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Contra Costa County (West)--Walnut Creek (West), Lafayette & Orinda Cities PUMA, CA

99,466 Population
78 square miles 1,275 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

49.2 ±2.9 Median age
  • about 1.3 times the figure in California: 38.4 ±0.1
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$108,659 ±$8,037 Per capita income
  • more than double the amount in California: $49,934 ±$232
  • more than double the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$192,392 ±$29,246 Median household income
  • nearly double the amount in California: $100,149 ±$381
  • more than double the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

3.7% ±1.1% (3,548  ±1,130) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-third of the rate in California: 11.8% 4,567,967 (±0.2% / ±68,831)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

33.3 minutes ±6.3 (975,975  ±122,519) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 29.7 481,218,370 (±0.1 / ±2,696,690)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

40,456 ±2,176 Number of households
  • California: 13,797,638 ±19,379
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0 (96,962  ±5,282) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 2.8 38,537,960
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

6.6% ±4.6% (1,128  ±785) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 4.5% 430,221 (±0.1% / ±12,150)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

42,054 ±2,193 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,877,017 ±1,124
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$1,592,600 ±$78,710 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than double the amount in California: $759,500 ±$3,644
  • more than double the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

8.7% ±2.1% (8,549  ±2,096.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 10.4% 4,053,576 (±0.2% / ±69,085.7)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

98.2% ±2.9% (70,585  ±4,259) High school grad or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 84.9% 23,227,841 (±0.3% / ±84,605.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
77.7% ±3.5% (55,877  ±3,869.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about double the rate in California: 38.1% 10,436,652 (±0.2% / ±53,771.8)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

20.4% ±2.5% (19,594  ±2,427) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about half the rate in California: 44.4% 16,478,818 (±0.2% / ±54,452.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

18.4% ±3% (18,328  ±3,162) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 27.7% 10,902,022
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.1% ±1.4% (3,980  ±1,103) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in California: 4% 1,239,625 (±0.1% / ±17,966)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
3,980 Total veterans ±1,103 3,804 Male ±1,096 176 Female ±143

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