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Walnut Creek CA - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	64,296	451 (of 25,150) (98%)	101 (of 1081) (91%)
Average Income	$63,238	2,003 (92%)	202 (81%)
Median House Value	$391,200	458 (98%)	142 (87%)

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

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	83.9%	18,069 (of 25,150) (28%)	415 (of 1081) (62%)
% Black Population	1.1%	9,812 (61%)	544 (50%)
% Hispanic Population	6.0%	5,336 (79%)	877 (19%)
% Asian Population	9.4%	569 (98%)	190 (82%)
% American Indian Population	0.3%	11,171 (56%)	982 (9%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	95.0%	1,384 (of 25,150) (94%)	129 (of 1081) (88%)
% College Graduates	54.0%	859 (97%)	85 (92%)
% Never Married	22.1%	12,254 (51%)	725 (33%)
% Married	54.7%	15,091 (40%)	567 (48%)
% Seperated	1.1%	15,474 (38%)	873 (19%)
% Divorced	10.8%	10,245 (59%)	445 (59%)
% Foreign Born	18.2%	1,486 (94%)	424 (61%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	31,480	351 (of 25,150) (99%)	70 (of 1081) (94%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	1.7%	22,162 (12%)	834 (23%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	7.6%	8,827 (65%)	169 (84%)
Average Rooms in House	5.1	17,298 (31%)	478 (56%)
% Households with No Car	7.5%	10,736 (57%)	418 (61%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	13.8%	17,962 (29%)	891 (18%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	1.0%	1,385 (94%)	217 (80%)
Median House Value	$391,200	458 (98%)	142 (87%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	0.8%	14,741 (41%)	583 (46%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	16.4%	716 (97%)	157 (85%)
Average Monthly Rent	$1,024	855 (97%)	172 (84%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	57.9%	16,824 (of 25,150) (33%)	719 (of 1081) (33%)
% Drive Alone to Work	69.4%	20,716 (18%)	745 (31%)
% Take Public Transportation	13.8%	391 (98%)	20 (98%)
% Walk to Work	2.0%	13,687 (46%)	564 (48%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	32.8	2,879 (89%)	184 (83%)
% Households making less than $10,000	3.6%	21,336 (15%)	882 (18%)
% Households making over $200,000	6.0%	1,385 (94%)	152 (86%)
Median Household Income	$63,238	2,003 (92%)	202 (81%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	0.7%	20,106 (20%)	942 (13%)
Per Capita Income	$39,875	838 (97%)	102 (91%)
Male Worker Income	$66,482	726 (97%)	98 (91%)
Female Worker Income	$45,220	511 (98%)	94 (91%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	1.7%	22,049 (12%)	983 (9%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	3.7%	21,691 (14%)	965 (11%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	Oakland, California	13 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)	0.93

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Laguna Niguel, California	0.91
Redondo Beach, California	0.91
Encinitas, California	0.89
Pleasanton, California	0.89
Goleta, California	0.88
Yorba Linda, California	0.87
Carlsbad, California	0.87
Novato, California	0.87
San Clemente, California	0.86
Bethesda, Maryland	0.86

Walnut Creek CA Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Houses Worth Between $300,000 and $499,999	7,317	37
Houses Worth Between $500,000 and $999,999	3,184	52
Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	1,586	67
Houseowners with a Mortgage Over $2,000	5,244	69
Households Making Between $150,000 and $199,999	2,088	89

Walnut Creek CA Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 1081)
Houseowners with a Mortgage Less than $300	123	12
Nonfamily Households with Householder Living Alone and Over 65	5,976	14
85 Year and Older Population	3,185	15
People Who Take Public Transportation to Work	4,138	18
Percent 85 Year and Older Population	5.0%	19

Walnut Creek CA Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent of People who are High School Graduates	12.6%	24,274
Percent of People Working in Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations	3.6%	24,065
Percent 1-Unit Detached Housing Units	38.3%	23,928
Percent Family Households	54.6%	23,857
Percent Native Population	81.8%	23,630

Walnut Creek CA Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 1081)
Boats, RV, Van (as a Housing Unit)	0	1,043
Percent Boats, RV, Van (as a Housing Unit)	0.0%	1,043
Percent Native Hawaiian Population	0.0%	1,042
Percent Male Population	46.2%	1,039
Percent Samoan Population	0.0%	1,039

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Walnut Creek CA	Laguna Niguel, California
Total Population	61,891	64,296
Average Age	37.5	45.1
Average Income	$80,733	$63,238
Median House Value	$374,800	$391,200
% White Population	83.5%	83.9%
% Black Population	1.3%	1.1%
% Asian Population	7.7%	9.4%
% Hispanic Population	10.4%	6.0%

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