Berkeley, California

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Population (year 2000): 102,743, Est. population in July 2002: 103,640 (+0.9% change)
Males: 50,456 (49.1%), Females: 52,287 (50.9%)

Elevation: 150 feet

County: Alameda

Land area: 10.5 square miles

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

Median resident age: 32.5 years
Median household income: $44,485 (year 2000)
Median house value: $380,200 (year 2000)

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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%).

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).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Oakland, CA (6.2 miles, pop. 399,484).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (374.6 miles, pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Albany, CA (2.0 miles), Kensington, CA (2.4 miles), Emeryville, CA (2.6 miles), El Cerrito, CA (3.8 miles), Piedmont, CA (4.5 miles), East Richmond Heights, CA (5.7 miles), Oakland, CA (6.2 miles), Richmond, CA (6.5 miles).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 6 buildings, average cost: $344,000
1997: 9 buildings, average cost: $229,100
1998: 11 buildings, average cost: $250,300
1999: 8 buildings, average cost: $181,900
2000: 10 buildings, average cost: $234,200
2001: 19 buildings, average cost: $158,300
2002: 13 buildings, average cost: $168,800
2003: 34 buildings, average cost: $174,600

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (32.5%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (19.6%).

Crime in Berkeley (2002):

7 murders (6.6 per 100,000)
28 rapes (26.3 per 100,000)
407 robberies (382.1 per 100,000)
287 assaults (269.4 per 100,000)
1,514 burglaries (1421.4 per 100,000)
6,687 larceny counts (6277.8 per 100,000)
1,341 auto thefts (1258.9 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 660.3 (higher means more crime, US average = 330.6)

Crime in Berkeley (2001):

1 murder (1.0 per 100,000)
17 rapes (16.2 per 100,000)
398 robberies (380.3 per 100,000)
326 assaults (311.5 per 100,000)
1,453 burglaries (1388.4 per 100,000)
6,054 larceny counts (5784.9 per 100,000)
1,221 auto thefts (1166.7 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 617.0 (higher means more crime)

Average weather in Berkeley, California

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average temp. (°F)	50.1	52.8	54.3	56.4	59.1	61.8	63.0	63.4	64.0	61.9	55.2	50.3
High temperature (°F)	56.5	59.5	61.1	64.2	66.8	69.7	70.7	70.9	72.0	70.2	62.5	56.7
Low temperature (°F)	43.6	46.1	47.4	48.7	51.4	53.7	55.2	55.8	56.0	53.6	47.9	43.7
Precipitation (in)	5.1	4.7	4.0	1.6	0.6	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.4	1.4	3.6	3.5

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Normal climate around Berkeley, California

Based on data reported by main weather stations

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with precip.	10	9	9	5	3	1	0	0	1	3	7	9
Wind speed (mph)	7.0	7.2	8.4	8.6	9.0	9.5	8.8	8.3	7.4	6.4	6.0	6.4
Morning humidity (%)	91	89	86	83	82	78	76	78	77	79	87	88
Afternoon humidity (%)	70	61	53	44	38	32	30	29	31	37	57	67
Sunshine (%)	48	65	74	82	90	94	97	96	93	86	66	49
Days clear of clouds	7	8	10	12	17	22	27	26	24	19	10	8
Partly cloudy days	6	7	9	10	9	6	3	4	4	6	8	6
Cloudy days	19	13	12	8	5	2	1	1	2	6	12	17
Snowfall (in)	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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 certified for carrier operations nearest to Berkeley:

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

Other public-use airports nearest to Berkeley:

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

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Colleges/Universities in Berkeley:

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

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

Public high school in Berkeley:

BERKELEY HIGH (Students: 3,386; Location: 2246 MILVIA 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: 802; Location: 1781 ROSE ST.; Grades: 06 - 08)
WILLARD MIDDLE (Students: 676; Location: 2524 STUART ST.; Grades: 06 - 08)
LONGFELLOW ARTS & TECHNOLOGY MIDDLE (Students: 486; Location: 1500 DERBY ST.; Grades: 05 - 08)
THOUSAND OAKS ELEMENTARY (Students: 407; Location: 1150 VIRGINIA ST.; Grades: KG - 05)
MALCOLM X ELEMENTARY (Students: 402; Location: 1731 PRINCE ST.; Grades: KG - 05)
CRAGMONT ELEMENTARY (Students: 395; Location: 1150 VIRGINIA ST.; Grades: KG - 05)
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY (Students: 394; Location: 2300 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. WY; Grades: KG - 05)
WHITTIER/ARTS (ELEM) (Students: 390; Location: 1645 MILVIA ST.; Grades: KG - 06)
PARKS (ROSA) ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE MAGNET (Students: 364; Location: 800 ALLSTON WAY; Grades: KG - 05)
LECONTE ELEMENTARY (Students: 363; 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)

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)

Berkeley compared to California state average:

Median house value above state average.
Median age below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
Renting percentage above state average.
Number of rooms per house below state average.
House age above state average.
Number of college students significantly above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.

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Strongest AM radio stations in Berkeley:

KIQI (1010 AM; 35 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: RADIO UNICA OF SAN FRANCISCO LICENSE CORP.)
KFRC (610 AM; 5 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF LOS ANGELES)
KNEW (910 AM; 20 kW; OAKLAND, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KMZT (1510 AM; 8 kW; SAN RAFAEL, CA; Owner: MOUNT WILSON FM BROADCASTERS, INC.)
KABL (960 AM; 5 kW; OAKLAND, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KMKY (1310 AM; 5 kW; OAKLAND, CA; Owner: KGO-AM RADIO, INC.)
KVTO (1400 AM; 1 kW; BERKELEY, CA; Owner: ICBC BROADCAST HOLDINGS - CA, INC.)
KTCT (1050 AM; 50 kW; SAN MATEO, CA; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA RADIO CORP.)
KFAX (1100 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: GOLDEN GATE BROADCASTING CO, INC.)
KNBR (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KNBR LICO, INC.)
KCBS (740 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
KGO (810 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KGO-AM RADIO, INC.)
KSFO (560 AM; 5 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KGO-AM RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Berkeley:

KALX (90.7 FM; BERKELEY, CA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA)
KPFB (89.3 FM; BERKELEY, CA; Owner: PACIFICA FOUNDATION, INC.)
KKSF-FM1 (103.7 FM; PLEASANTON, ETC., CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KSFB-FM (100.7 FM; SAN RAFAEL, CA; Owner: GOLDEN GATE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KOIT-FM (96.5 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
KFRC-FM3 (99.7 FM; WALNUT CREEK, CA; Owner: INFINITY KFRC-FM, INC.)
KZBR-FM1 (95.7 FM; WALNUT CREEK, CA; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
KBLX-FM2 (102.9 FM; PLEASANTON, CA; Owner: ICBC BROADCAST HOLDINGS -CA, INC.)
KSOL-FM3 (98.9 FM; PLEASANTON, CA; Owner: TMS LICENSE CALIFORNIA, INC)
KKSF (103.7 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KFOG (104.5 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KFFG LICO, INC)
KISQ-FM3 (98.1 FM; CONCORD, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KDFC-FM1 (102.1 FM; LAFAYETTE, CA; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
KOIT-FM2 (96.5 FM; MARTINEZ, ETC., CA; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING CO. C/O KOIT(FM))
KSOL (98.9 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: TMS LICENSE CALIFORNIA, INC)
K249DJ (97.7 FM; SAN PABLO, CA; Owner: EL CERRITO HIGH SCHOOL)
KFJO (92.1 FM; WALNUT CREEK, CA; Owner: CHASE RADIO PROPERTIES, L.L.C.)
KMEL-FM1 (106.1 FM; CONCORD, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KDFC-FM (102.1 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
KYLD (94.9 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)

TV broadcast stations around Berkeley:

KQED (Channel 9; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KQED, INC.)
KGO-TV (Channel 7; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KGO TELEVISION, INC.)
KPIX-TV (Channel 5; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
KTVU (Channel 2; OAKLAND, CA; Owner: KTVU PARTNERSHIP)
KRON-TV (Channel 4; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF SAN FRANCISCO, INC.)
KMTP-TV (Channel 32; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: MINORITY TELEVISION PROJECT)
KBHK-TV (Channel 44; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: VIACOM TELEVISION STATIONS GROUP OF SAN FRANCISCO INC.)
KBWB (Channel 20; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KBWB LICENSE, INC.)
KFSF (Channel 66; VALLEJO, CA; Owner: TELEFUTURA SAN FRANCISCO LLC)
KCNS (Channel 38; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: WRAY, INC.)
KMMK-LP (Channel 14; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: CABALLERO TELEVISION TEXAS, L.L.C.)
KCSM-TV (Channel 60; SAN MATEO, CA; Owner: SAN MATEO COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT)
KBIT-CA (Channel 28; SAN FRANCISCO, ETC., CA; Owner: POLAR BROADCASTING, INC.)
KSPX (Channel 29; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: PAXSON SACRAMENTO LICENSE, INC.)
KOVR (Channel 13; STOCKTON, CA; Owner: SCI - SACRAMENTO LICENSEE, LLC)
KXTV (Channel 10; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: KXTV, INC.)
KTXL (Channel 40; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: CHANNEL 40, INC.)
KQCA (Channel 58; STOCKTON, CA; Owner: KCRA HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
KVIE (Channel 6; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: KVIE, INC.)
KMAX-TV (Channel 31; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: UPN STATIONS GROUP INC.)
KTNC-TV (Channel 42; CONCORD, CA; Owner: KTNC LICENSE, LLC)
KKPX (Channel 65; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: PAXSON SAN JOSE LICENSE, INC.)
KTSF (Channel 26; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: LINCOLN BROADCASTING COMPANY, A CALIFORNIA LP)
KDTS-CA (Channel 52; STOCKTON, CA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)

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