| City of Richmond |
| Contra Costa County |
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Census 2000 |
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2006 ACS Estimates |
| TOTAL POPULATION |
99,216 |
100.0% |
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103,022 |
100.0% |
| In households |
97,588 |
98.4% |
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| In group quarters |
1,628 |
1.6% |
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| RACE |
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| White |
31,117 |
31.4% |
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30,960 |
30.1% |
| Black or African American |
35,777 |
36.1% |
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29,375 |
28.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native |
639 |
0.6% |
|
0 |
0.0% |
| Asian |
12,198 |
12.3% |
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13,359 |
13.0% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
498 |
0.5% |
|
281 |
0.3% |
| Some other race |
13,754 |
13.9% |
|
26,933 |
26.1% |
| Two or more races |
5,233 |
5.3% |
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2,114 |
2.1% |
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| HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE |
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) |
26,319 |
26.5% |
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36,429 |
35.4% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino |
72,897 |
73.5% |
|
66,593 |
64.6% |
| White |
21,081 |
21.2% |
|
21,286 |
20.7% |
| Black or African American |
35,279 |
35.6% |
|
29,198 |
28.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native |
351 |
0.1% |
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0 |
0.0% |
| Asian |
12,077 |
12.2% |
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13,308 |
12.9% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
476 |
0.5% |
|
281 |
0.3% |
| Some other race |
400 |
0.4% |
|
994 |
1.0% |
| Two or more races |
3,233 |
3.3% |
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1,526 |
1.5% |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS |
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| Native |
73,965 |
74.2% |
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71,441 |
69.3% |
| Foreign born |
25,751 |
25.8% |
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31,581 |
30.7% |
| Naturalized citizen |
9,452 |
9.5% |
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13,580 |
13.2% |
| Not a citizen |
16,299 |
16.3% |
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18,001 |
17.5% |
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| SEX |
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| Male |
48,233 |
48.6% |
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49,199 |
47.8% |
| Female |
50,983 |
51.4% |
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53,823 |
52.2% |
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| AGE |
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| Under 5 years |
7,669 |
7.7% |
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8,428 |
8.2% |
| 5 to 17 years |
19,825 |
20.2% |
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20,042 |
19.5% |
| 18 to 64 years |
61,916 |
62.4% |
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66,757 |
64.8% |
| 65 years and over |
9,806 |
9.9.% |
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7,795 |
7.6% |
| Median age |
32.8 |
X |
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33.7 |
X |
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| HOUSEHOLDS |
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| Total households |
34,625 |
100.0% |
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35,036 |
100.0% |
| Family households |
23,042 |
66.5% |
|
24,430 |
69.7% |
| Families with children under 18 |
11,684 |
33.7% |
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13,223 |
37.7% |
| Average household size |
2.82 |
X |
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2.87 |
X |
| Average family size |
3.44 |
X |
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3.43 |
X |
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| HOUSING OCCUPANCY |
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| Total housing units |
36,044 |
100.0% |
|
39,620 |
100.0% |
| Occupied housing units |
34,625 |
96.1% |
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35,036 |
88.4% |
| Owner-occupied housing units |
18,463 |
53.3% |
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19,944 |
56.9% |
| Renter-occupied housing units |
16,162 |
46.7% |
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15,092 |
43.1% |
| Vacant housing units |
1,419 |
3.9% |
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4,584 |
11.6% |
| 1 unit, detached housing |
20,528 |
56.8% |
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23,220 |
58.6% |
| Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) |
171,900 |
X |
|
478,400 |
X |
| Median gross rent (dollars) |
764 |
X |
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1,093 |
X |
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| INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999 |
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PAST 12 MONTHS |
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| Median household income (dollars) |
44,210 |
X |
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49,358 |
X |
| Median family income (dollars) |
46,659 |
X |
|
54,957 |
X |
| Per capita income (dollars) |
19,788 |
X |
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22,126 |
X |
| Individuals in poverty |
15,873 |
16.2% |
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14,056 |
13.6% |
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| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |
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| Population 25 and over |
62,662 |
100.0% |
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66,314 |
100.0% |
| High school graduate |
13,672 |
21.8% |
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15,180 |
22.9% |
| Bachelor's degree |
8,845 |
14.1% |
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11,012 |
16.6% |
| Graduate or professional degree |
5,173 |
8.3% |
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5,815 |
8.8% |
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| COMMUTING TO WORK |
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| Mean travel time to work (minutes) |
34.3 |
X |
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32.8 |
X |
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| MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER |
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| Total |
41,745 |
100.0% |
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45,054 |
100.0% |
| Car, truck, or van: |
32,922 |
78.9% |
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33,478 |
74.3% |
| Drove alone |
24,738 |
59.3% |
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26,872 |
59.6% |
| Carpooled |
8,184 |
19.6% |
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6,606 |
14.7% |
| Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) |
6,045 |
14.5% |
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7,008 |
15.6% |
| Bus or trolley bus |
2,426 |
5.8% |
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2,725 |
6.0% |
| Streetcar or trolley car |
48 |
0.1% |
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0 |
0.0% |
| Subway or elevated |
3,257 |
7.8% |
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4,039 |
9.0% |
| Railroad |
157 |
0.4% |
|
244 |
0.5% |
| Ferryboat |
63 |
0.2% |
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0 |
0.0% |
| Taxicab |
94 |
0.2% |
|
87 |
0.2% |
| Motorcycle |
83 |
0.2% |
|
74 |
0.2% |
| Bicycle |
239 |
0.6% |
|
316 |
0.7% |
| Walked |
774 |
1.9% |
|
661 |
1.5% |
| Other means |
486 |
1.2% |
|
492 |
1.1% |
| Worked at home |
1,196 |
2.9% |
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2,938 |
6.5% |
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| DETAILED PLACE TO PLACE COMMUTING |
(in Excel) |
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| LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION |
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| Employed civilian population 16 years and over |
42,769 |
100.0% |
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47,337 |
100.0% |
| Management, professional and related |
14,088 |
32.9% |
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14,516 |
30.7% |
| Service |
7,748 |
18.1% |
|
9,133 |
19.3% |
| Sales and office |
11,296 |
26.4% |
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13,452 |
28.4% |
| Farming, fishing & forestry |
90 |
0.2% |
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0 |
0.0% |
| Construction, extraction, and maintenance |
3,857 |
9.0% |
|
5,122 |
10.8% |
| Production, transportation, and material moving |
5,690 |
13.3% |
|
5,114 |
10.8% |
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| CLASS OF WORKER |
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| Self-employed workers |
2,876 |
6.7% |
|
4,459 |
9.4% |
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