San Francisco County vs. Contra Costa County

	San Francisco County (CA)	Contra Costa County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	883,305	1,150,215
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	9.7%	9.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	805,184	1,049,204
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	805,235	1,049,025
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.5%	5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	13.4%	22.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.7%	15.8%
Female persons, percent	49.0%	51.1%
White alone, percent	52.9%	65.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	5.6%	9.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.7%	1.0%
Asian alone, percent	35.9%	18.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.5%	0.6%
Two or More Races, percent	4.4%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	15.2%	25.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	40.3%	43.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	24,038	48,245
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	34.4%	25.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	401,452	415,919
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	37.6%	65.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$1,009,500	$582,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$3,473	$2,641
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$671	$669
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,805	$1,702
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	67.7%	23.6%
Building permits, 2018	5,178	2,907
Households, 2014-2018	359,673	392,277
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.36	2.86
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.8%	87.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	43.1%	35.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	91.9%	94.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	86.0%	90.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	88.5%	89.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	57.1%	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	5.0%	5.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	70.7%	64.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.7%	58.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	6,142,745	1,659,988
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	10,175,813	8,262,635
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	11,121,715	6,887,164
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	14,632,652	11,847,866
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$17,718	$10,974
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	33.3	38.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$104,552	$93,712
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$64,157	$45,524
Persons in poverty, percent	10.1%	7.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	34,518	23,951
Total employment, 2017	653,172	336,654
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	67,936,064	22,767,919
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	4.0%	3.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	100,087	98,238
All firms, 2012	116,803	93,083
Men-owned firms, 2012	63,864	47,721
Women-owned firms, 2012	40,135	34,296
Minority-owned firms, 2012	46,128	35,831
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	64,708	53,403
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	6,378	7,291
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	104,957	81,940
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.7%	4.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	24.0%	14.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.2%	0.3%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.6%	10.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	30.1%	31.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	17,179.1	1,465.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	46.87	715.94

Source: United States Census Bureau

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