| Metropolitan Area Residents (PMSA) |
| 1980: | 1,762,000 |
| 1990: | 2,108,078 |
| 2000: | 2,392,557 |
| Percent change, 1990–2000: | 12.6% |
| U.S. rank in 1980: | 5th (CMSA) |
| U.S. rank in 1990: | 4th (CMSA) |
| U.S. rank in 2000: | 5th (CMSA) |
| City Residents |
| 1980: | 339,337 |
| 1990: | 372,242 |
| 2000: | 399,484 |
| 2003 estimate: | 382,369 |
| Percent change, 1990–2000: | 7.3% |
| U.S. rank in 1980: | 43rd |
| U.S. rank in 1990: | 39th |
| U.S. rank in 2000: | 50th (State rank: 8th) |
| Density: | 7,126.6 people per square mile (2000) |
| Racial and ethnic characteristics | (2000) |
| White | 125,013 |
| Black or African American | 142,460 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 2,655 |
| Asian | 60,851 |
| Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander | 2,002 |
| Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race) | 87,467 |
| Other | 46,592 |
| Percent of residents born in state: | 47.1% (2000) |
| Age characteristics | (2000) |
| Population under 5 years old | 28,292 |
| Population 5 to 9 years old | 30,134 |
| Population 10 to 14 years old | 26,502 |
| Population 15 to 19 years old | 24,664 |
| Population 20 to 24 years old | 28,958 |
| Population 25 to 34 years old | 72,315 |
| Population 35 to 44 years old | 63,310 |
| Population 45 to 54 years old | 53,865 |
| Population 55 to 59 years old | 17,188 |
| Population 60 to 64 years old | 12,468 |
| Population 65 to 74 years old | 20,662 |
| Population 75 to 84 years old | 15,145 |
| Population 85 years and older | 5,981 |
| Median age | 33.3 years |
| Births | (2002, Alameda County) |
| Total number | 21,802 |
| Deaths | (2002, Alameda County) |
| Total number | 9,564 (of which, 91 were infants under the age of 1 year) |
| Money income (1999) | |
| Per capita income | $21,936 |
| Median household income | $41,055 |
| Total households | 150,971 |
| Number of households with income of . . . | |
| less than $10,000 | 19,896 |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 9,891 |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 18,541 |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 18,380 |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 23,009 |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 25,333 |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 14,056 |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 12,955 |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 4,437 |
| $200,000 or more | 4,473 |
| Percent of families below poverty level: | 16.2% (43.1% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years) |
| 2002 FBI Crime Index Total: | 29,875 |
