Contra Costa County, California

Basic Info

Contra Costa county is located in west California. Contra Costa county has 715.94 square miles of land area and 87.83 square miles of water area. As of 2010, the total Contra Costa county population is 1,049,025, which has grown 10.56% since 2000. The population growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 9.99% and is higher than the national average rate of 9.71%. Contra Costa county median household income is $78,385 in 2006-2010 and has grown by 23.10% since 2000. The income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 21.51% and is higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. Contra Costa county median house value is $548,200 in 2006-2010 and has grown by 104.71% since 2000. The house value growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 75.37% and is much higher than the national average rate of 50.42%. As a reference, the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for the same period is 26.63%. On average, the public school district that covers Contra Costa county is better than the state average in quality. The Contra Costa county area codes are 510, 707, 925.

Population 1,049,025 (2010), rank #9
Population Growth 10.56% since 2000, rank #22
Population Density: 1,305.13/sq mi, rank #7
Median Household Income: $78,385 at 2006-2010—23.10% increase since 2000, rank #4
Median House Price: $548,200 at 2006-2010—104.71% increase since 2000, rank #12
Time Zone: Pacific GMT -8:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area: 715.94 sq mi, rank #51
Water Area: 87.83 sq mi (10.93%), rank #21
State: California
Area: San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
School District:
Area Code: 510, 707, 925

Contra Costa County Population and Races

As of 2010, the total population of Contra Costa County is 1,049,025, which is 10.56% more than it was in 2000. The population growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 9.99% and is higher than the national average rate of 9.71%. The Contra Costa County population density is 1,305.13 people per square mile, which is much higher than the state average density of 227.58 people per square mile and is much higher than the national average density of 81.32 people per square mile. The most prevalent race in Contra Costa County is white, which represent 58.58% of the total population. The average Contra Costa County education level is higher than the state average and is higher than the national average.

Contra Costa County Income and Careers

As of 2010, the per capita income of Contra Costa County is $34,977, which is higher than the state average of $27,353 and is higher than the national average of $26,059. Contra Costa County median household income is $78,385, which has grown by 23.10% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 21.51% and is higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Contra Costa County residents spend 29.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 25.3 minutes and is higher than the national average of 23.7 minutes.

Housing

As of 2006-2010, median price of a house in Contra Costa County is $548,200, which is higher than the state average of $370,900 and is much higher than the national average of $179,900. The Contra Costa County median house value has grown by 104.71% since 2000. The growth rate for the price of a house in Contra Costa County is higher than the state average rate of 75.37% and is much higher than the national average rate of 50.42%. The median year that a house in Contra Costa County was built is 1975, which is newer than the median year for a house built in the state which is 1973 and is about the same as the median year for a house built in the USA which is 1975.