Central Contra Costa, CA (California) Houses and Residents

Back to: Central Contra Costa, California main profile, California, California smaller cities, California small towns, California forum, All US cities. (Urban population: 451,974, Rural population: 7,278 (40 farm, 7,238 nonfarm)) Houses: 183,777 (179,136 occupied: 127,889 owner occupied, 51,247 renter occupied) % of renters here:   29% State:   43% Housing density: 703 houses/condos per square mile Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $488,768. Median contract rent in 2007: $1,337 (lower quartile is $1,102, upper quartile is $1,868) Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,573 Median gross rent in Central Contra Costa, CA in 2007: $1,416 Housing units in Central Contra Costa with a mortgage: 90,899 (13,614 second mortgage, 13,612 home equity loan, 418 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 20,208 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $904,306 (it was $344,300 in 2000) Central Contra Costa:   $904,306 California:   $532,300 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $660,765 - $1,334,634 Mean price in 2007: Detached houses: $1,115,417 Here:   $1,115,417 State:   $619,135 Townhouses or other attached units: $663,419 Here:   $663,419 State:   $541,123 In 2-unit structures: $596,539 Here:   $596,539 State:   $702,713 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $495,859 Here:   $495,859 State:   $512,546 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $332,228 Here:   $332,228 State:   $482,470 Mobile homes: $59,159 Here:   $59,159 State:   $59,450 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $41,111 Here:   $41,111 State:   $63,652 Household type by relationship Households: 452,461 In family households: 380,306 (94,990 male householders, 27,013 female householders) 102,215 spouses, 130,399 children (122,104 natural, 3,579 adopted, 4,716 stepchildren), 4,323 grandchildren, 3,574 brothers or sisters, 3,367 parents, 6,567 other relatives, 7,858 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 72,155 (24,111 male householders (16,981 living alone)), 33,173 female householders (27,998 living alone)), 14,871 nonrelatives In group quarters: 6,791 (3,130 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 51,461 2-persons, 27,528 3-persons, 27,231 4-persons, 10,543 5-persons, 3,380 6-persons, 1,860 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 44,979 1-person, 10,553 2-persons, 1,305 3-persons, 325 4-persons, 80 5-persons, 11 6-persons, 31 7-or-more-persons. 84,806 married couples with children. 17,610 single-parent households (4,521 men, 13,089 women). 79.9% of residents of Central Contra Costa speak English at home. 7.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all). 5.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 5.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 0.7% of residents speak other language at home (79% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). Foreign born population: 74,832 (16.3%) (48.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Central Contra Costa, CA: Less than $10,000: 101 $10,000 to $14,999: 50 $15,000 to $19,999: 50 $20,000 to $24,999: 50 $25,000 to $29,999: 81 $30,000 to $34,999: 91 $35,000 to $39,999: 87 $40,000 to $49,999: 110 $50,000 to $59,999: 195 $60,000 to $69,999: 217 $70,000 to $79,999: 208 $80,000 to $89,999: 205 $90,000 to $99,999: 200 $100,000 to $124,999: 482 $125,000 to $149,999: 418 $150,000 to $174,999: 428 $175,000 to $199,999: 531 $200,000 to $249,999: 1748 $250,000 to $299,999: 2317 $300,000 to $399,999: 6223 $400,000 to $499,999: 8894 $500,000 to $749,999: 26808 $750,000 to $999,999: 23079 $1,000,000 or more: 55316

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Central Contra Costa: Less than $100: 121 people $100 to $149: 75 $150 to $199: 181 $200 to $249: 348 $250 to $299: 387 $300 to $349: 273 $350 to $399: 263 $400 to $449: 294 $450 to $499: 353 $500 to $549: 226 $550 to $599: 264 $600 to $649: 309 $650 to $699: 273 $700 to $749: 534 $750 to $799: 702 $800 to $899: 1,944 $900 to $999: 2,752 $1,000 to $1,249: 11,770 $1,250 to $1,499: 9,816 $1,500 to $1,999: 10,999 $2,000 or more: 8,123 No cash rent: 1,207

Percentage of workers working in this county: 60.7%
Number of people working at home: 11,858 (5.2% of all workers)

Means of transportation to work

• Drove a car alone: 164,972 (72%)
• Carpooled: 22,529 (10%)
• Bus or trolley bus: 2,294 (1%)
• Streetcar or trolley car: 159 (0%)
• Subway or elevated: 17,603 (8%)
• Railroad: 1,828 (1%)
• Ferryboat: 27 (0%)
• Taxi: 203 (0%)
• Motorcycle: 422 (0%)
• Bicycle: 1,155 (1%)
• Walked: 3,398 (1%)
• Other means: 1,719 (1%)
• Worked at home: 11,858 (5%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 6614 $10,000 to $14,999: 5188 $15,000 to $19,999: 5210 $20,000 to $24,999: 5766 $25,000 to $29,999: 6489 $30,000 to $34,999: 7159 $35,000 to $39,999: 6836 $40,000 to $44,999: 7215 $45,000 to $49,999: 6907 $50,000 to $59,999: 14281 $60,000 to $74,999: 20022 $75,000 to $99,999: 26797 $100,000 to $124,999: 19498 $125,000 to $149,999: 12163 $150,000 to $199,999: 13744 $200,000 or more: 15398

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 108026

German: 44984

Irish: 40493

English: 40463

Italian: 30694

United States or American: 15881

Scottish: 8762

French (except Basque): 8317

Swedish: 8039

European: 7980

Norwegian: 7899

Polish: 7507

Scotch-Irish: 6815

Portuguese: 6607

Russian: 6477

Dutch: 4805

Iranian: 3935

Danish: 3467

Greek: 2880

British: 2850

Arab:: 2758

Afghan: 2462

Welsh: 2284

French Canadian: 1912

Swiss: 1808

Hungarian: 1776

Canadian: 1524

Finnish: 1493

Armenian: 1444

Subsaharan African:: 1406

Austrian: 1203

Ukrainian: 1190

Northern European: 1175

Eastern European: 978

Scandinavian: 967

Czech: 952

Yugoslavian: 937

Croatian: 831

African: 815

Lithuanian: 810

Lebanese: 713

Romanian: 655

Czechoslovakian: 627

Arab/Arabic: 623

Egyptian: 546

Belgian: 436

Australian: 401

Turkish: 384

Israeli: 315

Maltese: 297

Bulgarian: 287

Basque: 280

South African: 269

Latvian: 266

Brazilian: 255

Slovak: 254

Palestinian: 248

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 241

Other Arab: 240

Celtic: 209

Slavic: 205

Slovene: 179

Pennsylvania German: 178

Jordanian: 161

Serbian: 154

Ethiopian: 153

Icelander: 146

Syrian: 130

Guyanese: 115

Jamaican: 105

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 99

Nigerian: 93

New Zealander: 80

Estonian: 74

Iraqi: 67

Luxemburger: 60

Other Subsaharan African: 53

Haitian: 50

Macedonian: 36

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 33

Moroccan: 30

Acadian/Cajun: 26

Albanian: 25

Belizean: 17

Alsatian: 14

Ghanian: 14

West Indian: 14

U.S. Virgin Islander: 10

Dutch West Indian: 9

Zimbabwean: 9

Carpatho Rusyn: 6

Cypriot: 4

Bermudan: 3

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

• This state: 244757
• Northeast: 33064
• Midwest: 46962
• South: 26290
• West: 28141

56% of Central Contra Costa residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 877
• Nursery to 4th grade: 303
• 5th and 6th grade: 1,475
• 7th and 8th grade: 1,452
• 9th grade: 1,151
• 10th grade: 1,205
• 11th grade: 1,516
• 12th grade, no diploma: 3,228
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 21,029
• Less than 1 year of college: 7,882
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 23,787
• Associate degree: 10,472
• Bachelor's degree: 45,604
• Master's degree: 18,689
• Professional school degree: 7,804
• Doctorate degree: 4,586

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 1,158
• Nursery to 4th grade: 560
• 5th and 6th grade: 1,554
• 7th and 8th grade: 1,414
• 9th grade: 1,319
• 10th grade: 1,862
• 11th grade: 1,432
• 12th grade, no diploma: 3,774
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 29,779
• Less than 1 year of college: 12,330
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 29,225
• Associate degree: 14,431
• Bachelor's degree: 48,847
• Master's degree: 14,966
• Professional school degree: 4,295
• Doctorate degree: 1,725

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.3%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 6.1%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 9.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 4.2%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 3.4%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 3.7%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 4.2%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 3.5%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 5.7%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 5.2%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 5.8%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 4.3%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 5.3%

Median household income in 2007 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $100,390
• Black householders: $67,459
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $82,978
• Asian householders: $112,133
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $92,070
• Some other race householders: $73,417
• Two or more races householders: $71,361
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $70,935

Median 2007 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $982,313
• Black or African American householders: $789,002
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $703,640
• Asian householders: $980,999
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $669,233
• Some other race householders: $636,665
• Two or more races householders: $870,161
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $710,207

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 114,066
• One, attached: 18,722
• Two: 2,260
• 3 or 4: 8,876
• 5 to 9: 9,576
• 10 to 19: 6,808
• 20 to 49: 7,834
• 50 or more: 13,270
• Mobile homes: 2,260
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 105

Median worth of mobile homes: $67,777

Here:	12.0%
California:	9.9%

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California:	7.8%

Here:	20.6%
California:	15.4%

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