Demographics of Oakland city, California

Oakland city, California had 440,838 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −319 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Oakland city, in four figures

440,838
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 439,418 ±102.; −0.1%
Change since July 2020: −319 people.; 37.9 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $101,600 ±$2,146
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Oakland city, California's population shrank 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Oakland city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Oakland city, California's population shrank 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Oakland city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	441,157	100.0	100.0
2021	437,373	99.1	100.2
2022	436,240	98.9	100.7
2023	438,301	99.4	101.6
2024	440,173	99.8	102.5
2025	440,838	99.9	103.1

Population of Oakland city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	441,157	—
2021	437,373	−3,784
2022	436,240	−1,133
2023	438,301	+2,061
2024	440,173	+1,872
2025	440,838	+665

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.9 ±0.4: for men 37.4 ±0.4 and for women 38.3 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Oakland city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	24,040 ±1,194	5.5% ±0.3	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	58,911 ±1,745	13.4% ±0.4	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	30,603 ±1,371	7.0% ±0.3	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	155,607 ±2,830	35.4% ±0.6	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	105,737 ±2,285	24.1% ±0.5	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	64,520 ±1,805	14.7% ±0.4	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $101,600 ±$2,146, and income per person $61,757 ±$1,141, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Oakland city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	27,400 ±1,327	15.5% ±0.7	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	21,812 ±1,257	12.4% ±0.7	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	20,408 ±1,130	11.6% ±0.6	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	17,691 ±1,083	10.0% ±0.6	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	27,442 ±1,263	15.5% ±0.7	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	19,041 ±968	10.8% ±0.5	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	42,790 ±1,165	24.2% ±0.6	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Oakland city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	58,257 ±2,857	13.4% ±0.7	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	13,528 ±1,178	16.6% ±1.4	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	29,920 ±1,815	11.2% ±0.7	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	14,809 ±1,069	17.1% ±1.2	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Oakland city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Oakland city	California	United States
Housing units	191,713 ±1,540	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.1% ±0.4	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.9% ±0.5	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	42.3% ±0.6	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	57.7% ±0.8	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$929,900 ±$12,301	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,979 ±$29	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1953 ±2	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Oakland city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	126,186 ±2,872	28.7% ±0.7	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	122,006 ±2,465	27.8% ±0.6	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	86,626 ±2,474	19.7% ±0.6	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	68,848 ±2,198	15.7% ±0.5	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1,173 ±295	0.3% ±0.1	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	1,881 ±539	0.4% ±0.1	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	3,844 ±742	0.9% ±0.2	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	28,854 ±1,873	6.6% ±0.4	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Oakland city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	218,784 ±3,485	49.8% ±0.8	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	91,372 ±2,377	20.8% ±0.5	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	8,433 ±1,005	1.9% ±0.2	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	120,829 ±3,032	27.5% ±0.7	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	59,678 ±2,051	13.6% ±0.5	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	61,151 ±2,749	13.9% ±0.6	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Oakland city among the places of California

7th of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near Oakland city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
San Diego city	1,389,526 ±106
San Jose city	990,138 ±103
Fresno city	545,970 ±90
Sacramento city	528,706 ±125
Long Beach city	455,548 ±128
Oakland city	439,418 ±102
Bakersfield city	411,986 ±100
Anaheim city	344,521 ±90
Stockton city	322,326 ±89
Riverside city	319,069 ±87
Santa Ana city	312,534 ±138

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Oakland city, California

Rankings this appears in

No. 96 Places in California by poverty rate
No. 116 Places in California by median home value
No. 125 Places in California by per capita income
No. 160 Places in California by foreign-born share
No. 210 Places in California by median household income
No. 223 Places in California by median rent

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026