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Language Spoken At Home in Alameda County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 1,416,951 | 100% |
English only | 809,794 | 57.2% |
Language other than English | 607,157 | 42.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 267,187 | 18.9% |
Spanish | 236,796 | 16.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 111,490 | 7.9% |
Other Indo-European languages | 100,728 | 7.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 26,726 | 1.9% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 254,484 | 18.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 123,465 | 8.7% |
Other languages | 15,149 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 5,506 | 0.4% |
Ancestry in Alameda County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 1,515,136 | 100% |
American | 25,820 | 1.7% |
Arab | 10,859 | 0.7% |
Czech | 3,398 | 0.2% |
Danish | 8,218 | 0.5% |
Dutch | 13,138 | 0.9% |
English | 82,258 | 5.4% |
French (except Basque) | 26,995 | 1.8% |
French Canadian | 3,895 | 0.3% |
German | 115,540 | 7.6% |
Greek | 6,240 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 4,650 | 0.3% |
Irish | 97,944 | 6.5% |
Italian | 56,549 | 3.7% |
Lithuanian | 2,012 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 13,550 | 0.9% |
Polish | 19,663 | 1.3% |
Portuguese | 31,699 | 2.1% |
Russian | 18,285 | 1.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 9,455 | 0.6% |
Scottish | 21,126 | 1.4% |
Slovak | 1,161 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 17,429 | 1.2% |
Swedish | 16,983 | 1.1% |
Swiss | 4,219 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 2,698 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 6,059 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 2,977 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Alameda County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 539,179 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 348,592 | 64.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 168,674 | 31.3% |
Married-couple family | 253,695 | 47.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 121,688 | 22.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 26,701 | 5.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 11,686 | 2.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 68,196 | 12.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 35,300 | 6.5% |
Nonfamily households | 190,587 | 35.3% |
Householder living alone | 148,032 | 27.5% |
65 years and over | 44,766 | 8.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 186,059 | 34.5% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 121,032 | 22.4% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Alameda County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 1,484,138 | 100% |
Householder | 539,179 | 36.3% |
Spouse | 253,629 | 17.1% |
Child | 443,745 | 29.9% |
Other relatives | 139,313 | 9.4% |
Nonrelatives | 108,272 | 7.3% |
Unmarried partner | 34,883 | 2.4% |
Marital Status in Alameda County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 597,938 | 100% |
Never married | 235,639 | 39.4% |
Now married, except separated | 292,991 | 49.0% |
Separated | 11,131 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 12,039 | 2.0% |
Divorced | 46,138 | 7.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 633,601 | 100% |
Never married | 213,234 | 33.7% |
Now married, except separated | 286,571 | 45.2% |
Separated | 15,216 | 2.4% |
Widowed | 50,509 | 8.0% |
Divorced | 68,071 | 10.7% |
Fertility in Alameda County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 20,350 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 5,238 | 25.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 24 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 51 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 11 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 80 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 34 | 0% |
Grandparents in Alameda County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 39,142 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 9,773 | 25.0% |
Less than 1 year | 1,786 | 4.6% |
1 or 2 years | 2,241 | 5.7% |
3 or 4 years | 1,884 | 4.8% |
5 or more years | 3,862 | 9.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 9,773 | 100% |
Who are female | 6,336 | 64.8% |
Who are married | 6,863 | 70.2% |
School Enrollment in Alameda County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 415,266 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 26,598 | 6.4% |
Kindergarten | 19,896 | 4.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 147,662 | 35.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 78,221 | 18.8% |
College or graduate school | 142,889 | 34.4% |
Educational Attainment in Alameda County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 1,025,190 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 76,579 | 7.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 64,823 | 6.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 199,632 | 19.5% |
Some college, no degree | 192,917 | 18.8% |
Associate's degree | 69,629 | 6.8% |
Bachelor's degree | 249,246 | 24.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 172,364 | 16.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 86.2% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 41.1% |
Veteran Status in Alameda County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 1,172,395 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 66,526 | 5.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Alameda County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 1,502,185 | 100% |
With a disability | 138,141 | 9.2% |
Under 18 years | 340,324 | 100% |
With a disability | 8,446 | 2.5% |
18 to 64 years | 995,947 | 100% |
With a disability | 70,061 | 7.0% |
65 years and over | 165,914 | 100% |
With a disability | 59,634 | 35.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Alameda County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 1,497,443 | 100% |
Same house | 1,260,384 | 84.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 222,630 | 14.9% |
Same county | 144,848 | 9.7% |
Different county | 77,782 | 5.2% |
Same state | 57,425 | 3.8% |
Different state | 20,357 | 1.4% |
Abroad | 14,429 | 1.0% |
Place Of Birth in Alameda County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 1,515,136 | 100% |
Native | 1,051,240 | 69.4% |
Born in United States | 1,028,822 | 67.9% |
State of residence | 753,706 | 49.7% |
Different state | 275,116 | 18.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 22,418 | 1.5% |
Foreign born | 463,896 | 30.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Alameda County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 463,896 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 242,597 | 52.3% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 221,299 | 47.7% |
Year of Entry in Alameda County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 486,314 | 100% |
Native | 22,418 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 685 | 3.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 21,733 | 96.9% |
Foreign born | 463,896 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 10,382 | 2.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 453,514 | 97.8% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Alameda County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 463,889 | 100% |
Europe | 29,836 | 6.4% |
Asia | 271,146 | 58.5% |
Africa | 10,276 | 2.2% |
Oceania | 7,286 | 1.6% |
Latin America | 140,289 | 30.2% |
Northern America | 5,056 | 1.1% |