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| Walnut Creek |
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| Population 2002: | 65,345 |
| Population 2000: | 64,296 |
| Area codes: | 925 |
| Elevation: | 200 feet |
| Land area: | 19.9 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 18.3% (8.3% Asia, 5.5% Europe, 2.7% Latin America) |
| Population growth: | +1,049 (+1.63%) |
| County: | Contra Costa |
| Industries: | Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (20.1%), Educational,health and social services (18.0%), Finance,insurance,real estate,and rental and leasing (14.4%), Retail trade (10.1%). |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 80.6% |
| Hispanic: | 6.0% |
| Chinese: | 4.0% |
| Two or more races: | 3.2% |
| Other race: | 2.0% |
| Filipino: | 1.6% |
| Asian Indian: | 1.2% |
| Black: | 1.1% |
| Japanese: | 1.1% |
| American Indian: | 0.9% |
| Korean: | 0.8% |
| Other Asian: | 0.5% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 54.7% |
| Never married: | 22.1% |
| Widowed: | 11.3% |
| Divorced: | 10.8% |
| Separated: | 1.1% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $391,200 |
| Household income: | $63,238 |
| Resident age: | 45.1 years |
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| Walnut Creek Compared to California State Average |
| House age: | below |
| Median house value: | above |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | below |
| Length of stay since moving in: | below |
| Black race population percentage: | much below |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | above |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | above |
| Median age: | much above |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 95.0% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 54.0% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 20.5% |
| Unemployed: | 3.6% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 burglaries: | 469 (703.6 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 250.5 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 236 (354.0 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 99 (148.5 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 24 (36.0 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 12 (18.0 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 1,939 (2908.9 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | none |
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| Ancestries |
| German: | 16.6% |
| English: | 15.5% |
| Irish: | 14.4% |
| Italian: | 8.1% |
| French: | 3.8% |
| Scottish: | 3.6% |