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West Contra Costa, CA (California) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $662,825 (it was $194,300 in 2000)
West Contra Costa:

$662,825
California:

$715,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $497,328 - $831,271

Total population: 250,207 (Urban population: 233,885, Rural population: 2,123 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 86,004 (83,291 occupied: 50,448 owner occupied, 32,843 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

39%
State:

44%

Housing density: 1,263 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $378,161.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,715 (lower quartile is $1,300, upper quartile is over $2,000)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,839


Median gross rent in West Contra Costa, CA in 2022: $1,943

Housing units in West Contra Costa with a mortgage: 34,015 (4,664 second mortgage, 3,361 home equity loan, 155 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11,194

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West Contra Costa, California Age and Sex of Residents

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,038,711
  • In family households: 895,275 (185,206 male householders, 80,074 female householders)
    199,021 spouses, 320,947 children (302,778 natural, 6,543 adopted, 11,626 stepchildren), 20,722 grandchildren, 14,424 brothers or sisters, 13,961 parents, foster children, 21,146 other relatives, 29,185 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 143,436 (48,395 male householders (34,478 living alone)), 61,689 female householders (50,577 living alone)), 33,352 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 10,314 (5,346 institutionalized population)

175,577 married couples with children.
49,858 single-parent households (12,019 men, 37,839 women).

63.1% of residents of West Contra Costa speak English at home.
19.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
4.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
12.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 108,377 (37.7%)
(57.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.3
State:

6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.2
State:

3.9

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in West Contra Costa, California
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in West Contra Costa, California
  • 774no bedroom
  • 3,2281 bedroom
  • 13,0422 bedrooms
  • 22,8453 bedrooms
  • 9,1034 bedrooms
  • 1,4565+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Contra Costa, California
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Contra Costa, California
  • 2,658no bedroom
  • 9,6801 bedroom
  • 13,4612 bedrooms
  • 5,7213 bedrooms
  • 1,2074 bedrooms
  • 1165+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in West Contra Costa in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in West Contra Costa in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 2,422no vehicle
  • 14,7431 vehicle
  • 20,3222 vehicles
  • 8,9543 vehicles
  • 2,9684 vehicles
  • 1,0395+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in West Contra Costa in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in West Contra Costa in renter-occupied apartments
  • 5,898no vehicle
  • 15,5801 vehicle
  • 8,4602 vehicles
  • 2,0763 vehicles
  • 5864 vehicles
  • 2435+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in West Contra Costa, California
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in West Contra Costa, California
  • 2031 room
  • 1,4722 rooms
  • 3,7533 rooms
  • 5,0154 rooms
  • 13,7145 rooms
  • 12,3126 rooms
  • 7,6297 rooms
  • 4,1548 rooms
  • 2,1969+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Contra Costa, California
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Contra Costa, California
  • 1,8701 room
  • 5,0032 rooms
  • 6,5033 rooms
  • 9,2274 rooms
  • 6,0625 rooms
  • 2,5676 rooms
  • 1,0287 rooms
  • 4298 rooms
  • 1549+ rooms
Year house built
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in West Contra Costa, CA
West Contra Costa CCD income, earnings, and wages data

  • West Contra Costa, CA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in West Contra Costa, CA in 2022
  • 13,556Less than $10,000
  • 12,864$10,000 to $19,999
  • 14,012$20,000 to $29,999
  • 13,734$30,000 to $39,999
  • 16,034$40,000 to $49,999
  • 12,116$50,000 to $59,999
  • 19,863$60,000 to $74,999
  • 35,373$75,000 to $99,999
  • 32,160$100,000 to $124,999
  • 26,263$125,000 to $149,999
  • 40,891$150,000 to $199,999
  • 89,323$200,000 or more
Work and jobs in West Contra Costa: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Percentage of workers working in this county: 48.3%
Number of people working at home: 26,739 (20.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 1,308
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 6,078
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 9,368
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 11,013
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 11,450
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 5,251
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 15,991
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 3,421
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 5,588
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 13,485
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 12,069
  • 90 or more minutes: 4,434

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 64,646 (63.0%)
  • Carpooled: 19,089 (18.6%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 4,257 (4.1%)
  • Streetcar or trolley car: 149 (0.1%)
  • Subway or elevated: 7,226 (7.0%)
  • Railroad: 384 (0.4%)
  • Ferryboat: 76 (0.1%)
  • Taxi: 176 (0.2%)
  • Motorcycle: 238 (0.2%)
  • Bicycle: 698 (0.7%)
  • Walked: 1,526 (1.5%)
  • Other means: 991 (1.0%)
  • Worked at home: 3,176 (3.1%)
Class of Workers in 2000
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in West Contra Costa, California
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in West Contra Costa, California
  • 12,0111995 to March 2000
  • 12,0691990 to 1994
  • 12,0971985 to 1989
  • 9,3961980 to 1984
  • 6,2061975 to 1979
  • 3,7671970 to 1974
  • 2,5641965 to 1969
  • 4,575Before 1965

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

Mexico
West Contra Costa:

30.9% (19,349)
California:

44.3% (3,928,701)

Philippines
West Contra Costa:

14.4% (9,005)
California:

7.5% (664,935)

El Salvador
West Contra Costa:

6.0% (3,747)
California:

4.1% (359,673)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
West Contra Costa:

4.7% (2,968)
California:

3.7% (327,611)

Laos
West Contra Costa:

4.4% (2,742)
California:

0.8% (68,306)

Vietnam
West Contra Costa:

3.8% (2,367)
California:

4.7% (418,249)

India
West Contra Costa:

3.8% (2,361)
California:

2.2% (198,201)

Nicaragua
West Contra Costa:

2.4% (1,504)
California:

0.7% (64,411)

Guatemala
West Contra Costa:

2.0% (1,279)
California:

2.4% (211,458)

Peru
West Contra Costa:

1.9% (1,171)
California:

0.6% (53,250)

Hong Kong
West Contra Costa:

1.8% (1,123)
California:

1.0% (91,101)

Taiwan
West Contra Costa:

1.7% (1,058)
California:

1.7% (151,775)

Japan
West Contra Costa:

1.6% (974)
California:

1.3% (112,212)

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

  • This state: 119,711
  • Other state: 51,423
  • Northeast: 8,186
  • Midwest: 13,238
  • South: 22,337
  • West: 7,662

58% of West Contra Costa residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,824
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 765
  • 5th and 6th grade: 2,099
  • 7th and 8th grade: 1,768
  • 9th grade: 1,563
  • 10th grade: 1,536
  • 11th grade: 1,752
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 3,732
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 14,969
  • Less than 1 year of college: 4,962
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 12,113
  • Associate degree: 4,608
  • Bachelor's degree: 12,181
  • Master's degree: 4,116
  • Professional school degree: 1,670
  • Doctorate degree: 1,871
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 2,424
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 877
  • 5th and 6th grade: 2,296
  • 7th and 8th grade: 2,046
  • 9th grade: 1,419
  • 10th grade: 1,573
  • 11th grade: 2,127
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 3,588
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 18,285
  • Less than 1 year of college: 6,136
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 13,202
  • Associate degree: 5,969
  • Bachelor's degree: 13,502
  • Master's degree: 5,560
  • Professional school degree: 1,448
  • Doctorate degree: 882
Educational Attainment for Females
West Contra Costa marital status for males
West Contra Costa marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 54,061
  • One, attached: 6,510
  • Two: 3,026
  • 3 or 4: 6,700
  • 5 to 9: 4,542
  • 10 to 19: 3,176
  • 20 to 49: 2,916
  • 50 or more: 3,747
  • Mobile homes: 1,200
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 126

Median worth of mobile homes: $69,484

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.8%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.8%
Year householders moved into residence in West Contra Costa
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in West Contra Costa, CA
  • 82.8%Utility gas
  • 14.9%Electricity
  • 1.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.8%Wood
  • 0.2%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in West Contra Costa, CA
  • 69.0%Utility gas
  • 28.1%Electricity
  • 1.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.8%No fuel used
  • 0.3%Other fuel
  • 0.2%Wood

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4,210
Here:

14.0%
California:

9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,410
Here:

10.4%
California:

7.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,888
Here:

13.5%
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 Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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