Bay Point

Population: 24,065
Median household income: $80,684
Median home value: $479,100

Located in Contra Costa County, California, Bay Point is a community with a population of 24,065. Its median household income of $80,684 runs below the Contra Costa County figure of $125,727.

Between 2019 and 2023, Bay Point's population declined 6.8% from 25,808 to 24,065, while its median home value rose 58.2% from $302,900 to $479,100.

13.3% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 3.55 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 24,065
Median age: 32.7 yrs
Median household income: $80,684
Median home value: $479,100
Median gross rent: $1,946
Housing units: 6,901
Homeownership rate: 57.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.2%
Unemployment rate: 9.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

25,80824,065

Median household income

$65,098$80,684

Median home value

$302,900$479,100

Median gross rent

$1,486$1,946

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	25,808	$65,098	$302,900	$1,486
2020	25,378	$69,464	$332,900	$1,575
2021	24,999	$71,250	$375,700	$1,739
2022	24,407	$79,226	$448,300	$1,853
2023	24,065	$80,684	$479,100	$1,946

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

Age distribution

Under 58.2%

5 to 1718.7%

18 to 2411.4%

25 to 3414.6%

35 to 4415.7%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 649.5%

65 to 746.1%

75 and over4.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,977	8.2%
5 to 17	4,494	18.7%
18 to 24	2,747	11.4%
25 to 34	3,503	14.6%
35 to 44	3,775	15.7%
45 to 54	2,855	11.9%
55 to 64	2,276	9.5%
65 to 74	1,457	6.1%
75 and over	981	4.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,885	12.0%
Black or African American	2,035	8.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	105	0.4%
Asian	2,855	11.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	276	1.1%
Some other race	79	0.3%
Two or more races	730	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15,100	62.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma27.5%

High school graduate32.1%

Some college or associate's25.3%

Bachelor's degree11.7%

Graduate or professional degree3.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,082	27.5%
High school graduate	4,761	32.1%
Some college or associate's	3,754	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,742	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	508	3.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 37 min

Drove alone70.2%

Carpooled19.1%

Public transit5.3%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.4%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,400	70.2%
Carpooled	2,010	19.1%
Public transit	564	5.3%
Walked	26	0.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	464	4.4%
Other means	84	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,059	10.5%
15 to 29 min	2,804	27.8%
30 to 44 min	2,994	29.7%
45 to 59 min	1,283	12.7%
60+ min	1,944	19.3%

Households

Average household size: 3.55
Poverty rate: 13.3% (3,189 of 23,939)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,518	81.6%
Nonfamily households	1,247	18.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,765	98.0%
Vacant	136	2.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,867	57.2%
Renter-occupied	2,898	42.8%

1-unit, detached69.4%

1-unit, attached9.0%

2 to 4 units3.6%

5 to 19 units6.4%

20 or more units2.6%

Mobile home & other9.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,788	69.4%
1-unit, attached	619	9.0%
2 to 4 units	246	3.6%
5 to 19 units	440	6.4%
20 or more units	178	2.6%
Mobile home & other	630	9.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0604415
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 6.43 sq mi
Water area: 1.02 sq mi
Center point: 38.0323, -121.9622