Alameda, CA Social Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school18,843100.0
Nursery school, preschool1,1015.8
Kindergarten9134.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8)7,37739.1
High school (grades 9-12)3,29917.5
College or graduate school6,15332.7
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over51,952100.0
Less than 9th grade2,0994.0
9th to 12th grade, no diploma3,9077.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency)8,60816.6
Some college, no degree11,97223.0
Associate degree3,4586.7
Bachelor's degree14,11527.2
Graduate or professional degree7,79315.0
Percent high school graduate or higher88.4(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher42.2(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over59,249100.0
Never married17,47329.5
Now married, except separated29,67550.1
Separated1,3662.3
Widowed3,8766.5
Female
3,2045.4
Divorced6,85911.6
Female
4,1587.0
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years1,316100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren36027.4
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over56,168100.0
Civilian veterans6,82612.2
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years13,219100.0
With a disability8986.8
Population 21 to 64 years44,663100.0
With a disability7,31516.4
Percent employed
62.7(X)
No disability37,34883.6
Percent employed
80.2(X)
Population 65 years and over9,156100.0
With a disability3,91342.7
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over68,239100.0
Same house in 199534,15950.1
Different house in the U.S. in 199530,59544.8
Same county
17,46525.6
Different county
13,13019.2
Same state
7,97911.7
Different state
5,1517.5
Elsewhere in 19953,4855.1
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population72,259100.0
Native53,42973.9
Born in United States
52,08872.1
State of residence
32,33044.7
Different state
19,75827.3
Born outside United States
1,3411.9
Foreign born18,83026.1
Entered 1990 to March 2000
6,9409.6
Naturalized citizen
10,43914.4
Not a citizen
8,39111.6
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)18,830100.0
Europe2,08211.1
Asia13,43971.4
Africa4622.5
Oceania2901.5
Latin America2,11111.2
Northern America4462.4
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over68,239100.0
English only45,14066.1
Language other than English23,09933.9
Speak English less than 'very well
10,12114.8
Spanish
4,2496.2
Speak English less than "very well"
1,3872.0
Other Indo-European languages
3,7775.5
Speak English less than "very well"
1,1501.7
Asian and Pacific Island languages
14,44121.2
Speak English less than "very well"
7,38910.8
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population72,259100.0

Total ancestries reported

80,065110.8
Arab4340.6
Czech13300.5
Danish8161.1
Dutch9391.3
English6,3498.8
French (except Basque)11,8362.5
French Canadian14000.6
German7,88310.9
Greek3660.5
Hungarian3230.4
Irish17,69510.6
Italian3,8525.3
Lithuanian1350.2
Norwegian1,2521.7
Polish1,3431.9
Portuguese1,0561.5
Russian9411.3
Scotch-Irish1,0701.5
Scottish1,8582.6
Slovak530.1
Subsaharan African9781.4
Swedish1,2301.7
Swiss3520.5
Ukrainian1630.2
United States or American1,5872.2
Welsh4880.7
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)1160.2
Other ancestries36,22050.1
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19

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