Contra Costa County vs. Sonoma County

	Contra Costa County (CA)	Sonoma County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1,150,215	499,942
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	9.6%	3.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	1,049,204	483,868
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	1,049,025	483,878
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.6%	5.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.6%	19.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.8%	19.7%
Female persons, percent	51.1%	51.2%
White alone, percent	65.5%	86.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	9.5%	2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.0%	2.2%
Asian alone, percent	18.0%	4.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.6%	0.4%
Two or More Races, percent	5.3%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	25.8%	27.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	43.2%	63.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	48,245	26,477
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	25.0%	16.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	415,919	205,225
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	65.6%	60.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$582,400	$568,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,641	$2,334
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$669	$621
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,702	$1,549
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	23.6%	19.1%
Building permits, 2018	2,907	3,279
Households, 2014-2018	392,277	189,339
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.86	2.60
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.1%	86.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	35.1%	25.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	94.4%	93.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	90.2%	87.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.4%	88.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	41.7%	34.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.5%	8.3%
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%	64.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.6%	60.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,659,988	1,058,691
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	8,262,635	3,156,169
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	33,681,206	6,131,694
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	6,887,164	4,443,204
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	11,847,866	6,016,331
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$10,974	$12,233
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	38.0	25.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$93,712	$76,753
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$45,524	$39,929
Persons in poverty, percent	7.8%	9.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	23,951	14,174
Total employment, 2017	336,654	173,035
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	22,767,919	9,003,207
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.3%	2.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	98,238	46,172
All firms, 2012	93,083	52,975
Men-owned firms, 2012	47,721	26,518
Women-owned firms, 2012	34,296	19,302
Minority-owned firms, 2012	35,831	9,178
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	53,403	41,571
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	7,291	4,296
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	81,940	45,989
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.1%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.4%	1.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	14.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.3%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	10.9%	7.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	31.2%	30.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	1,465.2	307.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	715.94	1,575.85

Source: United States Census Bureau

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