2022 population: 121,385
( 8,805 from 2010
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Land area: 10.4 square miles
Population density: 11636.1 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 63,018 | 51.92% | 2.4% |
Black: | 9,153 | 7.54% | 16.0% |
Indian: | 213 | 0.18% | 6.6% |
Asian: | 25,318 | 20.86% | 16.8% |
2+ races: | 8,017 | 6.60% | 44.8% |
Hispanic: | 14,654 | 12.07% | 20.0% |
Total non-White: | 58,367 | 48.08% | 14.4% |
2010-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Change in White population: | 1,479 | 1.6 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 7,326 | 7.9 |
Age, Family & Household Data for Berkeley city, CA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 50,854 | |
Median Value | $1,280,300 | |
Occupied | 45,788 | 90.0% |
Vacant | 5,066 | 10.0% |
Owned | 19,814 | 43.3% |
Rented | 25,974 | 56.7% |
Median Rent | $2,067 | |
Single-Family Units | 22,290 | 43.8% |
Detached | 20,322 | 40.0% |
Attached | 1,968 | 3.9% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 18,788 | 36.9% |
Mobile Homes | 60 | 0.1% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 3,436 | 7.5% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,495 | 3.3% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,224 | 2.7% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 1,131 | 2.5% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 1,247 | 2.7% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 1,171 | 2.6% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 1,519 | 3.3% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 887 | 1.9% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 1,112 | 2.4% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 2,149 | 4.7% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 3,063 | 6.7% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 3,706 | 8.1% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 3,560 | 7.8% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 2,740 | 6.0% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 4,689 | 10.2% |
$200,000 or more | 12,659 | 27.6% |
Median Household Income | 104,716 | |
Per Capita Income | 63,310 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,370 | 3.0% |
Public Assistance | 956 | 2.1% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 3,764 | 8.2% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 50,366 | 64.8% |
Unemployed | 2,892 | 3.7% |
In Armed Forces | 9 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 53,267 | 68.5% |
Not in Labor Force | 24,478 | 31.5% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 35.2% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 17,836 | 14,276 | 55.5% |
Non-Profit | 3,967 | 6,124 | 39.3% |
Self-Employed | 3,566 | 3,779 | 48.6% |
Local Government | 1,600 | 2,184 | 42.3% |
State Government | 3,676 | 4,057 | 47.5% |
Federal Government | 724 | 351 | 67.3% |
Total Private + Self | 21,402 | 18,055 | 54.2% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 9,967 | 12,716 | 43.9% |
Total | 31,369 | 30,771 | 50.5% |
Pct. Govt. | 20.3% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 12,287 | 19.8% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 9,094 | 14.6% |
Professional, Technical | 29,928 | 48.1% |
Service Occupations | 6,723 | 10.8% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 101 | 0.2% |
All others | 4,158 | 6.7% |
White Collar | 82.5% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Educational services | 12,995 | 20.9% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 12,376 | 19.9% |
Health care and social assistance | 6,544 | 10.5% |
Retail trade | 3,909 | 6.3% |
Other services | 3,561 | 5.7% |
Information | 3,519 | 5.7% |
Accommodation and food services | 3,021 | 4.9% |
Manufacturing | 2,665 | 4.3% |
Public administration | 2,300 | 3.7% |
Finance and insurance | 2,053 | 3.3% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 1,935 | 3.1% |
Construction | 1,924 | 3.1% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 1,512 | 2.4% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 1,413 | 2.3% |
Transportation and warehousing | 1,117 | 1.8% |
Wholesale trade | 608 | 1.0% |
Utilities | 400 | 0.6% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 248 | 0.4% |
Management | 84 | 0.1% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 6 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 8,611 | 7.09% |
Puerto Rican | 653 | 0.54% |
Cuban | 208 | 0.17% |
Dominican | 57 | 0.05% |
Total Central American | 1,715 | 1.41% |
Costa Rican | 56 | 0.05% |
Guatemalan | 347 | 0.29% |
Honduran | 5 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 295 | 0.24% |
Panamanian | 22 | 0.02% |
Salvadoran | 990 | 0.82% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 2,015 | 1.66% |
Argentinean | 452 | 0.37% |
Bolivian | 47 | 0.04% |
Chilean | 632 | 0.52% |
Colombian | 280 | 0.23% |
Ecuadorian | 86 | 0.07% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 326 | 0.27% |
Uruguayan | 66 | 0.05% |
Venezuelan | 125 | 0.10% |
Other South American | 1 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 1,395 | 1.15% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Chinese | 11,131 | 9.17% |
Indian | 4,474 | 3.69% |
Korean | 2,329 | 1.92% |
Filipino | 1,720 | 1.42% |
Japanese | 1,347 | 1.11% |
Vietnamese | 927 | 0.76% |
Taiwanese | 713 | 0.59% |
Thai | 262 | 0.22% |
Indonesian | 192 | 0.16% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 82,818 | 70.5% |
Spanish | 10,225 | 8.7% |
Chinese | 8,282 | 7.0% |
Other Indo-European | 5,795 | 4.9% |
Other Asian | 2,158 | 1.8% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 1,879 | 1.6% |
Korean | 1,535 | 1.3% |
Other | 1,194 | 1.0% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 956 | 0.8% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 11,382 | 9.4% |
German | 10,414 | 8.6% |
Irish | 10,072 | 8.3% |
Italian | 5,038 | 4.2% |
European | 3,966 | 3.3% |
American | 3,153 | 2.6% |
Russian | 3,094 | 2.5% |
French | 3,060 | 2.5% |
Polish | 2,827 | 2.3% |
Scottish | 2,168 | 1.8% |
Eastern European | 1,948 | 1.6% |
Swedish | 1,778 | 1.5% |
Norwegian | 1,615 | 1.3% |
British | 1,598 | 1.3% |
Iranian | 1,394 | 1.1% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 107,265 | 88.4% |
Not a citizen | 14,120 | 11.6% |
Native | 95,299 | 78.5% |
Foreign-born | 26,086 | 21.5% |
Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
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< 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
1,623 | 2.1% | 1,360 | 1.8% | 5,258 | 6.8% | 12,012 | 15.6% | 25,476 | 33.0% | 31,431 | 40.7% |
Average years of education: 16.0 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,623 | 2.1% |
9-12 Years | 1,360 | 1.8% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 5,258 | 6.8% |
Some College | 12,012 | 15.6% |
Bach. Degree | 25,476 | 33.0% |
Grad Degree | 31,431 | 40.7% |
Average years of education: 16.0 |
Recent Trends | ||||
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Votes | Δ Margin | Swing % | ||
2020 vs. 2016 | R +524 | D +1,691 | R + 1.4% | |
D +2,215 | ||||
2020 vs. 2012 | R -211 | D +6,013 | D + 1.5% | |
D +5,802 | ||||
2020 vs. 2008 | R -688 | R +481 | D + 1.9% | |
D -1,169 | ||||
2016 vs. 2008 | R -1,212 | R +2,172 | D + 3.3% | |
D -3,384 | ||||
How to interpret this table |
Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
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2020 | 66% | Joe Biden (D) | 59,965 | 93.8% | Donald Trump* (R) | 2,555 | 4.0% | 1,431 | 2.2% | 63,951 | -30 | -43 | 0.37% |
2016 | 65% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 57,750 | 90.4% | Jill Stein (Grn) | 2,947 | 4.6% | 3,213 | 5.0% | 63,910 | -28 | -43 | 0.45% |
2012 | 61% | Barack Obama* (D) | 54,163 | 90.3% | Write-ins (I) | 3,045 | 5.1% | 2,766 | 4.6% | 59,974 | -32 | -43 | 0.46% |
2008 | 68% | Barack Obama (D) | 61,134 | 92.5% | John McCain (R) | 3,243 | 4.9% | 1,718 | 2.6% | 66,095 | -32 | -41 | 0.49% |
2004 | 64% | John Kerry (D) | 54,409 | 91.2% | George W. Bush* (R) | 4,010 | 6.7% | 1,224 | 2.1% | 59,643 | -38 | -44 | 0.48% |
2000 | 61% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 42,167 | 78.1% | Ralph Nader (Grn) | 7,100 | 13.2% | 4,698 | 8.7% | 53,965 | -34 | -40 | 0.49% |
2020 President, Berkeley city | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Joe Biden (D) | 59,965 | 93.8% | |||||||||
Donald Trump* (R) | 2,555 | 4.0% | |||||||||
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) | 342 | 0.5% | |||||||||
Other | 1,089 | 1.7% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 63,951 | ||||||||||
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2016 President, Berkeley city | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Hillary Clinton (D) | 57,750 | 90.4% | |||||||||
Donald Trump (R) | 2,031 | 3.2% | |||||||||
Gary Johnson (Lbt) | 884 | 1.4% | |||||||||
Jill Stein (Grn) | 2,947 | 4.6% | |||||||||
Other | 298 | 0.5% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 63,910 | ||||||||||
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2012 President, Berkeley city | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Barack Obama* (D) | 54,163 | 90.3% | |||||||||
Mitt Romney (R) | 2,766 | 4.6% | |||||||||
Other | 3,045 | 5.1% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 59,974 | ||||||||||
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2008 President, Berkeley city | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Barack Obama (D) | 61,134 | 92.5% | |||||||||
John McCain (R) | 3,243 | 4.9% | |||||||||
Other | 1,718 | 2.6% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 66,095 | ||||||||||
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2004 President, Berkeley city | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
George W. Bush* (R) | 4,010 | 6.7% | |||||||||
John Kerry (D) | 54,409 | 91.2% | |||||||||
Other | 1,224 | 2.1% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 59,643 | ||||||||||
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2000 President, Berkeley city | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
George W. Bush (R) | 4,177 | 7.7% | |||||||||
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 42,167 | 78.1% | |||||||||
Ralph Nader (Grn) | 7,100 | 13.2% | |||||||||
Other | 521 | 1.0% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 53,965 | ||||||||||
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Year | Type | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff | PSV | |||||
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2022 | S3 | 95% | Alex Padilla* (D) | 87,518 | 95.3% | Mark Meuser (R) | 4,304 | 4.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 91,822 | -34 | 0.85% |
2022 | G | 48% | Gavin Newsom* (D) | 43,972 | 94.7% | Brian Dahle (R) | 2,480 | 5.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 46,452 | -35 | 0.42% |
2018 | S1 | 58% | Dianne Feinstein* (D) | 31,889 | 56.9% | Kevin DeLeon (D) | 24,139 | 43.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 56,028 | n/a | 0.50% |
2018 | G | 58% | Gavin Newsom (D) | 53,835 | 94.7% | John H. Cox (R) | 3,016 | 5.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 56,851 | -33 | 0.46% |
2016 | S3 | 61% | Kamala Harris (D) | 50,790 | 84.8% | Loretta Sanchez (D) | 9,085 | 15.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 59,875 | n/a | 0.49% |
2014 | G | 39% | Jerry Brown* (D) | 36,828 | 95.3% | Neel Kashkari (R) | 1,807 | 4.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 38,635 | -35 | 0.53% |
2012 | S1 | 57% | Dianne Feinstein* (D) | 53,512 | 94.7% | Elizabeth Emken (R) | 2,984 | 5.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 56,496 | -32 | 0.45% |
2010 | S3 | 49% | Barbara Boxer* (D) | 44,478 | 91.1% | Carly Fiorina (R) | 2,885 | 5.9% | 1,435 [+] | 2.9% | 48,798 | -36 | 0.49% |
2010 | G | 49% | Jerry Brown (D) | 44,247 | 90.9% | Meg Whitman (R) | 2,958 | 6.1% | 1,466 [+] | 3.0% | 48,671 | -35 | 0.48% |
2006 | S1 | 47% | Dianne Feinstein* (D) | 36,676 | 81.7% | Todd Chretien (Green) | 4,920 | 11.0% | 3,287 [+] | 7.3% | 44,883 | -31 | 0.53% |
2006 | G | 47% | Phil Angelides (D) | 32,205 | 72.0% | Arnold Schwarzenegger* (R) | 7,302 | 16.3% | 5,195 [+] | 11.6% | 44,702 | -40 | 0.52% |