Rental rates and demographics info for Berkeley, CA 94708

Rent Survey

Apartment / Condo / Townhouse

Studio
$1,451
1 Bedroom
$1,472
2 Bedroom
$1,793
3 Bedroom
$2,238
4 Bedroom
$2,689
5 Bedroom
$3,258

House

Studio
$1,471
1 Bedroom
$1,387
2 Bedroom
$1,845
3 Bedroom
$2,256
4 Bedroom
$2,764
5 Bedroom
$3,618

Social / Demographic

Population, total and by age

Total population
10,571
Population density (people per square mile)
5,278.232
Pct. population under 18 years old
15%
Pct. population 65 years old and over
19.6%

Foreign-born

Pct. foreign born population
18.1%
Pct. foreign born population that arrived since 1990
28%

Population by race/ethnicity (2000 def.)

Pct. non-Hispanic White alone population
81.5%
Pct. non-Hispanic Black/African American alone population
1.6%
Pct. non-Hisp. Asian, Hawaiian and Pacific Islander alone pop.
9.4%
Pct. non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native alone population
0.1%
Pct. non-Hispanic other race alone population
0.3%
Pct. non-Hispanic multiracial population
3.2%
Pct. Hispanic/Latino population
4%

Household size and type

Total households
4,566
Average household size
2.3
Pct. married-couple hhlds. with own children under 18 years old
18.5%
Pct. single-parent-headed hhlds. with own children under 18 years
3.1%
Pct. family households without own children under 18 years old
42.1%
Pct. nonfamily households
36.3%

Education

Pct. persons 25+ yrs. old with no high school diploma or GED
1.3%
Pct. pers. 25+ yrs. old with a bachelors or graduate/prof. degree
81.6%

Language

Pct. pers. 5-17 yrs. old who speak English not well or not at all
0.4%
Pct. pers. 18-64 yrs. old who speak English not well / not at all
0.5%
Pct. pers. 65+ years old who speak English not well or not at all
1.5%

Year Moved In

Pct. households that moved into housing unit before 1980
38.5%
Pct. households that moved into housing unit since 1995
31.8%

Income / Employment

Income

Median household income last yr ($)
$103,791
Average household income last yr ($)
$129,156
Pct. hhlds. with interest, dividends, or rental income last year
77.6%
Pct. hhlds. with public assistance income (state/local) in 1999
0.4%

Income of tax filers

Average Adjusted Gross Income
$103,402
Pct. of returns with Adjusted Gross Income of less than $10,000
15.1%
Pct. of returns with Adjusted Gross Income of $10,000-$19,999
8.8%
Pct. of returns with Adjusted Gross Income of $20,000-$29,999
7.1%
Pct. of returns with Adjusted Gross Income of $30,000-$49,999
12%
Pct. of returns with Adjusted Gross Income of $50,000-$99,999
23.1%
Pct. of returns with Adjusted Gross Income greater than $100,000
33.9%

Credit/deductions of tax filers

Returns with Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) information
6,172
Pct. of low-income returns that receive EITC
7.8%
Total dollar amount received from the Earned Income Tax Credit
$97,170
Average dollar amount received from EITC
$600
Pct. of returns claiming deduction for charitable contributions
56.1%
Average amount of charitable contributions claimed
$5,048

Poverty

Poverty rate
4.3%
Child poverty rate
4.9%
Elderly poverty rate
1.4%

Employment of residents

Pct. pop. 16 years old and over who are employed
66.3%
Unemployment rate
1.7%

Occupation of residents

Pct. persons 16+ years old employed in mgmt. occ. (incl. farms)
77.4%
Pct. pers. 16+ years old employed in personal care/service occ.
4.8%
Pct. persons 16+ years old employed in sales and related occ.
13.4%
Pct. pers. 16+ yrs. old employed in farming, fishing and forestry
0.0%
Pct. persons 16+ yrs. old employed in construction and extraction
1.3%
Pct. persons 16+ years old employed in production occupations
3%

Transportation to work

Average travel time to work (minutes)
30 min
Pct. workers 16+ yrs. old traveling to work by car, truck, or van
70.5%

Establishments, total and by business si

Total number of establishments
146
Number of establishments per 1,000 population
14
Pct. employment in establishments with 1-9 employees
47.4%
Pct. employment in establishments with 10-49 employees
32.1%
Pct. of establishments with 50-99 employees
1.4%
Pct. of establishments with 100-499 employees
0.0%
Pct. of establishments with 500 or more employees
0.0%

Jobs, total and by industry

Estimated employment
607
Estimated employment per 1,000 population
57

Residential services

Number of full-service restaurants per 1,000 population
0
Number of commercial banks per 1,000 population
0
Number of physician offices per 1,000 population
0.7
Number of dentist offices per 1,000 population
0.1

Housing

Total housing units

Total housing units
4,769

Vacant housing

Homeowner vacancy rate
0.6%
Rental vacancy rate
5.5%
Vacancy rate
3.1%

Homeownership rates, total & by race

Homeownership rate
84.8%
Homeownership rate for non-Hispanic White households
85.3%
Homeownership rate for Black/African American households
94.1%
Homeownership rate for Asian, Hawaiian and Pacific Islander hhlds
81.3%
Homeownership rate for American Indian/Alaska Native households
100%
Homeownership rate for Hispanic households
68.8%

Housing stock (structure)

Pct. housing units in single-family detached homes
90.9%
Pct. housing units in single-family attached homes
2%
Pct. housing units in structures with 2 to 4 units
5.8%
Pct. housing units in structures with 5 to 9 units
1%
Pct. housing units in structures with 10 to 19 units
0.1%
Pct. housing units in structures with 20 or more units
0.1%
Pct. housing units in mobile homes, trailers, or other structures
0.0%

Housing Stock (age)

Median year structure built
1944
Pct. of housing units built before 1970
89.5%
Pct. of housing units built from 1995 to March 2000
0.5%

Housing costs

Median gross rent of specified renter-occ. units with rent ($)
$1,527
Average gross rent of specified renter-occ. units with rent ($)
$1,518
Median value for specified owner-occupied housing units ($)
$482,300
Average value of specified owner-occupied housing units ($)
$551,027

Housing hardship

Pct. housing units that are overcrowded
1.3%
Pct. housing units without complete kitchen facilities
0.0%
Pct. occupied housing units without complete plumbing facilities
0.5%