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Total population: 63,486 (Urban population: 63,045, Rural population: 441 (all nonfarm))

Walnut Creek, California Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 31,480 (30,340 occupied: 20,654 owner occupied, 9,686 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	32%
State:	43%

Housing density: 1581 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: $1,298 (lower quartile is $1,093, upper quartile is $1,705)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,696

Median gross rent in Walnut Creek, CA in 2007: $1,382

Housing units in Walnut Creek with a mortgage: 10,524 (1,208 second mortgage, 1,613 home equity loan, 69 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,362

Walnut Creek,CA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $827,884 (it was $337,700 in 2000)

Walnut Creek:	$827,884
California:	$532,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $746,506 - $996,687

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $956,274
Here: $956,274
State: $619,135

Townhouses or other attached units: $632,242
Here: $632,242
State: $541,123

In 2-unit structures: $775,472
Here: $775,472
State: $702,713

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $501,323
Here: $501,323
State: $512,546

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $433,600
Here: $433,600
State: $482,470

Mobile homes: $161,667
Here: $161,667
State: $59,450

Household type by relationship

Households: 63,588

In family households: 47,210 (13,095 male householders, 3,622 female householders)
14,213 spouses, 14,025 children (13,260 natural, 398 adopted, 367 stepchildren), 325 grandchildren, 362 brothers or sisters, 393 parents, 549 other relatives, 626 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 16,378 (4,873 male householders (3,660 living alone)), 8,925 female householders (7,977 living alone)), 2,580 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 995 (527 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 8,926 2-persons, 3,420 3-persons, 3,074 4-persons, 934 5-persons, 223 6-persons, 140 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 11,637 1-person, 1,915 2-persons, 177 3-persons, 41 4-persons, 18 5-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons.

8,904 married couples with children.
1,832 single-parent households (407 men, 1,425 women).

80.6% of residents of Walnut Creek speak English at home.
4.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
7.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
6.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (62% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (80% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 11,747 (18.2%)
(53.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.6
State:	3.5

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Walnut Creek, California:
	1 room: 65 2 rooms: 309 3 rooms: 827 4 rooms: 2,952 5 rooms: 4,932 6 rooms: 3,701 7 rooms: 3,146 8 rooms: 2,463 9 or more rooms: 2,259

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Walnut Creek, California:
	1 room: 796 2 rooms: 1,594 3 rooms: 2,233 4 rooms: 2,607 5 rooms: 1,391 6 rooms: 530 7 rooms: 256 8 rooms: 177 9 or more rooms: 102

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 222
1995 to 1998: 503
1990 to 1994: 1,113
1980 to 1989: 4,835
1970 to 1979: 10,576
1960 to 1969: 9,077
1950 to 1959: 3,476
1940 to 1949: 1,156
1939 or earlier: 522

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Walnut Creek:
	no bedroom: 93 1 bedroom: 1,204 2 bedrooms: 7,323 3 bedrooms: 5,574 4 bedrooms: 5,026 5 or more bedrooms: 1,434

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Walnut Creek:
	no bedroom: 872 1 bedroom: 3,531 2 bedrooms: 3,781 3 bedrooms: 1,128 4 bedrooms: 301 5 or more bedrooms: 73

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Walnut Creek in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 1,049 1 vehicle: 8,016 2 vehicles: 8,011 3 vehicles: 2,753 4 vehicles: 650 5 or more vehicles: 175

Cars and other vehicles available in Walnut Creek in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1,227 1 vehicle: 5,008 2 vehicles: 2,838 3 vehicles: 510 4 vehicles: 60 5 or more vehicles: 43

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Walnut Creek, CA:

Less than $10,000: 6
$10,000 to $14,999: 3
$15,000 to $19,999: 3
$20,000 to $24,999: 4
$25,000 to $29,999: 12
$30,000 to $34,999: 12
$35,000 to $39,999: 4
$40,000 to $49,999: 1
$50,000 to $59,999: 6
$60,000 to $69,999: 15
$70,000 to $79,999: 19
$80,000 to $89,999: 24
$90,000 to $99,999: 29
$100,000 to $124,999: 87
$125,000 to $149,999: 58
$150,000 to $174,999: 148
$175,000 to $199,999: 275
$200,000 to $249,999: 883
$250,000 to $299,999: 763
$300,000 to $399,999: 1703
$400,000 to $499,999: 1101
$500,000 to $749,999: 3512
$750,000 to $999,999: 4836
$1,000,000 or more: 6893

Walnut Creek rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Walnut Creek:

Less than $100: 21 people
$100 to $149: 12
$150 to $199: 15
$200 to $249: 79
$250 to $299: 65
$300 to $349: 52
$350 to $399: 44
$400 to $449: 47
$450 to $499: 33
$500 to $549: 24
$550 to $599: 33
$600 to $649: 9
$650 to $699: 25
$700 to $749: 52
$750 to $799: 91
$800 to $899: 412
$900 to $999: 639
$1,000 to $1,249: 2,503
$1,250 to $1,499: 1,860
$1,500 to $1,999: 1,916
$2,000 or more: 1,350
No cash rent: 272

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 2,595 1990 to 1994: 1,483 1985 to 1989: 1,764 1980 to 1984: 1,019 1975 to 1979: 985 1970 to 1974: 906 1970 to 1974: 598 1965 to 1969: 2,397

Walnut Creek, CA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 59.7%
Number of people working at home: 1,707 (5.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 554
5 to 9 minutes: 2389
10 to 14 minutes: 3615
15 to 19 minutes: 3810
20 to 24 minutes: 3065
25 to 29 minutes: 1152
30 to 34 minutes: 3109
35 to 39 minutes: 900
40 to 44 minutes: 1260
45 to 59 minutes: 3135
60 to 89 minutes: 3908
90 or more minutes: 1297

Walnut Creek mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 20,744 (69%)
Carpooled: 2,312 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 288 (1%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 32 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 3,415 (11%)
Railroad: 367 (1%)
Ferryboat: 9 (0%)
Taxi: 27 (0%)
Motorcycle: 56 (0%)
Bicycle: 182 (1%)
Walked: 601 (2%)
Other means: 161 (1%)
Worked at home: 1,707 (6%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1095
$10,000 to $14,999: 1194
$15,000 to $19,999: 1121
$20,000 to $24,999: 1315
$25,000 to $29,999: 1394
$30,000 to $34,999: 1593
$35,000 to $39,999: 1307
$40,000 to $44,999: 1494
$45,000 to $49,999: 1373
$50,000 to $59,999: 2519
$60,000 to $74,999: 3450
$75,000 to $99,999: 4419
$100,000 to $124,999: 2796
$125,000 to $149,999: 1513
$150,000 to $199,999: 2088
$200,000 or more: 1844

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 11558

English: 6774

German: 6539

Irish: 5861

Italian: 3957

United States or American: 2220

Russian: 1660

Scottish: 1500

Polish: 1374

Swedish: 1342

French (except Basque): 1213

European: 1158

Norwegian: 1104

Scotch-Irish: 997

Iranian: 877

Danish: 759

Dutch: 679

British: 591

Portuguese: 518

Arab:: 484

French Canadian: 322

Ukrainian: 312

Finnish: 303

Welsh: 297

Swiss: 296

Canadian: 296

Greek: 295

Northern European: 263

Hungarian: 258

Eastern European: 255

Subsaharan African:: 252

Austrian: 213

Armenian: 208

Croatian: 204

Czech: 198

Lithuanian: 190

African: 181

Yugoslavian: 179

Scandinavian: 177

Afghan: 172

Israeli: 166

Arab/Arabic: 166

Czechoslovakian: 146

Romanian: 140

Egyptian: 135

Turkish: 126

Lebanese: 109

Belgian: 95

Australian: 82

Latvian: 72

Bulgarian: 67

Slovak: 60

Pennsylvania German: 52

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 47

New Zealander: 43

Brazilian: 41

Serbian: 37

Syrian: 35

Ethiopian: 34

Slavic: 29

South African: 29

Macedonian: 27

Slovene: 27

Maltese: 24

Moroccan: 23

Celtic: 21

Basque: 17

Other Arab: 16

Icelander: 16

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 14

Luxemburger: 12

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 11

Estonian: 9

Acadian/Cajun: 6

Ghanian: 6

Carpatho Rusyn: 6

Bermudan: 3

Nigerian: 2

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

Mexico (9%)
Philippines (9%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (7%)
United Kingdom (6%)
Canada (6%)
Iran (6%)
Germany (4%)

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

This state: 28984
Northeast: 6491
Midwest: 8759
South: 3666
West: 4104

55% of Walnut Creek 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, 65% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 88
Nursery to 4th grade: 42
5th and 6th grade: 119
7th and 8th grade: 163
9th grade: 168
10th grade: 85
11th grade: 140
12th grade, no diploma: 300
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,060
Less than 1 year of college: 829
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,138
Associate degree: 1,212
Bachelor's degree: 7,757
Master's degree: 3,715
Professional school degree: 1,566
Doctorate degree: 822

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 83
Nursery to 4th grade: 64
5th and 6th grade: 144
7th and 8th grade: 188
9th grade: 155
10th grade: 233
11th grade: 143
12th grade, no diploma: 406
High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,230
Less than 1 year of college: 1,714
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 4,850
Associate degree: 2,461
Bachelor's degree: 8,948
Master's degree: 3,076
Professional school degree: 736
Doctorate degree: 351

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.9%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 3.6%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 12.8%

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: 3.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 5.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 1.7%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 6.8%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 1.3%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 4.5%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 3.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 4.2%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $78,080
Black householders: $50,508
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $62,293
Asian householders: $87,529
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $158,684
Some other race householders: $72,145
Two or more races householders: $106,017
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $72,451

Walnut Creek household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Walnut Creek household income for Black householders

Walnut Creek household income for Asian householders

Walnut Creek household income for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders

Walnut Creek household income for Some other race householders

Walnut Creek household income for Two or more races householders

Walnut Creek household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Walnut Creek marital status for males

Walnut Creek marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $959,776
Black or African American householders: $831,806
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $612,884
Asian householders: $1,021,800
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $551,595
Some other race householders: $881,082
Two or more races householders: $858,037
Hispanic or Latino householders: $855,095

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 12,054
One, attached: 4,799
Two: 741
3 or 4: 3,296
5 to 9: 3,012
10 to 19: 1,660
20 to 49: 1,857
50 or more: 4,013
Mobile homes: 48

Median worth of mobile homes: $199,924

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Walnut Creek:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (74%) Electricity (25%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (56%) Electricity (43%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 625

Here:	11.7%
California:	9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 310

Here:	11.2%
California:	7.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 557

Here:	19.0%
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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