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  5. Berkeley Family Information
  6. Berkeley Education Information
  7. Berkeley Public Benefits Information
  8. Berkeley Immigration & Civil Rights Information


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Berkeley Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 18,460
  • Land Area (2000): 77.240 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 33.391 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 8,583
Berkeley Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 18,236 98.81%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 219 1.19%

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Berkeley Employment Information Back to top
Berkeley Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 10,181 9,534 647 6.35% 64
1991 10,348 9,460 888 8.58% 86
1992 10,331 9,269 1,062 10.28% 103
1993 10,512 9,587 926 8.80% 88
1994 10,706 9,830 876 8.18% 82
1995 10,923 10,074 849 7.77% 78
1996 11,263 10,405 859 7.63% 76
1997 11,499 10,706 793 6.90% 69
1998 11,404 10,722 682 5.98% 60
1999 11,535 10,891 644 5.58% 56
2000 11,983 11,297 686 5.73% 57
2001 12,218 11,437 780 6.39% 64
2002 12,687 11,627 1,060 8.36% 84
2003 12,793 11,652 1,141 8.92% 89
2004 12,830 11,834 996 7.76% 78
2005 12,439 11,740 699 5.62% 56
2006 12,711 11,952 759 5.97% 60
2007 12,668 11,992 676 5.34% 54
2008 12,813 11,968 844 6.59% 66
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 12,675 11,820 855 6.75% 67
Feb 2008 12,783 11,847 936 7.32% 73
Mar 2008 12,745 11,884 861 6.76% 68
Apr 2008 12,710 11,956 754 5.93% 59
May 2008 12,798 11,957 841 6.57% 66
Jun 2008 12,922 12,106 816 6.31% 63
Jul 2008 12,935 12,128 807 6.24% 62
Aug 2008 12,954 12,093 861 6.65% 66
Sep 2008 12,791 11,923 868 6.79% 68
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Berkeley Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 820 17.90%
2. Public Administration 368 8.03%
3. Educational Services 237 5.17%
4. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 231 5.04%
5. Utilities 205 4.48%
6. Accommodation and Food Services 203 4.43%
7. Health Care 200 4.37%
8. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 166 3.62%
9. Other Transportation 149 3.25%
10. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 120 2.62%
11. Food and Beverage Stores 115 2.51%
12. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 112 2.44%
13. Finance and Insurance 105 2.29%
14. Truck Transportation 100 2.18%
15. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 89 1.94%
16. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 85 1.86%
17. Repair and Maintenance 84 1.83%
18. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 79 1.72%
19. Department and Other General Stores 78 1.70%
20. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 69 1.51%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 896 21.64%
2. Educational Services 461 11.14%
3. Finance and Insurance 370 8.94%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 315 7.61%
5. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 218 5.27%
6. Food and Beverage Stores 210 5.07%
7. Department and Other General Stores 164 3.96%
8. Public Administration 163 3.94%
9. Construction 117 2.83%
10. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 83 2.00%
11. Personal and Laundry Services 75 1.81%
12. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 74 1.79%
13. Social Assistance 64 1.55%
14. Electronic Shopping and Mail Order 57 1.38%
15. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 57 1.38%
16. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 53 1.28%
17. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 52 1.26%
18. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 49 1.18%
19. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 45 1.09%
20. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 43 1.04%

Berkeley Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Installation / Maintenance 341 7.44%
2. Other Sales and Related Occupations 311 6.79%
3. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 266 5.81%
4. Other Management Occupations 256 5.59%
5. Vehicle Mechanics 256 5.59%
6. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 182 3.97%
7. Law Enforcement Workers 150 3.27%
8. Other Construction Trades 148 3.23%
9. Carpenters 145 3.17%
10. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 145 3.17%
11. Construction Laborers 106 2.31%
12. Computer Specialists 98 2.14%
13. Other Production Occupations 98 2.14%
14. Cashiers 94 2.05%
15. Engineers 82 1.79%
16. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 80 1.75%
17. Pipelayers / Plumbers / Etc. 76 1.66%
18. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 76 1.66%
19. Operations Managers Non Finance 71 1.55%
20. Top Executives 70 1.53%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 328 7.92%
2. Health Technologists and Technicians 300 7.25%
3. Secretaries and Admins 292 7.05%
4. Cashiers 199 4.81%
5. Other Sales and Related Occupations 198 4.78%
6. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 164 3.96%
7. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 157 3.79%
8. Registered Nurses 147 3.55%
9. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 132 3.19%
10. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 122 2.95%
11. Business Operations Specialists 111 2.68%
12. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 109 2.63%
13. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 108 2.61%
14. Other Management Occupations 108 2.61%
15. Waiters and Waitresses 103 2.49%
16. Customer Service Representatives 89 2.15%
17. Other Food Preparation and Servers 88 2.13%
18. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 84 2.03%
19. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 74 1.79%
20. Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses 72 1.74%

Berkeley Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 7,732 53.24%
15-35 hours 1,892 13.03%
1-14 hours 349 2.40%
No regular hours 4,550 31.33%

Berkeley Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 306 3.66%
5 AM-5:29 AM 175 2.09%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 464 5.55%
6 AM-6:29 AM 849 10.16%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 964 11.54%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,245 14.90%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,165 13.95%
8 AM-8:29 AM 892 10.68%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 468 5.60%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 433 5.18%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 183 2.19%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 87 1.04%
Noon-3:59 PM 540 6.46%
4 PM-11:59 PM 583 6.98%

Berkeley Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 202 2.42%
5-9 690 8.26%
10-14 816 9.77%
15-19 1,011 12.10%
20-24 1,172 14.03%
25-29 542 6.49%
30-34 1,172 14.03%
35-39 202 2.42%
40-44 328 3.93%
45-59 761 9.11%
60-89 871 10.43%
At least 90 587 7.03%

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 55 0.66% 4,378 52.41%
30-44 21 0.25% 1,681 20.12%
45-59 13 0.16% 748 8.95%
At least 60 150 1.80% 1,308 15.66%

Berkeley Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 25 0.29%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 972 11.34%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 7,034 82.06%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 38 0.44%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 239 2.79%
Color 6 Box Walked 46 0.54%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 218 2.54%

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Berkeley Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 6,767 (18,167 people)
Families (2000): 4,993 (15,658 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,873
People at same address in 1995: 11,418
Berkeley Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 355 5.25%
$10,000-$14,999 340 5.02%
$15,000-$19,999 335 4.95%
$20,000-$24,999 298 4.40%
$25,000-$29,999 293 4.33%
$30,000-$34,999 461 6.81%
$35,000-$39,999 456 6.74%
$40,000-$44,999 400 5.91%
$45,000-$49,999 256 3.78%
$50,000-$59,999 795 11.75%
$60,000-$74,999 809 11.96%
$75,000-$99,999 1,066 15.75%
$100,000-$124,999 453 6.69%
$125,000-$149,999 272 4.02%
$150,000-$199,999 82 1.21%
$200,000 or more 96 1.42%

Berkeley Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 1,436 21.34%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,977 29.38%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 236 3.51%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 1,170 17.39%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 25 0.37%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 1,082 16.08%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 10 0.15%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 537 7.98%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 5 0.07%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 168 2.50%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 2 0.03%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 80 1.19%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 1 0.01%

Berkeley Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 5,203 28.16%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 2,741 14.84%
Public Assistance 76 0.41%
Retirement 1,408 7.62%
Self Employment 717 3.88%
Social Security 2,115 11.45%
Supplemental Security 205 1.11%
Wage / Salary 5,047 27.32%
Other 963 5.21%

Berkeley Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 2,346 56.37%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,816 43.63%

Berkeley Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 442 6.13%
Color 1 Box Married 4,548 63.11%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,981 27.49%
Color 3 Box Widowed 236 3.27%

Berkeley Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 697 9.19%
Color 1 Box Married 4,606 60.73%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,414 18.64%
Color 3 Box Widowed 868 11.44%

Berkeley Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Berkeley Education Information Back to top
Berkeley Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 575 4.11%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,783 12.75%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 5,865 41.96%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 2,937 21.01%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 817 5.84%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 1,551 11.10%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 451 3.23%

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 208 1.13% 203 1.10% 411 2.23%
Kindergarten 183 0.99% 28 0.15% 211 1.14%
Grades 1-4 936 5.07% 50 0.27% 986 5.34%
Grades 5-8 1,089 5.90% 25 0.14% 1,114 6.03%
Grades 9-12 1,104 5.98% 93 0.50% 1,197 6.48%
Undergrad college 498 2.70% 154 0.83% 652 3.53%
Graduate or professional school 40 0.22% 28 0.15% 68 0.37%
Total 4,058 21.98% 581 3.15% 4,639 25.13%

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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 17,151 94.68%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 964 5.32%

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 Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Berkeley Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 2,258 12.23%
10-19 Years 2,649 14.35%
20-29 Years 1,910 10.35%
30-39 Years 2,701 14.63%
40-49 Years 2,987 16.18%
50-59 Years 2,317 12.55%
60-69 Years 1,667 9.03%
70-79 Years 1,371 7.43%
80-89 Years 500 2.71%
90+ Years 100 0.54%

Berkeley Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 8,999 48.75%
Color 1 Box Female 9,461 51.25%

Berkeley Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 17,239 93.39%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 696 3.77%
Color 1 Box African-American 208 1.13%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 157 0.85%
Color 2 Box Asian 133 0.72%
Color 6 Box Other Race 13 0.07%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 12 0.07%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 2 0.01%

Berkeley Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. Irish 4,903 22.60%
2. Italian 4,697 21.65%
3. German 3,750 17.29%
4. Polish 1,765 8.14%
5. English 1,390 6.41%
6. United States Or American 759 3.50%
7. Scottish 499 2.30%
8. French Non-Basque 408 1.88%
9. Russian 364 1.68%
10. Hungarian 359 1.65%

Berkeley Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 16,238 93.32%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 462 2.66%
3. Italian 284 1.63%
4. French 84 0.48%
5. Polish 74 0.43%
6. German 60 0.34%
7. Portuguese / Portuguese Creole 53 0.30%
8. Urdu 39 0.22%
9. Greek 36 0.21%
10. Chinese 31 0.18%

Berkeley Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 17,589 95.31%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 609 3.30%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 257 1.39%

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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.