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El Sobrante CDP (Contra Costa County)

California · 16,294 residents · 3.10 sq mi
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El Sobrante CDP (Contra Costa County) is home to 16,294 people in California. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $758,800. Few US cities rank higher on income. The foreign-born share is 31%. There are 5,263 people per square mile. 4,034 more people live here than in 2000.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.3
US median: 38.9
Average education
37% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 114%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
16,294
+33%since 2000
from 12,260 in 2000
1990 – 2024
Population density
5,263 / sq mi
+15%since 2009
from 4,590 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
39.3
+5%since 2000
from 37.6 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
3.10 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
9K11K13K15K17K19902000201020202024El Sobrante CDP (Contra Costa County)
202416K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.2%(683)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.9%(1,124)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.3%(1,034)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 194%(653)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.9%(966)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3417.2%(2,797)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.6%(2,050)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412%(1,962)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.5%(2,042)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7411.4%(1,865)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.1%(839)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.7%(279)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$114,853
+31%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $48,272 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$47,214
+93%since 2000
from $24,525 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
66.2%
+21.5 ptssince 2009
from 44.7% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
11.4%
+1.9 ptssince 2000
from 9.5% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.421
+3%since 2010
from 0.410 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information12.3%
US avg: 10.8%
Finance & insurance10.4%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical10.1%
US avg: 5.1%
Retail trade5.8%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade4.5%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services4%
US avg: 6.7%
Transportation & warehousing3%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food2.8%
US avg: 1.9%
Public administration2.5%
US avg: 4.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.4%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.3%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$758,800
+114%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $194,500 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$2,216
+52%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $802 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
67.4%
+3.8 ptssince 2000
from 63.7% in 2000
32.6% rent
Vacancy rate
7.5%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 6.6% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.90 people
+3%since 2009
from 2.82 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
25.5%
−11.5 ptssince 2009
from 37.0% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
53.5%
+8.9 ptssince 2009
from 44.6% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
6.6
−6%since 2009
from 7.1 in 2009
2009 – 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
71
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic54%(6,616)
Black12%(1,473)
Hispanic / Latino15.6%(1,910)
Asian12.2%(1,497)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic32.1%(5,223)
Black8.3%(1,355)
Hispanic / Latino33.8%(5,514)
Asian18.4%(3,004)
Other7.4%(1,198)
Diversity Score
92
+10%since 2009
from 83 in 2009
2009 – 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
Mexican21.2%(3,454)
Central American7.2%(1,172)
Salvadoran2.7%(434)
Peruvian2.5%(413)
Nicaraguan2.1%(343)
Guatemalan1.3%(216)
Costa Rican1.1%(173)
Spaniard0.4%(64)
Cuban0.3%(54)
Puerto Rican0.3%(44)
Chilean0.2%(34)
+ 5 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Filipino6.4%(1,035)
Asian Indian4.2%(683)
Chinese2.5%(409)
Vietnamese0.8%(132)
Taiwanese0.6%(97)
Korean0.6%(90)
Japanese0.5%(87)
Pakistani0.5%(83)
Kazakh0.4%(61)
Thai0.3%(54)
Nepalese0.3%(54)
Laotian0.1%(10)
+ 1 more asian origin group with data
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan1.3%(206)
Chamorro0.3%(50)
Fijian0.2%(34)
Ancestry
English10.2%(1,669)
German7.7%(1,254)
Irish5.5%(895)
Italian1.9%(302)
American1.7%(277)
French1.7%(275)
Brazilian1.3%(209)
Scottish1%(167)
Iranian0.9%(149)
Polish0.8%(127)
Swedish0.7%(122)
Ukrainian0.6%(100)
+ 25 more ancestry groups with data
Portuguese0.6%(93)
Arab0.5%(84)
Norwegian0.5%(83)
Russian0.5%(78)
Lithuanian0.5%(74)
Dutch0.4%(72)
West Indian0.4%(66)
Jamaican0.4%(66)
Swiss0.4%(60)
Scotch-Irish0.3%(57)
Hungarian0.3%(47)
British0.3%(45)
Danish0.2%(31)
Moroccan0.2%(25)
Cape Verdean0.2%(25)
Austrian0.1%(22)
Greek0.1%(19)
Finnish0.1%(18)
Belgian0.1%(9)
Slovene0%(8)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
36.5%
+15.7 ptssince 2000
from 20.8% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
90.8%
+4.3 ptssince 2000
from 86.4% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
13.3%
+6.8 ptssince 2000
from 6.4% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
33.8 min
+36%since 2000
from 24.8 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
64.5%
−10.3 ptssince 2009
from 74.8% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
11.8%
−1.8 ptssince 2009
from 13.7% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
4.2%
−1.9 ptssince 2009
from 6.2% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
15.7%
+11.3 ptssince 2009
from 4.4% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.7%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.1%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
2.1%
−2.6 ptssince 2009
from 4.7% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.4%
−5.4 ptssince 2011
from 10.9% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
64.5%
−3.3 ptssince 2011
from 67.8% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
75.4%
−2.5 ptssince 2020
from 77.9% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
16.5%
+2.0 ptssince 2009
from 14.5% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
40.5%
+5.9 ptssince 2009
from 34.6% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
51.8%
+4.4 ptssince 2009
from 47.4% in 2009
Female
48.2%
−4.4 ptssince 2009
from 52.6% in 2009
Foreign born
31.1%
+13.0 ptssince 2009
from 18.1% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
5.5%
−2.9 ptssince 2009
from 8.4% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
11.0%
−0.9 ptssince 2012
from 11.9% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
9.3%
−4.8 ptssince 2013
from 14.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
95.5%
+7.4 ptssince 2017
from 88.1% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.5%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 97.4% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
91.3%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 91.2% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
58.1%
−4.1 ptssince 2016
from 62.1% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
23.9%
+5.7 ptssince 2016
from 18.2% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married42.4%(2,938)
Married48.2%(3,336)
Widowed2.3%(159)
Divorced7.1%(493)
Women 15+
Never married29.9%(1,954)
Married46.7%(3,051)
Widowed7.6%(496)
Divorced15.7%(1,026)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
9.3%
−4.8 ptssince 2013
from 14.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
57.9%
−4.5 ptssince 2020
from 62.4% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
10.4%
−3.1 ptssince 2020
from 13.5% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
18.9%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 18.5% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
23.4%
+4.3 ptssince 2020
from 19.1% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.1%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 1.8% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
66.8%
−6.3 ptssince 2020
from 73.1% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
40.0%
+7.0 ptssince 2020
from 33.0% 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)23.4%(166)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.5%(131)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.4%(230)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.1%(29)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 710 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in El Sobrante CDP (Contra Costa County), California?

El Sobrante CDP (Contra Costa County), California has about 16,294 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in El Sobrante CDP (Contra Costa County), California?

The typical household in El Sobrante CDP (Contra Costa County), California earns about $114,853 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is El Sobrante CDP (Contra Costa County), California expensive?

In El Sobrante CDP (Contra Costa County), California, the median home is worth about $758,800, and the typical rent is about $2,216 a month.

How educated are people in El Sobrante CDP (Contra Costa County), California?

About 36.5% of adults age 25 and over in El Sobrante CDP (Contra Costa County), California hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in El Sobrante CDP (Contra Costa County), California?

About 11.4% of people in El Sobrante CDP (Contra Costa County), California live below the federal poverty line.

Has El Sobrante CDP (Contra Costa County), California grown since 1990?

Yes, El Sobrante CDP (Contra Costa County), California has grown since 1990. The population has added about 6,442 residents, a change of about 65 percent over that period.

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