Editing Alameda, California (section)

===2000===
[[File:Alameda Twin Towers (1) (9370088388).jpg|thumb|left|Twin Towers Church]]
As of the census<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website  }}</ref> of 2000, there were 72,259 people, 30,226 households, and 17,863 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,583.3/km{{sup|2}} (6,693.4/mi<sup>2</sup>). There were 31,644 housing units at an average density of 1,131.3/km{{sup|2}} (2,931.2/mi<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the city was 56.95% White, 6.21% Black or African American, 0.67% Native American, 26.15% Asian, 0.60% Pacific Islander, 3.29% from other races, and 6.13% from two or more races. 9.31% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 30,226 households, out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.7% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.9% were non-families. Of all households, 32.2% were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 21.5% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 33.6% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $56,285, and the median income for a family was $68,625. Males had a median income of $49,174 versus $40,165 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $30,982. About 6.0% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.4% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.

There is a large [[Filipino American|Filipino]] community; and also a major [[Portuguese people|Portuguese]] community, from which [[Tom Hanks]]' mother came and where [[Lyndsy Fonseca]] was raised for some time. Alameda also has a historic [[Japanese American]] community and had a small Japanese business district on a portion of Park Street before World War II, when the city's [[Internment of Japanese Americans|Japanese population was interned]]. A Japanese Buddhist church is one of the few remaining buildings left of Alameda's pre-war Japanese American community.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.californiajapantowns.org/survey/index.php/component/mtree/sf-bay-area/alameda|title=Alameda|website=Californiajapantowns.org|access-date=July 13, 2017}}</ref>