Contra Costa County Information
Contra Costa in
California occupies
802 square miles and has a 2006 population of
1,024,319, a change from a 2000 population of
948,816 and
803,731 in 1990.
13.1% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
12.2% percent is 25-35, and
15.3% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
4,021 acts of violent crime reported in
Contra Costa in 2004, a change from
4,532 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
22,190 people:
4.3% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
3.5%.
Read more about
Contra Costa, California in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Contra Costa | |
| State | California | |
| Land Area | 802 sq. miles | Ranked 1,169 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 1,024,319 | Ranked 36 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 1,017,644 | |
| Population 2000 | 948,816 | Ranked 38 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 803,731 | Ranked 47 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 72.7% | |
| African American | 9.6% | |
| Asian American | 13.1% | |
| Native American | .7% | |
| Pacific Islander | .4% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 6.7% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 14.7% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 13.1% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 12.2% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 15.3% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 15.4% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 11.2% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 5.9% | |
| Population 75 and up | 5.6% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 4,021 | 4,532 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 76 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 205 | |
| Robberies | 1,466 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 2,274 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 41,495 | 31,095 |
| Burglaries | 7,053 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 24,925 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 9,517 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 518,535 | 500,752 |
| Unemployed Population | 22,190 | 17,758 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.3% | 3.5% |
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