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Castro Valley Population Grows 7 Percent

Census bureau figures show 61,388 people now live here. About half of them are white.

Castro Valley's population has grown 7 percent in the past decade, according to the latest Census Bureau figures released Tuesday.

The bureau reported Castro Valley had 61,388 residents in April 2010 compared to 57,292 in April 2000.

Almost 50 percent of the town's population is white. Another 21 percent is Asian, while 17 percent are counted as Hispanic and 6 percent are listed as African-American.

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Meanwhile, California appears to be moving toward the middle – at least when it comes to where they call home.

According to the census figures, the state’s population rose 10 percent from April 2000 to April 2010.

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The Golden State grew from 33.9 million residents to 37.3 million resident during that decade, the census reported.

Most of that growth appears to have come in the counties that span the middle of the state.

Riverside County had the biggest jump, increasing 41 percent from 2000 to 2010. The city of Beaumont in that county leaped 224 percent from 11,384 to 36,887 people.

Next was Placer County with a 40 percent jump. The city of Lincoln skyrocketed 282 percent from 11,205 to 42,819 people.

Other counties that grew more than 20 percent included Imperial, Kern, Madera, Merced and Tulare.

Los Angeles County’s population edged up 3 percent.  San Francisco County’s population also rose 3 percent, while San Diego County jumped 10 percent.

The only counties that saw population decreases were three small regions in the Sierra Nevada. They were Alpine County (down 3 percent), Plumas County (down 4 percent) and Sierra County (down 9 percent).

Latinos and Asians accounted for virtually all the state's population growth since 2000.

Data shows California's Latino population increased by 28 percent and Asians by 31 percent. The non-Hispanic white population dropped by 5 percent and African-Americans by 1 percent.

In Contra Costa County, Brentwood saw the sharpest population increase. The bedroom community east of Antioch grew from 23,302 in 2000 to more than 51,481 by last spring – a 120-percent jump.

Check out the Census data on American Fact Finder.

TOTAL POP. BY RACE (1) AND HISPANIC OR LATINO:  APRIL 1, 2010 % of Total Population State/ County/ Place Total Pop. White alone, Not Hispanic Black or African American alone, Not Hispanic Asian alone, Not Hispanic Hispanic or Latino (1) California 37.3m 40.10% 5.80% 12.80% 37.60% Alameda County 1.5m 34.10% 12.20% 25.90% 22.50% Alameda city 73,812 45.30% 6.10% 30.90% 11.00% Albany city 18,539 49.30% 3.30% 31.00% 10.20% Ashland CDP 21,925 15.60% 18.60% 18.10% 42.80% Berkeley city 112,580 54.70% 9.70% 19.10% 10.80% Castro Valley CDP 61,388 49.50% 6.60% 21.10% 17.40% Cherryland CDP 14,728 20.90% 10.80% 9.20% 54.00% Dublin city 46,036 44.30% 9.20% 26.40% 14.50% Emeryville city 10,080 40.20% 17.20% 27.30% 9.20% Fairview CDP 10,003 36.20% 20.50% 14.80% 21.70% Fremont city 214,089 26.50% 3.10% 50.30% 14.80% Hayward city 144,186 18.80% 11.30% 21.60% 40.70% Livermore city 80,968 64.70% 1.90% 8.20% 20.90% Newark city 42,573 27.50% 4.50% 26.80% 35.20% Piedmont city 10,667 71.50% 1.30% 18.00% 3.90% Pleasanton city 70,285 60.80% 1.60% 23.10% 10.30% San Leandro city 84,950 27.10% 11.80% 29.30% 27.40% San Lorenzo CDP 23,452 32.40% 4.50% 21.10% 37.70% Sunol CDP 913 78.80% 0.10% 5.30% 10.00% Union City city 69,516 14.40% 6.00% 50.40% 22.90%

Source: 2010 U.S. Census

(1) Hispanic or Latino persons are not included in the race groups.

 

 

Jennifer Wadsworth and Jill Replogle contributed to this report.


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