Median Household Income
$127,229
Median Home Value
$866,800
Median Gross Rent
$2,375/mo
Poverty Rate
8.4%
Unemployment Rate
6.5%
Homeownership Rate
68.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
45.2%
Median Age
40.5
Population Over Time
Contra Costa County grew 7.7% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
1,081,232
2016
1,107,925
2018
1,133,247
2020
1,147,788
2022
1,162,648
2024
1,165,012
Business & Industry
Contra Costa County has 25,932 business establishments employing 343,690 people.
Professional, scientific, and technical services
3,899
Health care and social assistance
3,705
Construction
2,812
Accommodation and food services
2,269
Other services (except public administration)
2,204
Real estate and rental and leasing
1,731
Finance and insurance
1,630
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
1,582
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.