%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 442 33.66%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 36 2.74%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 211 16.07%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 7 0.53%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 231 17.59%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 3 0.23%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 80 6.09%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 2 0.15%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 26 1.98%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 7 0.53%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

West Oakland Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 1,070 28.83%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 461 12.42%
Public Assistance 55 1.48%
Retirement 253 6.82%
Self Employment 171 4.61%
Social Security 429 11.56%
Supplemental Security 27 0.73%
Wage / Salary 1,025 27.62%
Other 220 5.93%

West Oakland Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 499 55.63%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 398 44.37%

West Oakland Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 144 10.17%
Color 1 Box Married 943 66.60%
Color 2 Box Never Married 316 22.32%
Color 3 Box Widowed 13 0.92%

West Oakland Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 114 7.84%
Color 1 Box Married 974 66.94%
Color 2 Box Never Married 245 16.84%
Color 3 Box Widowed 122 8.38%

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West Oakland Education Information Back to top
West Oakland Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 127 4.75%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 375 14.04%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 1,172 43.88%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 478 17.90%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 175 6.55%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 222 8.31%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 122 4.57%

West Oakland Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 21 0.61% 15 0.44% 36 1.05%
Kindergarten 67 1.95% 0 0.00% 67 1.95%
Grades 1-4 207 6.02% 12 0.35% 219 6.37%
Grades 5-8 195 5.67% 5 0.15% 200 5.82%
Grades 9-12 193 5.61% 16 0.47% 209 6.08%
Undergrad college 137 3.98% 5 0.15% 142 4.13%
Graduate or professional school 5 0.15% 11 0.32% 16 0.47%
Total 825 24.00% 64 1.86% 889 25.86%

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West Oakland Public Benefits Information Back to top
West Oakland Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 3,044 84.67%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 551 15.33%

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West Oakland Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
West Oakland Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 468 13.61%
10-19 Years 505 14.69%
20-29 Years 349 10.15%
30-39 Years 505 14.69%
40-49 Years 521 15.15%
50-59 Years 474 13.79%
60-69 Years 315 9.16%
70-79 Years 215 6.25%
80-89 Years 71 2.07%
90+ Years 15 0.44%

West Oakland Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 1,719 50.00%
Color 1 Box Female 1,719 50.00%

West Oakland Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 3,401 98.92%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 10 0.29%
Color 2 Box Asian 9 0.26%
Color 1 Box African-American 7 0.20%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 6 0.17%
Color 6 Box Other Race 4 0.12%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 1 0.03%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 0 0.00%

West Oakland Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 845 32.33%
2. United States Or American 615 23.53%
3. English 326 12.47%
4. Irish 221 8.45%
5. Italian 136 5.20%
6. Dutch 108 4.13%
7. Scottish 63 2.41%
8. Scotch Irish 60 2.30%
9. Swedish 52 1.99%
10. Slovak 41 1.57%

West Oakland Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 3,252 95.76%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 54 1.59%
3. German 39 1.15%
4. Scandinavian 16 0.47%
5. Korean 13 0.38%
6. Other West Germanic 12 0.35%
7. Serbo Croatian 10 0.29%

West Oakland Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 3,540 98.12%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 53 1.47%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 15 0.42%

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West Oakland Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.