Population 10,684 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Fruitvale Station
Household size in Fruitvale Station
| Period | Fruitvale Station | Oakland | San Francisco area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.35 | 2.66 | 2.74 | 3.04 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 3.59 | 2.72 | 2.79 | 3.10 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 3.33 | 2.73 | 2.83 | 3.09 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 3.17 | 2.62 | 2.75 | 3.01 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.18 | −0.04 | +0.01 | −0.03 | −0.03 |
Households in Fruitvale Station are large by national standards, averaging 3.17 people against 2.65 for the U.S. That usually means more families with children at home. Household size has dropped from 3.35 in 2006–10, a much bigger shift than nationally.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Fruitvale Station
| Period | Fruitvale Station | Oakland | San Francisco area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 30.8 | 36.3 | 38.6 | 35.8 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 32.8 | 36.6 | 39.4 | 36.8 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 36.0 | 37.5 | 40.1 | 37.9 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 34.7 | 38.7 | 41.3 | 39.0 | 40.1 |
| Change | +3.9 | +2.4 | +2.7 | +3.1 | +2.3 |
With a median age of just 34.7, Fruitvale Station is far younger than the country as a whole (40.1), a population that tilts toward young families with children. The median age has climbed from 30.8 in 2006–10, as it has nationally. The youngest areas are in the east, the oldest in the northwest.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Fruitvale Station
| Period | Fruitvale Station | Oakland | San Francisco area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 19.5% | 15.6% | 10.3% | 13.5% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 24.3% | 15.6% | 9.9% | 13.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 16.6% | 12.8% | 9.1% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 15.0% | 12.8% | 8.8% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| Change | −4.5 pts | −2.8 pts | −1.5 pts | −1.2 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head just over one in seven households in Fruitvale Station (15.0%), well above the national share of 11.6%. Since 2006–10, the single-parent share has fallen 4.5 points, a much bigger shift than nationally.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Fruitvale Station
Renters in Fruitvale Station
| Period | Fruitvale Station | Oakland | San Francisco area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 79.3% | 57.8% | 43.7% | 42.6% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 77.8% | 60.3% | 46.2% | 45.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 74.0% | 59.5% | 45.3% | 45.2% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 74.0% | 57.9% | 44.5% | 44.1% | 34.8% |
| Change | −5.2 pts | +0.2 pts | +0.8 pts | +1.5 pts | +1.5 pts |
Most households in Fruitvale Station rent: 74.0% of occupied homes are rented, far above the national share of 34.8%. Expect more apartments, and more turnover, than in owner-heavy areas. Among homeowners, 34.2% have no mortgage at all, below the national share of 39.8%. The renter share is down 5.2 points from 2006–10, even as the national share rose.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Fruitvale Station
| Period | Fruitvale Station | Oakland | San Francisco area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 16.7% | 12.2% | 8.6% | 8.7% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 11.1% | 9.7% | 7.1% | 8.1% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 8.2% | 7.3% | 6.5% | 7.5% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 7.0% | 8.1% | 7.5% | 7.3% | 9.6% |
| Change | −9.8 pts | −4.1 pts | −1.1 pts | −1.4 pts | −1.8 pts |
Fewer homes sit empty in Fruitvale Station than nationally: 7.0%, against 9.6% for the U.S. That is in line with the rest of Oakland. Vacancy is down 9.8 points from 2006–10, a much bigger shift than nationally.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Fruitvale Station
| Period | Fruitvale Station | Oakland | San Francisco area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1949 | 1951 | 1964 | 1972 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1953 | 1953 | 1965 | 1973 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1952 | 1954 | 1966 | 1974 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1952 | 1958 | 1968 | 1976 | 1980 |
| Change | +3 | +7 | +4 | +4 | +6 |
The housing in Fruitvale Station is old by national standards: the median home dates to 1952, against 1980 for the U.S., so buyers will find more older houses, some of them due for updates. Newer construction is concentrated in the center, while the north has the oldest housing.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Fruitvale Station
| Period | Fruitvale Station | Oakland | San Francisco area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $890 | $1,120 | $1,452 | $1,298 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $1,030 | $1,201 | $1,551 | $1,379 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $1,260 | $1,591 | $2,139 | $1,721 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,703 | $2,124 | $2,666 | $2,229 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$814 | +$1,004 | +$1,214 | +$931 | +$606 |
A typical rental in Fruitvale Station costs $1,703 a month with utilities, above the national median of $1,571. Even so, rents here are lower than in Oakland as a whole ($2,124). Rent has climbed $814 a month since 2006–10, up 91%, faster than rents rose nationally. The typical renter here spends 36.0% of household income on rent, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Fruitvale Station
Bachelor's degrees in Fruitvale Station
| Period | Fruitvale Station | Oakland | San Francisco area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.0% | 32.4% | 42.5% | 29.1% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 13.0% | 35.0% | 44.1% | 30.1% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 19.0% | 41.1% | 48.9% | 32.9% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 22.3% | 45.9% | 52.2% | 36.3% | 35.6% |
| Change | +12.3 pts | +13.5 pts | +9.7 pts | +7.1 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Fruitvale Station have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 22.3%, against 35.6% nationally. The share with a degree is up 12.3 points from 2006–10, mirroring the country. College graduates are most concentrated in the north and least in the center.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Fruitvale Station
| Period | Fruitvale Station | Oakland | San Francisco area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 50.2% | 75.9% | 86.8% | 79.9% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 55.3% | 78.2% | 87.5% | 80.7% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 61.8% | 80.6% | 88.8% | 82.6% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 69.5% | 82.9% | 89.1% | 84.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | +19.3 pts | +7.1 pts | +2.3 pts | +4.3 pts | +4.3 pts |
About three in ten adults in Fruitvale Station never finished high school, well above the national share: only 69.5% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally. Since 2006–10, the share with a diploma has risen 19.3 points, a much bigger shift than nationally. Fruitvale Station has a lower share of high school graduates than the great majority of Oakland neighborhoods.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Fruitvale Station
| Period | Fruitvale Station | Oakland | San Francisco area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 14.4% | 10.9% | 7.8% | 9.2% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 14.0% | 12.6% | 8.9% | 11.3% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 9.8% | 6.4% | 4.6% | 6.3% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 7.2% | 6.5% | 5.8% | 6.6% | 5.4% |
| Change | −7.2 pts | −4.4 pts | −2.0 pts | −2.6 pts | −2.7 pts |
Jobs have been harder to find in Fruitvale Station than nationally: unemployment was 7.2%, against 5.4%. Since 2006–10, unemployment has fallen 7.2 points, as it has nationally. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Fruitvale Station compared with nearby neighborhoods
| Neighborhood | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruitvale Station | 3.17 | 34.7 | 15.0% | 74.0% | 7.0% | 1952 | $1,703 | 22.3% | 69.5% | 7.2% |
| Jingletown | 2.94 | 36.7 | 15.0% | 69.6% | 4.8% | 1982 | $2,186 | 28.7% | 72.8% | 10.6% |
| Reservoir Hills | 3.39 | 36.0 | 20.9% | 67.5% | 6.9% | 1945 | $1,840 | 23.4% | 64.7% | 6.6% |
| Allendale | 3.21 | 39.3 | 10.1% | 45.9% | 9.7% | 1946 | $2,070 | 27.5% | 68.0% | 3.7% |
| Melrose | 3.22 | 35.7 | 23.0% | 57.6% | 7.5% | 1946 | $1,674 | 25.6% | 70.9% | 7.2% |
| Rancho San Antonio | 3.32 | 32.9 | 23.8% | 68.7% | 9.6% | 1948 | $2,051 | 22.4% | 68.3% | 14.0% |
| Lynn-Highland Park | 2.76 | 38.1 | 16.1% | 56.7% | 7.0% | 1945 | $1,916 | 37.7% | 78.3% | 6.5% |
| Fernside | 2.74 | 43.6 | 9.3% | 30.0% | 10.1% | 1942 | $2,739 | 63.2% | 94.3% | 5.9% |
| Highland Terrace | 3.18 | 34.9 | 19.1% | 66.8% | 9.1% | 1948 | $1,772 | 28.4% | 72.7% | 9.6% |
| Dimond | 2.62 | 41.5 | 6.8% | 58.5% | 5.8% | 1945 | $1,955 | 43.7% | 85.7% | 7.7% |
| Laurel | 2.29 | 43.4 | 10.4% | 39.4% | 4.7% | 1941 | $2,038 | 47.4% | 82.1% | 8.3% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Fruitvale Station. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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