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Central Contra Costa CCD, Contra Costa County, CA

502,549 Population
259.9 square miles 1,933.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.5 ±0.4 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Contra Costa County: 40.5 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 37.9 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$80,329 ±$1,441 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Contra Costa County: $62,927 ±$732
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in California: $49,513 ±$168
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$149,992 ±$3,030 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Contra Costa County: $127,229 ±$1,713
  • about 1.5 times the amount in California: $99,122 ±$310
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

5.9% ±0.5% (29,284  ±2,405) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Contra Costa County: 8.4% 96,639 (±0.4% / ±4,670)
  • about half the rate in California: 12% 4,632,248 (±0.1% / ±34,481)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

31.7 minutes ±0.4 (5,609,695  ±130,931) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Contra Costa County: 35.3 15,316,910 (±0.4 / ±228,859)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 28.7 436,266,100 (±0 / ±1,099,829)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

193,718 ±1,431 Number of households
  • Contra Costa County: 414,417 ±1,118
  • California: 13,548,091 ±17,724
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0 (495,487  ±3,174) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Contra Costa County: 2.8 1,152,687 (±0 / ±217)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 2.8 38,419,212
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.4% ±0.6% (5,901  ±698) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in Contra Costa County: 5.6% 15,067 (±0.4% / ±1,002)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 4.8% 455,771 (±0.1% / ±6,129)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

200,077 ±1,321 Number of housing units
  • Contra Costa County: 429,260 ±163
  • California: 14,644,735 ±1,665
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$1,102,900 ±$12,084 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Contra Costa County: $866,800 ±$6,426
  • about 1.5 times the amount in California: $734,700 ±$1,307
  • more than double the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

11.4% ±0.6% (56,774  ±3,163.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Contra Costa County: 10% 115,843 (±0.4% / ±4,733.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 10.8% 4,206,887 (±0.1% / ±26,182)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

94.6% ±1% (340,948  ±4,460) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Contra Costa County: 89.6% 731,246 (±0.8% / ±6,621.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 84.7% 22,936,996 (±0.2% / ±44,650.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
59% ±0.8% (212,583  ±3,370.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Contra Costa County: 45.2% 369,154 (±0.5% / ±4,435.3)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 37.1% 10,039,805 (±0.1% / ±28,607.4)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

22.4% ±0.6% (112,608  ±3,188) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Contra Costa County: 26.6% 309,611
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 27% 10,598,301
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

4.5% ±0.3% (17,940  ±1,014) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Contra Costa County: 4.2% 37,905 (±0.2% / ±1,496)
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 4.3% 1,305,453 (±0% / ±10,059)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
17,940 Total veterans ±1,014 16,760 Male ±937 1,180 Female ±223

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