Contra Costa County vs. Marin County

Contra Costa County (CA)Marin County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)1,150,215259,666
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)9.6%2.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)1,049,204252,423
Population, Census, April 1, 20101,049,025252,409
Persons under 5 years, percent5.6%4.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.6%20.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.8%22.3%
Female persons, percent51.1%51.1%
White alone, percent65.5%85.5%
Black or African American alone, percent9.5%2.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.0%1.0%
Asian alone, percent18.0%6.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.6%0.3%
Two or More Races, percent5.3%4.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent25.8%16.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent43.2%71.5%
Veterans, 2014-201848,24511,373
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201825.0%18.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)415,919113,182
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201865.6%63.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$582,400$959,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$2,641$3,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$669$866
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,702$1,970
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201323.6%26.9%
Building permits, 20182,907164
Households, 2014-2018392,277105,258
Persons per household, 2014-20182.862.40
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.1%86.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201835.1%22.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201894.4%94.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201890.2%90.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201889.4%93.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201841.7%58.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20187.5%5.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent5.9%5.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201864.6%64.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.6%58.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,659,988729,652
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)8,262,6352,102,255
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)6,887,1641,864,552
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)11,847,8665,087,526
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$10,974$19,868
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201838.032.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$93,712$110,217
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$45,524$69,275
Persons in poverty, percent7.8%6.6%
Total employer establishments, 201723,95110,070
Total employment, 2017336,654101,361
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)22,767,9196,739,067
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20173.3%0.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201798,23838,060
All firms, 201293,08339,815
Men-owned firms, 201247,72119,795
Women-owned firms, 201234,29615,500
Minority-owned firms, 201235,8315,813
Nonminority-owned firms, 201253,40332,232
Veteran-owned firms, 20127,2913,304
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201281,94034,571
Black-owned firms, percent, 20074.1%0.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20071.4%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 200714.8%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.3%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 200710.9%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200731.2%33.9%
Population per square mile, 20101,465.2485.1
Land area in square miles, 2010715.94520.31

Source: United States Census Bureau

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