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  Census 2000   2006-2008 ACS
TOTAL POPULATION 948,816 100.0%   1,016,696 100.0%
In households 937,479 98.8%   1,004,608 98.8%
In group quarters 11,337 1.2%   12,088 1.2%
   
RACE  
White 621,490 65.5%   627,080 61.7%
Black or African American 88,813 9.4%   93,195 9.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 5,830 0.6%   4,189 0.4%
Asian 103,993 11.0%   135,959 13.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 3,466 0.4%   4,167 0.4%
Some other race 76,510 8.1%   109,395 10.8%
Two or more races 48,714 5.1%   42,711 4.2%
   
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE  
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 167,776 17.7%   227,817 22.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino 781,040, 82.3%   788,879 77.6%
White 549,409 57.9%   519,878 51.1%
Black or African American 86,851 9.2%   91,512 9.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 3,648 0.4%   2,489 0.2%
Asian 102,681 10.8%   134,336 13.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 3,157 0.3%   4,095 0.4%
Some other race 2,636 0.2%   6,335 0.6%
Two or more races 32,658 3.4%   30,234 3.0%
   
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS  
Native 768,328 81.0%   777,188 76.4%
Foreign born 180,488 19.0%   239,508 23.6%
Naturalized citizen 82,317 8.7%   120,917 11.9%
Not a citizen 98,171 10.3%   118,591 11.7%
   
SEX  
Male 463,270 48.8%   499,194 49.1%
Female 485,546 51.2%   517,502 50.9%
   
AGE  
Under 5 years 66,128 7.0%   65,699 6.5%
5 to 17 years 185,666 19.6%   184,269 18.1%
18 to 64 years 589,750 62.2%   646,070 63.5%
65 years and over 107,272 11.3%   120,658 11.9%
Median age 36.4 X   38.0 X
   
HOUSEHOLDS  
Total households 344,129 100.0%   364,643 100.0%
Family households 242,233 70.4%   254,623 69.8%
Families with children under 18 121,884 35.4%   124,249 34.1%
Average household size 2.72 X   2.76 X
Average family size 3.23 X   3.30 X
   
HOUSING OCCUPANCY  
Total housing units 354,577 100.0%   392,489 100.0%
Occupied housing units 344,129 97.1%   364,643 92.9%
Owner-occupied housing units 238,449 69.3%   257,939 70.7%
Renter-occupied housing units 105,680 30.7%   106,704 29.3%
Vacant housing units 10,448 2.9%   27,846 7.1%
1 unit, detached housing 232,050 65.4%   260,536 66.4%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 267,800 X   608,100 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 898 X   1,249 X
   
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999   PAST 12 MONTHS
Median household income (dollars) 63,675 X   78,619 X
Median family income (dollars) 73,039 X   91,675 X
Per capita income (dollars) 30,615 X   38,259 X
Individuals in poverty 71,575 7.6%   88,559 8.7%
   
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT  
Population 25 and over 625,641 100.0%   672,840 100.0%
High school graduate 123,956 19.8%   134,597 20.0%
Bachelor's degree 142,909 22.8%   162,096 24.1%
Graduate or professional degree 76,139 12.2%   91,503 13.6%
   
COMMUTING TO WORK  
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 34.4 X   31.9 X
   
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER  
Total 442,008 100.0%   476,662 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 370,055 83.7%   392,430 82.3%
Drove alone 310,286 70.2%   336,697 70.6%
Carpooled 59,769 13.5%   55,733 11.7%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 39,652 9.0%   43,081 9.0%
Bus or trolley bus 8,135 1.8%   10,799 2.3%
Streetcar or trolley car 378 0.1%   598 0.1%
Subway or elevated 27,952 6.3%   27,594 5.8%
Railroad 2,678 0.6%   4,073 0.9%
Ferryboat 115 0.0%   17 0.0%
Taxicab 394 0.1%   136 0.0%
Motorcycle 838 0.2%   1,474 0.3%
Bicycle 2,085 0.5%   2,733 0.6%
Walked 6,631 1.5%   8,583 1.8%
Other means 3,771 0.9%   3,820 0.8%
Worked at home 18,976 4.3%   24,405 5.1%
   
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION  
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 451,357 100.0%   491,572 100.0%
Management, professional and related 185,100 41.0%   199,267 40.5%
Service 60,299 13.4%   78,826 16.0%
Sales and office 126,183 28.8%   129,058 26.3%
Farming, fishing & forestry 937 0.2%   994 0.2%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 40,341 8.9%   44,331 9.0%
Production, transportation, and material moving 38,497 8.5%   39,096 8.0%
   
CLASS OF WORKER      
Self-employed workers 38,535 8.5%   43,679 8.9%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, 2006-2008 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates
 
 

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Cities in Contra Costa County:
Antioch       Brentwood       Clayton       Concord       Danville       El Cerrito       Hercules       Lafayette       Martinez       Moraga       Oakley       Orinda       Pinole       Pittsburg       Pleasant Hill       Richmond       San Pablo       San Ramon       Walnut Creek      
 



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