Moraga

Population: 16,790
Median household income: $199,800
Median home value: $1,597,600

Located in Contra Costa County, California, Moraga is a community with a population of 16,790. The median household income of $199,800 is above the Contra Costa County median ($125,727).

From 2019 to 2023, Moraga's population declined 4.3% from 17,539 to 16,790, while its median home value rose 40.1% from $1,140,700 to $1,597,600.

The median resident is 41.4 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,790
Median age: 41.4 yrs
Median household income: $199,800
Median home value: $1,597,600
Median gross rent: $3,119
Housing units: 5,761
Homeownership rate: 84.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 81.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,53916,790

Median household income

$140,378$199,800

Median home value

$1,140,700$1,597,600

Median gross rent

$2,128$3,119

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,539	$140,378	$1,140,700	$2,128
2020	16,896	$152,788	$1,171,500	$2,311
2021	16,750	$167,784	$1,226,200	$2,378
2022	16,859	$193,707	$1,481,800	$2,741
2023	16,790	$199,800	$1,597,600	$3,119

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 2416.0%

25 to 344.4%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 7411.2%

75 and over9.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	864	5.1%
5 to 17	2,776	16.5%
18 to 24	2,679	16.0%
25 to 34	746	4.4%
35 to 44	2,112	12.6%
45 to 54	2,111	12.6%
55 to 64	2,013	12.0%
65 to 74	1,881	11.2%
75 and over	1,608	9.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,270	61.2%
Black or African American	113	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.0%
Asian	3,625	21.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	24	0.1%
Some other race	125	0.7%
Two or more races	1,086	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,542	9.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.8%

High school graduate4.8%

Some college or associate's13.4%

Bachelor's degree42.0%

Graduate or professional degree39.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	85	0.8%
High school graduate	501	4.8%
Some college or associate's	1,404	13.4%
Bachelor's degree	4,393	42.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4,088	39.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone45.0%

Carpooled5.6%

Public transit6.7%

Walked6.1%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home35.6%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,287	45.0%
Carpooled	408	5.6%
Public transit	486	6.7%
Walked	446	6.1%
Bicycle	8	0.1%
Worked from home	2,598	35.6%
Other means	69	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,092	23.2%
15 to 29 min	1,148	24.4%
30 to 44 min	1,326	28.2%
45 to 59 min	549	11.7%
60+ min	589	12.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.69
Poverty rate: 8.4% (1,277 of 15,200)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,338	77.1%
Nonfamily households	1,290	22.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,628	97.7%
Vacant	133	2.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,746	84.3%
Renter-occupied	882	15.7%

1-unit, detached70.8%

1-unit, attached13.6%

2 to 4 units8.0%

5 to 19 units3.6%

20 or more units3.6%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,079	70.8%
1-unit, attached	784	13.6%
2 to 4 units	462	8.0%
5 to 19 units	208	3.6%
20 or more units	209	3.6%
Mobile home & other	19	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0649187
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 9.46 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 37.8457, -122.1232