Demographics

== Walnut Creek Demographics ==

LOCATION 24 miles east of San Francisco 430 miles north of Los Angeles

AREA Approximately 19.45 square miles (incorporated)

ELEVATION 134 feet above sea level

CLIMATE Mild and sunny 67 F average high, 48 F average low Rainfall Average 24.3 inches

FORM OF GOVERNMENT Council/Manager; General Law City

INCORPORATED OCT. 21, 1914

POPULATION City 65,900 (Department of Finance Estimate) County 981,600 Metro 2,392,557

POPULATION DENSITY 3,388 people per square mile

REGISTERED VOTERS 42,042 (Source: Contra Costa County Elections Office)

PARTY AFFILIATION 17,342 Democrats 17,506 Republicans 611 American Independent 344 Green Party 187 Libertarian 93 Natural Law 169 Reform 1,339 Miscellaneous 4,451 Non-partisan (Source: Contra Costa County Elections Office)

CITY PARKS 17 totaling over 240 acres

OPEN SPACE 2,708 acres

SALES TAX 8.25%

NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS 30,301

PERSONS PER HOUSEHOLD 2.156

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