Berkeley

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  1. Berkeley Legal Resources
  2. Berkeley Statistics
  3. Berkeley Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Berkeley Employment Information
  5. Berkeley Family Information
  6. Berkeley Education Information
  7. Berkeley Public Benefits Information
  8. Berkeley Criminal Information
  9. Berkeley Immigration & Civil Rights Information


Berkeley Legal Resources Back to top

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Berkeley Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 19,877
  • Land Area (2000): 330.202 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 8.637 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 8,176
Berkeley Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 10,633 53.88%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 35 0.18%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 9,067 45.94%

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Berkeley Employment Information Back to top
Berkeley Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 687 13.64%
2. Public Administration 416 8.26%
3. Educational Services 352 6.99%
4. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 335 6.65%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 325 6.45%
6. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 212 4.21%
7. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 198 3.93%
8. Truck Transportation 167 3.32%
9. Repair and Maintenance 165 3.28%
10. Utilities 152 3.02%
11. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 126 2.50%
12. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 120 2.38%
13. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 117 2.32%
14. Health Care 116 2.30%
15. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 108 2.14%
16. Food and Beverage Stores 104 2.07%
17. Finance and Insurance 91 1.81%
18. Other Transportation 78 1.55%
19. Hardware / Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies, Wholesale 72 1.43%
20. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 71 1.41%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 724 16.47%
2. Health Care 498 11.33%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 371 8.44%
4. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 334 7.60%
5. Public Administration 253 5.76%
6. Finance and Insurance 246 5.60%
7. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 203 4.62%
8. Social Assistance 179 4.07%
9. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 136 3.09%
10. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 126 2.87%
11. Food and Beverage Stores 101 2.30%
12. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 94 2.14%
13. Personal and Laundry Services 87 1.98%
14. Department and Other General Stores 84 1.91%
15. Furniture, Furnishings, and Appliances 70 1.59%
16. Info Services and Data Processing 68 1.55%
17. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 66 1.50%
18. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 65 1.48%
19. Utilities 64 1.46%
20. Construction 61 1.39%

Berkeley Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Installation / Maintenance 345 6.85%
2. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 280 5.56%
3. Other Sales and Related Occupations 259 5.14%
4. Other Management Occupations 246 4.89%
5. Vehicle Mechanics 185 3.67%
6. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 179 3.56%
7. Other Production Occupations 161 3.20%
8. Business Operations Specialists 154 3.06%
9. Top Executives 140 2.78%
10. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 128 2.54%
11. Computer Specialists 127 2.52%
12. Engineers 126 2.50%
13. Construction Laborers 123 2.44%
14. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 113 2.24%
15. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 113 2.24%
16. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 111 2.20%
17. Operations Managers Non Finance 105 2.09%
18. Carpenters 100 1.99%
19. Other Construction Trades 94 1.87%
20. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 86 1.71%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 308 7.01%
2. Other Sales and Related Occupations 261 5.94%
3. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 229 5.21%
4. Other Office and Admin Support 169 3.84%
5. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 166 3.78%
6. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 163 3.71%
7. Registered Nurses 152 3.46%
8. Other Management Occupations 151 3.43%
9. Waiters and Waitresses 135 3.07%
10. Cashiers 128 2.91%
11. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 122 2.78%
12. Business Operations Specialists 119 2.71%
13. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 113 2.57%
14. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 101 2.30%
15. Computer Specialists 101 2.30%
16. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 101 2.30%
17. Health Technologists and Technicians 79 1.80%
18. Customer Service Representatives 78 1.77%
19. Other Production Occupations 77 1.75%
20. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 71 1.62%

Berkeley Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 8,844 56.53%
15-35 hours 1,737 11.10%
1-14 hours 505 3.23%
No regular hours 4,560 29.14%

Berkeley Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 487 5.45%
5 AM-5:29 AM 452 5.06%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 460 5.15%
6 AM-6:29 AM 881 9.86%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 857 9.59%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,156 12.94%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,369 15.32%
8 AM-8:29 AM 847 9.48%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 468 5.24%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 596 6.67%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 174 1.95%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 127 1.42%
Noon-3:59 PM 551 6.17%
4 PM-11:59 PM 509 5.70%

Berkeley Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 183 2.05%
5-9 886 9.92%
10-14 1,207 13.51%
15-19 1,238 13.86%
20-24 910 10.19%
25-29 426 4.77%
30-34 1,290 14.44%
35-39 347 3.88%
40-44 333 3.73%
45-59 884 9.89%
60-89 743 8.32%
At least 90 487 5.45%

Berkeley Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 22 0.25% 4,828 54.04%
30-44 0 0.00% 1,970 22.05%
45-59 6 0.07% 878 9.83%
At least 60 45 0.50% 1,185 13.26%

Berkeley Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 31 0.33%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 1,042 11.18%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 7,652 82.11%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 52 0.56%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 73 0.78%
Color 6 Box Walked 84 0.90%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 385 4.13%

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Berkeley Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 7,502 (19,109 people)
Families (2000): 5,526 (16,192 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 2,354
People at same address in 1995: 9,421
Berkeley Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 324 4.32%
$10,000-$14,999 357 4.76%
$15,000-$19,999 387 5.16%
$20,000-$24,999 395 5.27%
$25,000-$29,999 366 4.88%
$30,000-$34,999 475 6.33%
$35,000-$39,999 521 6.94%
$40,000-$44,999 434 5.79%
$45,000-$49,999 378 5.04%
$50,000-$59,999 784 10.45%
$60,000-$74,999 945 12.60%
$75,000-$99,999 1,050 14.00%
$100,000-$124,999 517 6.89%
$125,000-$149,999 234 3.12%
$150,000-$199,999 201 2.68%
$200,000 or more 134 1.79%

Berkeley Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 1,540 20.51%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 2,556 34.04%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 361 4.81%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 1,241 16.53%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 81 1.08%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 1,064 14.17%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 20 0.27%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 412 5.49%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 4 0.05%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 148 1.97%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 1 0.01%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 80 1.07%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 1 0.01%

Berkeley Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 6,229 28.37%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 3,494 15.91%
Public Assistance 115 0.52%
Retirement 1,988 9.05%
Self Employment 803 3.66%
Social Security 2,146 9.77%
Supplemental Security 115 0.52%
Wage / Salary 6,079 27.69%
Other 986 4.49%

Berkeley Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 2,761 59.84%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,853 40.16%

Berkeley Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 551 7.28%
Color 1 Box Married 5,091 67.27%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,690 22.33%
Color 3 Box Widowed 236 3.12%

Berkeley Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 646 7.80%
Color 1 Box Married 4,900 59.19%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,691 20.43%
Color 3 Box Widowed 1,042 12.59%

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Berkeley Education Information Back to top
Berkeley Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 670 4.44%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,955 12.97%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 3,988 26.46%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 3,204 21.26%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 785 5.21%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 2,876 19.08%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 1,596 10.59%

Berkeley 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 68 0.34% 222 1.12% 290 1.46%
Kindergarten 198 1.00% 49 0.25% 247 1.24%
Grades 1-4 1,007 5.07% 48 0.24% 1,055 5.31%
Grades 5-8 1,094 5.50% 104 0.52% 1,198 6.03%
Grades 9-12 895 4.50% 87 0.44% 982 4.94%
Undergrad college 695 3.50% 120 0.60% 815 4.10%
Graduate or professional school 225 1.13% 33 0.17% 258 1.30%
Total 4,182 21.04% 663 3.34% 4,845 24.37%

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Berkeley Public Benefits Information Back to top
Berkeley Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 17,686 92.46%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 1,442 7.54%

Berkeley Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Berkeley Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 12
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Berkeley Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Berkeley Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 2,561 12.88%
10-19 Years 2,631 13.24%
20-29 Years 2,301 11.58%
30-39 Years 3,004 15.11%
40-49 Years 3,086 15.53%
50-59 Years 2,481 12.48%
60-69 Years 1,733 8.72%
70-79 Years 1,335 6.72%
80-89 Years 616 3.10%
90+ Years 129 0.65%

Berkeley Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 9,634 48.47%
Color 1 Box Female 10,243 51.53%

Berkeley Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 16,367 82.34%
Color 1 Box African-American 2,494 12.55%
Color 2 Box Asian 313 1.57%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 312 1.57%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 299 1.50%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 49 0.25%
Color 6 Box Other Race 33 0.17%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 10 0.05%

Berkeley Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. English 3,146 18.62%
2. German 3,146 18.62%
3. Irish 2,704 16.00%
4. United States Or American 1,901 11.25%
5. Italian 1,114 6.59%
6. Scotch Irish 649 3.84%
7. French Non-Basque 637 3.77%
8. Scottish 475 2.81%
9. Dutch 436 2.58%
10. Polish 393 2.33%

Berkeley Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 17,628 94.90%
2. German 234 1.26%
3. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 216 1.16%
4. French 101 0.54%
5. Laotian 68 0.37%
6. Vietnamese 42 0.23%
7. Gujarathi 36 0.19%
8. Italian 33 0.18%
9. Other Indic 33 0.18%
10. Japanese 32 0.17%

Berkeley Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 18,988 96.21%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 390 1.98%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 357 1.81%

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Berkeley 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.