Oakland, California demographics

Oakland, CA demographics: median age 37.9; 48.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Oakland city, California · Incorporated city · GEOID 0653000. The survey estimates a population of 439,418 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Oakland is 37.9 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.4 years. There are 176,584 households (±1,643). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	37.9 ±0.4	37.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 439,418
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Under 18	82,951 ±2,114	18.9% ±0.5 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	112,098 ±2,374	25.5% ±0.5 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	179,849 ±3,079	40.9% ±0.7 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	64,520 ±1,805	14.7% ±0.4 pp	15.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 439,418
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Male	217,829 ±1,795	49.6% ±0.4 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	221,589 ±1,803	50.4% ±0.4 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 439,418
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
White alone	129,983 ±2,909	29.6% ±0.7 pp	39.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	88,825 ±2,388	20.2% ±0.5 pp	5.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	6,570 ±1,186	1.5% ±0.3 pp	1.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	69,532 ±2,222	15.8% ±0.5 pp	15.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	2,018 ±545	0.5% ±0.1 pp	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	85,783 ±2,945	19.5% ±0.7 pp	18.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	56,707 ±2,693	12.9% ±0.6 pp	19.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 439,418
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	313,232 ±2,873	71.3% ±0.7 pp	59.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	126,186 ±2,872	28.7% ±0.7 pp	40.2%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 176,584
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Married-couple family	62,318 ±1,387	35.3% ±0.7 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	10,298 ±899	5.8% ±0.5 pp	6.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	22,299 ±1,142	12.6% ±0.6 pp	13.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	60,610 ±1,954	34.3% ±1.1 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	21,059 ±1,113	11.9% ±0.6 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 176,584
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Households with people under 18	45,867 ±1,265	26.0% ±0.7 pp	32.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	130,717 ±2,064	74.0% ±0.9 pp	67.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 176,584
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	60,610 ±1,954	34.3% ±1.1 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	57,084 ±1,899	32.3% ±1.0 pp	30.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	24,615 ±1,259	13.9% ±0.7 pp	16.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	18,654 ±1,018	10.6% ±0.6 pp	14.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	9,310 ±788	5.3% ±0.4 pp	7.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	3,113 ±386	1.8% ±0.2 pp	3.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	3,198 ±444	1.8% ±0.3 pp	2.6%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 439,418
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Native	318,589 ±3,042	72.5% ±0.7 pp	73.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	120,829 ±3,032	27.5% ±0.7 pp	27.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 415,378
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
English only	247,963 ±3,232	59.7% ±0.8 pp	55.6%	77.7%
Spanish	94,035 ±2,741	22.6% ±0.7 pp	28.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	4,294 ±769	1.0% ±0.2 pp	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	1,735 ±431	0.4% ±0.1 pp	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	1,365 ±240	0.3% ±0.1 pp	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	6,497 ±963	1.6% ±0.2 pp	3.5%	2.0%
Korean	1,612 ±340	0.4% ±0.1 pp	1.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	24,192 ±1,609	5.8% ±0.4 pp	3.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	7,428 ±1,276	1.8% ±0.3 pp	1.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	3,766 ±854	0.9% ±0.2 pp	2.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	9,434 ±1,371	2.3% ±0.3 pp	2.0%	1.1%
Arabic	4,159 ±789	1.0% ±0.2 pp	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	8,898 ±1,414	2.1% ±0.3 pp	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 325,864
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	49,547 ±2,051	15.2% ±0.6 pp	15.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	50,521 ±2,402	15.5% ±0.7 pp	20.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	49,167 ±1,641	15.1% ±0.5 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	17,772 ±1,279	5.5% ±0.4 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	87,111 ±2,380	26.7% ±0.7 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	71,746 ±2,106	22.0% ±0.6 pp	14.4%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 434,732
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Same house	379,322 ±2,734	87.3% ±0.6 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	33,490 ±2,122	7.7% ±0.5 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	14,891 ±1,227	3.4% ±0.3 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	4,223 ±661	1.0% ±0.2 pp	1.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	2,806 ±611	0.6% ±0.1 pp	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

5.6% of Oakland residents (±0.3 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.6% in California and 8.4% nationally. 91.6% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Oakland	California	U.S.	Compared with California
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	5.6% ±0.3 pp	6.6%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	91.6% ±0.4 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	2.9% ±0.2 pp	4.3%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Oakland . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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