Contra Costa County, CA Demographic Data
Contra Costa County, CA Summary
Contra Costa County is located in California
- Population: 1,079,597
- Area: 803.77 sq. miles
- Land Area: 715.94 sq. miles
- Water Area: 87.83 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,343.16 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,076.77 ft
- Time Zone: Pacific Standard Time (GMT -8)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Contra Costa County, CA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
580,610
51%
50.8
Male
554,517
49%
49.2
Total Population
1,135,130
323,128,000
Contra Costa County, CA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
66,024
5.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
73,469
6.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
75,758
6.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
72,307
6.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
68,400
6.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
144,333
12.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
151,293
13.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
165,527
14.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
78,053
6.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
70,123
6.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
99,205
8.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
48,402
4.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
22,233
2.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
873,571
77.0%
77.2
Female
452,060
51.7%
51.3
Male
421,511
48.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
834,018
73.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
211,128
18.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
169,840
15.0%
15.2
Female
95,502
56.2%
55.8
Male
74,338
43.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
40
0.0%
0.0
Contra Costa County, CA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,052,560
92.7%
96.8
White
658,852
58.0%
72.6
Black or African American
97,413
8.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
3,159
0.3%
0.8
Asian
183,849
16.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
37,109
3.3%
1.2
Chinese
49,715
4.4%
1.3
Filipino
49,839
4.4%
0.9
Japanese
7,430
0.7%
0.2
Korean
7,864
0.7%
0.4
Vietnamese
8,417
0.7%
0.6
Other Asian
23,475
2.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
4,891
0.4%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
917
0.1%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
249
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
675
0.1%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
3,050
0.3%
0.1
Some Other Race
104,400
9.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
82,563
7.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
288,713
25.4%
17.8
Mexican
195,577
17.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
9,367
0.8%
1.7
Cuban
1,642
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
82,127
7.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
846,414
74.6%
82.2
Contra Costa County, CA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
47,623
6.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
35,488
4.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
133,598
17.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
174,108
22.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
64,909
8.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
201,082
25.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
122,361
15.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
83,111
10.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
696,058
89.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
323,443
41.5%
31.2
Contra Costa County, CA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
295,277
32.1%
33.7%
Now Married
478,631
52.0%
47.5
Divorced
84,351
9.2%
11.0%
Separated
17,634
1.9%
2.0
Widowed
43,983
4.8
5.8%
Contra Costa County, CA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
688,402
64.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
380,701
35.6%
21.6%
Spanish
196,971
18.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
69,273
6.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
101,630
9.5%
3.5%
Other Languages
12,827
1.2%
1.1%
Contra Costa County, CA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
13,026
3.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
11,587
3.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
21,049
5.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
24,738
6.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
35,535
9.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
57,540
14.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
48,832
12.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
73,386
18.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
42,564
10.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
63,031
16.1%
6.4
Median household income
91,045
57,617
Per capita income
43,120
31,128
Contra Costa County, CA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
2,674
0.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
51,418
9.4%
9.8
Construction
37,286
6.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
118,304
21.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
53,252
9.7%
6.6
Information
15,247
2.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
35,442
6.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
26,796
4.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
88,720
16.1%
11.4
Public administration
23,570
4.3%
4.6
Retail trade
56,616
10.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
27,246
5.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
13,038
2.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
42,466
7.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
239,806
43.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
40,926
7.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
122,738
22.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
103,673
18.9%
18.1%
Contra Costa County, CA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
535,228
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
361,245
67.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
62,062
11.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
55,812
10.4%
5.1
Walked
11,570
2.2%
2.7
Other means
11,194
2.1%
1.8
Worked at home
33,345
6.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
37.6
26.6
Contra Costa County, CA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
22,398
5.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
103,558
26.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
157,893
40.4%
37.1
3 or more
107,439
27.5%
21.0
Contra Costa County, CA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
391,288
95.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
250,470
64.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
140,818
36.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
19,526
4.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.9
0.0%
2.5
Contra Costa County, CA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
410,814
1 room
7,714
1.9%
2.4
2 rooms
12,473
3.0%
2.7
3 rooms
30,630
7.5%
9.1
4 rooms
65,780
16.0%
16.5
5 rooms
74,766
18.2%
19.8
6 rooms
68,220
16.6%
17.8
7 rooms
58,356
14.2%
12.0
8 rooms
42,127
10.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
50,748
12.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Contra Costa County, CA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
410,814
1-unit, detached
271,860
66.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
33,420
8.1%
5.9
2-units
8,565
2.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
21,512
5.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
17,570
4.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
12,524
3.0%
4.4
20 or more units
37,450
9.1%
9.0
Mobile home
7,547
1.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
366
0.1%
0.1
Contra Costa County, CA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
18,688
4.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
23,290
5.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
52,085
12.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
58,033
14.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
72,125
17.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
73,412
17.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
53,572
13.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
50,308
12.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
6,286
1.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
3,015
0.7%
1.4%
Contra Costa County, CA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
266,135
68.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
5,800
1.5%
4.7
Electricity
106,386
27.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
516
0.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
278
0.1%
0.1
Wood
2,484
0.6%
1.9
Solar energy
2,755
0.7%
0.1
Other fuel
481
0.1%
0.5
No fuel used
6,453
1.6%
1.1
Contra Costa County, CA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
185,255
47295100.0
Less than $500
527
0.3%
1.6%
$500 to $999
7,319
4.0%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
20,663
11.2%
28.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
28,694
15.5%
7.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
31,968
17.3%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
32,041
17.3%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
64,043
34.6%
10.3%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
67,428
36.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
27,180
14.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
23,230
12.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
14,551
7.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
52,366
28.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
500
0.0%
0.0%
Contra Costa County, CA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
136,921
41,631,300
Less than $500
6,132
4.5%
10.7%
$3,000 or more
8,093
5.9%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
10,251
7.5%
1.9%
$500 to $999
11,622
8.5%
41.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
25,479
18.6%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
35,285
25.8%
28.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
40,059
29.3%
11.9%
No Cash Rent
3,897
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,692
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
14,511
10.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
17,365
12.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
17,045
12.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
16,104
11.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
12,115
9.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
58,202
43.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
5,476
0.0%
0.0%
Contra Costa County, CA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
250,470
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
4,615
1.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
3,476
1.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
2,424
1.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
4,235
1.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
17,389
6.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
74,876
29.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
95,000
37.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
48,455
19.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
577,000
205,000
