Living in Contra Costa Centre

In Contra Costa Centre, unemployment is 7.3% (2024).

Contra Costa Centre's population was 6,667 at the end of 2020. The city faced an unemployment rate of 7.34% at the end of 2024. Contra Costa Centre had a foreign population of 2,525 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0726 sources

Population6,667people31 Dec 2020Official source · California Department of Water Resources, Division of Integrated Regional Water Management (BIOS)

Median gross salary5,363EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent2,507EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate7.34%country median 4.6% — 61% aboveOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean5.52µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Higher unemployment than 83% of American cities that publish it and cleaner air than 85% of American cities that publish it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Contra Costa Centre?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹²Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹³Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	2,506 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)³Official
Median monthly rent	2,507 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records²Official

Is Contra Costa Centre a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker29%strong on work, weak on safety · range 19–39%

Skilled employee38%strong on work, weak on safety · range 29–47%

Student32%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 21–43%

Family26%strong on family, weak on safety · range 15–37%

Retirement31%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 18–44%

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Contra Costa Centre?

The median gross salary is about 5,363 EUR/month (2020-2024). Source: 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹

City-scope median, gross, before tax and social contributions.

What is the unemployment rate in Contra Costa Centre?

The unemployment rate is about 7.3 % (2024).

Unemployment rate: 7.34 % · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁷

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Contra Costa Centre is 7.3%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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Contra Costa Centre 7.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	5,363 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	7.34 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁷Official

What does a salary buy in Contra Costa Centre?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,460of €4,048 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€4,048
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31	− €2,506
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,460

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Contra Costa Centre. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Job Search

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Contra Costa Centre. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	333.4 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁵Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Contra Costa Centre when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Contra Costa Centre was 7 km from its nearest major airport.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Distance to the nearest major airport	7 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	CCR	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Contra Costa Centre. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Contra Costa Centre.

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 in the air was 5.5 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Contra Costa Centre's monthly mean temperatures were 9.7°C in January and 23°C in July. Contra Costa Centre's monthly precipitation totalled 81.5 mm in January and 0 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Contra Costa Centre?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.5 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

PM2.5 — annual mean: 5.52 µg/m³ · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹¹

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

14°5°

17°7°

19°8°

22°10°

25°12°

29°14°

31°15°

30°14°

26°11°

19°7°

14°5°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.55.5WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Contra Costa Centre is 5.5 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Contra Costa Centre 5.5

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	5.52 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 14.2 · Feb 16.7 · Mar 19.3 · Apr 21.8 · May 25.3 · Jun 29 · Jul 31.1 · Aug 31 · Sep 29.6 · Oct 25.6 · Nov 18.9 · Dec 14.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 5.1 · Feb 6.6 · Mar 8.1 · Apr 9.5 · May 11.7 · Jun 13.9 · Jul 14.8 · Aug 15.2 · Sep 14.3 · Oct 11.4 · Nov 7.3 · Dec 4.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 9.7 · Feb 11.6 · Mar 13.7 · Apr 15.6 · May 18.5 · Jun 21.5 · Jul 23 · Aug 23.1 · Sep 22 · Oct 18.5 · Nov 13.1 · Dec 9.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 81.5 · Feb 81 · Mar 57.5 · Apr 28.4 · May 12.9 · Jun 4 · Jul 0 · Aug 0.5 · Sep 1.6 · Oct 18.4 · Nov 41 · Dec 80.8 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	34.6 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	5.52 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
Annual precipitation	407.6 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Maximum July temperature	31.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average annual temperature	16.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Minimum January temperature	5.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Simi Valley ±2.5 °C. Elsewhere: Vila Franca de Xira (Portugal) ±1.5 °C, Granada (Spain) ±2.1 °C, Cagliari (Italy) ±1.8 °C, Almada (Portugal) ±2.0 °C, Amadora (Portugal) ±2.0 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Contra Costa Centre covered an area of 1.6 km² at the end of 2025. The population density of Contra Costa Centre stood at 4,180 people per km² at the end of 2024.

How many people live in Contra Costa Centre?

The published population was 6,667 people in April 2020. Source: California Department of Water Resources, Division of Integrated Regional Water Management (BIOS)⁶

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport62.1%
Foreign residents37.9%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	1.65 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)⁹Official
Foreign-resident share	36.63 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁷Official
Foreign residents	2,525 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁷Official
Population density	4,180 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁷Official
Population	6,667 people	31 Dec 2020	California Department of Water Resources, Division of Integrated Regional Water Management (BIOS)⁶Official

Alternatives for people set on Contra Costa Centre

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Saranap as a Contra Costa Centre alternative in the same region

5 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Median gross pay, city: €7,241 Saranap vs €5,363 Contra Costa Centre+35%
Foreign residents: 15.4% Saranap vs 36.6% Contra Costa Centre−58%
Unemployment: 6.0% Saranap vs 7.3% Contra Costa Centre−18%
Residents: 6,027 Saranap vs 6,667 Contra Costa Centre−10%
Annual PM2.5: 5.5 µg/m³ Saranap vs 5.5 µg/m³ Contra Costa Centresame level

Full comparison More about Saranap

North Bethesda as a Contra Costa Centre alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 3873 km, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 7.3% Contra Costa Centre−50%
Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €5,363 Contra Costa Centre+14%
Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 5.5 µg/m³ Contra Costa Centre+6%
Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 36.6% Contra Costa Centre−7%

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Cities near Contra Costa Centre

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Saranap 5.0 km away

Rent: 2,347 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 7,241 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Concord 6.1 km away

Salary: 4,746 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Galax6,670 residents Orland Hills6,663 residents Buena Vista6,672 residents Tappan6,673 residents Upper Sandusky6,661 residents Pelican Bay6,660 residents

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Contra Costa Centre?

The published population was 6,667 people in April 2020. Source: California Department of Water Resources, Division of Integrated Regional Water Management (BIOS).

Is the air quality good in Contra Costa Centre?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.5 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

What is the typical salary in Contra Costa Centre?

The median gross salary is about 5,363 EUR/month (2020-2024). Source: 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables.

What is the unemployment rate in Contra Costa Centre?

The unemployment rate is about 7.3 % (2024). Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

How many foreign residents live in Contra Costa Centre?

2,525 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Contra Costa Centre a good place to live?

Contra Costa Centre may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Contra Costa Centre?

Walnut Creek, Pleasant Hill, Saranap, Concord, Lafayette are near Contra Costa Centre. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
ACS 2024 1-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
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