Contra Costa County vs. Sacramento County

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

Source: United States Census Bureau

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