| Contra Costa County |
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Census 2000 |
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2006 ACS Estimates |
| TOTAL POPULATION |
948,816 |
100.0% |
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1,024,319 |
100.0% |
| In households |
937,479 |
98.8% |
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N/A |
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| In group quarters |
11,337 |
1.2% |
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N/A |
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| RACE |
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| White |
621,490 |
65.5% |
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611,204 |
59.7% |
| Black or African American |
88,813 |
9.4% |
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94,010 |
9.2% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native |
5,830 |
0.6% |
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4,428 |
0.4% |
| Asian |
103,993 |
11.0% |
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136,508 |
13.3% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
3,466 |
0.4% |
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4,351 |
0.4% |
| Some other race |
76,510 |
8.1% |
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133,332 |
13.0% |
| Two or more races |
48,714 |
5.1% |
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40,486 |
4.0% |
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| HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE |
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) |
167,776 |
17.7% |
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224,134 |
21.9% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino |
781,040, |
82.3% |
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800,185 |
78.1% |
| White |
549,409 |
57.9% |
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530,288 |
51.8% |
| Black or African American |
86,851 |
9.2% |
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92,863 |
9.1% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native |
3,648 |
0.4% |
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2,720 |
0.3% |
| Asian |
102,681 |
10.8% |
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135,351 |
13.2% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
3,157 |
0.3% |
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4,316 |
0.4% |
| Some other race |
2,636 |
0.2% |
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5,785 |
0.6% |
| Two or more races |
32,658 |
3.4% |
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28,862 |
2.8% |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS |
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| Native |
768,328 |
81.0% |
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782,803 |
76.4% |
| Foreign born |
180,488 |
19.0% |
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241,516 |
23.6% |
| Naturalized citizen |
82,317 |
8.7% |
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119,331 |
11.6% |
| Not a citizen |
98,171 |
10.3% |
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122,185 |
11.9% |
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| SEX |
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| Male |
463,270 |
48.8% |
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502,811 |
49.1% |
| Female |
485,546 |
51.2% |
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521,508 |
50.9% |
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| AGE |
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| Under 5 years |
66,128 |
7.0% |
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66,230 |
6.5% |
| 5 to 17 years |
185,666 |
19.6% |
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189,147 |
18.5% |
| 18 to 64 years |
589,750 |
62.2% |
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650,698 |
63.5% |
| 65 years and over |
107,272 |
11.3% |
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118,244 |
11.5% |
| Median age |
36.4 |
X |
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37.5 |
X |
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| HOUSEHOLDS |
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| Total households |
344,129 |
100.0% |
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359,371 |
100.0% |
| Family households |
242,233 |
70.4% |
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251,755 |
70.1% |
| Families with children under 18 |
121,884 |
35.4% |
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122,327 |
34.0% |
| Average household size |
2.72 |
X |
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2.81 |
X |
| Average family size |
3.23 |
X |
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3.36 |
X |
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| HOUSING OCCUPANCY |
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| Total housing units |
354,577 |
100.0% |
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389,134 |
100.0% |
| Occupied housing units |
344,129 |
97.1% |
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359,371 |
92.4% |
| Owner-occupied housing units |
238,449 |
69.3% |
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258,877 |
72.0% |
| Renter-occupied housing units |
105,680 |
30.7% |
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100,494 |
28.0% |
| Vacant housing units |
10,448 |
2.9% |
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29,763 |
7.6% |
| 1 unit, detached housing |
232,050 |
65.4% |
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260,967 |
67.1% |
| Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) |
267,800 |
X |
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641,900 |
X |
| Median gross rent (dollars) |
898 |
X |
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1,176 |
X |
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| INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999 |
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PAST 12 MONTHS |
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| Median household income (dollars) |
63,675 |
X |
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74,241 |
X |
| Median family income (dollars) |
73,039 |
X |
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85,737 |
X |
| Per capita income (dollars) |
30,615 |
X |
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35,790 |
X |
| Individuals in poverty |
71,575 |
7.6% |
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79,636 |
7.8% |
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| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |
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| Population 25 and over |
625,641 |
100.0% |
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676,212 |
100.0% |
| High school graduate |
123,956 |
19.8% |
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137,295 |
20.3% |
| Bachelor's degree |
142,909 |
22.8% |
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160,729 |
23.8% |
| Graduate or professional degree |
76,139 |
12.2% |
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90,809 |
13.4% |
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| COMMUTING TO WORK |
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| Mean travel time to work (minutes) |
34.4 |
X |
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31.9 |
X |
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| MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER |
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| Total |
442,008 |
100.0% |
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482,815 |
100.0% |
| Car, truck, or van: |
370,055 |
83.7% |
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397,184 |
82.3% |
| Drove alone |
310,286 |
70.2% |
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340,601 |
70.5% |
| Carpooled |
59,769 |
13.5% |
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56,583 |
11.7% |
| Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) |
39,652 |
9.0% |
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43,812 |
9.1% |
| Bus or trolley bus |
8,135 |
1.8% |
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11,487 |
2.4% |
| Streetcar or trolley car |
378 |
0.1% |
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279 |
0.1% |
| Subway or elevated |
27,952 |
6.3% |
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27,837 |
5.8% |
| Railroad |
2,678 |
0.6% |
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4,209 |
0.9% |
| Ferryboat |
115 |
0.0% |
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0.0% |
| Taxicab |
394 |
0.1% |
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180 |
0.0% |
| Motorcycle |
838 |
0.2% |
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1,607 |
0.3% |
| Bicycle |
2,085 |
0.5% |
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2,187 |
0.5% |
| Walked |
6,631 |
1.5% |
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8,033 |
1.7% |
| Other means |
3,771 |
0.9% |
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4,548 |
0.9% |
| Worked at home |
18,976 |
4.3% |
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25,264 |
5.2% |
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| LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION |
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| Employed civilian population 16 years and over |
451,357 |
100.0% |
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498,454 |
100.0% |
| Management, professional and related |
185,100 |
41.0% |
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202,795 |
40.7% |
| Service |
60,299 |
13.4% |
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72,613 |
14.6% |
| Sales and office |
126,183 |
28.8% |
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133,676 |
26.8% |
| Farming, fishing & forestry |
937 |
0.2% |
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706 |
0.1% |
| Construction, extraction, and maintenance |
40,341 |
8.9% |
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48,111 |
9.7% |
| Production, transportation, and material moving |
38,497 |
8.5% |
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40,553 |
8.1% |
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| CLASS OF WORKER |
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| Self-employed workers |
38,535 |
8.5% |
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45,893 |
9.2% |
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