Population

440,838

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$929,900

Owner-occupied units

Oakland, CA

California · 37.770° N, 122.226° W · 56 sq mi

Oakland is the 45th largest city on this site, with a population of 440,838 and about 7,877 residents per square mile. The median household earns $101,600 a year, and the median home is worth $929,900.

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Size & density

Land area

56 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

7,877

People per square mile

Rank by population

#45

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#204

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$101,600

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,979

Per month

Homeownership

42.3%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

29.8 min

One way

People

Median age

37.9

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

48.7%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

27.5%

Households

176,584

2.45 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 22.7^%

Professional & business services 19.7^%

Arts, food & hospitality 8.9^%

Retail trade 8^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in California

Name

Mark Zuckerberg

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$189B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Palo Alto

Source of wealth

Largest employer in California · private sector

Employer

University of California

Sector

Education

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in California

Company

Apple

Revenue

$391.0B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Cupertino

Ticker

AAPL

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of California

State bird

California Quail

State flower

California Poppy

State capital

Sacramento

Nickname

The Golden State

Compare Oakland with

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San Leandro, CA6 mi · 85,353
Berkeley, CA8 mi · 121,911
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South San Francisco, CA11 mi · 64,941
Hayward, CA12 mi · 157,113
Daly City, CA14 mi · 101,261
Walnut Creek, CA14 mi · 70,012