Concord Jobs

Concord is a city in Contra Costa County, California, USA. It is considered one of the major suburbs of Oakland and San Francisco. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 121,780. Until 1995 the city was the eastern terminus of the Concord line of Bay Area Rapid Transit commuter train system; the line has since been extended eastward to Pittsburg/Bay Point. Concord has been primarily a bedroom community for San Francisco and Oakland over the last forty years, but during the last decade, some corporations with strong Bay Area regional ties, such as Chevron and Bank of America, have established extensive back-office operations there, diversifying the local economy. Concord is also the home of the annual Concord Jazz Festival and was the home of the Concord Records jazz record label until it was bought in 1999. Concord's Mount Diablo High School is home to several acclaimed California academies, specifically the Digital Safari, a three-year program involving the...more

Among the most common occupations in Concord are Management, professional, and related occupations, 33%; Sales and office occupations, 23%; and Service occupations, 17%. Approximately 76 percent of workers in Concord, California work for companies, 13 percent work for the government and 6 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Concord, California are Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 16%; Retail trade, 13%; and Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services, 12%. Simply Hired's Concord job listings indicate that the following industries in Concord are hiring the most workers:

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Concord, California is $48,117, and the median income of households in Concord was $60,458.

According to our Concord Trends data, the number of Concord, California jobs has not changed since October 2011.

Population of Concord Total population 116,782 Male 48.40% Female 51.60% Median age 37.1     Concord Housing Owner-occupied homes 61.6% Median cost of a home $534,100 Median mortgage payment $1,607 Renter-occupied homes 38.4% Vacant housing 6.3% Median monthly rent $1,019     Average Income Median for all workers $35,057 Median for all male full-time $52,656 Median for all female full-time $43,578     Household Income Less than $10,000 4% $10,000 to $14,999 5% $15,000 to $24,999 11% $25,000 to $34,999 8% $35,000 to $49,999 15% $50,000 to $74,999 21% $75,000 to $99,999 12% $100,000 to $149,999 14% $150,000 to $199,999 6% $200,000 or more 4%

Education Less than 9th grade 5% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 8% High school graduate 26% Some college, no degree 23% Associate's degree 9% Bachelor's degree 20% Graduate degree 10%     Marital Status Never married 30% Currently married 52% Separated 2% Widowed 5% Divorced 12%     Race White 67% Black or African American 3% Asian 13% Other 17%     Concord Commute Carpool 17.5% Public transportation 7.8% Average travel time 29 minutes