Contra Costa County vs. San Joaquin County
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Contra Costa County (CA) San Joaquin County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 1,150,215 752,660
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 9.6% 9.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 1,049,204 685,306
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 1,049,025 685,306
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.6% 7.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent 22.6% 27.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 15.8% 12.7%
Female persons, percent 51.1% 50.2%
White alone, percent 65.5% 66.5%
Black or African American alone, percent 9.5% 8.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 1.0% 2.0%
Asian alone, percent 18.0% 17.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.6% 0.8%
Two or More Races, percent 5.3% 5.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 25.8% 41.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 43.2% 31.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018 48,245 30,296
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 25.0% 23.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 415,919 245,541
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 65.6% 55.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $582,400 $313,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $2,641 $1,838
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $669 $495
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,702 $1,159
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 23.6% 17.9%
Building permits, 2018 2,907 3,280
Households, 2014-2018 392,277 226,727
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.86 3.16
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 87.1% 85.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 35.1% 41.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 94.4% 88.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 90.2% 79.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 89.4% 78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 41.7% 18.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 7.5% 8.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 5.9% 7.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 64.6% 60.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 58.6% 53.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,659,988 808,606
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 8,262,635 3,447,722
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 33,681,206 9,212,428
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 6,887,164 11,713,538
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 11,847,866 7,059,491
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $10,974 $10,047
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 38.0 33.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $93,712 $61,145
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $45,524 $26,145
Persons in poverty, percent 7.8% 14.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017 23,951 11,512
Total employment, 2017 336,654 190,958
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 22,767,919 8,413,586
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 3.3% 7.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 98,238 40,470
All firms, 2012 93,083 41,940
Men-owned firms, 2012 47,721 21,962
Women-owned firms, 2012 34,296 14,941
Minority-owned firms, 2012 35,831 20,472
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 53,403 19,915
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 7,291 3,449
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 81,940 36,663
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.1% 5.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.4% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 14.8% 16.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.3% 0.4%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 10.9% 17.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 31.2% 31.0%
Population per square mile, 2010 1,465.2 492.6
Land area in square miles, 2010 715.94 1,391.32
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Contra Costa county (CA) and San Joaquin county (CA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.