| Demographics |
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| Families |
43.0% |
American Community Survey |
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| Married Couples |
31.0% |
American Community Survey |
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| Foreign-Born |
19.0% |
American Community Survey |
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| California-Born |
47.0% |
American Community Survey |
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| Language other than English spoken in the home |
27.0% |
American Community Survey |
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| College Educated |
65.0% |
American Community Survey |
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| Median Household Income |
$52,900.00 |
American Community Survey |
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| Poverty Rate |
21.0% |
American Community Survey |
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| Population |
107,000 |
American Community Survey |
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| Median Age |
34.8 |
American Community Survey |
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| Senior Citizens |
11.0% |
American Community Survey |
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| White |
66.0% |
American Community Survey |
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| African-American |
11.0% |
American Community Survey |
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| Asian |
17.0% |
American Community Survey |
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| Hispanic |
10.0% |
American Community Survey |
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| Non-citizens |
10.1% |
Association of Bay Area Governments |
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| Local Government |
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| Total Revenues 2006-07 |
$294,733,262.00 |
California State Controller's Office |
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| Street lighting and landscaping 2006-07 |
$11,400,626.00 |
California State Controller's Office |
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| Tax-Exempt Organizations |
985 |
Internal Revenue Service |
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| Library Expenditures 2006-07 |
$15,413,891.00 |
California State Controller's Office |
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| Local Sales & Use Tax |
9.75% |
California State Board of Equalization |
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| Police Expenditures 2006-07 |
$46,742,590.00 |
California State Controller's Office |
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| Government Management and Support Expenditures 2006-07 |
$23,887,568.00 |
California State Controller's Office |
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| Fire Expenditures 2006-07 |
$25,668,053.00 |
California State Controller's Office |
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| Legislative Expenditures 2006-07 |
$2,096,336.00 |
California State Controller's Office |
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| Cemetery Expenditures 2006-07 |
$0.00 |
California State Controller's Office |
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| Politics & Elections |
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| Registered Voters |
78,223 |
California Secretary of State |
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| Democrats |
66.04% |
California Secretary of State |
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| Republicans |
4.47% |
California Secretary of State |
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| Green Party |
3.37% |
California Secretary of State |
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| Libertarians |
0.42% |
California Secretary of State |
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| Decline to state |
23.45% |
California Secretary of State |
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| Transportation & Energy |
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| Power Plants |
1 |
California Energy Commission |
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| Average Commute (minutes) |
25.3 |
American Community Survey |
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| No household vehicle |
16.0% |
American Community Survey |
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| 2 household vehicles |
29.0% |
American Community Survey |
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| 3 or more household vehicles |
10.0% |
American Community Survey |
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| Crime |
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| Violent Crime |
639 |
Office of the Attorney General (California) |
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| Car Theft |
995 |
Office of the Attorney General (California) |
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| Labor |
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| Unemployment as of April '09 |
9.8% |
California Employment Development Department |
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| Garment Manufacturers and Contractors |
9 |
California Department of Industrial Relations |
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| Self-Employed |
14.5% |
Association of Bay Area Governments |
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| Lifestyle |
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| Veterinarians |
47 |
California Department of Consumer Affairs |
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| Car Wash/Detailing Businesses |
1 |
California Department of Industrial Relations |
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| Talent Agents |
1 |
California Department of Industrial Relations |
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| Landscape Architects |
59 |
California Department of Consumer Affairs |
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| Retail & Grocery |
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| Safeway |
1 |
Safeway |
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| Liquor Licenses |
85 |
California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control |
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| Whole Foods |
1 |
Whole Foods |
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| Target |
0 |
Target |
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| Wal-Mart |
0 |
Wal-Mart |
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| Education |
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| Montessori Schools |
1 |
American Montessori Society |
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| Libraries with free Wi-Fi |
5 |
California State Library |
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| Charter Schools |
1 |
California Department of Education |
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| Private Schools |
10 |
California Department of Education |
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| Public Schools |
12 |
California Department of Education |
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| Community Colleges |
1 |
California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office |
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| Health & Medicine |
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| Federally-funded health centers |
9 |
United States Department of Health and Human Services |
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| Medical Marijuana Dispensaries |
3 |
Wendy Cosin, City of Berkeley Planning Department |
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| Funeral Establishments |
1 |
California Department of Consumer Affairs |
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| Licensed Midwives |
10 |
California Department of Consumer Affairs |
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| Planned Parenthood Locations |
0 |
Planned Parenthood |
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| Housing |
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| Housing Units |
47,000 |
American Community Survey |
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| Vacant Units |
7.0% |
American Community Survey |
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| Multi-Unit Structures |
51.0% |
American Community Survey |
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| Units built after 1990 |
4.0% |
American Community Survey |
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| Renter-Occupied Units |
54.0% |
American Community Survey |
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| Median mortgage cost |
$2,706.00 |
American Community Survey |
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| Median rental cost |
$1,057.00 |
American Community Survey |
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| Recreation |
|
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| YMCA Centers |
3 |
YMCA Centers |
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| Media |
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| Local Newspapers |
2 |
Nu-Designs Web Marketing |
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