Moving to El Sobrante, California

Population: 12,260
Males: 5,944 (48.5%), Females: 6,316 (51.5%)

Contra Costa County

Zip codes: 94803.

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.6 years
Median household income: $48,272
Median house value: $199,200

Population by Race

Races in El Sobrante:

  • White Non-Hispanic (54.0%)
  • Hispanic (15.6%)
  • Black (12.2%)
  • Two or more races (7.1%)
  • Other race (7.0%)
  • Filipino (3.2%)
  • Asian Indian (3.2%)
  • Chinese (2.9%)
  • American Indian (2.4%)
  • Other Asian (1.5%)
  • Japanese (0.7%)
  • Vietnamese (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (11.2%), Irish (10.3%), English (7.3%), Italian (6.4%), French (3.5%), United States (3.2%).

Elevation: 160 feet

Land area: 3.1 square miles

Map of El Sobrante, CA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in El Sobrante

  • High school or higher: 86.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 20.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.4%
  • Unemployed: 3.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 33.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in El Sobrante CDP

  • Never married: 29.5%
  • Now married: 49.0%
  • Separated: 2.5%
  • Widowed: 6.5%
  • Divorced: 12.4%

15.0% Foreign born (8.8% Asia, 3.4% Latin America, 2.0% Europe).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near El Sobrante:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to El Sobrante:

  • BUCHANAN FIELD (about 18 miles; CONCORD, CA; Abbreviation: CCR)
  • METROPOLITAN OAKLAND INTL (about 19 miles; OAKLAND, CA; Abbreviation: OAK)
  • SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL (about 25 miles; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Abbreviation: SFO)

Other public-use airports nearest to El Sobrante:

  • NAPA COUNTY (about 17 miles; NAPA, CA; Abbreviation: APC)
  • SONOMA VALLEY (about 20 miles; SCHELLVILLE/SONOMA, CA; Abbreviation: 0Q3)
  • GNOSS FIELD (about 21 miles; NOVATO, CA; Abbreviation: DVO)

Amtrak stations near El Sobrante:

  • 5 miles: RICHMOND (16TH ST. & MACDONALD AVE.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 7 miles: BERKELEY (3RD ST. & UNIVERSITY AVE.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 9 miles: EMERYVILLE (5885 LANDREGAN ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to El Sobrante:

  • CONTRA COSTA COLLEGE (about 3 miles; SAN PABLO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 3,626)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY (about 8 miles; BERKELEY, CA; Full-time enrollment: 29,690)
  • LANEY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; OAKLAND, CA; Full-time enrollment: 5,549)
  • COLLEGE OF ALAMEDA (about 14 miles; ALAMEDA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,450)
  • ACADEMY OF ART COLLEGE (about 15 miles; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,548)
  • GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY-SAN FRANCISCO (about 15 miles; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 3,092)
  • MERRITT COLLEGE (about 15 miles; OAKLAND, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,646)

Public primary/middle schools in El Sobrante:

  • CRESPI JUNIOR HIGH (Students: 881; Location: 1121 ALLVIEW AVE.; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • SHELDON ELEMENTARY (Students: 451; Location: 2601 MAY ROAD; Grades: KG – 06)
  • MURPHY ELEMENTARY (Students: 378; Location: 4350 VALLEY VIEW ROAD; Grades: KG – 06)
  • EL SOBRANTE ELEMENTARY (Students: 308; Location: 1060 MANOR ROAD; Grades: KG – 06)
  • OLINDA ELEMENTARY (Students: 292; Location: 5855 OLINDA ROAD; Grades: KG – 06)

Private primary/middle schools in El Sobrante:

  • EL SOBRANTE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 475; Location: 5100 ARGYLE RD; Grades: KG – 8)
  • EAST BAY WALDORF SCHOOL (Students: 237; Location: 3800 CLARK ROAD; Grades: KG – 8)
  • SHERWOOK FOREST CHRST. SCHOOL (Students: 114; Location: 5570 OLINDA ROAD; Grades: KG – 8)
  • KINDERCARE (Students: 49; Location: 3240 SAN PABLO DAM RD; Grades: PK – KG)
  • CALVARY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 30; Location: 4892 SAN PABLO DAM ROAD; Grades: PK – KG)
  • LA CASITA BILINGUAL MONTESSORI (Students: 2; Location: POST OFFICE BOX 20923; Grades: KG – KG)