Merritt's Living Circumstances

Oakland Unified School District Overview

Merritt College located in Oakland Unified School District area. A total of 161,986 households are located in Oakland Unified School District area. Among them, 44,400 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.36 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 108,767 and 96,738 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

14.48% (60,456) of residents are non-citizens and 38.23% (159,572) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Oakland Unified School District, California
Household	161,986
Population	417,393
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	44,400 (27.41%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	108,767
Total Students	96,738
Pre-Kindergarten	7,191
Kindergarten	5,205
Grade 1-8	35,222
Grade 9-12	17,680
College/Graduate School	31,440
Veterans	339,768
Non-citizen	60,456
Non-English Home Language	159,572
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

347,943 residents are over the age of 16 and 239,140 people are in labor force. Among them, 239,038 people are in civilian labor force and 102 are in armed labor force. 224,545 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 6.10%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Oakland Unified School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	218,941	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	111,409	50.89%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	22,550	10.30%
Public transportation	51,515	23.53%
Walked	8,059	3.68%
Other method	10,776	4.92%
Worked from home	14,632	6.68%
Average Commute Time	33 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	224,545	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	105,759	47.10%
Service	41,562	18.51%
Sales and office	38,374	17.09%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	15,346	6.83%
Production, transportation, and material moving	23,504	10.47%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	224,545	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	1,089	0.48%
Construction	13,630	6.07%
Manufacturing	13,503	6.01%
Wholesale trade	4,608	2.05%
Retail trade	18,655	8.31%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	11,806	5.26%
Information	8,231	3.67%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	12,745	5.68%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	42,385	18.88%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	50,559	22.52%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	24,772	11.03%
Other services, except public administration	13,815	6.15%
Public administration	8,747	3.90%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	224,545	-
Private wage and salary workers	171,410	76.34%
Government workers	30,883	13.75%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	21,998	9.80%
Unpaid family workers	254	0.11%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $108,237 for the 161,986 households in Oakland Unified School District area, California. The average income of a single worker is $42,284. 388,769 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 92.08%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	161,986	-
Less than $10,000	9,343	5.77%
$10,000 - $14,999	10,152	6.27%
$15,000 - $24,999	12,963	8.00%
$25,000 - $34,999	12,319	7.60%
$35,000 - $49,999	15,094	9.32%
$50,000 - $74,999	22,254	13.74%
$75,000 - $99,999	18,656	11.52%
$100,000 - $149,999	24,181	14.93%
$150,000 - $199,999	14,188	8.76%
More than $200,000	22,836	14.10%
Median Household Income	$73,561	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$108,237	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	88,227	-
Less than $10,000	3,992	4.52%
$10,000 - $14,999	2,940	3.33%
$15,000 - $24,999	6,867	7.78%
$25,000 - $34,999	6,976	7.91%
$35,000 - $49,999	8,512	9.65%
$50,000 - $74,999	11,571	13.12%
$75,000 - $99,999	9,599	10.88%
$100,000 - $149,999	12,942	14.67%
$150,000 - $199,999	8,966	10.16%
More than $200,000	15,862	17.98%

Median Family Income	$82,460	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$123,992	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$42,284	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$60,070	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$60,070	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	422,186	-
With health insurance coverage	388,769	92.08%
Public coverage	160,323	37.97%
Private health insurance	264,743	62.71%
Without health insurance coverage	33,417	7.92%

Housing

There are 172,867 housing units in Oakland Unified School District area, California with 161,986 units (93.71%) occupied. 65,847 houses (40.65%) are occupied by owner and 96,139 houses (59.35%) are rented. The average housing value is $687,200 and the average rental cost is $1,445. 1,350 houses (0.78%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 82,816 houses (47.91%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	172,867	-
Occupied	161,986	93.71%
Owner Occupied	65,847	40.65%
Renter Occupied	96,139	59.35%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	72,725	42.07%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	9,106	5.27%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	90,361	52.27%
Mobile Homes	622	0.36%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	53	0.03%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	172,867	-
Built 2014 or later	1,350	0.78%
Built 2010 - 2013	1,763	1.02%
Built 2000 - 2009	10,781	6.24%
Built 1990 - 1999	9,534	5.52%
Built 1980 - 1989	10,521	6.09%
Built 1970 - 1979	16,805	9.72%
Built 1960 - 1969	19,791	11.45%
Built 1950 - 1959	19,506	11.28%
Built 1949 or earlier	82,816	47.91%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	172,867	-
1 room	12,484	7.22%
2 rooms	13,812	7.99%
3 rooms	29,685	17.17%
4 rooms	35,491	20.53%
5 rooms	31,234	18.07%
6 rooms	21,950	12.70%
7 rooms	11,869	6.87%
8 rooms	7,300	4.22%
9 rooms or more	9,042	5.23%
Median Number of Rooms	4.4 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	172,867	-
no bedroom	14,721	8.52%
1 bedroom	40,346	23.34%
2 bedrooms	56,250	32.54%
3 bedrooms	42,947	24.84%
4 bedrooms	14,355	8.30%
5 bedrooms or more	4,248	2.46%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	65,847	-
Less than $50,000	867	1.32%
$50,000 - $99,999	479	0.73%
$100,000 - $149,999	678	1.03%
$150,000 - $199,999	786	1.19%
$200,000 - $299,999	3,498	5.31%
$300,000 - $499,999	13,769	20.91%
$500,000 - $999,999	30,425	46.21%
$1,000,000 or more	15,345	23.30%
Median House Value	$687,200	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	93,991	-
Less than $500	8,579	9.13%
$500 - $999	15,029	15.99%
$1,000 - $1,499	26,207	27.88%
$1,500 - $1,999	20,736	22.06%
$2,000 - $2,499	11,556	12.29%
$2,500 - $2,999	5,865	6.24%
$3,000 or more	6,019	6.40%
Median Rental Costs	$1,445	-

Demographic

A total of 424,062 people lives in Oakland Unified School District area, California with 204,751 male and 219,311 female. The males to female ratio is 48.28 to 51.72. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	424,062	-
Male	204,751	48.28%
Female	219,311	51.72%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	424,062	-
Under 5 years	26,501	6.25%
5 - 9 years	22,049	5.20%
10 - 14 years	23,202	5.47%
15 - 19 years	20,691	4.88%
20 - 24 years	23,781	5.61%
25 - 34 years	83,670	19.73%
35 - 44 years	68,074	16.05%
45 - 54 years	53,832	12.69%
55 - 59 years	24,583	5.80%
60 - 64 years	22,132	5.22%
65 - 74 years	33,734	7.95%
75 - 84 years	15,078	3.56%
85 years and older	6,735	1.59%
Median Age	36.5 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	424,062	-
One Race	395,093	93.17%
White	150,310	35.45%
Black or African American	100,845	23.78%
American Indian and Alaska Native	3,832	0.90%
Asian	65,769	15.51%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	2,345	0.55%
Other	71,992	16.98%

Two or more races	28,969	6.83%
White and Black or African American	5,987	1.41%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	1,661	0.39%
White and Asian	7,832	1.85%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	1,306	0.31%