Discovery Bay

Population: 15,243
Median household income: $154,792
Median home value: $789,400

Located in Contra Costa County, California, Discovery Bay is a community with a population of 15,243. The median household income of $154,792 is above the Contra Costa County median ($125,727).

From 2019 to 2023, Discovery Bay's population declined 5.7% from 16,159 to 15,243, while its median home value rose 28.2% from $615,900 to $789,400.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.8% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 61.8% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,243
Median age: 44.4 yrs
Median household income: $154,792
Median home value: $789,400
Median gross rent: $2,897
Housing units: 6,101
Homeownership rate: 88.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.1%
Unemployment rate: 8.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,15915,243

Median household income

$130,547$154,792

Median home value

$615,900$789,400

Median gross rent

$2,541$2,897

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,159	$130,547	$615,900	$2,541
2020	15,904	$129,004	$640,700	$2,618
2021	15,704	$138,576	$675,400	$2,724
2022	15,362	$147,608	$769,700	$2,864
2023	15,243	$154,792	$789,400	$2,897

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1717.8%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 3410.8%

35 to 4410.2%

45 to 5414.4%

55 to 6415.5%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over8.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	806	5.3%
5 to 17	2,711	17.8%
18 to 24	1,025	6.7%
25 to 34	1,639	10.8%
35 to 44	1,552	10.2%
45 to 54	2,199	14.4%
55 to 64	2,362	15.5%
65 to 74	1,650	10.8%
75 and over	1,299	8.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,418	61.8%
Black or African American	872	5.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	776	5.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	12	0.1%
Some other race	445	2.9%
Two or more races	967	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,753	18.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.5%

High school graduate21.0%

Some college or associate's40.3%

Bachelor's degree22.0%

Graduate or professional degree11.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	592	5.5%
High school graduate	2,251	21.0%
Some college or associate's	4,317	40.3%
Bachelor's degree	2,352	22.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,189	11.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 42 min

Drove alone66.9%

Carpooled10.6%

Public transit0.3%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home18.9%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,801	66.9%
Carpooled	763	10.6%
Public transit	23	0.3%
Walked	55	0.8%
Bicycle	35	0.5%
Worked from home	1,356	18.9%
Other means	147	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,072	18.4%
15 to 29 min	1,258	21.6%
30 to 44 min	1,117	19.2%
45 to 59 min	593	10.2%
60+ min	1,784	30.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.77
Poverty rate: 6.0% (920 of 15,208)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,366	79.5%
Nonfamily households	1,128	20.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,494	90.1%
Vacant	607	9.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,875	88.7%
Renter-occupied	619	11.3%

1-unit, detached92.0%

1-unit, attached6.9%

2 to 4 units0.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,611	92.0%
1-unit, attached	418	6.9%
2 to 4 units	6	0.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	66	1.1%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0619339
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.59 sq mi
Water area: 1.36 sq mi
Center point: 37.9081, -121.5972