Acalanes Ridge

Population: 1,025
Median household income: $172,667
Median home value: $1,574,600

Acalanes Ridge is a community in Contra Costa County, California, home to 1,025 residents. At $172,667, its median household income sits above Contra Costa County's $125,727.

From 2019 to 2023, Acalanes Ridge's population declined 9.6% from 1,134 to 1,025, while its median home value rose 47.0% from $1,071,200 to $1,574,600.

100.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1959.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,025
Median age: 53.0 yrs
Median household income: $172,667
Median home value: $1,574,600
Median gross rent: $3,501
Housing units: 422
Homeownership rate: 72.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 73.9%
Unemployment rate: 9.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,1341,025

Median household income

$161,806$172,667

Median home value

$1,071,200$1,574,600

Median gross rent

$3,501$3,501

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,134	—	$1,071,200	—
2020	875	—	$1,133,700	—
2021	1,074	$161,806	$1,132,600	$3,501
2022	961	$174,917	$1,361,700	$3,501
2023	1,025	$172,667	$1,574,600	$3,501

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.3%

5 to 171.4%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 346.6%

35 to 4420.9%

45 to 5413.7%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 7420.6%

75 and over12.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	34	3.3%
5 to 17	14	1.4%
18 to 24	68	6.6%
25 to 34	68	6.6%
35 to 44	214	20.9%
45 to 54	140	13.7%
55 to 64	147	14.3%
65 to 74	211	20.6%
75 and over	129	12.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	767	74.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.1%
Asian	151	14.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	29	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	77	7.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.1%

High school graduate7.6%

Some college or associate's17.4%

Bachelor's degree30.9%

Graduate or professional degree43.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	10	1.1%
High school graduate	69	7.6%
Some college or associate's	158	17.4%
Bachelor's degree	281	30.9%
Graduate or professional degree	391	43.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone54.4%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit4.7%

Walked9.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home30.3%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	267	54.4%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	23	4.7%
Walked	48	9.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	149	30.3%
Other means	4	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	133	38.9%
15 to 29 min	88	25.7%
30 to 44 min	66	19.3%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	55	16.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 4.5% (46 of 1,025)

	Count	Share
Family households	310	73.5%
Nonfamily households	112	26.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	422	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	306	72.5%
Renter-occupied	116	27.5%

1-unit, detached100.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	422	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0600135
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.46 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.9047, -122.0786