Discovery Bay, CA (California) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 8,511 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 336 (4 farm, 332 nonfarm))

Discovery Bay, California Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 3,756 (3,307 occupied: 2,983 owner occupied, 324 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	10%
State:	43%

Housing density: 465 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: $1,708 (lower quartile is $1,455, upper quartile is $2,126)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,004

Median gross rent in Discovery Bay, CA in 2007: $1,903

Housing units in Discovery Bay with a mortgage: 2,546 (509 second mortgage, 256 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 305

Discovery Bay,CA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $820,529 (it was $334,700 in 2000)

Discovery Bay:	$820,529
California:	$532,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $619,727 - $946,602

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $803,807
Here: $803,807
State: $619,135

Townhouses or other attached units: $485,404
Here: $485,404
State: $541,123

In 2-unit structures: $499,017
Here: $499,017
State: $702,713

Mobile homes: $90,893
Here: $90,893
State: $59,450

Household type by relationship

Households: 8,662

In family households: 7,829 (2,250 male householders, 392 female householders)
2,374 spouses, 2,448 children (2,223 natural, 45 adopted, 180 stepchildren), 63 grandchildren, 27 brothers or sisters, 33 parents, 128 other relatives, 114 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 833 (333 male householders (214 living alone)), 285 female householders (210 living alone)), 215 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 185 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,321 2-persons, 521 3-persons, 494 4-persons, 223 5-persons, 60 6-persons, 23 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 424 1-person, 158 2-persons, 36 3-persons.

1,787 married couples with children.
260 single-parent households (114 men, 146 women).

91.5% of residents of Discovery Bay speak English at home.
5.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (41% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 24% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 34% speak English well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (51% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 671 (7.6%)
(37.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.5
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.5
State:	3.5

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Discovery Bay, California:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 14 3 rooms: 110 4 rooms: 121 5 rooms: 468 6 rooms: 752 7 rooms: 807 8 rooms: 361 9 or more rooms: 350

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Discovery Bay, California:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 27 3 rooms: 11 4 rooms: 39 5 rooms: 83 6 rooms: 118 7 rooms: 25 8 rooms: 10 9 or more rooms: 11

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 155
1995 to 1998: 509
1990 to 1994: 826
1980 to 1989: 1,635
1970 to 1979: 549
1960 to 1969: 57
1950 to 1959: 2
1940 to 1949: 7
1939 or earlier: 16

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Discovery Bay:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 73 2 bedrooms: 364 3 bedrooms: 1,429 4 bedrooms: 978 5 or more bedrooms: 139

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Discovery Bay:
	no bedroom: 11 1 bedroom: 27 2 bedrooms: 84 3 bedrooms: 178 4 bedrooms: 24 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Discovery Bay in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 35 1 vehicle: 476 2 vehicles: 1,573 3 vehicles: 707 4 vehicles: 143 5 or more vehicles: 49

Cars and other vehicles available in Discovery Bay in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 8 1 vehicle: 85 2 vehicles: 156 3 vehicles: 64 4 vehicles: 11 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Discovery Bay, CA:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 1
$30,000 to $34,999: 1
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 3
$70,000 to $79,999: 1
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 1
$100,000 to $124,999: 12
$125,000 to $149,999: 0
$150,000 to $174,999: 0
$175,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 to $249,999: 1
$250,000 to $299,999: 7
$300,000 to $399,999: 62
$400,000 to $499,999: 222
$500,000 to $749,999: 973
$750,000 to $999,999: 709
$1,000,000 or more: 990

Discovery Bay rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Discovery Bay:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 1
$300 to $349: 1
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 0
$450 to $499: 0
$500 to $549: 0
$550 to $599: 0
$600 to $649: 0
$650 to $699: 0
$700 to $749: 1
$750 to $799: 6
$800 to $899: 18
$900 to $999: 7
$1,000 to $1,249: 13
$1,250 to $1,499: 50
$1,500 to $1,999: 129
$2,000 or more: 91
No cash rent: 0

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 183 1990 to 1994: 64 1985 to 1989: 72 1980 to 1984: 79 1975 to 1979: 62 1970 to 1974: 48 1970 to 1974: 21 1965 to 1969: 142

Discovery Bay, CA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 43.3%
Number of people working at home: 236 (5.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 136
5 to 9 minutes: 207
10 to 14 minutes: 180
15 to 19 minutes: 343
20 to 24 minutes: 159
25 to 29 minutes: 31
30 to 34 minutes: 468
35 to 39 minutes: 171
40 to 44 minutes: 242
45 to 59 minutes: 666
60 to 89 minutes: 855
90 or more minutes: 809

Discovery Bay mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,398 (75%)
Carpooled: 655 (15%)
Bus or trolley bus: 63 (1%)
Subway or elevated: 27 (1%)
Railroad: 29 (1%)
Walked: 62 (1%)
Other means: 33 (1%)
Worked at home: 236 (5%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 57
$10,000 to $14,999: 59
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 60
$25,000 to $29,999: 36
$30,000 to $34,999: 109
$35,000 to $39,999: 107
$40,000 to $44,999: 104
$45,000 to $49,999: 84
$50,000 to $59,999: 251
$60,000 to $74,999: 423
$75,000 to $99,999: 580
$100,000 to $124,999: 491
$125,000 to $149,999: 302
$150,000 to $199,999: 342
$200,000 or more: 255

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 1451

German: 976

Irish: 840

English: 821

Italian: 696

United States or American: 432

Scottish: 299

Portuguese: 245

Swedish: 222

French (except Basque): 190

Dutch: 188

Norwegian: 171

Polish: 160

Scotch-Irish: 109

European: 71

Arab:: 66

French Canadian: 62

Welsh: 53

Canadian: 52

Russian: 51

Lebanese: 49

Australian: 42

Armenian: 32

Greek: 28

Czech: 28

Danish: 28

Czechoslovakian: 21

Finnish: 21

Hungarian: 18

Scandinavian: 15

Iranian: 12

Egyptian: 10

Yugoslavian: 10

African: 9

Swiss: 9

Subsaharan African:: 9

Romanian: 8

Austrian: 8

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 8

Jamaican: 8

Syrian: 7

Lithuanian: 6

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

Mexico (30%)
United Kingdom (11%)
Canada (9%)
Germany (7%)
Ireland (5%)
Australia (5%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)

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

This state: 5803
Northeast: 484
Midwest: 820
South: 442
West: 554

49% of Discovery Bay residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 90% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 7
Nursery to 4th grade: 29
5th and 6th grade: 63
7th and 8th grade: 0
9th grade: 13
10th grade: 12
11th grade: 32
12th grade, no diploma: 94
High school graduate (or equivalency): 708
Less than 1 year of college: 204
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 687
Associate degree: 388
Bachelor's degree: 746
Master's degree: 190
Professional school degree: 21
Doctorate degree: 16

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 12
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 28
9th grade: 15
10th grade: 29
11th grade: 22
12th grade, no diploma: 85
High school graduate (or equivalency): 670
Less than 1 year of college: 308
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 762
Associate degree: 334
Bachelor's degree: 650
Master's degree: 116
Professional school degree: 10
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 11.3%

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: 25.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $111,280
Black householders: $96,905
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $85,550
Asian householders: $103,059
Some other race householders: $89,494
Two or more races householders: $122,260
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $116,354

Discovery Bay household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Discovery Bay household income for Black householders

Discovery Bay household income for Asian householders

Discovery Bay household income for Some other race householders

Discovery Bay household income for Two or more races householders

Discovery Bay household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Discovery Bay marital status for males

Discovery Bay marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $837,444
Black or African American householders: $676,869
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $659,708
Asian householders: $889,907
Some other race householders: $681,772
Two or more races householders: $910,010
Hispanic or Latino householders: $696,971

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,430
One, attached: 271
Two: 15
Mobile homes: 40

Median worth of mobile homes: $49,207

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Discovery Bay:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (82%) Electricity (17%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (62%) Electricity (28%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%) Wood (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 49

Here:	4.6%
California:	9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 18

Here:	4.4%
California:	7.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 49

Here:	15.0%
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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