Benicia, CA (California) Houses and Residents

Back to: Benicia, California main profile, California, California smaller cities, California small towns, California forum, All US cities. Total population: 26,967 (Urban population: 26,566, Rural population: 401 (all nonfarm)) Houses: 10,552 (10,325 occupied: 7,300 owner occupied, 3,025 renter occupied) % of renters here:   29% State:   43% Housing density: 818 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Benicia, California on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users: Benicia: Real estate down by how much?  (5 replies) moving to Benicia  (0 replies) moving to benicia from texas for 6 months ... any advice?  (2 replies) any benicia residents here?  (19 replies) Watersend-Benicia  (1 reply) Cities Between Benicia and Hayward  (23 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $306,300 Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $900 Median gross rent in Benicia, CA in 2000: $892 Housing units in Benicia with a mortgage: 5,598 (866 second mortgage, 777 home equity loan, 28 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 738 Household type by relationship Households: 26,914 In family households: 23,176 (5,410 male householders, 1,884 female householders) 5,669 spouses, 8,643 children (7,937 natural, 266 adopted, 440 stepchildren), 336 grandchildren, 183 brothers or sisters, 155 parents, 358 other relatives, 538 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 3,738 (1,386 male householders (1,012 living alone)), 1,670 female householders (1,383 living alone)), 682 nonrelatives In group quarters: 53 (27 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 2,805 2-persons, 1,811 3-persons, 1,707 4-persons, 660 5-persons, 257 6-persons, 54 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 2,395 1-person, 625 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 20 4-persons, 3 6-persons. 5,210 married couples with children. 1,546 single-parent households (381 men, 1,165 women). 87.4% of residents of Benicia speak English at home. 5.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). 2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 4.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). 0.4% of residents speak other language at home (56% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 21% speak English not well). Foreign born population: 2,530 (9.4%) (60.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Benicia, CA: Less than $10,000: 0 $10,000 to $14,999: 0 $15,000 to $19,999: 0 $20,000 to $24,999: 9 $25,000 to $29,999: 0 $30,000 to $34,999: 0 $35,000 to $39,999: 0 $40,000 to $49,999: 0 $50,000 to $59,999: 26 $60,000 to $69,999: 0 $70,000 to $79,999: 0 $80,000 to $89,999: 15 $90,000 to $99,999: 36 $100,000 to $124,999: 87 $125,000 to $149,999: 138 $150,000 to $174,999: 392 $175,000 to $199,999: 584 $200,000 to $249,999: 1239 $250,000 to $299,999: 1306 $300,000 to $399,999: 1703 $400,000 to $499,999: 598 $500,000 to $749,999: 145 $750,000 to $999,999: 36 $1,000,000 or more: 22

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Benicia: Less than $100: 36 $100 to $149: 26 $150 to $199: 58 $200 to $249: 0 $250 to $299: 18 $300 to $349: 35 $350 to $399: 41 $400 to $449: 22 $450 to $499: 54 $500 to $549: 124 $550 to $599: 107 $600 to $649: 208 $650 to $699: 201 $700 to $749: 250 $750 to $799: 235 $800 to $899: 436 $900 to $999: 464 $1,000 to $1,249: 402 $1,250 to $1,499: 197 $1,500 to $1,999: 40 $2,000 or more: 7 No cash rent: 54

Percentage of workers working in this county: 44.2%
Number of people working at home: 576 (4.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 427 5 to 9 minutes: 1728 10 to 14 minutes: 1576 15 to 19 minutes: 1428 20 to 24 minutes: 1338 25 to 29 minutes: 556 30 to 34 minutes: 1686 35 to 39 minutes: 467 40 to 44 minutes: 667 45 to 59 minutes: 1152 60 to 89 minutes: 1375 90 or more minutes: 780

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 10,669 (78%) Carpooled: 1,612 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 97 (1%) Streetcar or trolley car: 16 (0%) Subway or elevated: 281 (2%) Railroad: 42 (0%) Ferryboat: 103 (1%) Taxi: 38 (0%) Motorcycle: 5 (0%) Bicycle: 69 (1%) Walked: 142 (1%) Other means: 106 (1%) Worked at home: 576 (4%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 371 $10,000 to $14,999: 331 $15,000 to $19,999: 380 $20,000 to $24,999: 434 $25,000 to $29,999: 368 $30,000 to $34,999: 379 $35,000 to $39,999: 441 $40,000 to $44,999: 554 $45,000 to $49,999: 377 $50,000 to $59,999: 913 $60,000 to $74,999: 1175 $75,000 to $99,999: 1718 $100,000 to $124,999: 1295 $125,000 to $149,999: 697 $150,000 to $199,999: 436 $200,000 or more: 481

First ancestries reported:

• Other groups: 5964
• German: 2996
• Irish: 2575
• English: 2411
• Italian: 1745
• European: 915
• United States or American: 830
• Portuguese: 726
• Scottish: 665
• Norwegian: 554
• French (except Basque): 482
• Swedish: 433
• Polish: 418
• Scotch-Irish: 365
• Russian: 273
• French Canadian: 229
• Greek: 207
• Danish: 205
• British: 185
• Dutch: 139
• Arab:: 128
• Canadian: 115
• Welsh: 114
• Hungarian: 105
• Scandinavian: 85
• Subsaharan African:: 82
• Finnish: 65
• Armenian: 64
• Lebanese: 56
• Slovak: 52
• Romanian: 51
• Ugandan: 51
• Iranian: 49
• Lithuanian: 48
• Basque: 45
• Czech: 43
• Northern European: 40
• African: 31
• Pennsylvania German: 26
• Slavic: 26
• Austrian: 25
• Yugoslavian: 25
• Other Arab: 23
• Jordanian: 23
• Latvian: 22
• Arab/Arabic: 21
• Celtic: 20
• Eastern European: 19
• Czechoslovakian: 19
• Swiss: 17
• Croatian: 17
• Barbadian: 16
• West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 16
• Israeli: 14
• Brazilian: 12
• Belgian: 9
• Icelander: 7
• Alsatian: 6
• Syrian: 5
• Maltese: 3

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 16193
• Northeast: 1994
• Midwest: 2411
• South: 1885
• West: 1683

57% of Benicia residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 44
• Nursery to 4th grade: 18
• 5th and 6th grade: 64
• 7th and 8th grade: 77
• 9th grade: 24
• 10th grade: 84
• 11th grade: 106
• 12th grade, no diploma: 287
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,508
• Less than 1 year of college: 524
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,801
• Associate degree: 772
• Bachelor's degree: 2,025
• Master's degree: 735
• Professional school degree: 290
• Doctorate degree: 109

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 74
• Nursery to 4th grade: 8
• 5th and 6th grade: 77
• 7th and 8th grade: 107
• 9th grade: 71
• 10th grade: 88
• 11th grade: 93
• 12th grade, no diploma: 267
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,652
• Less than 1 year of college: 762
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,754
• Associate degree: 979
• Bachelor's degree: 2,341
• Master's degree: 1,008
• Professional school degree: 154
• Doctorate degree: 27

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.1%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 1.9%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 8.8%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 3.2%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 4.2%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 2.7%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 1.6%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 3.6%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 10.9%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 3.3%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 4.5%

Median household income in 1999 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $68,664
• Black householders: $60,203
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $45,417
• Asian householders: $72,708
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $29,792
• Some other race householders: $80,346
• Two or more races householders: $64,750
• Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $70,000

Median house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $271,200
• Black or African American householders: $354,300
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $137,500
• Asian householders: $293,900
• Some other race householders: $311,900
• Two or more races householders: $272,000
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $268,500

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,815
• One, attached: 1,045
• Two: 208
• 3 or 4: 708
• 5 to 9: 429
• 10 to 19: 281
• 20 to 49: 301
• 50 or more: 439
• Mobile homes: 317
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

Median worth of mobile homes: $56,600

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California:	9.9%

Here:	9.1%
California:	7.8%

Here:	15.1%
California:	15.4%

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