California · Census place 53000
Oakland city, CA
Quick answer
Oakland city has 438,072 residents, ranking #8 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $97,369, the median home is worth $924,700 and median gross rent runs $1,917 a month.
- Population
- 438,072Oakland city residents
- Median household income
- $97,369Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $924,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,917Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 41.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Oakland city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Oakland city median would spend about 23.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 9.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.7% of residents and 41.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in California.
- Fresno city 543,615
- Sacramento city 524,802
- Long Beach city 458,491
- Bakersfield city 408,366
- Anaheim city 344,553
- Stockton city 320,470
- Riverside city 316,241
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