Contra Costa County, California Facts
| Facts | |
| State | California |
| Land area | 715.9 square miles |
| Population Density | 1,465.2 persons per square mile. |
| Population | |
| Population (2013) | 1,094,205 |
| Population change | 4.3% | Under 5 years of age | 5.9% |
| Under 18 | 23.8% |
| 65 and over | 13.8% |
| Females | 51.2% |
| White | 67.9 |
| Hispanic or Latino of any race | 24.9 |
| Asian | 15.9% |
| Two or more races | 5% |
| Black or African American | 9.6% |
| Native American | 1% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| Had graduated from high school | 89% |
| Had a bachelor’s degree or higher | 39% |
| Veterans | 57,474 |
| Households and Housing | |
| Households | 375,855 |
| Persons per household | 2.8 |
| Living in the same house for one year or more | 85.3% |
| Median household income | $78,756 |
| The per capita income | $38,219 |
| Live below the poverty line. | 10.5% |
| housing units | 404,132 |
| Multi-unit structures | 24% |
| The median value of owner-occupied housing | $404,000 |
| Residents owning their homes. | 65.9% |
| Business Facts | |
| Total number of firms | 95,688 |
| Women-owned firms | 31.2% |
| Asian-owned firms | 14.8% |
| Hispanic-owned firms | 10.9% |
| Black-owned firms | 4.1% |
| Native American-owned firms | 1.4% |
| Pacific Islander-owned firms | 0.3% |
| Retail sales | $11,763,753 |
| Retail sales per capita | $11,641 |
| Manufacturers shipments | $32,021,431 |
| Merchant wholesaler sales | $6,643,987 |