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SAN LEANDRO DEMOGRAPHICS
 

 

General Statistics


Size and Location
15 square miles

between Hayward, Oakland, and the San Francisco Bay.


Daytime Work Population

55,000


Number of Persons Per Household

2.57


Gender

Male

48%

Female

52%


Race/Ethnicity

Caucasian

42%

 

Asian/Pacific Islander

23%

 

Hispanic/Latino

20%

 

African American

10%

 

American Indian

.5%

 

Other

4.5%

 

(Adds up to more than 100% as people may be more than one race/ethnicity.)

 

 

 

 

 

Total Population

79,452

 


Median Age

38


Annual Household Income

Over $125,000

7%

$75,000-125,000

21%

Median Income

$51,000

 

 

 

 

 

 


Major Professions

Executive, Managerial, and Professional

33%

 

Sales and Administrative/Office

32%

 

Service

12%

Construction

9%

Manufacturing

8%

 

 

 

 

 

 


Major Industry Employers

Service Businesses

42.1%

Retail Sales

20.3%

Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate

8.6%

Wholesale Trade

8.6%

Construction

7.9%

Manufacturing

7.2%

Transportation, Communications, and Utilities

4.2%

Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing

1.1%


Commercial and Industrial Space


Land Use Mix

Commercial

1,798 acres

7.34%

Industrial

2,075 acres

21.04%


Lease Rates in 2004

Office

Avg. $1.50/sq. ft. per month

Industrial

Avg. $.50/sq. ft. per month

Retail

Avg. $1.80/sq. ft. per month


Sales Tax Rate in Alameda County

8.75%

 

 


Real Estate

Residential Home Sales Price:

 

Average

$492,594

 

Median

$475,000

Owner-Occupied Housing

60.6%

Renter-Occupied Housing

39.4%


Monthly Rental Rates

 

 

Studio

$700 -

$1000

 

One-Bedroom Apartment

$900 -

$1100

 

Two-Bedroom Apartment

$1000 -

$1200

 

Three-Bedroom Apartment

$1000 -

$1200

 

Two-Bedroom Single Family House

$1000 -

$1500

 

Three-Bedroom Single Family House

$1500 -

2000

 

 

Education

Education Level of Residents

Bachelor's Degree and Advanced Degrees

23%

 

Associate Degree

7%

 

Some College

25%

 

High School Diploma

26%

 


Schools (K - 12)

San Leandro has two school districts:

 

San Leandro Unified School District

 

San Lorenzo Unified School District


Colleges, Universities, and Technical Schools in Area

University of California, Berkeley

California State University, Hayward

St. Mary's College

Chabot College

Western Career College


Hospitals

San Leandro Hospital/Eden Medical Center

Kindred Hospital of the Bay Area


Churches

San Leandro has 46 religious facilities representing 13 diverse faiths


Major Companies

Betts Spring Company

CafePress.com

California Optical Leather, Inc.

Coca-Cola Bottling Company

Con-Cise Contact Lens Co.

Costco Wholesale

Cummins West, Inc.

Georgia Pacific

Ghirardelli Chocolate Company

Kraft/General Foods, Inc.

Kindred Hospital

Macy’s

MDL Information Systems

Mi Rancho Foods

The North Face

OSI Software

Otis Spunkmeyer

Peterson Tractor and Power Systems

Safeway Stores

San Leandro Hospital

Simmons Company

World Mortgage

Wyman Gordan Company


Utilities


Electric Power and Natural Gas

The Pacific Gas and Electric Company supplies electric power to San Leandro. For rates applicable to the city of San Leandro, contact the PG&E office located at 24300 Clawiter Rd., Hayward, CA 94545,
(510) 783-4210.

 


Sewer

Sewer service for the northern two-thirds of the city is provided by the City of San Leandro Water Pollution Control Plant which has a capacity of 10 million gallons per day. For current rates, contact our Finance Department at (510) 577-3381.

The southern third of the city is serviced by the Oro Loma Sanitary District, (510) 276-4700.


Telephone

San Leandro's telephone supplier is SBC. For rates applicable to the city of San Leandro, contact the office located at 2140 Webster Street, Oakland, CA, 94612, (510) 891-4300.


Water

San Leandro's water supplier is the East Bay Municipal Utility District. Currently, the District has a maximum capacity of 502 million gallons/day and an average consumption of 304 million gallons/day. For rates applicable to the city of San Leandro, contact the EBMUD office located at 375 11th Street, Oakland, CA 94607,
(510) 287-1380.


Notes: Population figures based on 2000 census.

Last updated: October 2004

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