City profile · Large City
Oakland, California
Verified Oct 25, 2026Who leads Oakland, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- Barbara Lee
- Role
- Mayor
- Form of government
- Mayor
- Population
- 430,553
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 25, 2026
- Matched the official page in an automated check
- Last checked
- Oct 25, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourceoaklandca.gov/Government/City-Council-Leadership ↗
- Official leadership pageoaklandca.gov/Government/City-Council-Leadership ↗
- City websiteoaklandca.gov ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- Barbara Lee CurrentMayor · added Jul 2, 2026 · verified Oct 25, 2026
- Interim Mayor Jenkins FormerMayor (Ceremonial) · added May 4, 2026
Reviewed changes
No reviewer-published changes yet.
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 430,553
- Median household income
- $94,389
- Median age
- 37.5
- Land area
- 55.96 sq mi
- Population density
- 7,693.9 per sq mi
- County
- Alameda County
- Metro area
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
City government
Budget and contact
- Annual budget
- ~$1.5B
- City hall phone
- (510) 238-7008
- Official website
- oaklandca.gov ↗
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