California

Contra Costa County

Snapshot
Population by ethnic group, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
European
42.6%
Hispanic
25.8%
East Asian
12.3%
African
8.6%
Other
5.6%
Indian
5.1%

Compared with California and the United States

Contra Costa Countynext to the state and national figures used elsewhere on this site. A dash means the figure isn’t published at that level of geography.

MetricContra Costa CountyCaliforniaUnited States
Non-Hispanic White42.6%32.5%58%
Hispanic25.8%41.2%—
East Asian12.3%6.5%—
Black or African American8.6%5.3%—
Indian5.1%2.7%—
American Indian and Alaska Native0.5%0.4%—

Cost of living

Incomes and housing costs in Contra Costa County next to California and the nation. Price levels are published for states, not counties.

MetricContra Costa CountyCaliforniaUnited States
Price level (US = 100)—110.7 (+10.7%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Housing price level (US = 100)—154.3 (+54.3%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Median household income$127,229$99,122$80,734
Median home value$866,800$734,700$332,700
Home price to income6.8×7.4×4.1×
Median gross rent$2,375/mo$2,036/mo$1,413/mo
Rent to income22.4%24.6%21.0%