Bay Area Census Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC)Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)
HomeContact
CaliforniaBay AreaCountiesCitiesTracts/Blocks
TransportationHistorical DataMapsLinksFAQ
 
City of Walnut Creek
Contra Costa County
 

Decennial Census data
      1920-1940  |   1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010
           
  Census 2000   Census 2010
TOTAL POPULATION 64,296 100.0%   64,173 100.0%
In households 63,332 98.5%   63,171 98.4%
In group quarters 964 1.5%   1,002 1.6%
     
RACE    
White 53,937 83.9%   50,487 78.7%
Black or African American 688 1.1%   1,035 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 210 0.3%   155 0.2%
Asian 6,017 9.4%   8,027 12.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 94 0.1%   125 0.2%
Some other race 1,263 2.0%   1,624 2.5%
Two or more races 2,087 3.2%   2,720 4.2%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 3,851 6.0%   5,540 8.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino 60,445 94.0%   58,633 91.4%
White 51,834 80.6%   47,170 73.5%
Black or African American 666 1.0%   996 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 148 0.2%   99 0.2%
Asian 5,968 9.3%   7,954 12.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 91 0.1%   114 0.2%
Some other race 148 0.2%   148 0.2%
Two or more races 1,590 2.5%   2,152 3.4%
     
SEX    
Male 29,683 46.2%   29,740 46.3%
Female 34,613 53.8%   34,433 53.7%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 2,854 4.4%   2,633 4.1%
5 to 17 years 8,455 13.2%   8,086 12.6%
18 to 64 years 36,706 57.1%   36,389 56.7%
65 years and over 16,281 25.3%   17,065 26.6%
Median age 45.1 X   47.9 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 30,301 100.0%   30,443 100.0%
Family households 16,551 54.6%   16,220 53.3%
Families with children under 18 6,321 20.9%   6,074 20.0%
Average household size 2.09 X   2.08 X
Average family size 2.78 X   2.79 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 31,425 100.0%   32,681 100.0%
Occupied housing units 30,301 96.4%   30,443 93.2%
Owner-occupied housing units 20,708 68.3%   20,262 66.6%
Renter-occupied housing units 9,593 31.7%   10,181 33.4%
Vacant housing units 1,124 3.6%   2,238 6.8%
1 unit, detached housing 12,054 38.3%   See  American Community Survey  for more data
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 391,200 X      
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,024 X      
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 52,836 81.8%      
Foreign born 11,747 18.2%      
Naturalized citizen 6,266 9.7%      
Not a citizen 5,481 8.5%      
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999      
Median household income (dollars) 63,238 X      
Median family income (dollars) 83,794 X      
Per capita income (dollars) 39,875 X      
Individuals in poverty 2,353 3.7%      
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 49,986 100.0%      
High school graduate 6,290 12.6%      
Bachelor's degree 16,705 33.4%      
Graduate or professional degree 10,266 20.5%      
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 32.8 X      
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 29,901 100.0%      
Car, truck, or van: 23,056 77.1%      
Drove alone 20,744 69.4%      
Carpooled 2,312 7.7%      
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 4,138 13.8%      
Bus or trolley bus 288 1.0%      
Streetcar or trolley car 32 0.1%      
Subway or elevated 3,415 11.4%      
Railroad 367 1.2%      
Ferryboat 9 0.0%      
Taxicab 27 0.1%      
Motorcycle 56 0.2%      
Bicycle 182 0.6%      
Walked 601 2.0%      
Other means 161 0.5%      
Worked at home 1,707 5.7%      
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 30,386 100.0%      
Management, professional and related 16,878 55.5%      
Service 2,748 9.0%      
Sales and office 8,393 27.6%      
Farming, fishing & forestry 17 0.1%      
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 1,257 4.1%      
Production, transportation, and material moving 1,093 3.6%      
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 3,204 10.5%      
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, Census 2010 DP-1
 
 

Decennial Census data
      1920-1940  |   1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010


Areas within cities What are areas within cities?

Bay Area Census 2000 tracts (.xls)What are census tracts?
 



California   |    Bay Area   |    Counties   |    Cities  |    Tracts/Blocks   |    Transportation

Historical Data   |    Maps   |    Links   |    FAQ   |    Home   |    Contact   |    MTC   |    ABAG

MTC-ABAG Library, 101 Eighth St., Oakland, CA 94607
510-817-5836, library@mtc.ca.gov