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Moving to Berkeley, California

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Berkeley is located at 13km northeast of San Francisco. Home to the University of California at Berkeley, the incubator for the antiwar movement of the 1960s and a longtime bastion of counterculture. People’s Park, where antiwar protestors once gathered, has changed, however: The university turned it into a recreational area, complete with volleyball courts, the sites of interest to visitors are the botanical garden, Sather Tower (also known as Campanile), the Earth Sciences Building and the University Art Museum. The Chapel of the Pacific School of Religion, which contains one of the largest stained-glass windows in the world.

Population: 102,743. Estimated population in July 2024: 100,744 (-1.9% change)
Males: 50,456 (49.1%), Females: 52,287 (50.9%)

Alameda County

Zip codes: 94702, 94703, 94704, 94705, 94707, 94708, 94709, 94710.

Demographics

Median resident age: 32.5 years
Median household income: $44,485
Median house value: $380,200

Population by Race

Races in Berkeley:

  • White Non-Hispanic (55.2%)
  • Black (13.6%)
  • Hispanic (9.7%)
  • Chinese (7.4%)
  • Two or more races (5.6%)
  • Other race (4.6%)
  • Japanese (2.3%)
  • Korean (1.9%)
  • Asian Indian (1.7%)
  • American Indian (1.6%)
  • Other Asian (1.2%)
  • Filipino (1.2%)
  • Vietnamese (0.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (11.1%), English (10.0%), Irish (9.0%), Russian (4.2%), Italian (4.2%), Polish (2.9%).

Elevation: 150 feet

Land area: 10.5 square miles

Map of Berkeley, CA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Berkeley

  • High school or higher: 92.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 64.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 34.3%
  • Unemployed: 5.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Berkeley city

  • Never married: 50.8%
  • Now married: 33.2%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 4.6%
  • Divorced: 9.5%

20.4% Foreign born (9.7% Asia, 4.7% Europe, 4.2% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: -394 (-0.4%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Berkeley:

  • ALTA BATES MEDICAL CENTER (3001 COLBY STREET)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Berkeley:

  • CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR (about 3 miles; OAKLAND, CA)
  • SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER (about 3 miles; OAKLAND, CA)
  • KAISER FOUNDATION HOSP OAKLAND CAMPUS (about 5 miles; OAKLAND, CA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Berkeley:

  • METROPOLITAN OAKLAND INTL (about 12 miles; OAKLAND, CA; Abbreviation: OAK)
  • BUCHANAN FIELD (about 18 miles; CONCORD, CA; Abbreviation: CCR)
  • SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL (about 19 miles; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Abbreviation: SFO)

Other public-use airports nearest to Berkeley:

  • HAYWARD EXECUTIVE (about 19 miles; HAYWARD, CA; Abbreviation: HWD)
  • NAPA COUNTY (about 23 miles; NAPA, CA; Abbreviation: APC)
  • SAN CARLOS (about 26 miles; SAN CARLOS, CA; Abbreviation: SQL)

Amtrak station:
BERKELEY (3RD ST. & UNIVERSITY AVE.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Berkeley:

  • UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY (Full-time enrollment: 29,690; Public; Website: www.berkeley.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)
  • VISTA COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,728; Location: 2020 MILVIA ST; Public; Website: www.peralta.cc.ca.us/vista/)
  • THE WRIGHT INSTITUTE (Full-time enrollment: 281; Location: 2728 DURANT AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.wrightinst.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)
  • GRADUATE THEOLOGICAL UNION (Full-time enrollment: 246; Location: 2400 RIDGE RD; Private, not-for-profit; Website: WWW.GTU.EDU; Offers Doctor’s degree)
  • PACIFIC SCHOOL OF RELIGION (Full-time enrollment: 186; Location: 1798 SCENIC AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.psr.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)
  • JESUIT SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY AT BERKELEY (Full-time enrollment: 139; Location: 1735 LEROY AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.jstb.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)
  • PACIFIC LUTHERAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY (Full-time enrollment: 114; Location: 2770 MARIN AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.plts.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
  • CHURCH DIVINITY SCHOOL OF THE PACIFIC (Full-time enrollment: 102; Location: 2451 RIDGE RD; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.cdsp.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)
  • FRANCISCAN SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY (Full-time enrollment: 78; Location: 1712 EUCLID AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.fst.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
  • DOMINICAN SCHOOL OF PHILOSOPHY AND THEOLOGY (Full-time enrollment: 73; Location: 2401 RIDGE RD; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.dspt.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
  • STARR KING SCHOOL FOR MINISTRY (Full-time enrollment: 62; Location: 2441 LE CONTE AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.sksm.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
  • AMERICAN BAPTIST SEMINARY OF THE WEST (Full-time enrollment: 55; Location: 2606 DWIGHT WAY; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.absw.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
  • MEIJI COLLEGE OF ORIENTAL MEDICINE (Full-time enrollment: 52; Location: 2550 SHATTUCK AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Offers Master’s degree)
  • WESTERN INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH (Location: 3220 SACRAMENTO; Private, not-for-profit; Offers Doctor’s degree)
  • COMPUTER TECHNOLOGIES PROGRAM (Location: 1918 Oxford Street; Private, not-for-profit; Website: CTPBERK.ORG)
  • BAY CITIES BIBLE INSTITUTE (Location: 1343 HOPKINS ST; Private, not-for-profit)
  • CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK (Location: 2110 SIXTH ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.cicsw.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)
  • INTER-CITY SERVICES INC (Location: 3269 ADELINE ST; Private, not-for-profit)
  • ACUPRESSURE INSTITUTE (Location: 1533 SHATTUCK AVE; Private, for-profit)
  • VALLECITOS CET INC (Location: 3264 ADELINE ST; Private, not-for-profit)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Berkeley:

  • LANEY COLLEGE (about 5 miles; OAKLAND, CA; Full-time enrollment: 5,549)
  • COLLEGE OF ALAMEDA (about 8 miles; ALAMEDA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,450)
  • CONTRA COSTA COLLEGE (about 9 miles; SAN PABLO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 3,626)
  • MERRITT COLLEGE (about 9 miles; OAKLAND, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,646)
  • ACADEMY OF ART COLLEGE (about 11 miles; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,548)
  • GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY-SAN FRANCISCO (about 11 miles; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 3,092)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO (about 14 miles; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 7,199)

Schools

Public high schools in Berkeley:

  • BERKELEY HIGH (Students: 2,981; Location: 2246 MILVIA ST.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • BERKELEY ALTERNATIVE HIGH (Students: 127; Location: 1950 CARLETON ST.; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high schools in Berkeley:

  • ST MARYS COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 630; Location: 1294 ALBINA; Grades: 9 – 12)
  • MAYBECK HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 100; Location: 2362 BANCROFT WAY; Grades: 9 – 12)
  • ARROWSMITH ACADEMY (Students: 92; Location: 2300 BANCROFT WAY; Grades: 9 – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Berkeley:

  • KING MIDDLE (Students: 863; Location: 1781 ROSE ST.; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • WILLARD MIDDLE (Students: 578; Location: 2524 STUART ST.; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • THOUSAND OAKS ELEMENTARY (Students: 456; Location: 1150 VIRGINIA ST.; Grades: KG – 05)
  • LONGFELLOW ARTS & TECHNOLOGY MIDDLE (Students: 452; Location: 1500 DERBY ST.; Grades: 05 – 08)
  • WHITTIER/ARTS (ELEM) (Students: 402; Location: 1645 MILVIA ST.; Grades: KG – 06)
  • CRAGMONT ELEMENTARY (Students: 400; Location: 1150 VIRGINIA ST.; Grades: KG – 05)
  • MALCOLM X ELEMENTARY (Students: 390; Location: 1731 PRINCE ST.; Grades: KG – 05)
  • PARKS (ROSA) ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE MAGNET (Students: 374; Location: 800 ALLSTON WAY; Grades: KG – 05)
  • WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY (Students: 356; Location: 2300 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. WY; Grades: KG – 05)
  • LECONTE ELEMENTARY (Students: 330; Location: 2241 RUSSELL ST.; Grades: KG – 05)

Biggest private primary/middle schools in Berkeley:

  • E BAY FRENCH/AMER/ECOLE BILING (Students: 497; Location: 1009 HEINZ AVENUE; Grades: PK – 8)
  • SCHOOL OF THE MADELEINE (Students: 304; Location: 1225 MILVIA STREET; Grades: KG – 8)
  • BERKELEY MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 262; Location: 2030 FRANCISCO STREET; Grades: PK – 8)
  • BLACK PINE CIRCLE SCHOOL (Students: 206; Location: 2027 7TH ST; Grades: KG – 8)
  • ST JOSEPH THE WORKER ELEM SCHO (Students: 161; Location: 2125 JEFFERSON AVENUE; Grades: KG – 8)
  • MONTESSORI FAMILY SCHOOL (Students: 132; Location: 1850 SCENIC AVE; Grades: PK – 6)
  • SHELTON’S PRIMARY EDUCATION CE (Students: 123; Location: 3339 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR WY; Grades: PK – 5)
  • BERKWOOD HEDGE SCHOOL (Students: 117; Location: I809 BANCROFT WAY; Grades: KG – 6)
  • ACADEMY (Students: 112; Location: 2722 BENVENUE AVE; Grades: KG – 8)
  • WALDEN CENTER AND SCHOOL (Students: 97; Location: 2446 MCKINLEY AVENUE; Grades: KG – 6)

Libraries

Library in Berkeley:

  • BERKELEY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $9,850,808; Location: 2121 ALLSTON WAY; 375,830 books; 25,096 audio materials; 7,785 video materials; 1,572 serial subscriptions)

 

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