Contra Costa Centre, CA

Census Place

2024 Population

6,893

US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

Adam Schiff

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

33.6

0.901% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

10.1%

3.1% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$121,313

5.16% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$733,300

Population & Diversity

Contra Costa Centre, CA is home to a population of 6.89k people, from which 80.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 36.6% of Contra Costa Centre, CA residents were born outside of the country (2.53k people).

In 2024, there were 1.55 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.81k people) in Contra Costa Centre, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.82k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 614 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

80.6%

2024 Citizenship

83.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 80.6% of Contra Costa Centre, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Contra Costa Centre, CA was 83.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Contra Costa Centre, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Contra Costa Centre, CA

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.81k ± 559
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
1.82k ± 466
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
614 ± 410

19.4%

Hispanic Population

1.34k people

19.4% of the people in Contra Costa Centre, CA are hispanic (1.34k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Contra Costa Centre, CA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for California.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
3,877,888 ± 45,899 people
Philippines
827,719 ± 22,100 people
China
695,724 ± 20,296 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,877,888 California residents, followed by Philippines with 827,719 and China with 695,724.

Foreign-Born Population

36.6%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

2.53k people

36.2%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.58k people

As of 2024, 36.6% of Contra Costa Centre, CA residents (2.53k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Contra Costa Centre, CA was 36.2%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Contra Costa Centre, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
124 ± 109
Gulf War (1990s)
112 ± 135

Contra Costa Centre, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.11 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Contra Costa Centre, CA.

Economy

The economy of Contra Costa Centre, CA employs 4.51k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Contra Costa Centre, CA were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (892 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (572 people), and Retail Trade (418 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($250,001), Finance & Insurance ($146,467), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($140,417).

Employment

Occupations

4.51k

2024 Value

± 642

−5.87%

1 Year decline

± 20.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Contra Costa Centre, CA declined at a rate of −5.87%, from 4.79k employees to 4.51k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Contra Costa Centre, CA, are Management Occupations (698 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (591 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (396 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Contra Costa Centre, CA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in California (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

4.51k

2024 Value

± 642

−5.87%

1 Year decline

± 20.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Contra Costa Centre, CA declined at a rate of −5.87%, from 4.79k employees to 4.51k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Contra Costa Centre, CA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (892 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (572 people), and Retail Trade (418 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Contra Costa Centre, CA, though some of these residents may live in Contra Costa Centre, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$88,049

Median earning men ± $19,861

$64,150

Median earning women ± $23,567

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($145,924), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($118,500), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($116,927).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($166,250), Public Administration ($97,250), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($91,563).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Contra Costa Centre, CA was $733,300 in 2024, which is 2.2 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $724,500 to $733,300, a 1.21% increase. The homeownership rate in Contra Costa Centre, CA is 15.4%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Contra Costa Centre, CA have an average commute time of 33.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Contra Costa Centre, CA is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$733,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$216,487

$539

Median Property Taxes

±$156

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Contra Costa Centre, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Contra Costa Centre, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

15.4%

Homeownership

2024

47.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 15.4% of the housing units in Contra Costa Centre, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 16.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Contra Costa Centre, CA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$121,313

Median Household Income

± $26,104

3.5k

Number of Households

± 506

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.5k households in Contra Costa Centre, CA declined from $121,313 from the previous year's value of $127,910.

The following chart displays the households in Contra Costa Centre, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Contra Costa Centre, CA is from California.

0.493

2024 Wage GINI in California

0.495

2023 Wage GINI in California

In 2024, the income inequality in California was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.424% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in California across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (46.2%)
Worked At Home (22.7%)
Public Transit (17.3%)

In 2024, 46.2% of workers in Contra Costa Centre, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (22.7%) and those who used public transit to get to work (17.3%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

33.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Contra Costa Centre, CA have a longer commute time (33.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.97% of the workforce in Contra Costa Centre, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Contra Costa Centre, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Contra Costa Centre, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Contra Costa Centre, CA have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Contra Costa Centre, CA (697 out of 6.89k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Contra Costa Centre, CA is White, followed by Asian and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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