West Contra Costa, California

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Contra Costa County

Population in July 2007: 252,403.

Males: 122,232	(48.4%)
Females: 130,171	(51.6%)

Median resident age:	35.0 years
California median age:	33.3 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $60,050 (it was $50,025 in 2000)

West Contra Costa:	$60,050
California:	$59,948

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $26,872

West Contra Costa:	$26,872
California:	$28,678

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $476,334 (it was $194,300 in 2000)

West Contra Costa:	$476,334
California:	$532,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $459,571; Detached houses: $479,602; Townhouses or other attached units: $392,400; In 2-unit structures: $494,597; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $377,017; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $347,644; Mobile homes: $39,056; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $53,086

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Races in West Contra Costa:

White Non-Hispanic (41.0%)
Hispanic (23.6%)
Black (23.4%)
American Indian (23.4%)
Other race (12.2%)
Two or more races (5.7%)
Filipino (5.7%)
Chinese (4.1%)
Other Asian (2.8%)
Asian Indian (1.5%)
Japanese (1.2%)
Vietnamese (0.9%)
Korean (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in West Contra Costa: 156.8 (very high, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 381 feet

Land area: 68.1 square miles.

Population density: 3706 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in West Contra Costa

High school or higher: 79.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 10.2%
Unemployed: 6.5%
Mean travel time to work: 33.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in West Contra Costa CCD

Never married: 30.8%
Now married: 52.0%
Separated: 2.6%
Widowed: 6.7%
Divorced: 10.6%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.0%
California:	26.2%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

West Contra Costa:	0.8% ($1,517)
California:	0.8% ($1,564)

West Contra Costa satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (346.8 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: East Richmond Heights, CA (0.9 miles ), Rollingwood, CA (1.0 miles ), San Pablo, CA (1.2 miles ), El Sobrante, CA (1.3 miles ), Richmond, CA (1.3 miles ), El Cerrito, CA (1.7 miles ), Tara Hills, CA (1.7 miles ), Bayview-Montalvin, CA (1.8 miles ).

Latitude: 37.96 N, Longitude: 122.32 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 510

West Contra Costa household income distribution

West Contra Costa home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (12%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Educational services (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Health care (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (15%)
Educational services (12%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Computer specialists (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Business operations specialists (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)

West Contra Costa-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below California state average. It is 1283% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/1906 at 13:12:21, a magnitude 7.9 (7.9 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 37.2 miles away from West Contra Costa center, causing $524,000,000 total damage
On 10/18/1989 at 00:04:15, a magnitude 7.1 (6.5 MB, 7.1 MS, 6.9 MW, 7.0 ML) earthquake occurred 65.8 miles away from the city center, causing 62 deaths (62 shaking deaths) and 3757 injuries, causing $1,305,032,704 total damage
On 4/24/1984 at 21:15:19, a magnitude 6.2 (5.7 MB, 6.1 MS, 6.2 MW, 6.2 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 56.1 miles away from the city center
On 1/24/1980 at 19:00:09, a magnitude 5.9 (5.3 MB, 5.9 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.5 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 36.5 miles away from West Contra Costa center
On 1/27/1980 at 02:33:36, a magnitude 5.8 (5.0 MB, 5.0 MS, 5.8 ML) earthquake occurred 35.1 miles away from the city center
On 8/6/1979 at 17:05:22, a magnitude 5.9 (5.4 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, 5.9 ML) earthquake occurred 72.9 miles away from West Contra Costa center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Hospitals/medical centers near West Contra Costa:

DOCTORS MEDICAL CTR SAN PABLO CAMPUS (about 2 miles; SAN PABLO, CA)
ALTA BATES MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; BERKELEY, CA)
CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR (about 9 miles; OAKLAND, CA)

Amtrak stations near West Contra Costa:

3 miles: RICHMOND (16TH ST. & MACDONALD AVE.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
7 miles: BERKELEY (3RD ST. & UNIVERSITY AVE.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
9 miles: EMERYVILLE (5885 LANDREGAN ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to West Contra Costa:

CONTRA COSTA COLLEGE (about 2 miles; SAN PABLO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 3,626)
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY (about 8 miles; BERKELEY, CA; FT enrollment: 29,690)
LANEY COLLEGE (about 11 miles; OAKLAND, CA; FT enrollment: 5,549)
COLLEGE OF MARIN (about 13 miles; KENTFIELD, CA; FT enrollment: 3,919)
ACADEMY OF ART COLLEGE (about 13 miles; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; FT enrollment: 4,548)
GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY-SAN FRANCISCO (about 13 miles; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; FT enrollment: 3,092)
COLLEGE OF ALAMEDA (about 14 miles; ALAMEDA, CA; FT enrollment: 2,450)

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Notable locations in West Contra Costa: Richmond Yard (A), Richmond Reserve Shipyard (B), Richmond Pier (C), Richmond Golf Club (D), Camp Herms (E), Mira Vista Country Club (F), Nevada Dock (G), Channel Marina (H), Crockett Marina (I), Richmond Art Center (J), Richmond City Hall (K), Richmond Memorial Convention Center (L), Richmond Memorial Youth Center (M), Richmond Museum (N), Richmond Public Library (O), Richmond Station (P), Richmond Womens Club (Q), Crockett Branch Contra Costa County Library (R), Crockett Historical Museum (S), Rodeo Branch Contra Costa County Library (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Centers: Appian Eighty Shopping Center (1), Hilltop Mall Shopping Center (2), Pinole Vista Shopping Center (3), Pinole Valley Shopping Center (4), Moeser Lane Shopping Center (5), El Cerrito Plaza Shopping Center (6), El Portal Shopping Center (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in West Contra Costa include: Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses (A), Kingdom Land Baptist Church (B), Grace Baptist Church (C), Grace Lutheran Church (D), Our Savior Lutheran Church (E), Temple La Hermosa (F), Temple Baptist Church (G), Unity Church of Richmond (H), Holy Trinity Episcopal Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Sunset View Cemetery (1), Saint Joseph Cemetery (2), Rolling Hills Memorial Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs and swamps: Selby Reservoir (A), Sobrante Reservoir (B), Maloney Reservoir (C), North Reservoir (D), George Whittell Marsh (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Pinole Creek (A), Refugio Creek (B), Garrity Creek (C), Rodeo Creek (D), Wildcat Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in West Contra Costa include: Plaza One Park (1), Plaza Del Hambre (2), Alexander Park (3), John Hubert Davis Park (4), Stewart Draw Park (5), Stewart Playground (6), Pinole-Hercules Little League Facility (7), Pinole Valley Park (8), Pinole Shores Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Beaches: Kellers Beach (A), Point Molate Beach (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: Hercules Post Office (A), Richmond Post Office (B), Station A Richmond Post Office (C), Port Costa Post Office (D), El Sobrante Post Office (E), Crockett Post Office (F), Rodeo Post Office (G), Fairmount Station El Cerrito Post Office (H), Point Richmond Station Richmond Post Office (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.8 people
California:	2.9 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	44.3%
Whole state:	68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	6.3%
Whole state:	5.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	12.4%
Whole state:	14.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	5.8%
Whole state:	6.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in West Contra Costa, CA

People in group quarters in West Contra Costa

886 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
715 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
611 people in nursing homes
138 people in other group homes
67 people in homes for the mentally retarded
43 people in homes for the mentally ill
40 people in other nonhousehold living situations
37 people in religious group quarters
31 people in institutions for the blind
26 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
25 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
24 people in crews of maritime vessels
19 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
19 people in homes for the physically handicapped
10 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded

West Contra Costa compared to California state average:

Black race population percentage above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Contra Costa County California:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (77%) Electricity (20%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Wood (1%)

Religion statistics for West Contra Costa

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Baptist General Conference	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Assemblies of God
Adherents	55.3%	6.7%	5.0%	3.2%	2.2%
Congregations	7.1%	1.0%	9.6%	3.1%	4.6%

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Episcopal Church	Other religions
Adherents	2.1%	2.0%	1.8%	1.8%	19.9%
Congregations	8.4%	4.4%	3.1%	3.6%	54.9%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

6.30% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($66,206 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.30%
California average:	5.75%

0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($760 average AGI)
Contra Costa County: 0.12%
California average: 0.21%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Alameda County, CA	1.95% ($67,733 average AGI)
from San Francisco County, CA	0.57% ($74,794)
from Solano County, CA	0.36% ($51,540)

7.00% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($66,530 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.00%
California average:	6.27%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($654 average AGI)
Contra Costa County: 0.07%
California average: 0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Alameda County, CA	1.47% ($61,758 average AGI)
to Solano County, CA	0.51% ($54,810)
to San Francisco County, CA	0.42% ($58,453)

Strongest AM radio stations in West Contra Costa:

KNEW (910 AM; 20 kW; OAKLAND, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KTRB (860 AM; 50 kW; MODESTO, CA; Owner: PAPPAS RADIO OF CALIFORNIA, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KIQI (1010 AM; 35 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: RADIO UNICA OF SAN FRANCISCO LICENSE CORP.)
KCBS (740 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
KFRC (610 AM; 5 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF LOS ANGELES)
KTCT (1050 AM; 50 kW; SAN MATEO, CA; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA RADIO CORP.)
KNBR (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KNBR LICO, INC.)
KFAX (1100 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: GOLDEN GATE BROADCASTING CO, INC.)
KABL (960 AM; 5 kW; OAKLAND, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KDYA (1190 AM; 10 kW; VALLEJO, CA; Owner: BAYBRIDGE COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
KGO (810 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KGO-AM RADIO, INC.)
KMZT (1510 AM; 8 kW; SAN RAFAEL, CA; Owner: MOUNT WILSON FM BROADCASTERS, INC.)
KMKY (1310 AM; 5 kW; OAKLAND, CA; Owner: KGO-AM RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in West Contra Costa:

K249DJ (97.7 FM; SAN PABLO, CA; Owner: EL CERRITO HIGH SCHOOL)
KSFB-FM (100.7 FM; SAN RAFAEL, CA; Owner: GOLDEN GATE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KLLC (97.3 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
KALX (90.7 FM; BERKELEY, CA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA)
KKSF-FM1 (103.7 FM; PLEASANTON, ETC., CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KDFC-FM (102.1 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
KBLX-FM2 (102.9 FM; PLEASANTON, CA; Owner: ICBC BROADCAST HOLDINGS -CA, INC.)
KSOL-FM3 (98.9 FM; PLEASANTON, CA; Owner: TMS LICENSE CALIFORNIA, INC)
KFRC-FM3 (99.7 FM; WALNUT CREEK, CA; Owner: INFINITY KFRC-FM, INC.)
KZBR-FM1 (95.7 FM; WALNUT CREEK, CA; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
KISQ-FM3 (98.1 FM; CONCORD, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KDFC-FM1 (102.1 FM; LAFAYETTE, CA; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
KOIT-FM2 (96.5 FM; MARTINEZ, ETC., CA; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING CO. C/O KOIT(FM))
KMEL-FM1 (106.1 FM; CONCORD, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KIOI-FM1 (101.3 FM; WALNUT CREEK, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KOIT-FM (96.5 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
KKSF (103.7 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KFOG (104.5 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KFFG LICO, INC)
KISQ (98.1 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KEAR (106.9 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around West Contra Costa:

KQED (Channel 9; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KQED, INC.)
KGO-TV (Channel 7; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KGO TELEVISION, INC.)
KPIX-TV (Channel 5; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
KTVU (Channel 2; OAKLAND, CA; Owner: KTVU PARTNERSHIP)
KRON-TV (Channel 4; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF SAN FRANCISCO, INC.)
KMTP-TV (Channel 32; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: MINORITY TELEVISION PROJECT)
KBHK-TV (Channel 44; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: VIACOM TELEVISION STATIONS GROUP OF SAN FRANCISCO INC.)
KBWB (Channel 20; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KBWB LICENSE, INC.)
KFSF (Channel 66; VALLEJO, CA; Owner: TELEFUTURA SAN FRANCISCO LLC)
KCNS (Channel 38; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: WRAY, INC.)
KCSM-TV (Channel 60; SAN MATEO, CA; Owner: SAN MATEO COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT)
KOVR (Channel 13; STOCKTON, CA; Owner: SCI - SACRAMENTO LICENSEE, LLC)
KXTV (Channel 10; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: KXTV, INC.)
KSPX (Channel 29; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: PAXSON SACRAMENTO LICENSE, INC.)
KCRA-TV (Channel 3; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: KCRA HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
KTXL (Channel 40; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: CHANNEL 40, INC.)
KUVS (Channel 19; MODESTO, CA; Owner: KUVS LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
KQCA (Channel 58; STOCKTON, CA; Owner: KCRA HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
KTNC-TV (Channel 42; CONCORD, CA; Owner: KTNC LICENSE, LLC)
KVIE (Channel 6; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: KVIE, INC.)
KMAX-TV (Channel 31; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: UPN STATIONS GROUP INC.)
KTSF (Channel 26; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: LINCOLN BROADCASTING COMPANY, A CALIFORNIA LP)

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

BA22383, 7140 Schmidt Lane, Type: Upole, Structure height: 29 m, Call Sign: WQHK448, Licensee ID: L00127664
Assigned Frequencies : 19385.0 MHz
Grant Date: 08/21/2007, Expiration Date: 08/21/2017, Certifier: Dan Menser
Registrant: T-Mobile License LLC, 12920 Se 38th Street, Bellevue, WA 98006, Phone: (425) 383-4000, Fax: (425) 383-4040, Email:

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