Housing market/California/ZIP 94610
ZIP 94610 Oakland, California
Oakland-Fremont, CA HUD Metro FMR Area · California. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.
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ZIP 94610 · CA
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 94610 — Oakland, CA HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR →ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.
Housing stock
ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 94610
- 1-unit detached4,83727.0%
- 1-unit attached1841.0%
- 2–4 units2,11511.8%
- 5–49 units8,78749.0%
- 50+ units1,91410.7%
- Mobile810.5%
2–4 unit share 11.8% · 5–49 unit share 49.0% · combined 2–49 60.8%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $2,184 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $2,126.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 35.2%; ≥50% 18.1%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $2,910 (1.332× ACS median gross rent).
Population
32,675 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: +3.7%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 1 projects, 68 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 1 properties, 12 assisted units.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 1,604 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.
Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.
What the data shows
ZIP 94610 63.1% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 10.1%; ACS median gross rent is $2,184; population increased +3.7% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 2,115 units in 2–4-unit structures and 8,787 units in 5–49-unit structures; 1 LIHTC projects totaling 68 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $2,910 versus ACS median gross rent of $2,184. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.
California research
ZIP 94610 is a Census / HUD profile for Oakland-Fremont, CA. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 94610 — Oakland, CA HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR·California ZIP directory
Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area
Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is California research. Brokerage is Georgia.
FAQ
What is the housing market like in ZIP 94610?
ZIP 94610 (Oakland-Fremont, CA HUD Metro FMR Area) has 32,675 residents, 16,115 households, a renter share of 63.1%, median household income of $130,435, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $2,184. Vacancy is 10.1%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 94610?
ACS counts 491 units in 2-unit buildings, 1,624 in 3–4 unit buildings, 2,107 in 5–9, 2,715 in 10–19, and 3,965 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 10,902 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 94610?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $2,910. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 94610 — Oakland, CA HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this California ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 94610 is Census / HUD research for Oakland-Fremont, CA HUD Metro FMR Area. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list California property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.