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    People MapStats Contra Costa County California
Population definition and source info Population, 2008 estimate 1,029,70336,756,666
Population definition and source info Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 948,81733,871,650
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1 definition and source info Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 8.5%8.5%
Population, change, April 1, 2000 to July 1 definition and source info Population, change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 80,8862,885,016
Persons under 5 years old definition and source info Persons under 5 years old, 2007 65,9332,660,386
Persons under 5 years old, percent definition and source info Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2007 6.5%7.3%
Persons under 18 years old definition and source info Persons under 18 years old, 2007 250,8619,383,924
Persons under 18 years old, percent definition and source info Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2007 24.6%25.7%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent definition and source info Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2007 11.8%11.0%
Persons 65 years old and over definition and source info Persons 65 years old and over, 2007 120,5454,003,593
Female persons, percent definition and source info Female persons, percent, 2007 50.9%50.0%
 
White persons definition and source info White persons, 2007 (a) 734,41528,081,544
Black persons definition and source info Black persons, 2007 (a) 98,5742,450,444
American Indian and Alaska Native persons definition and source info American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2007 (a) 7,729423,238
Asian persons definition and source info Asian persons, 2007 (a) 137,9034,544,182
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander definition and source info Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 2007 (a) 4,859152,675
Persons reporting two or more races definition and source info Persons reporting two or more races, 2007 36,160901,132
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin definition and source info Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2007 (b) 228,11413,220,891
White persons not Hispanic definition and source info White persons not Hispanic, 2007 524,69515,623,642
White persons, percent definition and source info White persons, percent, 2007 (a) 72.0%76.8%
Black persons, percent definition and source info Black persons, percent, 2007 (a) 9.7%6.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent definition and source info American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2007 (a) 0.8%1.2%
Asian persons, percent definition and source info Asian persons, percent, 2007 (a) 13.5%12.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent definition and source info Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2007 (a) 0.5%0.4%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent definition and source info Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2007 3.5%2.5%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent definition and source info Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2007 (b) 22.4%36.2%
White persons not Hispanic, percent definition and source info White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2007 51.5%42.7%
 
Births definition and source info Births, 2005 13,148548,882
Deaths definition and source info Deaths, 2005 6,792237,037
Infant deaths definition and source info Infant deaths, 2005 622,883
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000 definition and source info Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 53.2%50.2%
Foreign born persons, percent definition and source info Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 19.0%26.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+ definition and source info Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 26.0%39.5%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+ definition and source info High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 86.9%76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+ definition and source info Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 35.0%26.6%
Persons with a disability, age 5+ definition and source info Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 147,5725,923,361
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+ definition and source info Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 34.427.7
 
Housing units definition and source info Housing units, 2007 392,63413,308,346
Housing units, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1 definition and source info Housing units, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 38,0571,093,795
Housing units percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1 definition and source info Housing units percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 10.7%9.0%
Homeownership rate definition and source info Homeownership rate, 2000 69.3%56.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units definition and source info Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $267,800$211,500
Households definition and source info Households, 2000 344,12911,502,870
Persons per household definition and source info Persons per household, 2000 2.722.87
Median household income definition and source info Median household income, 2007 $76,317$59,928
Persons below poverty, percent definition and source info Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 8.7%12.4%
    Business MapStats Contra Costa County California
Personal income definition and source info Personal income, 2006 ($million) 53,2241,436,446
Personal income per capita definition and source info Personal income per capita, 2006 $52,730$39,626
Civilian labor force definition and source info Civilian labor force, 2007 526,15718,188,055
Unemployment rate definition and source info Unemployment rate, 2007 4.7%5.4%
Full-time and part-time employment by place of work definition and source info Full-time and part-time employment by place of work, 2006 497,92120,525,491
Full-time and part-time employment definition and source info Full-time and part-time employment, net change 2000 to 2006 20,275899,458
Employment in government definition and source info Employment in government, 2006 50,3462,673,320
Earnings definition and source info Earnings, 2006 ($1000) 29,711,4361,125,361,534
Average earnings per job definition and source info Average earnings per job, 2006 $59,671$54,828
Private nonfarm establishments definition and source info Private nonfarm establishments, 2006 23,164878,1281
Private nonfarm employment definition and source info Private nonfarm employment, 2006 338,15613,834,2641
Private nonfarm employment definition and source info Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 7.1%7.4%1
 
Total number of firms definition and source info Total number of firms, 2002 82,5642,908,758
Black-owned firms, percent definition and source info Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 S3.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent definition and source info American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 1.4%1.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent definition and source info Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 12.0%12.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent definition and source info Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 0.3%0.2%
Women-owned firms, percent definition and source info Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 33.9%29.9%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent definition and source info Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 8.9%14.7%
 
Manufacturers shipments definition and source info Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) 11,515,876378,661,414
Accommodation and foodservices sales definition and source info Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 1,184,30155,559,669
Wholesale trade sales definition and source info Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 18,132,332655,954,708
Retail sales definition and source info Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 10,108,546359,120,365
Retail sales per capita definition and source info Retail sales per capita, 2002 $10,225$10,264
Building permits definition and source info Building permits, 2007 3,700110,073
Valuation of building permits definition and source info Valuation of building permits, 2007 ($1000) 916,08721,335,310
Farm land definition and source info Farm land, 2002 (acres) 126,33827,589,027
Federal spending definition and source info Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) 5,449,176260,421,9211
Federal spending per capita definition and source info Federal spending per capita, 2007 $5,344$7,1241
 
    Geography MapStats Contra Costa County California
Land area definition and source info Land area, 2000 (square miles) 719.95155,959.34
Persons per square mile definition and source info Persons per square mile, 2000 1,317.8217.2
Persons per square mile definition and source info FIPS Code 01306
Persons per square mile definition and source info Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area 

1: Includes data not distributed by county.

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(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

Figures are in absolute numbers unless otherwise indicated.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms


Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Agricultural Statistics Service, National Center for Health Statistics, U.S. Census Bureau.
Last Revised: Thursday, 02-Jul-2009 11:59:20 EDT
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