Contra Costa County, California

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Contra Costa County, California is among the highest in the country for total population (39th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for median household income (36th of 3,221 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Contra Costa County, California	California	United States	Rank
Total Population	1,165,012	39,287,376	334,922,499	39th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$127,229	$99,122	$80,734	36th of 3,221
Median Age	40.5	37.9	38.9	1945th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	45.2%	37.1%	35.7%	171st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$866,800	$734,700	$332,700	22nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$2,375	$2,036	$1,413	7th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	8.4%	12.0%	12.5%	2771st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.5%	6.6%	5.2%	542nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1,625.1	252.1	n/a	104th of 3,222
Foreign Born	26.6%	27.0%	14.1%	48th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	81.6	n/a	n/a	106th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	68.0%	55.9%	65.2%	2488th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	35.3	28.7	26.4	113th of 3,221
Worked from Home	21.3%	17.2%	15.1%	106th of 3,222
Uninsured	5.2%	n/a	n/a	2971st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	54.1%	48.4%	46.9%	676th of 3,222
Broadband Access	94.7%	n/a	n/a	32nd of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Contra Costa County, California

Statistic	Contra Costa County, California	California	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	38.1%	33.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	27.6%	40.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	7.9%	5.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	18.6%	15.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	6.3%	4.4%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	73.3	69.7	61.4

Age in Contra Costa County, California

Statistic	Contra Costa County, California	California	United States
Median Age	40.5	37.9	38.9
Under 18 %	22.0%	22.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.0%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.2%	14.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.2%	13.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.6%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.1%	15.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Contra Costa County, California

Statistic	Contra Costa County, California	California	United States
Households	414,417	13,548,091	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.8	2.8	2.5
Family Households	71.5%	67.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	34.4%	32.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.4%	19.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	22.1%	24.3%	28.7%
Never Married	33.0%	38.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Contra Costa County, California

Statistic	Contra Costa County, California	California	United States
Per Capita Income	$62,927	$49,513	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	8.7%	12.5%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	10.8%	13.0%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.4%	17.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	29.4%	20.5%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	8.4%	12.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	18.7%	27.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	8.5%	12.4%	n/a

Housing in Contra Costa County, California

Statistic	Contra Costa County, California	California	United States
Housing Units	429,260	14,644,735	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	67.5%	57.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	16.5%	24.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	3.5%	7.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,978.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	32.0%	44.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	33.5%	32.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$7,156	$5,124	n/a

Education in Contra Costa County, California

Statistic	Contra Costa County, California	California	United States
Less than High School	10.4%	15.3%	10.4%
High School Graduate	18.0%	20.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.4%	27.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	27.5%	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	17.7%	14.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Contra Costa County, California

Statistic	Contra Costa County, California	California	United States
Labour Force Participation	64.7%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	59.7%	65.7%	68.8%
Public Transit	5.4%	2.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.8%	2.4%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	18.8%	22.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	21.2%	11.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.2%	7.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Contra Costa County, California

Statistic	Contra Costa County, California	California	United States
Born in State of Residence	55.8%	56.5%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	15.6%	14.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	11.0%	12.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	62.5%	55.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	19.1%	28.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	27.5%	32.1%	16.7%

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