Figure 16.1 Population in Oakland and the U.S., percent by race
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2007
Lopez (September 2001) reports that in the East Bay area overall, those
under age 18 are more racially and ethnically diverse than the population
as a whole. A larger percentage of the under-18 group self-identify as
more than one race. From the available figures it could be posited that
some 30 percent of the school-aged children in Oakland are AAVE
speakers, while another 20 percent may speak a language other than
English at home (Figure 16.2).^5
Figure 16.2 Population breakdown in five San Francisco areas, by race and ethnicity
Source: Adapted from Purnell et al. 1999 and the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community
Survey 2007