Contra Costa County
Decennial Census Data
| 1980 | ||
|---|---|---|
TOTAL POPULATION | 656,380 | 100% |
RACE | ||
White | 538,896 | 82% |
Black | ||
American Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut | 4,993 | 1% |
Eskimo | 53 | 0% |
Aleut | 8 | 0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander | 31,496 | 5% |
Japanese | 5,735 | 1% |
Chinese | 10,381 | 2% |
Filipino | 8,714 | 1% |
Korean | 1,517 | 0% |
Asian Indian | 2,081 | 0% |
Vietnamese | 936 | 0% |
Hawaiian | 760 | 0% |
Samoan | 141 | 0% |
Guamanian | 300 | 0% |
Other Asian and Pacific Islander | 931 | 0% |
Race, n.e.c. | 20,849 | 3% |
SPANISH ORIGIN | 56,164 | 9% |
SEX | ||
Male | 320,515 | 49% |
Female | 335,865 | 51% |
AGE | ||
Under 5 years | 44,078 | 7% |
5 to 19 years | 159,444 | 24% |
20 to 64 years | 392,296 | 60% |
65 years and over | 60,562 | 9% |
Median age | 31 | X |
HOUSEHOLDS | ||
Total households | 241,418 | 100% |
Families | 178,295 | 74% |
With own children under 18 years | 93,236 | 39% |
Persons per household | 2 | X |
Persons per family | 3 | X |
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1979 | ||
Median household income | 22,870 | X |
Median family income | 26,510 | X |
Per capita income | 9,823 | X |
COMMUTING TO WORK | ||
Mean travel time to work (minutes) | 27 | X |
Mean travel time to work for workers traveling 45 or more minutes | 58 | X |
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK | ||
Workers 16 years and over | 298,754 | 100% |
Private vehicle | 252,872 | 85% |
Drive alone car | 172,710 | 58% |
Drive alone truck or van | 26,997 | 9% |
Carpool car | 44,431 | 15% |
Carpool truck or van | 8,734 | 3% |
Public transportation | 25,794 | 9% |
Bus or streetcar | 9,673 | 3% |
Subway or elevated train | 13,291 | 4% |
Railroad | 2,745 | 1% |
Taxicab | 85 | 0% |
Motorcycle | 2,294 | 1% |
Bicycle | 1,625 | 1% |
Walked only | 6,851 | 2% |
Other means | 3 | 1% |
Worked at home | 5,634 | 2% |
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE | ||
Employed | 305,313 | 100% |