Oakland

Oakland is one of America's best places to live. In 1993, it was designated an All-American City, and also was ranked by Money Magazine as one of the top places to live for two consecutive years. Along the west of Oakland, one would be happy to find 19 mi

Neighborhood

Housing Oakland United States
Homes Owned 19.24% 64.07%
Homes Rented 77.87% 21.45%
Home Appreciation 25.27% 13.62%
Housing Vacant 2.89% 14.48%
Median Home Age 44.9 27.2
Population Oakland United States
Household Size 2.81 2.58
Median Age 33.4 37.6
Population 42,252 293,655,400
Pop. Change 0.81% 5.88%
Pop. Density 18238 80

Social

Family Oakland United States
Divorced 8.94% 7.64%
Married, no children 16.80% 31.04%
Married, with children 17.92% 27.90%
Never Married 43.15% 24.39%
Now married 33.69% 57.73%
Separated 8.48% 2.82%
Single, no children 52.73% 30.05%
Single, with children 12.03% 9.43%
Widowed 5.74% 7.42%

Economic

General Oakland United States
Projected job growth through 13.26% 9.06%
Income tax 6.00% 5.02%
Job growth in the past year 2.94% 1.30%
Sales tax 8.75% 6.00%
Unemployment rate 5.30% 5.00%
Cost of Living Oakland United States
Food 119.1 100
Health 155.4 100
Housing 221.1 100
Miscellaneous 107.5 100
Overall 156.4 100
Transportation 122.1 100
Utilities 127.5 100
Crime Oakland United States
Property Crime 4
Violent Crime 7
Education Oakland United States
Pupil/teacher Ratio 20.6 15.9
Students per counselor 1339 546
Students per librarian 26360 907