Rich Block, Poor Block: How Do Neighborhoods In Alameda Compare?

Drive through Alameda and you might notice that some neighborhoods are more affluent than others. But just how wide is the disparity between different parts of town?

A new data-based website, Rich Blocks, Poor Blocks provides some answers to that question. The site uses U.S. census information compiled from the 2007-2011 American Community Survey to show median household income and monthly rents by census tract.

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The data shows that the median household income in Alameda ranges from under $50,000 to more than $100,000.

The neighborhoods near the Chuck Corsica golf course in southern Alameda have median incomes ranging from $90,000 to $132,000 a year.

A census tract just north of them has an annual income of $84,000 while an adjacent along Park Street shows $54,000 a year.

The central part of Alameda has median incomes in the $70,000 range.

The neighborhood in the northeast part of town near the Marina Village center is listed at $47,000 a year.

The western part of town has a median income close to $70,000.

The range for median household income in California is $53,000 to $68,000 a year.

To see the data mapped out census tract by census tract, visit the Rich Block, Poor Blocks website.