Sacramento County vs. Contra Costa County

	Sacramento County (CA)	Contra Costa County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1,540,975	1,150,215
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	8.6%	9.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	1,418,735	1,049,204
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	1,418,788	1,049,025
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.4%	5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.6%	22.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	14.1%	15.8%
Female persons, percent	51.1%	51.1%
White alone, percent	63.0%	65.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	10.9%	9.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.5%	1.0%
Asian alone, percent	16.9%	18.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	1.3%	0.6%
Two or More Races, percent	6.4%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	23.4%	25.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	44.2%	43.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	80,343	48,245
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	20.8%	25.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	574,438	415,919
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	56.0%	65.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$330,100	$582,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,860	$2,641
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$516	$669
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,184	$1,702
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	26.7%	23.6%
Building permits, 2018	4,667	2,907
Households, 2014-2018	536,029	392,277
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.77	2.86
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	84.3%	87.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	32.4%	35.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	93.2%	94.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	85.6%	90.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	87.4%	89.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	30.4%	41.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.2%	7.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	6.4%	5.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.4%	64.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.1%	58.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,422,674	1,659,988
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	12,358,663	8,262,635
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	6,960,679	33,681,206
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	18,746,336	6,887,164
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	15,227,280	11,847,866
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$10,501	$10,974
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	27.4	38.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$63,902	$93,712
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$31,311	$45,524
Persons in poverty, percent	14.3%	7.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	29,515	23,951
Total employment, 2017	481,229	336,654
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	26,676,913	22,767,919
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.2%	3.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	110,386	98,238
All firms, 2012	110,172	93,083
Men-owned firms, 2012	58,846	47,721
Women-owned firms, 2012	40,013	34,296
Minority-owned firms, 2012	43,535	35,831
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	62,814	53,403
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	9,080	7,291
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	96,579	81,940
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.4%	4.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.2%	1.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	14.9%	14.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.3%	0.3%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	8.5%	10.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	32.1%	31.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	1,470.8	1,465.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	964.64	715.94

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Sacramento county (CA) and Contra Costa county (CA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.