San Joaquin County vs. Contra Costa County

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

Source: United States Census Bureau

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