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Castro Valley CA - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	57,292	540 (of 25,150) (98%)	127 (of 1081) (88%)
Average Income	$64,874	1,857 (93%)	186 (83%)
Median House Value	$298,300	808 (97%)	222 (79%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	70.8%	20,875 (of 25,150) (17%)	641 (of 1081) (41%)
% Black Population	5.1%	5,602 (78%)	166 (85%)
% Hispanic Population	12.2%	3,122 (88%)	633 (41%)
% Asian Population	13.5%	346 (99%)	128 (88%)
% American Indian Population	0.6%	7,175 (71%)	775 (28%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	89.0%	4,825 (of 25,150) (81%)	318 (of 1081) (71%)
% College Graduates	30.6%	3,471 (86%)	296 (73%)
% Never Married	23.8%	9,530 (62%)	627 (42%)
% Married	57.0%	12,395 (51%)	439 (59%)
% Seperated	1.5%	12,281 (51%)	727 (33%)
% Divorced	10.8%	10,236 (59%)	436 (60%)
% Foreign Born	16.5%	1,702 (93%)	461 (57%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	22,046	584 (of 25,150) (98%)	112 (of 1081) (90%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	3.7%	20,629 (18%)	652 (40%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	6.2%	11,332 (55%)	230 (79%)
Average Rooms in House	5.5	10,185 (60%)	248 (77%)
% Households with No Car	4.9%	15,725 (37%)	645 (40%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	23.6%	6,331 (75%)	373 (65%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.2%	2,817 (89%)	352 (67%)
Median House Value	$298,300	808 (97%)	222 (79%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	0.3%	15,137 (40%)	636 (41%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	9.0%	1,218 (95%)	220 (80%)
Average Monthly Rent	$954	1,127 (96%)	212 (80%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	66.5%	7,824 (of 25,150) (69%)	259 (of 1081) (76%)
% Drive Alone to Work	76.4%	15,193 (40%)	409 (62%)
% Take Public Transportation	6.6%	1,258 (95%)	90 (92%)
% Walk to Work	1.6%	15,334 (39%)	649 (40%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	30.4	4,453 (82%)	297 (73%)
% Households making less than $10,000	4.0%	20,749 (17%)	834 (23%)
% Households making over $200,000	3.9%	2,173 (91%)	239 (78%)
Median Household Income	$64,874	1,857 (93%)	186 (83%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	1.6%	16,403 (35%)	794 (27%)
Per Capita Income	$30,454	1,859 (93%)	206 (81%)
Male Worker Income	$51,068	1,911 (92%)	214 (80%)
Female Worker Income	$38,907	1,205 (95%)	190 (82%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	2.7%	20,414 (19%)	908 (16%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	4.5%	20,632 (18%)	925 (14%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	Oakland, California	10 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.92

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Lake Forest, California	0.92
Fountain Valley, California	0.92
Camarillo, California	0.91
Petaluma, California	0.90
Annandale, Virginia	0.90
Reston, Virginia	0.89
Tracy, California	0.89
Encinitas, California	0.89
Redondo Beach, California	0.89
Mount Prospect, Illinois	0.88

Castro Valley CA Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Portuguese People	3,268	38
Houses Worth Between $300,000 and $499,999	5,780	56
Chinese Population	3,833	69
Percent Chinese Population	6.7%	85
People Born in Oceania	232	98

Castro Valley CA Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 1081)
Portuguese People	3,268	14
Coal or Coke Fueled Households	9	19
Houses Worth Between $300,000 and $499,999	5,780	35
Percent Portuguese People	5.7%	37
Chinese Population	3,833	46

Castro Valley CA Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent Vacant Housing Units	1.8%	24,319
Percent Single Race Population	94.7%	24,029
Percent Native Population	83.5%	23,397
Percent of People Born in U.S.	82.4%	23,338
Percent of Houses Worth Between $50,000 and $99,999	0.9%	23,125

Castro Valley CA Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 1081)
Percent Vacant Housing Units	1.8%	1,012
Percent In Household Population	97.3%	925
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	4.5%	925
Percent of Individuals Over 18 in Poverty	4.5%	914
Percent of Families in Poverty	2.7%	908

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Castro Valley CA	Lake Forest, California
Total Population	57,292	58,707
Average Age	39.4	35.1
Average Income	$64,874	$67,967
Median House Value	$298,300	$278,000
% White Population	70.8%	76.0%
% Black Population	5.1%	1.8%
% Asian Population	13.5%	9.7%
% Hispanic Population	12.2%	18.6%

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