Oakland, CA: community up 40% in five years, still 1.5% of the city

Oakland has about 6,500 residents of Asian Indian descent, up 40% from about 4,600 in the 2015–2019 survey [1][2]. In a city of 439,400, that is 1.5% of residents [1][3].

Our database places 64 people in Oakland at an estimated $1M+, 33 of them in our $5M+ bands [6].

• 6,478 residents of Asian Indian descent (alone or in combination) in Oakland, California, 2020–2024 average [1], or 1.5% of the population [3].
• +40.1% versus the 2015–2019 estimate of 4,624 [1][2] (our calculation).
• 64 people in the HeyAlbert database placed in Oakland, California at an estimated $1M+, of whom 33 are in our $5M+ bands [6].

How Oakland compares with nearby places

The Census Bureau's American Community Survey counts 6,478 people who report Asian Indian ancestry, alone or with another group, in Oakland [1], against 4,624 in 2015–2019 [2]. The table compares it with the places in Alameda County that have the largest Asian Indian communities. Figures are for whole places, and some places extend into neighboring counties [1][2][4].

Place	2020–2024	2015–2019	Change	Share of place
Fremont	69,224	62,912	10%	30.3%
Dublin	21,304	14,441	48%	30.1%
Pleasanton	17,389	12,870	35%	22.6%
Union City	10,593	11,200	-5%	15.7%
Hayward	7,649	9,420	-19%	4.8%
Newark	6,496	4,098	59%	13.8%
Oakland	6,478	4,624	40%	1.5%
Livermore	6,354	2,851	123%	7.4%

Asian Indian alone or in any combination. Sources: ACS 5-year estimates [1][2][4]; totals from Table B01003. Change and share are our calculations. Estimates carry margins of error.

Oakland's community is about the size of Newark's and Livermore's, and far smaller than Fremont's 69,200 or Dublin's 21,300 [1][2][4]. Fremont and Dublin are each about 30% Asian Indian; Oakland is the least concentrated place in the Alameda County table (our ranking) [1][2][4].

The most concentrated communities

Raw counts favor big cities. Ranking places of 20,000+ residents by the share who report Asian Indian ancestry gives a different map [1][2][3][4][5]:

Place	Asian Indian residents	Total population	Share
Fremont	69,224	228,295	30.3%
Dublin	21,304	70,803	30.1%
Pleasanton	17,389	76,960	22.6%
Union City	10,593	67,464	15.7%
Newark	6,496	46,903	13.8%
Livermore	6,354	85,522	7.4%
Hayward	7,649	158,801	4.8%
Oakland	6,478	439,418	1.5%

Places with 20,000+ residents and at least 1,000 Asian Indian residents. CDP = census-designated place. Sources: ACS 2020–2024 5-year, Tables B02018 and B01003 [1][2][3][4][5]; shares are our calculation.

What the HeyAlbert database shows in Oakland, California

HeyAlbert builds profiles of Indian-American individuals with an estimated net worth of $1M or more from public records, and every estimate is tied to a cited source. Our database currently places 64 such people in Oakland, California [6]. That is a count of people we have found and estimated, not a census of wealthy households: our coverage is partial and uneven.

Estimated net-worth band	People in our database
$5M+	33
$1M–5M	31
Total, $1M+	64

Source: HeyAlbert database [6]. Bands are estimates from public evidence; $5M+ combines our $5–15M and $25M+ tiers. Cells under 25 are suppressed.

City	$1M+	of which $5M+
Oakland	64	33

Source: HeyAlbert database [6]. Cities with 25+ people at $1M+; cells under 25 shown as <25. The city is where our sources place the person; for some records it is a workplace rather than a home. Our records are matched on the city name Oakland; the Census figures are for the whole place.

Of the 64 people in our Oakland set, 31 are in the $1M–5M band and 33 in our $5M+ bands [6]. Fewer than 25 have a public giving signal [6]. For a city of this size, our Oakland count is small.

Why our Oakland, California count looks the way it does

Each estimate in our database rests on a primary piece of public evidence. The mix differs from place to place, depending on which records we have been able to process, and it shapes the counts above more than any real difference in wealth does [6].

Primary evidence for the estimate	People	Share
Other public signals (executive roles, company filings, gifts, pay)	34	53%

Source: HeyAlbert database [6], people at $1M+. Categories under 25 not shown.

Other public signals support 34 estimates [6]. Fewer than 25 each rest on patent records, startup filings, professional licenses, public salaries or home values [6]. The mix is wide for a small set.

What it means if you work with these families

For advisors, the growth is in the Census numbers more than in ours: Oakland's community is rising fast from a low share [1][2][6]. Our Alameda County and Fremont posts cover where most of the county's community lives.

Methodology

Census figures are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024 and 2015–2019, Table B02018, using “Asian Indian, alone or in any combination” [1][2]. Total population comes from Table B01003 [3]. The Census Bureau changed how it codes detailed race responses in 2020, so part of the change between the two periods may reflect coding rather than migration. All estimates carry margins of error. Shares and growth rates are our calculations.

HeyAlbert counts are aggregates from our database as of November 2, 2026 [6]. They include people we identified as likely of Indian origin with an estimated net worth of $1M or more, based on public records such as property assessments, professional licenses, patents, SEC filings and donor rolls. Coverage is partial and depends on which public records exist and which we have processed. These counts are not population totals. Any cell under 25 is suppressed, and we publish aggregates only, never individual records.

Related

• Indian-American wealth in Alameda County: Fremont, Dublin and Pleasanton
• Fremont, CA: 69,200 residents of Indian descent, 30% of the city
• Indian-American wealth in the Bay Area: three in five in our data are $5M+

HeyAlbert finds Indian-American families worth $1M+ and tells you who to call, with every fact cited. See who is in Oakland, California at heyalbert.site.

Sources

1. ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Table B02018, places in California. US Census Bureau. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B02018?g=040XX00US06$1600000 (data: machine-readable)
2. ACS 2015–2019 5-year estimates, Table B02018, places in California. US Census Bureau. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2019.B02018?g=040XX00US06$1600000 (data: machine-readable)
3. ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Table B01003 (total population), places in California. US Census Bureau. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B01003?g=040XX00US06$1600000 (data: machine-readable)
4. ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Table B02018, places in Alameda County, California. US Census Bureau. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B02018?g=050XX00US06001$1600000 (data: machine-readable)
5. ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Table B01003, places in Alameda County, California. US Census Bureau. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B01003?g=050XX00US06001$1600000 (data: machine-readable)
6. HeyAlbert database, aggregate counts (snapshot as of November 2, 2026); how we build it is described on our methodology page. HeyAlbert. https://heyalbert.site/research/methodology/