Alameda County vs. Contra Costa County

	Alameda County (CA)	Contra Costa County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1,666,753	1,150,215
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	10.4%	9.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	1,510,258	1,049,204
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	1,510,271	1,049,025
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.8%	5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.5%	22.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	13.8%	15.8%
Female persons, percent	50.8%	51.1%
White alone, percent	49.7%	65.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	11.2%	9.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.1%	1.0%
Asian alone, percent	31.8%	18.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	1.0%	0.6%
Two or More Races, percent	5.3%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	22.4%	25.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	31.1%	43.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	50,497	48,245
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	32.4%	25.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	615,077	415,919
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	53.3%	65.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$707,800	$582,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,806	$2,641
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$647	$669
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,674	$1,702
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	38.2%	23.6%
Building permits, 2018	8,056	2,907
Households, 2014-2018	572,870	392,277
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.81	2.86
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.9%	87.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	45.2%	35.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	93.6%	94.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	87.5%	90.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	88.0%	89.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	46.0%	41.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	5.9%	7.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	5.8%	5.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.8%	64.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.9%	58.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	3,192,420	1,659,988
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	12,949,087	8,262,635
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	37,580,614	6,887,164
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	20,901,014	11,847,866
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,444	$10,974
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	33.4	38.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$92,574	$93,712
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$44,283	$45,524
Persons in poverty, percent	9.0%	7.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	40,095	23,951
Total employment, 2017	690,339	336,654
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	49,902,351	22,767,919
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	4.2%	3.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	146,922	98,238
All firms, 2012	150,564	93,083
Men-owned firms, 2012	76,387	47,721
Women-owned firms, 2012	57,305	34,296
Minority-owned firms, 2012	75,026	35,831
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	69,300	53,403
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	10,213	7,291
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	134,032	81,940
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.8%	4.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	24.4%	14.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.3%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	8.9%	10.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	32.2%	31.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	2,043.6	1,465.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	739.02	715.94

Source: United States Census Bureau

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