East Bay Jewish Community Study - Jewish Federation of the ...

The East Bay Jewish community is fairly stable. Overall, 59 percent say that they have lived in
the Bay area for their whole lives or for more than 20 years. However, there is a great deal of
mobility within the East Bay. On average, East Bay Jews have lived in their current homes for
only 11.8 years, and only 18 percent of Jews have lived in the same residence for more than 20
years. Unsurprisingly, residents under age 50 have shorter tenures in their homes than
residents over age 50.
Figure 20: Mobility
How long have you lived in the Bay Area
Approximately how long have you lived in your current
residence
60
60
48
40
40
38
20
20
20
21
18
0
3
6
10
Less than 11 to 4 years 5 to 9 years 10 to 20
year
years
More than
20 years
11
All my life/
was born
here
0
11 11
0 to 5 years 6 to 10 years 11 to 15 years 16 to 20 years 21 years or
more
Figure 21: Length of Time in Residence by Age
How long have you lived in your current residence
0 to 5 years 6 to 10 years 11 to 15 years
16 to 20 years More than 20 years
80
Mean 6.9 16.6
70
60
50
54
40
30
20
10
24
8
5
6
22
17
13
15
32
0
Under 50 Over 50
20