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Antioch

California · 118,958 residents (2025 est.) · 29.2 sq mi
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With 116,477 people, Antioch is a city in California. That puts it in the top 8% of US cities for household income. The average commute runs 42 minutes. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $629,700. 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median rent is $2,278 a month.

At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $97,465, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 77%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Antioch

What changed most since 1990

  • White share75.9% → 23.4% (−52.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
  • Black share2.7% → 18.2% (+15.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
  • Population62,195 → 116,477 (+87%)US over the same years: +35%

Among the 138 cities and towns in the San Francisco metro

  • 124th in household income$97,465
  • 125th in share with a bachelor's degree23.9%
  • 127th in home value$629,700
  • 5th in diversity score94.8

Its weight in Contra Costa County

Antioch's population equals 10.0% of Contra Costa County's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 5.2% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 5.9% of the county's.

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
116,477
+29%since 2000
from 90,532 in 2000
118,958 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
3,993 / sq mi
+29%since 2000
from 3,103 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
38.4
+19%since 2000
from 32.3 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
29.2 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
57K73K89K106K122K19902000201020202024Antioch
2024116K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.9%(6,849)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.1%(7,069)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.2%(7,197)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.2%(8,393)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246%(7,032)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.8%(16,128)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.8%(16,051)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.6%(14,685)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6414.1%(16,436)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.5%(11,109)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.6%(4,214)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.1%(1,314)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$97,465
−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $60,359 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$41,008
+85%since 2000
from $22,152 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
62.6%
+16.6 ptssince 2009
from 46.0% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
11.4%
+2.9 ptssince 2000
from 8.5% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.425
+5%since 2010
from 0.404 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.9%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade9.4%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance7.5%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical6.3%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services5.7%
US avg: 6.7%
Retail trade5.4%
US avg: 9.9%
Public administration4.1%
US avg: 4.8%
Arts, entertainment, food1.4%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.4%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services1.2%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.4%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.3%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$629,700
+77%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $195,300 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$2,278
+59%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $786 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
63.6%
−7.3 ptssince 2000
from 71.0% in 2000
36.4% rent
Vacancy rate
3.2%
−5.7 ptssince 2009
from 8.9% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
3.09 people
−2%since 2009
from 3.16 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
34.9%
−15.2 ptssince 2009
from 50.1% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
59.8%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 60.8% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
6.5
−1%since 2009
from 6.5 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
46
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic55.9%(50,644)
Black9.4%(8,551)
Hispanic / Latino22.1%(20,024)
Asian7.2%(6,510)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic23.4%(27,308)
Black18.2%(21,188)
Hispanic / Latino35.6%(41,441)
Asian13.9%(16,188)
Other8.9%(10,352)
Diversity Score
95
+6%since 2009
from 89 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican24.1%(28,093)
Salvadoran2.9%(3,381)
South American1.9%(2,194)
Nicaraguan1.6%(1,817)
Peruvian1.2%(1,441)
Guatemalan0.9%(994)
Puerto Rican0.8%(942)
Spaniard0.8%(929)
Honduran0.6%(748)
Colombian0.4%(430)
Cuban0.3%(407)
+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data
Bolivian0.2%(247)
Dominican0.1%(119)
Venezuelan0.1%(68)
Asian origin
Filipino7.2%(8,330)
Chinese1.8%(2,109)
Vietnamese1.6%(1,862)
Kazakh0.9%(1,080)
Asian Indian0.6%(679)
Pakistani0.6%(673)
Japanese0.3%(389)
Korean0.1%(170)
Nepalese0.1%(163)
Burmese0.1%(114)
Indonesian0.1%(80)
Taiwanese0.1%(64)
+ 4 more asian origin groups with data
Bangladeshi0.1%(63)
Thai0.1%(59)
Cambodian0%(44)
Mongolian0%(26)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan1.1%(1,226)
Chamorro0.1%(132)
Fijian0%(16)
Tongan0%(9)
Ancestry
German5.9%(6,814)
Irish5%(5,852)
English4.2%(4,934)
Italian3.5%(4,119)
American2%(2,302)
Portuguese1.8%(2,111)
French0.9%(1,097)
Nigerian0.9%(1,077)
Norwegian0.8%(903)
Scottish0.6%(703)
Scotch-Irish0.5%(533)
+ 42 more ancestry groups with data
Dutch0.4%(502)
Swedish0.4%(449)
Polish0.3%(393)
Welsh0.3%(340)
British0.3%(336)
Arab0.3%(316)
Danish0.2%(274)
Kenyan0.2%(227)
Greek0.2%(188)
Russian0.1%(170)
Moroccan0.1%(140)
Armenian0.1%(128)
Ghanaian0.1%(116)
West Indian0.1%(106)
Ukrainian0.1%(104)
Lithuanian0.1%(97)
Jamaican0.1%(96)
Finnish0.1%(92)
Swiss0.1%(88)
Turkish0.1%(76)
Romanian0.1%(71)
Iranian0.1%(69)
Ethiopian0.1%(69)
Australian0.1%(64)
Lebanese0%(58)
Czech0%(48)
Austrian0%(39)
Croatian0%(37)
Brazilian0%(31)
Canadian0%(31)
Hungarian0%(31)
Serbian0%(30)
Guyanese0%(15)
Egyptian0%(14)
Belgian0%(14)
Slovak0%(10)
Haitian0%(10)
Syrian0%(8)
Latvian0%(8)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
23.9%
+5.8 ptssince 2000
from 18.2% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
85.3%
−0.4 ptssince 2000
from 85.7% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
6.7%
+2.0 ptssince 2000
from 4.6% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
42.0 min
+20%since 2000
from 34.9 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
65.6%
−6.7 ptssince 2009
from 72.3% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
14.9%
−1.8 ptssince 2009
from 16.6% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
4.8%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 5.1% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
12.7%
+9.6 ptssince 2009
from 3.1% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.9%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 1.3% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.1%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.2%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 5.0% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
7.4%
−4.9 ptssince 2011
from 12.4% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
65.0%
−0.7 ptssince 2011
from 65.7% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
74.8%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 72.7% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
15.0%
+1.5 ptssince 2009
from 13.5% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
35.3%
+6.6 ptssince 2009
from 28.7% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
47.9%
−1.9 ptssince 2009
from 49.8% in 2009
Female
52.1%
+1.9 ptssince 2009
from 50.2% in 2009
Foreign born
24.6%
+3.4 ptssince 2009
from 21.2% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
4.8%
−4.0 ptssince 2009
from 8.7% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
15.2%
+3.2 ptssince 2012
from 12.0% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
6.4%
−7.8 ptssince 2013
from 14.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
95.8%
+12.5 ptssince 2017
from 83.3% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.7%
+2.2 ptssince 2020
from 95.5% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
90.4%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 88.3% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
62.3%
−3.5 ptssince 2016
from 65.8% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
23.4%
+2.1 ptssince 2016
from 21.3% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married40.2%(18,406)
Married49.6%(22,684)
Widowed2.4%(1,118)
Divorced7.7%(3,535)
Women 15+
Never married35.8%(17,757)
Married46.4%(23,006)
Widowed6.7%(3,333)
Divorced11.1%(5,523)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
6.4%
−7.8 ptssince 2013
from 14.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
55.9%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 55.1% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.7%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 11.0% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
16.0%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 14.4% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
28.0%
−2.2 ptssince 2020
from 30.2% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.8%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 2.1% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
65.1%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 64.0% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
40.8%
−1.6 ptssince 2020
from 42.4% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)21.8%(936)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12.9%(553)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.9%(1,585)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.7%(246)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.5%(20)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 4,296 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Over time

Antioch, decade by decade

Antioch population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
199062,195$98,249$373,45114.9%49.4
200090,532$109,953$355,76918.2%77.7
2010102,372$95,451$558,59720.1%91.5
2020115,291$97,247$519,72221.1%94.1
2024116,477$97,465$629,70023.9%94.8

Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Antioch, California?

Antioch, California has about 116,477 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Antioch, California?

The typical household in Antioch, California earns about $97,465 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Antioch, California expensive?

In Antioch, California, the median home is worth about $629,700, and the typical rent is about $2,278 a month.

How educated are people in Antioch, California?

About 23.9% of adults age 25 and over in Antioch, California hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Antioch, California?

About 11.4% of people in Antioch, California live below the federal poverty line.

Has Antioch, California grown since 1990?

Yes, Antioch, California has grown since 1990. The population has added about 54,282 residents, a change of about 87 percent over that period.

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