Rental rates and demographics info for Berkeley, CA 94704
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
- $3,618
Social / Demographic
Population, total and by age
- Total population
- 21,471
- Population density (people per square mile)
- 6,877.474
- Pct. population under 18 years old
- 4.4%
- Pct. population 65 years old and over
- 4.1%
Foreign-born
- Pct. foreign born population
- 26.4%
- Pct. foreign born population that arrived since 1990
- 49.1%
Population by race/ethnicity (2000 def.)
- Pct. non-Hispanic White alone population
- 46.9%
- Pct. non-Hispanic Black/African American alone population
- 4.1%
- Pct. non-Hisp. Asian, Hawaiian and Pacific Islander alone pop.
- 32.7%
- Pct. non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native alone population
- 0.4%
- Pct. non-Hispanic other race alone population
- 0.3%
- Pct. non-Hispanic multiracial population
- 6.1%
- Pct. Hispanic/Latino population
- 9.5%
Household size and type
- Total households
- 8,574
- Average household size
- 2
- Pct. married-couple hhlds. with own children under 18 years old
- 5.4%
- Pct. single-parent-headed hhlds. with own children under 18 years
- 1.5%
- Pct. family households without own children under 18 years old
- 11.6%
- Pct. nonfamily households
- 81.5%
Education
- Pct. persons 25+ yrs. old with no high school diploma or GED
- 4.4%
- Pct. pers. 25+ yrs. old with a bachelors or graduate/prof. degree
- 68.9%
Language
- Pct. pers. 5-17 yrs. old who speak English not well or not at all
- 3%
- Pct. pers. 18-64 yrs. old who speak English not well / not at all
- 1.5%
- Pct. pers. 65+ years old who speak English not well or not at all
- 4.7%
Year Moved In
- Pct. households that moved into housing unit before 1980
- 6.9%
- Pct. households that moved into housing unit since 1995
- 74.5%
Income / Employment
Income
- Median household income last yr ($)
- $19,750
- Average household income last yr ($)
- $37,591
- Pct. hhlds. with interest, dividends, or rental income last year
- 37.8%
- Pct. hhlds. with public assistance income (state/local) in 1999
- 0.6%
Income of tax filers
- Average Adjusted Gross Income
- $35,971
- Pct. of returns with Adjusted Gross Income of less than $10,000
- 29.8%
- Pct. of returns with Adjusted Gross Income of $10,000-$19,999
- 17.9%
- Pct. of returns with Adjusted Gross Income of $20,000-$29,999
- 14.8%
- Pct. of returns with Adjusted Gross Income of $30,000-$49,999
- 17.7%
- Pct. of returns with Adjusted Gross Income of $50,000-$99,999
- 14.7%
- Pct. of returns with Adjusted Gross Income greater than $100,000
- 5.1%
Credit/deductions of tax filers
- Returns with Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) information
- 6,055
- Pct. of low-income returns that receive EITC
- 10.2%
- Total dollar amount received from the Earned Income Tax Credit
- $292,028
- Average dollar amount received from EITC
- $704
- Pct. of returns claiming deduction for charitable contributions
- 14.5%
- Average amount of charitable contributions claimed
- $3,392
Poverty
- Poverty rate
- 47.5%
- Child poverty rate
- 20%
- Elderly poverty rate
- 16%
Employment of residents
- Pct. pop. 16 years old and over who are employed
- 52.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.7%
Occupation of residents
- Pct. persons 16+ years old employed in mgmt. occ. (incl. farms)
- 56%
- Pct. pers. 16+ years old employed in personal care/service occ.
- 11.4%
- Pct. persons 16+ years old employed in sales and related occ.
- 26.3%
- Pct. pers. 16+ yrs. old employed in farming, fishing and forestry
- 0.2%
- Pct. persons 16+ yrs. old employed in construction and extraction
- 2%
- Pct. persons 16+ years old employed in production occupations
- 4.1%
Transportation to work
- Average travel time to work (minutes)
- 25 min
- Pct. workers 16+ yrs. old traveling to work by car, truck, or van
- 33.9%
Establishments, total and by business si
- Total number of establishments
- 881
- Number of establishments per 1,000 population
- 41
- Pct. employment in establishments with 1-9 employees
- 16.3%
- Pct. employment in establishments with 10-49 employees
- 38.3%
- Pct. of establishments with 50-99 employees
- 3.4%
- Pct. of establishments with 100-499 employees
- 1.1%
- Pct. of establishments with 500 or more employees
- 0.2%
Jobs, total and by industry
- Estimated employment
- 11,804
- Estimated employment per 1,000 population
- 550
Residential services
- Number of full-service restaurants per 1,000 population
- 3
- Number of commercial banks per 1,000 population
- 0.3
- Number of physician offices per 1,000 population
- 1.3
- Number of dentist offices per 1,000 population
- 0.9
Housing
Total housing units
- Total housing units
- 8,735
Vacant housing
- Homeowner vacancy rate
- 0.6%
- Rental vacancy rate
- 2.5%
- Vacancy rate
- 3.7%
Homeownership rates, total & by race
- Homeownership rate
- 12.8%
- Homeownership rate for non-Hispanic White households
- 21%
- Homeownership rate for Black/African American households
- 5.6%
- Homeownership rate for Asian, Hawaiian and Pacific Islander hhlds
- 3.5%
- Homeownership rate for American Indian/Alaska Native households
- 18.1%
- Homeownership rate for Hispanic households
- 3.3%
Housing stock (structure)
- Pct. housing units in single-family detached homes
- 12%
- Pct. housing units in single-family attached homes
- 1.6%
- Pct. housing units in structures with 2 to 4 units
- 14.3%
- Pct. housing units in structures with 5 to 9 units
- 12.6%
- Pct. housing units in structures with 10 to 19 units
- 20%
- Pct. housing units in structures with 20 or more units
- 39.5%
- Pct. housing units in mobile homes, trailers, or other structures
- 0.0%
Housing Stock (age)
- Median year structure built
- 1954
- Pct. of housing units built before 1970
- 80.7%
- Pct. of housing units built from 1995 to March 2000
- 2.6%
Housing costs
- Median gross rent of specified renter-occ. units with rent ($)
- $732
- Average gross rent of specified renter-occ. units with rent ($)
- $800
- Median value for specified owner-occupied housing units ($)
- $453,600
- Average value of specified owner-occupied housing units ($)
- $530,945
Housing hardship
- Pct. housing units that are overcrowded
- 7.6%
- Pct. housing units without complete kitchen facilities
- 2.6%
- Pct. occupied housing units without complete plumbing facilities
- 1.3%