ZIP Code 94523

Concord is the largest city in Contra Costa County, California. Founded in 1869 as Todos Santos by Don Salvio Pacheco II, a noted Californio ranchero, the name was later changed to Concord. The city is a major regional suburban center within the San Francisco Bay Area, and is 29 miles (47 kilometers) east of San Francisco. The Port Chicago disaster was the largest number of casualties among African Americans in any one incident during that war. On the evening of July 17, 1944, a massive explosion instantly killed 320 sailors, merchant seamen, and civilians working at the pier. A subsequent refusal by 258 black sailors to load any more ammunition was the beginning of the Navy's largest-ever mutiny trial, in which 50 men were found guilty. The area around Concord in the surrounding Ygnacio and Clayton Valleys was a large agricultural area. Crops that were grown included grapes, walnuts, almonds, wheat, hay, and even tomatoes. During Prohibition, many vineyards were removed and replaced with walnut orchards. The town of Cowell, now incorporated into Concord, produced cement. Much of the area immediately around downtown has recently been redeveloped, with new high-density apartment and condominium projects to take advantage of the proximity to public transportation and to the area surrounding the park. Despite this, some crime and homelessness remain issues in the downtown area. In the far northern edge of town is a primarily industrial area, dominated by the Tesoro Refinery (which is actually not located within city limits).

History

The valleys north of Mount Diablo were inhabited by the Miwok people, who hunted elk and fished in the numerous streams flowing from the mountain into the San Francisco Bay. In 1772, Spanish explorers began to cross the area but did not settle there. In 1834, the Mexican land grant Rancho Monte del Diablo was granted to Salvio Pacheco. Concord was incorporated on February 5, 1905. The first Concord post office opened in 1872. The munitions on board a Navy cargo ship exploded while being loaded during World War II, resulting in the largest number of casualties among African Americans in any one incident during that war. A subsequent refusal by 258 black sailors to load any more ammunition was the beginning of the Navy's largest-ever mutiny trial, in which 50 men were found guilty. Future Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall sat in on most of the proceedings and declared that he saw a prejudiced court. The town of Cowell, now incorporated into Concord, produced cement. During Prohibition, many vineyards were removed and replaced with walnut orchards. The area around Concord in the surrounding Ygnacio and Clayton Valleys was a large agricultural area. Crops that were grown included grapes, walnuts, almonds, wheat, hay, and even tomatoes. The site of the Concord Naval Weapons Station was the site of a few enormous wheat ranches over 5,000 acres (20 km²), and was almost a sea of wheat all the way to the marshes bordering Suisun Bay.

Geography

The focal point of downtown Concord is Todos Santos Plaza, which is known for its farmers market, free summer concerts, and large number of surrounding restaurants. To the north and east of downtown is the older residential area of Concord, with many homes dating back to before World War II. In the far northern edge of town is a primarily industrial area, dominated by the Tesoro Golden Eagle Refinery (which is actually not located within city limits) The southeastern area of the city, centered along Clayton Road, is primarily residential and was mostly developed in the 1960s and 1970s. The city is bordered on the west by Pleasant Hill and the unincorporated community of Pacheco, on the south by Walnut Creek, and on the northeast by Pittsburg and Bay Point. Although it shares no border with Concord, Martinez (the county seat) is located almost immediately adjacent to Concord on the northwest. The North Concord BART station is also known as Martinez BART. It is located at 37°5841N 122°0152W. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 30.5 square miles (79 km²), all of it land. Concord is 29 miles (47 km) northeast of San Francisco, 22 miles (35km) northeast from Oakland, 65 miles (105 km) southwest of Sacramento, and 51 miles (82 km) north of San Jose. Despite this, some crime and homelessness remain issues in the downtown area.

Climate

Concord has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb), with warm, dry summers and cool, wet winters. Average annual precipitation is 18.31 in (465 mm), falling on an average of 57 days annually. The highest recorded temperature was 113 °F (45.0 °C) on September 1, 2017. The wettest year was 1995, with 26.62 inches (676.1 mm) and the driest was 2007, with 10.57 inches (268.5 mm). The most rainfall in one month was 11.79 inches (299.5mm) in December 2005, which included the 24-hour maximum rainfall of 3.95 inches (100 mm) on December 31. The lowest record temperature was 24 °F on December 23, 1998, with a temperature of 4.4 °C. There are 45.0 days with highs of 90°F (32.2 °C), and 3.8 days with lows of 32 °F or lower. The average January temperature is 57.2 °F  (14.0 °C) and a minimum of 41.6 °F  °C (5.3 °C). The average July temperatures are a maximum of 87.8 °F [31.0°C] and a  minimum of 58.2°F [14.6°C]. The average annual rainfall is 18 in (465 mm) on an average of 57 days annually.

Demographics

The 2010 United States Census reported that Concord had a population of 122,067. The population was spread out, with 28,000 people (22.9%) under the age of 18, 10,946 people (9.0%) aged 18 to 24, 35,834 people (29.4%) aged 25 to 44, 32,903 people (27.0) aged 45 to 64, and 14,384 people (11.8%) who were 65 years of age or older. There were 47,125 housing units at an average density of 1,542.8 per square mile (595.7/km²), of which 44,278 were occupied, of which 27,069 (61.1%) were owner-occupied, and 17,209 (38.9) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.9%; the rental vacancy rate was 7.0%. 71,004 people (58.2% of the population) lived in owner- occupied housing units and 50,016 people (41.0%), of any ethnicity, lived in rental housing units. The average household size was 2.73; the average family size was 3.22. The median age was 37.0 years. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.0 males. The U.S. Census Bureau reported that 121,020 people (99.1%), lived in households, 512 (0.4%), and 535 (1.2%) were institutionalized.

Government

In 2017, Concord had 65,061 registered voters with 31,759 (48.8%) registered as Democrats. In the California State Legislature, Concord is in the 7th Senate District, represented by Democrat Steve Glazer, and in the 14th Assembly District. Concord is also in California's 11th congressional district,represented by Democrat Mark DeSaulnier. The town is located in the San Francisco Bay Area and is located on the San Joaquin River, which flows into the San Diego River. It is located near San Diego and San Diego County's San Diego-San Diego County line. It has a population of about 65,000 people, with about 30,000 of them living in the town of Concord. The city's population is about 50,000, with the majority of its residents living in Concord and the rest in the surrounding areas. The majority of the town's residents are Democrats, with 14,447 registered as Republicans, and 15,623 (24%) no party preference voters. It also has a small percentage of Republicans, with 22.2% of its registered voters registered as Republican. In 2017, the town had a total of 65,631 registered voters, with 31,759 of those being Democrats, and 14,447 (22.2%) of them being Republicans. The population of Concord is about 55,000. In 2013, the city had a population of 65,071.

Economy

Concord has been primarily a bedroom community for San Francisco and Oakland over the last forty years, but during the last decades, jobs within the city have increased. Concord also has a strong retail sector including the Sunvalley Shopping Center, which used to be one of the 50 largest malls in the United States. The city's 2019 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are: Round Table Pizza, Atrivo, Costco, and Concord College of Art and Design, according to the city's economic report. The top year-on-year growth in Concord's economy was in the first quarter of 2013. The year-to-date growth rate in Concord has been in the mid-teens. Concord's unemployment rate is in the low to mid-twenties. It is the highest in the U.S. among cities with more than 50,000 people living in it. The average household income in Concord is about $50,000. Concord has a population of about 3,500 people, and the city has a GDP of about $1.2 billion. The highest-earning jobs in Concord are in the retail industry, followed by the health care industry, with the highest-paid jobs being in the construction industry. The lowest-earners are the financial industry, which has the lowest employment rates in Concord. The most popular industry is the retail sector, with an average annual growth rate of less than 1%. The city has the highest unemployment rate in the state of California, at 8%.

Naval Weapons Station

The Concord Naval Weapons Station (CNWS) was established in 1942. The station functioned as a World War II armament storage depot, supplying ships at Port Chicago. The CNWS supported war efforts during the Vietnam War and through the end of the Gulf War, processing and shipping out thousands of tons of material to Southeast Asia and the Middle East. In 2007, the U.S. Federal Government announced that the inland portion of the CNWS will be closed. The tidal area of the base is not scheduled for closure. The city is working on a reuse plan that may include developing the land while keeping a large portion for open-space and parks projects. Any plan for reuse is subject to approval by the Navy and will be subject to the city's approval as well as the Navy's. The naval weapons station is located in the town of Concord, New Hampshire, about 20 miles north of the city of Concord. It was closed in 2007, but the tidal area was transferred to the Army Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC) and is now known as Military Ocean Terminal Concord (MOTCO) The city has had many meetings on this subject and any plans for reuse are subject to Navy approval.

Transportation

Until 1995, the city was the eastern terminus of the Concord line of Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) commuter train system. The County Connection provides limited public transportation in the city and to other points in the county. Buses run from the North Concord BART station to Martinez, the county seat. Buchanan Field Airport is a public county-owned airfield in the City of Concord. It is served by JetSuiteX, and previously served by American Eagle, WestAir Commuter Airlines, Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA) and later by PSA successor USAir with the latter two airlines operating nonstop jet service between the airfield and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The city is also served by Interstate 680, and state highways 4 and 242. The city's main thoroughfares include Willow Pass Road, Concord Avenue, Concord Boulevard, Clayton Road, Monument Boulevard, Ygnacio Valley Road, Oak Grove Road and Treat Boulevard. It also has a number of smaller roads, such as Oak Grove Street and Oak Grove Avenue, which lead to the city's downtown area. Concord is located on the Bay Area Peninsula, which is home to the San Francisco Bay Area, San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose and San Francisco. The Bay Area has a population of 2.2 million. The City of Martinez is the largest city in Contra Costa County, with a population in excess of 1.5 million. It has the second-largest economy in the state, after Martinez, and the third-largest in the nation.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Concord, Contra Costa County, California = 25.3. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 35. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 30. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Concord = 5.4 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 125,410 individuals with a median age of 37.2 age the population dropped by -0.18% in Concord, Contra Costa County, California population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 4,104.67 residents per square mile of area (1,584.85/km²). There are average 2.75 people per household in the 43,732 households with an average household income of $66,077 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 12.40% of the available work force and has dropped -5.07% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 17.46%. The number of physicians in Concord per 100,000 population = 232.6.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Concord = 15.7 inches and the annual snowfall = 0 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 56. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 263. 88 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 34.6 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 53, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Concord, Contra Costa County, California which are owned by the occupant = 59.22%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 39 years with median home cost = $245,920 and home appreciation of -17.94%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $7.60 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $5,020 per student. There are 22.4 students for each teacher in the school, 1075 students for each Librarian and 2379 students for each Counselor. 8.66% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 18.49% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 7.11% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).

Pleasant Hill is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States, in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area. The population was 34,613 at the 2020 census. Pleasant Hill is the home of College Park High School, Diablo Valley College, and the Pleasant Hill Library. The city was incorporated in 1961. On October 14, 2019, a magnitude 4.5 earthquake shook the town. The area was inhabited by members of the Bay Miwok people before colonization. The San Ramon Valley Branch Line of the Southern Pacific entered service in 1891 with two flag stops in the area that would become the City of Pleasant Hill: Hookston and Sparkle. On February 21, 1967, Century 21 Theaters opened an 895-seat dome theater between Monument Boulevard and Hookston Road (I-680 was later constructed passing west of here). Visible from the freeway after it was constructed, the futuristic dome-topped cinema became an iconic landmark for the newly incorporated city. On its last night of operation, CinéArts screened Stanley Kubrick's classic 2001: A Space Odyssey. In 1973, four additional single-screen auditoriums were added to the front of the building. Renamed as Century 5 Theatres, it continued to be known familiarly as the Dome. On May 8, 2013, SyWest Development, closed the Dome on April 21, 2013. SyWest had the Dome demolished on May 8, 2013, precluding any further court action. According to the United States Census Bureau, Pleasant Hill has a total area of 7.1 square miles (1.18 square kilometers).

History and architecture

Pleasant Hill is the primary city name, but also Concord are acceptable city names or spellings. The official name is City of Pleasant Hill. Pleasant Hill was once inhabited by members of the Bay Miwok people. The Soldiers Memorial Monument was erected on December 11, 1927 at the intersection of Monument Boulevard and the Contra Costa Highway, now Contra Costa Boulevard. Century 21 Theaters opened an 895-seat dome theater between Monument and Hookston Road (I-680 was later constructed passing west of here) on February 21, 1967. The Dome was designed by prolific Bay Area architect Vincent G. Raney and had a distinctive 50-foot-high domed ceiling and oversized curved screen. The theater's property owner, SyWest Development, closed the Dome on April 21, 2013. SyWest had the Dome demolished on May 8, 2013, precluding any further court action. On October 14, 2019, a magnitude 4.5 earthquake shook the town. The city hall of Pleasant Hill was completed in the late 20th century, and has won several awards for architectural design. The area did not have a true downtown or Main Street for most of its history. In July 2000, Downtown Pleasant Hill finally opened. The privately owned and operated outdoor shopping center was designed to resemble a typical small Main Street. It is located on the corner of Monument and Contra Costa boulevards in the heart of the city, near the San Ramon Valley Branch Line of the Southern Pacific Railroad. The post office opened in 1948, and the city incorporated in 1961. In 1991, the city began planning the redevelopment of the area around the intersection.

Geography and climate

Pleasant Hill has a varied landscape with some valleys and rolling hills. In undisturbed wilderness, oak woodlands and mixed woods can be found. Winter daytime temperatures tend to be in the fifties and sixties, and summers range in the high seventies to upper eighties, occasionally reaching the low nineties. On very rare occasions, the temperatures can reach the one hundred degree range during extreme heat waves. Freezing in winter is rare, but it does happen. Summer fog is occasional but winter fog is very common. The city has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps. It is located in the central East San Francisco Bay. This region has warm and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71 degrees Fahrenheit (22 degrees Celsius) According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Pleasant Hill has an average monthly temperature of 71 degrees F (22 degree Celsius) It has a total area of 7.1 square miles (18 square kilometers) according to the U.S. Census Bureau. It has an estimated population of 3,816. It was the site of the World War II Battle of the Bulge, which took place in World War I, and is now known as the Battle of San Francisco. The Battle was fought between the California Peninsula and the San Francisco Peninsula in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The battle was the first to be won by the California Army Corps of Engineers, which was founded in 1864.

Economy

According to the city's 2013 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR), as of 2009 the city was home to the following major employers. The city's principal employers were: the City Council, the Police Department, the Fire Department, and the Firefighters' Union. The City's top employers were the City's four fire departments: the FDNY, the FD&G, the fire department and the police department. The fire department was responsible for the majority of the department's injuries and deaths in 2009 and 2010. The Fire Department had the largest number of injuries in the city in 2009, with more than 1,000. The FDNY had the highest number of deaths in 2010, with over 1,100. The top employers in 2009 were the fire departments, fire departments and fire departments. The mayor's office had the lowest number of jobs in 2009. The most common year-to-year increase in employment was in the first three months of the year, followed by the fourth and fourth months of 2010. In 2009, the city had the fewest jobs in the year-and-a-half and the lowest in the last three years. In 2010, the unemployment rate was 3.7%. The city had a high unemployment rate of 3.3%. In 2011, it was the highest in the state. In 2012, the rate was 4.1%. In 2013, the economy was the second-highest in the county. The economy was also the largest in the country, with a growth rate of 2.8%.

Education

The Pleasant Hill Library of the Contra Costa County Library is located in Pleasant Hill. The library system was headquartered in Pleasant Hills before relocating to Martinez in preparation for the construction of a new Pleasant Hill library. The Pleasant Hill School District has more than 2,000 students. The district has a population of more than 3,000. It is the largest school district in the state of California. The school district also has a number of private schools and a private high school. It has a large number of libraries and other public facilities. The county's public schools have more than 1,200 students. It also has many private schools, including a private school and two private high schools. The public school district has about 2,500 students, including 1,000 kindergartners and 1,100 seventh grade students. There are no public schools in the county, but there are several public middle and high schools and one public high school, which has 1,300 students. In addition to the public schools, there are two private schools: College Park High School and College Park Adventist Academy. The Contra Costa School District also has several private schools including Christ the King Catholic School and the Pleasant Hill Adventist School. There is no public school in the town of Pleasant Hill, but it has one middle school and one high school that is part of the school district. The town's public libraries are located in the city of Martinez and the town has one public middle school, as well as two public high schools, which are in the towns of Fair Oaks and Valhalla.

Parks and recreation

Pleasant Hill Recreation & Park District is a separate entity from the City of Pleasant Hill. The district is managed by Contra Costa County. The parks are maintained and managed by the Pleasant Hill Recreation and Park District. They include: Brookwood Park, Chilpancingo Park, Las Juntas Open Space, Pinewood Park, and Soldiers Memorial Park. The Pleasant Hill Education Center Pool is also part of the district. The park district is run by a volunteer board of directors. It is a non-profit organization and is funded by donations from the community. It was established in the 1970s to help raise money for parks in the area. It has since expanded to include a number of other parks and open space areas. It also has a pool for swimming and an open space center for open space use. In addition to the parks, the district operates a pool and an education center for children and adults, as well as a park center for adults and a youth center for swimming. The pool is open to the public. The education center is located in a former home of Patrick Rodgers, the founder of the Rodgers Ranch Heritage Center (See Patrick Rodgers Farm) The district also operates a swimming pool, which is part of its park system. The school district also runs a swimming and aquatics center, which was opened in the 1980s. The swimming pool is now open to all residents of the city. The recreation center is also open to non-residents of the town. The town has an open-air swimming pool.

Demographics

The 2010 United States Census reported that Pleasant Hill had a population of 33,152. The population was spread out with 6,563 people under the age of 18, 3,180 people (9.6%) aged 18 to 24, 8,901 people (26.8%) aged 25 to 44, 9,902 people (29.9%) aged 45 to 64, and 4,606 people (13.9) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.7 years. There were 14,321 housing units at an average density of 2,025.2 per square mile (781.9/km²), of which 13,708 were occupied, of which 8,470 were owner-occupied, and 5,238 (38.2%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3 percent; the rental vacancy rates was 5.1 percent. The city is located on the U.S.-Mexico border. It is located near the border between California and Oregon. It was the site of the Battle of the Bulge, which took place in the early 20th century. The town is home to the California State University, San Diego, which was founded in 1883. It has a campus of the University of California, San Francisco, and the California Institute of the Arts, which dates back to the early 19th Century. It also has the California College of Arts and Sciences, which opened in 1881.

Planning and environmental factors

The Gregory Gardens subdivision developed in 1950 required purchasers of new homes to accept a Covenant that restricted ownership to Caucasians. The Covenant also limited the structures that could be built, animals allowed on premises, and commercial activities. The city authorized a study in the 1980s of hillside development, which included detailed mapping of biota, geotechnical hazards, sound levels and other environmental constraints. These studies were used to establish appropriate zoning and development densities for all the principal undeveloped hillside areas within the city. In the 1990s, the city approved a plan for a new subdivision that would have included more than 1,000 new homes. The development would have been the largest in the city's history, with a population of more than 100,000 people. The new subdivision would have cost an estimated $1.5 billion to build, and would have required the city to approve the sale of at least 10,000 homes. It would also have had to be approved by a vote of the residents of the city, which would have taken place over a period of several years. The project was eventually approved by the City Council, and the first homes were built in the late 1990s. The subdivision was completed in the early 2000s, and is now home to more than 2,000 residents. It is located in the eastern part of the town, near the border with Los Angeles. It was the first city in the United States to develop a large percentage of its hillside area.

Sister Cities

Pleasant Hill, California has two sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International. Chilpancingo, Mexico and Merzifon, Turkey are sister cities of Pleasant Hill. The town is located in the Central Coast region of California, near the San Francisco Bay Area and the San Diego County line. It has a population of 1.6 million people (as of 2010) and is located near the border with California and the state of California. It is located on the border of the U.S. states of California and California, and is in the California Bay Area. It also has a sister city in San Diego, California, which is located to the south. The city also has sister cities in Mexico and Turkey, which are designated as sister cities by Sister cities International.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Pleasant Hill, Contra Costa County, California = 25.3. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 35. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 30. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Pleasant Hill = 5.4 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 34,613 individuals with a median age of 41.8 age the population grows by 0.03% in Pleasant Hill, Contra Costa County, California population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 4,900 residents per square mile of area (1,900/km²). There are average 2.31 people per household in the 14,000 households with an average household income of $80,715 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 9.30% of the available work force and has dropped -5.07% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 20.56%. The number of physicians in Pleasant Hill per 100,000 population = 232.6.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Pleasant Hill = 19.5 inches and the annual snowfall = 0 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 62. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 264. 89 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 39.2 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 55, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Pleasant Hill, Contra Costa County, California which are owned by the occupant = 59.76%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 35 years with median home cost = $398,080 and home appreciation of -6.12%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $7.60 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $4,919 per student. There are 20.1 students for each teacher in the school, 2332 students for each Librarian and 1194 students for each Counselor. 9.20% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 29.21% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 12.83% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).