Castro Valley, CA (California) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 57,410, Rural population: 0)

Castro Valley, California Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 22,046 (21,653 occupied: 15,064 owner occupied, 6,589 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	30%
State:	43%

Housing density: 1528 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $488,768.

Median contract rent in 2007: $1,167 (lower quartile is $996, upper quartile is $1,490)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,177

Median gross rent in Castro Valley, CA in 2007: $1,242

Housing units in Castro Valley with a mortgage: 10,411 (1,425 second mortgage, 1,231 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,445

Castro Valley,CA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $658,276 (it was $294,800 in 2000)

Castro Valley:	$658,276
California:	$532,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $555,777 - $770,862

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $658,001
Here: $658,001
State: $619,135

Townhouses or other attached units: $630,039
Here: $630,039
State: $541,123

In 2-unit structures: $476,681
Here: $476,681
State: $702,713

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $607,099
Here: $607,099
State: $512,546

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $371,301
Here: $371,301
State: $482,470

Mobile homes: $50,407
Here: $50,407
State: $59,450

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $122,500
Here: $122,500
State: $63,652

Household type by relationship

Households: 55,898

In family households: 47,220 (11,414 male householders, 3,590 female householders)
12,076 spouses, 16,136 children (15,166 natural, 252 adopted, 718 stepchildren), 910 grandchildren, 458 brothers or sisters, 468 parents, 1,053 other relatives, 1,115 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 8,678 (2,949 male householders (2,126 living alone)), 3,706 female householders (2,923 living alone)), 2,023 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,512 (1,215 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 6,167 2-persons, 3,589 3-persons, 3,295 4-persons, 1,290 5-persons, 538 6-persons, 125 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,049 1-person, 1,322 2-persons, 177 3-persons, 69 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 15 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons.

9,510 married couples with children.
2,598 single-parent households (680 men, 1,918 women).

77.0% of residents of Castro Valley speak English at home.
6.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
7.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
8.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (82% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 9,450 (16.5%)
(60.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.9
State:	3.5

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Castro Valley, California:
	1 room: 42 2 rooms: 189 3 rooms: 623 4 rooms: 931 5 rooms: 3,219 6 rooms: 3,821 7 rooms: 3,077 8 rooms: 1,823 9 or more rooms: 1,339

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Castro Valley, California:
	1 room: 220 2 rooms: 842 3 rooms: 1,397 4 rooms: 2,080 5 rooms: 1,162 6 rooms: 561 7 rooms: 245 8 rooms: 63 9 or more rooms: 19

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 323
1995 to 1998: 927
1990 to 1994: 1,226
1980 to 1989: 2,510
1970 to 1979: 2,859
1960 to 1969: 4,333
1950 to 1959: 6,171
1940 to 1949: 2,890
1939 or earlier: 807

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Castro Valley:
	no bedroom: 107 1 bedroom: 527 2 bedrooms: 2,462 3 bedrooms: 7,637 4 bedrooms: 3,690 5 or more bedrooms: 641

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Castro Valley:
	no bedroom: 298 1 bedroom: 1,863 2 bedrooms: 3,038 3 bedrooms: 1,136 4 bedrooms: 241 5 or more bedrooms: 13

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Castro Valley in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 448 1 vehicle: 3,380 2 vehicles: 6,854 3 vehicles: 2,985 4 vehicles: 987 5 or more vehicles: 410

Cars and other vehicles available in Castro Valley in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 623 1 vehicle: 2,886 2 vehicles: 2,342 3 vehicles: 562 4 vehicles: 141 5 or more vehicles: 35

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Castro Valley, CA:

Less than $10,000: 39
$10,000 to $14,999: 19
$15,000 to $19,999: 19
$20,000 to $24,999: 32
$25,000 to $29,999: 43
$30,000 to $34,999: 34
$35,000 to $39,999: 12
$40,000 to $49,999: 53
$50,000 to $59,999: 67
$60,000 to $69,999: 47
$70,000 to $79,999: 31
$80,000 to $89,999: 14
$90,000 to $99,999: 19
$100,000 to $124,999: 27
$125,000 to $149,999: 13
$150,000 to $174,999: 22
$175,000 to $199,999: 37
$200,000 to $249,999: 188
$250,000 to $299,999: 119
$300,000 to $399,999: 708
$400,000 to $499,999: 1952
$500,000 to $749,999: 5819
$750,000 to $999,999: 3546
$1,000,000 or more: 2202

Castro Valley rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Castro Valley:

Less than $100: 23 people
$100 to $149: 10
$150 to $199: 8
$200 to $249: 11
$250 to $299: 7
$300 to $349: 7
$350 to $399: 11
$400 to $449: 34
$450 to $499: 51
$500 to $549: 59
$550 to $599: 61
$600 to $649: 67
$650 to $699: 109
$700 to $749: 125
$750 to $799: 130
$800 to $899: 440
$900 to $999: 820
$1,000 to $1,249: 1,806
$1,250 to $1,499: 1,126
$1,500 to $1,999: 1,069
$2,000 or more: 461
No cash rent: 139

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 1,414 1990 to 1994: 1,249 1985 to 1989: 1,320 1980 to 1984: 1,231 1975 to 1979: 1,070 1970 to 1974: 839 1970 to 1974: 639 1965 to 1969: 1,688

Castro Valley, CA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 74.2%
Number of people working at home: 1,071 (3.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 344
5 to 9 minutes: 1829
10 to 14 minutes: 2331
15 to 19 minutes: 3643
20 to 24 minutes: 4582
25 to 29 minutes: 1996
30 to 34 minutes: 4502
35 to 39 minutes: 870
40 to 44 minutes: 1319
45 to 59 minutes: 2833
60 to 89 minutes: 2361
90 or more minutes: 883

Castro Valley mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 21,819 (76%)
Carpooled: 3,025 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 212 (1%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 5 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 1,491 (5%)
Railroad: 147 (1%)
Ferryboat: 12 (0%)
Taxi: 12 (0%)
Motorcycle: 106 (0%)
Bicycle: 30 (0%)
Walked: 466 (2%)
Other means: 168 (1%)
Worked at home: 1,071 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 871
$10,000 to $14,999: 712
$15,000 to $19,999: 848
$20,000 to $24,999: 734
$25,000 to $29,999: 900
$30,000 to $34,999: 786
$35,000 to $39,999: 1201
$40,000 to $44,999: 1027
$45,000 to $49,999: 925
$50,000 to $59,999: 2047
$60,000 to $74,999: 2586
$75,000 to $99,999: 3495
$100,000 to $124,999: 2125
$125,000 to $149,999: 1495
$150,000 to $199,999: 1069
$200,000 or more: 838

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 17727

German: 4489

Italian: 4012

English: 3848

Irish: 3405

Portuguese: 2637

United States or American: 1613

European: 1071

Scottish: 852

Norwegian: 850

French (except Basque): 766

Russian: 719

Swedish: 689

Polish: 563

Scotch-Irish: 554

Danish: 454

Dutch: 395

Greek: 362

Romanian: 297

Arab:: 280

Afghan: 234

Iranian: 225

Subsaharan African:: 222

Ukrainian: 220

Austrian: 192

British: 183

French Canadian: 179

Welsh: 171

Croatian: 164

Swiss: 147

Scandinavian: 131

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 127

Canadian: 121

Northern European: 107

Yugoslavian: 104

Lebanese: 96

Latvian: 90

Slovene: 86

Hungarian: 78

Finnish: 77

Sudanese: 72

Czech: 62

Arab/Arabic: 60

Armenian: 60

African: 60

Lithuanian: 58

Jamaican: 58

New Zealander: 53

Palestinian: 49

Basque: 47

Serbian: 45

Egyptian: 44

Celtic: 44

West Indian: 40

Icelander: 32

Belgian: 28

Czechoslovakian: 27

Ethiopian: 24

Other Subsaharan African: 24

Australian: 23

Nigerian: 23

Jordanian: 21

Eastern European: 21

Israeli: 21

Slavic: 18

Brazilian: 18

Pennsylvania German: 15

Haitian: 12

Cape Verdean: 12

Bulgarian: 11

Dutch West Indian: 11

Other Arab: 10

Ghanian: 7

Macedonian: 7

Alsatian: 7

Cypriot: 6

Estonian: 6

Slovak: 6

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 6

Albanian: 6

Turkish: 3

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (12%)
Mexico (11%)
Philippines (9%)
Korea (7%)
Hong Kong (5%)
India (5%)
Taiwan (3%)

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

This state: 34907
Northeast: 2426
Midwest: 4443
South: 2647
West: 2874

57% of Castro Valley residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 94
Nursery to 4th grade: 55
5th and 6th grade: 83
7th and 8th grade: 199
9th grade: 156
10th grade: 277
11th grade: 191
12th grade, no diploma: 807
High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,320
Less than 1 year of college: 1,473
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,334
Associate degree: 1,584
Bachelor's degree: 3,791
Master's degree: 1,407
Professional school degree: 559
Doctorate degree: 361

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 194
Nursery to 4th grade: 107
5th and 6th grade: 180
7th and 8th grade: 316
9th grade: 219
10th grade: 410
11th grade: 298
12th grade, no diploma: 805
High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,293
Less than 1 year of college: 1,915
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,608
Associate degree: 1,765
Bachelor's degree: 4,194
Master's degree: 1,370
Professional school degree: 336
Doctorate degree: 184

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.2%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 2.3%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 6.8%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 8.3%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.6%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 2.2%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 5.6%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 7.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 8.5%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 5.2%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 6.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 5.1%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $82,468
Black householders: $63,316
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $24,398
Asian householders: $113,604
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $36,187
Some other race householders: $60,613
Two or more races householders: $91,497
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $61,061

Castro Valley household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Castro Valley household income for Black householders

Castro Valley household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Castro Valley household income for Asian householders

Castro Valley household income for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders

Castro Valley household income for Some other race householders

Castro Valley household income for Two or more races householders

Castro Valley household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Castro Valley marital status for males

Castro Valley marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $658,945
Black or African American householders: $684,847
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $657,382
Asian householders: $756,748
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $797,388
Some other race householders: $625,674
Two or more races householders: $723,477
Hispanic or Latino householders: $636,392

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 15,689
One, attached: 1,294
Two: 378
3 or 4: 872
5 to 9: 415
10 to 19: 744
20 to 49: 1,105
50 or more: 1,112
Mobile homes: 397
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 40

Median worth of mobile homes: $18,910

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Castro Valley:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (86%) Electricity (12%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (68%) Electricity (29%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 836

Here:	12.8%
California:	9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 279

Here:	8.9%
California:	7.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 585

Here:	17.7%
California:	15.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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