Pacheco

Population: 4,657
Median household income: $100,152
Median home value: $283,600

Pacheco, a community in Contra Costa County, California, has 4,657 residents. At $100,152, its median household income sits below Contra Costa County's $125,727.

Between 2019 and 2023, Pacheco's population grew 6.8% from 4,361 to 4,657, while its median home value rose 71.6% from $165,300 to $283,600.

43.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1977.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,657
Median age: 41.8 yrs
Median household income: $100,152
Median home value: $283,600
Median gross rent: $1,984
Housing units: 1,784
Homeownership rate: 76.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.0%
Unemployment rate: 7.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,3614,657

Median household income

$72,383$100,152

Median home value

$165,300$283,600

Median gross rent

$1,709$1,984

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,361	$72,383	$165,300	$1,709
2020	4,775	$88,714	$124,600	$1,851
2021	5,129	$93,737	$192,400	$1,904
2022	5,041	$100,904	$240,600	$1,948
2023	4,657	$100,152	$283,600	$1,984

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1712.6%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 3413.2%

35 to 4417.0%

45 to 5415.2%

55 to 6410.4%

65 to 7412.5%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	189	4.1%
5 to 17	588	12.6%
18 to 24	359	7.7%
25 to 34	616	13.2%
35 to 44	791	17.0%
45 to 54	708	15.2%
55 to 64	483	10.4%
65 to 74	584	12.5%
75 and over	339	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,322	49.9%
Black or African American	279	6.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	21	0.5%
Asian	870	18.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	345	7.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	820	17.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.4%

High school graduate27.3%

Some college or associate's34.2%

Bachelor's degree15.8%

Graduate or professional degree6.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	579	16.4%
High school graduate	962	27.3%
Some college or associate's	1,204	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	556	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	220	6.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone66.9%

Carpooled16.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.7%

Other means2.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,480	66.9%
Carpooled	354	16.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	56	2.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	258	11.7%
Other means	64	2.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	370	18.9%
15 to 29 min	684	35.0%
30 to 44 min	440	22.5%
45 to 59 min	165	8.4%
60+ min	295	15.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.61
Poverty rate: 10.4% (484 of 4,657)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,257	70.5%
Nonfamily households	527	29.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,784	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,356	76.0%
Renter-occupied	428	24.0%

1-unit, detached43.6%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units2.7%

20 or more units4.7%

Mobile home & other46.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	777	43.6%
1-unit, attached	48	2.7%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	49	2.7%
20 or more units	83	4.7%
Mobile home & other	827	46.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0654764
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.75 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.9879, -122.0698