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 49.08% 64.07%
Homes Rented 47.54% 21.45%
Home Appreciation 18.61% 13.62%
Housing Vacant 3.38% 14.48%
Median Home Age 48.6 27.2
Population Oakland United States
Household Size 3.54 2.58
Median Age 30.9 37.6
Population 31,476 293,655,400
Pop. Change 0.76% 5.88%
Pop. Density 11846 80

Social

Family Oakland United States
Divorced 8.86% 7.64%
Married, no children 17.59% 31.04%
Married, with children 25.56% 27.90%
Never Married 36.93% 24.39%
Now married 37.04% 57.73%
Separated 10.41% 2.82%
Single, no children 36.72% 30.05%
Single, with children 19.33% 9.43%
Widowed 6.76% 7.42%

Economic

General Oakland United States
Projected job growth through 13.27% 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 188 100
Miscellaneous 107.5 100
Overall 144.5 100
Transportation 122.1 100
Utilities 127.5 100
Crime Oakland United States
Property Crime 7
Violent Crime 8
Education Oakland United States
Pupil/teacher Ratio 21.6 15.9
Students per counselor 1343 546
Students per librarian 26833 907