Living in West Contra Costa Unified School District, California

Overview

A total of 85,072 households are located in West Contra Costa Unified School District area. Among them, 29,209 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.45 people. The total number of children in the region is 77,102 and 61,410 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

17% (43,065) of residents are non-citizens and 49% (121,614) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of West Contra Costa Unified School District, California
Household	85,072
Population	248,713
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	29,209 (34%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	77,102
Total Students	61,410
Pre-Kindergarten	3,350
Kindergarten	2,950
Grade 1-8	23,742
Grade 9-12	11,843
College/Graduate School	19,525
Veterans	198,165
Non-citizen	43,065
Non-English Home Language	121,614
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

203,504 residents are over the age of 16 and 134,040 people are in labor force. Among them, 133,918 people are in civilian labor force and 122 are in armed labor force. 126,624 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.40%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for West Contra Costa Unified School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	122,142	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	77,533	63.48%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	17,245	14.12%
Public transportation	16,602	13.59%
Walked	2,050	1.68%
Other method	2,103	1.72%
Worked from home	6,609	5.41%
Average Commute Time	37 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	126,624	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	44,972	35.52%
Service	28,578	22.57%
Sales and office	25,247	19.94%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	12,294	9.71%
Production, transportation, and material moving	15,533	12.27%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	126,624	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	924	0.73%
Construction	10,474	8.27%
Manufacturing	6,833	5.40%
Wholesale trade	2,800	2.21%
Retail trade	12,412	9.80%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	9,769	7.71%
Information	2,726	2.15%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	6,250	4.94%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	17,684	13.97%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	29,378	23.20%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	14,300	11.29%
Other services, except public administration	7,849	6.20%
Public administration	5,225	4.13%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	126,624	-
Private wage and salary workers	95,669	75.55%
Government workers	19,083	15.07%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	11,686	9.23%
Unpaid family workers	186	0.15%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $102,985 for the 85,072 households in West Contra Costa Unified School District area, California. The average income of a single worker is $37,915. 228,936 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 91.75%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	85,072	-
Less than $10,000	3,167	3.72%
$10,000 - $14,999	3,390	3.98%
$15,000 - $24,999	5,132	6.03%
$25,000 - $34,999	6,272	7.37%
$35,000 - $49,999	8,835	10.39%
$50,000 - $74,999	13,463	15.83%
$75,000 - $99,999	12,162	14.30%
$100,000 - $149,999	15,453	18.16%
$150,000 - $199,999	8,484	9.97%
More than $200,000	8,714	10.24%
Median Household Income	$78,737	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$102,985	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	59,524	-
Less than $10,000	1,839	3.09%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,512	2.54%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,790	4.69%
$25,000 - $34,999	3,709	6.23%
$35,000 - $49,999	5,938	9.98%
$50,000 - $74,999	9,601	16.13%
$75,000 - $99,999	8,414	14.14%
$100,000 - $149,999	12,183	20.47%
$150,000 - $199,999	6,523	10.96%
More than $200,000	7,015	11.79%

Median Family Income	$86,984	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$111,414	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$37,915	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$52,969	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$52,969	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	249,520	-
With health insurance coverage	228,936	91.75%
Public coverage	93,830	37.60%
Private health insurance	162,599	65.16%
Without health insurance coverage	20,584	8.25%

Housing

There are 90,461 housing units in West Contra Costa Unified School District area, California with 85,072 units (94.04%) occupied. 48,464 houses (56.97%) are occupied by owner and 36,608 houses (43.03%) are rented. The average housing value is $515,400 and the average rental cost is $1,617. 439 houses (0.49%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 20,998 houses (23.21%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	90,461	-
Occupied	85,072	94.04%
Owner Occupied	48,464	56.97%
Renter Occupied	36,608	43.03%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	56,726	62.71%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	7,758	8.58%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	25,024	27.66%
Mobile Homes	787	0.87%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	166	0.18%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	90,461	-
Built 2014 or later	439	0.49%
Built 2010 - 2013	489	0.54%
Built 2000 - 2009	7,372	8.15%
Built 1990 - 1999	7,990	8.83%
Built 1980 - 1989	11,345	12.54%
Built 1970 - 1979	11,531	12.75%
Built 1960 - 1969	13,215	14.61%
Built 1950 - 1959	17,082	18.88%
Built 1949 or earlier	20,998	23.21%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	90,461	-
1 room	1,913	2.11%
2 rooms	1,733	1.92%
3 rooms	9,681	10.70%
4 rooms	19,045	21.05%
5 rooms	20,431	22.59%
6 rooms	16,886	18.67%
7 rooms	9,319	10.30%
8 rooms	6,325	6.99%
9 rooms or more	5,128	5.67%
Median Number of Rooms	5.1 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	90,461	-
no bedroom	2,198	2.43%
1 bedroom	10,131	11.20%
2 bedrooms	27,832	30.77%
3 bedrooms	33,712	37.27%
4 bedrooms	13,670	15.11%
5 bedrooms or more	2,918	3.23%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	48,464	-
Less than $50,000	580	1.20%
$50,000 - $99,999	645	1.33%
$100,000 - $149,999	558	1.15%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,037	2.14%
$200,000 - $299,999	3,354	6.92%
$300,000 - $499,999	17,042	35.16%
$500,000 - $999,999	22,435	46.29%
$1,000,000 or more	2,813	5.80%
Median House Value	$515,400	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	35,486	-
Less than $500	1,972	5.56%
$500 - $999	3,892	10.97%
$1,000 - $1,499	9,638	27.16%
$1,500 - $1,999	9,561	26.94%
$2,000 - $2,499	6,397	18.03%
$2,500 - $2,999	2,524	7.11%
$3,000 or more	1,502	4.23%
Median Rental Costs	$1,617	-

Demographic

A total of 250,932 people lives in West Contra Costa Unified School District area, California with 122,976 male and 127,956 female. The males to female ratio is 49.01 to 50.99. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	250,932	-
Male	122,976	49.01%
Female	127,956	50.99%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	250,932	-
Under 5 years	14,139	5.63%
5 - 9 years	15,898	6.34%
10 - 14 years	14,386	5.73%
15 - 19 years	13,989	5.57%
20 - 24 years	16,508	6.58%
25 - 34 years	38,934	15.52%
35 - 44 years	34,616	13.79%
45 - 54 years	34,448	13.73%
55 - 59 years	16,014	6.38%
60 - 64 years	15,127	6.03%
65 - 74 years	22,541	8.98%
75 - 84 years	9,967	3.97%
85 years and older	4,365	1.74%
Median Age	38.2 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	250,932	-
One Race	235,660	93.91%
White	102,039	40.66%
Black or African American	37,303	14.87%
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,191	0.47%
Asian	52,482	20.91%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	1,099	0.44%
Other	41,546	16.56%

Two or more races	15,272	6.09%
White and Black or African American	3,561	1.42%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	1,380	0.55%
White and Asian	3,513	1.40%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	892	0.36%

Living in West Contra Costa Unified School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic