The City of Berkeley has an inventory of nearly 12,000 business licenses. As the City contemplates how it would like to expand, it must have a fundamental understanding of the current commercial demographics and location patterns. Forty-one percent of the 11,481 reporting business are female-owned and 28% of the 11,377 reporting business are minority-owned. The first two digits of NAICS codes report on the broadest category of industry. The top five codes are:
53 (Real Estate and Rental and Leasing)
54 (Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services)
62 (Health Care and Social Assistance)
81 (Other Services-except Public Administration)
72 (Accommodation and Food Services)
In recent years, the City has considered developing the waterfront area (specifically near Aquatic Park) and developing the R&D and biotech industries. It is interesting to see that a number of the 54 / Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services buildings are located in North Berkeley. The food industries are primarily located along main streets and clusters by campus.
The data was provided by: https://data.cityofberkeley.info/Business/Business-Licenses/rwnf-bu3w/data