94805 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 94805, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

94805 is a zip code in Contra Costa County, California, which covers West Contra Costa, with a total population of 14,783 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 94805 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 94805.

The estimated population of people living in 94805 is 14,783, with a median age of 41.9.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 94805 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
14,783
+3.44%
-1.94%
2020
14,292
+0.73%
-
2019
14,188
 -0.14% -
2018
14,208
 -5.76% -
2017
15,076
 - -

Population of 94805 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 94805 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
34.1%
34.8%
 -2.01%
Black/African American
10.7%
13.3%
 -19.55%
Native
0.1%
0%
 0.00%
Hispanic
29.7%
31.8%
 -6.60%
Asian
18.9%
15.3%
 +23.53%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0.3%
 -100.00%
Two Or More Races
6.5%
3.8%
 +71.05%
Other
0%
0.5%
 -100.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 94805 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 94805 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 94805 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 94805 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 41.9 +0.96% 39.4 -2.48% 44.1 +2.32%
2020 41.5 +2.22% 40.4 +4.94% 43.1 +0.94%
2019 40.6 +2.78% 38.5 +2.39% 42.7 +4.15%
2018 39.5 +0.77% 37.6 +3.3% 41 +0.49%
2017 39.2 - 36.4 - 40.8 -

The median age of the 94805 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 94805 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 819 +19.59% 890 -5.71% 934 777
10 to 19 713 +16.55% 601 -18.62% 828 485
20 to 29 1,176 -33.38% 1,144 -9.46% 778 997
30 to 39 1,209 -2.39% 1,203 -15.66% 1,125 1,025
40 to 49 898 +19.2% 883 +44.94% 1,060 1,336
50 to 59 1,177 -28.1% 1,213 -12.41% 864 1,050
60 to 69 806 +29.88% 825 +40.1% 1,069 1,184
70+ 448 +31.32% 1,071 -41.94% 592 679

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 94805 zip code is $95,534.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 94805.

  • Under 25
    $0.00
  • 25 to 44
    $110,912.00
  • 45 to 64
    $94,427.00
  • 65 and over
    $86,789.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 94805 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 94805, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 94805 is currently $124,810.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

14.34% of households in 94805 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 94805 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    7.64%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    5.92%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    19.81%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    18.57%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    21.12%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    12.60%
  • $200,000 or more
    14.34%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 94805 is $48,258.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 94805 by the total population of 94805.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 94805 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 94805 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    19.68%
  • Bachelor's degree
    42.10%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    12.99%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    21.21%
  • Less than high school diploma
    4.02%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 94805 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 94805 zip over the age of 16 is 12,302.

Of those people, a total of 75.20% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 94805 is 71.00%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 94805 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 543 30.60% 9.60%
20 to 24 years 604 87.40% 5.40%
25 to 29 years 1,171 91.70% 6.60%
30 to 34 years 1,077 91.90% 9.10%
35 to 44 years 2,176 90.90% 5.60%
45 to 54 years 2,225 88.60% 5.20%
55 to 59 years 982 83.50% 1.70%
60 to 64 years 1,167 74.70% 4.50%
65 to 74 years 1,577 49.20% 0.00%
75 years and over 780 9.10% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 94805. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 5,584 75.40% 5.80%
Black or African American 1,491 73.40% 9.80%
American Indian and Alaska Native 90 86.70% 0.00%
Asian 2,411 70.80% 5.10%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 1,548 74.40% 1.80%
Two or more races 1,178 85.60% 1.10%
Hispanic or Latino 3,243 79.20% 2.60%
Not Hispanic or Latino 4,540 73.50% 6.00%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 94805 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 94805 is 8,733, with median earnings of $53,474.00.

Women in 94805 are earning approximately 82.30% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 8,733 $53,474.00
Male 4,139 $57,012.00
Female 4,594 $46,909.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 94805 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 1,026 $89,067.00
Business and Financial 455 $62,294.00
Computer and Mathematical 255 $98,438.00
Architecture and Engineering 154 $91,250.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 243 $93,079.00
Community and Social Service 166 $58,629.00
Legal 170 $132,093.00
Educational and Library 760 $64,430.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 518 $70,051.00
Healthcare Practitioners 357 $57,083.00
Healthcare Support 195 $29,896.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 33 $26,964.00
Law Enforcement 91 $83,995.00
Food Preparation and Serving 443 $16,178.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 533 $25,903.00
Personal Care and Service 466 $11,364.00
Sales 575 $31,046.00
Office and Administrative Support 1,127 $52,458.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 9 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 352 $60,278.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 215 $54,714.00
Production 296 $26,364.00
Transportation and Material Moving 186 $51,719.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 94805 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 94805.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 465 $89,452.00 561 $86,458.00
Business and Financial 210 $95,250.00 245 $61,827.00
Computer and Mathematical 166 $99,792.00 89 $92,679.00
Architecture and Engineering 130 $83,750.00 24 $108,889.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 109 $92,961.00 134 $93,143.00
Community and Social Service 47 $41,161.00 119 $58,931.00
Legal 104 $131,628.00 66 $164,038.00
Educational and Library 451 $67,708.00 309 $57,098.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 194 $86,548.00 324 $66,786.00
Healthcare Practitioners 44 $136,471.00 313 $51,094.00
Healthcare Support 0 $0.00 195 $29,896.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 12 $0.00 21 $0.00
Law Enforcement 91 $83,995.00 0 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 335 $15,977.00 108 $16,500.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 182 $42,857.00 351 $21,569.00
Personal Care and Service 32 $52,917.00 434 $10,625.00
Sales 331 $29,183.00 244 $44,524.00
Office and Administrative Support 256 $38,750.00 871 $54,212.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 9 $0.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 333 $38,882.00 19 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 208 $54,531.00 7 $0.00
Production 154 $59,250.00 142 $17,910.00
Transportation and Material Moving 174 $55,417.00 12 $0.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 5,578 households in 94805, with an average household size of 2.65 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 3,430 families living in the 94805 zip code with an average family size of 3.34 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 94805:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 2,663 265 502 2,148
Average Household Size 3.5 3.03 3.49 1.34
Total Families 2,663 265 502 0
Average Household Size 3.43 2.52 3.29 0

Poverty

Of the 3,430 families living in 94805, 1.90% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 94805:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 5,888 housing units in 94805.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 5,578 94.74%
Vacant 310 5.26%

26.92% of the total 5,888 housing units in 94805 are rental units. This is approximately 1,585 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 3,912 are occupied by the owner - or 66.44% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 94805 is $1,891.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 94805 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    81
  • Less than $500
    0
  • $500 to $999
    102
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    299
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    501
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    406
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    216
  • $3,000 or more
    61

Property Value

The median value of a property in 94805 is $613,400.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 94805 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    40
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    9
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    25
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    41
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    61
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    880
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    2,698
  • $1,000,000 or more
    158

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 94805. The chart below shows the number of properties in 94805 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    912
  • 1940 to 1949
    2,203
  • 1950 to 1959
    1,542
  • 1960 to 1969
    535
  • 1970 to 1979
    219
  • 1980 to 1989
    164
  • 1990 to 1999
    220
  • 2000 to 2009
    50
  • 2010 to 2013
    43
  • 2014 or later
    0

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 94805 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    347
  • 1 vehicle available
    1,925
  • 2 vehicles available
    1,790
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    1,516

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 94805 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 94805 that commute to work in a particular way.

34.7 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 94805.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    173
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    308
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    630
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    940
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    621
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    494
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    978
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    454
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    520
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    948
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    1,046
  • 90 or more minutes
    295

Summary

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