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West Contra Costa Unified School District, CA

255,902 Population
62.1 square miles 4,123.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.9 ±1.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Contra Costa County: 41.1 ±0.3
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 38.4 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$49,988 ±$2,331 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Contra Costa County: $63,465 ±$1,592
  • about the same as the amount in California: $49,934 ±$232
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$109,299 ±$5,586 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Contra Costa County: $127,221 ±$3,324
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in California: $100,149 ±$381
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

10.6% ±2.5% (26,820  ±6,396) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Contra Costa County: 8.4% † 98,205 (±1% / ±11,787)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 11.8% 4,567,967 (±0.2% / ±68,831)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

36.5 minutes ±2.1 (3,723,465  ±284,953) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Contra Costa County: 37.7 17,032,290 (±0.6 / ±470,657)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in California: 29.7 481,218,370 (±0.1 / ±2,696,690)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

91,323 ±3,201 Number of households
  • Contra Costa County: 417,686 ±2,837
  • California: 13,797,638 ±19,379
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.8 ±0.1 (253,275  ±5,545) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Contra Costa County: 2.8 1,158,835 (±0 / ±231)
  • about the same as the figure in California: 2.8 38,537,960
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.2% ±1.7% (2,517  ±1,064) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Contra Costa County: 5.1% † 13,853 (±0.8% / ±2,135)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 4.5% 430,221 (±0.1% / ±12,150)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

94,643 ±3,559 Number of housing units
  • Contra Costa County: 434,847 ±128
  • California: 14,877,017 ±1,124
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$733,700 ±$21,039 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Contra Costa County: $873,100 ±$15,595
  • a little less than the amount in California: $759,500 ±$3,644
  • about double the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

8.3% ±1.5% (21,224  ±3,835.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Contra Costa County: 9.2% 106,861 (±0.8% / ±9,211.3)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 10.4% 4,053,576 (±0.2% / ±69,085.7)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

84.7% ±3% (157,836  ±7,700.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Contra Costa County: 89.6% 740,278 (±1.7% / ±14,388.5)
  • about the same as the rate in California: 84.9% 23,227,841 (±0.3% / ±84,605.4)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
39.4% ±2.1% (73,379  ±4,665.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Contra Costa County: 46.2% 381,999 (±1.2% / ±9,696.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 38.1% 10,436,652 (±0.2% / ±53,771.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

34.7% ±2.3% (88,687  ±6,160) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Contra Costa County: 27.6% 324,002
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in California: 27.7% 10,902,022
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

2.9% ±0.6% (6,111  ±1,349) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Contra Costa County: 3.8% 34,785 (±0.3% / ±3,009)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in California: 4% 1,239,625 (±0.1% / ±17,966)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
6,111 Total veterans ±1,349 5,649 Male ±1,256 462 Female ±313

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