Housing data for Blackhawk, CA
Blackhawk, CA has an estimated 10,137 residents and 3,923 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is an unincorporated community in Contra Costa County.
10.7% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $3,500 or more a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 10,137 (±958)
- Housing units
- 3,923 (±357)
- Households that rent
- 10.7%
- Median gross rent
- $3,500 or more
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +5.5%
What stands out in Blackhawk
Median household income: $245,208 (±$27,390) in Blackhawk, higher than in Contra Costa County ($127,229).
Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 1.4% (±2.1 points) in Blackhawk, lower than in Contra Costa County (16.5%).
Households that rent: 10.7% (±3.9 points) in Blackhawk, lower than in Contra Costa County (32.0%).
Working from home: 37.7% (±6.7 points) in Blackhawk, higher than in Contra Costa County (21.3%).
- Income and affordability in Blackhawk
- Types of homes in Blackhawk
- Renters and owners in Blackhawk
- Commute and cars in Blackhawk
Housing in Blackhawk at a glance
- Median rent: $3,500 or more median gross rent a month
- Rent burden: 56.1% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 10.7% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $245,208 median household income
- Home values: $2,000,000 or more median home value
- Homeowner costs: $4,000 or more median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $10,000 or more median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 1.4% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 93.6% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Age of homes: 13.3% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 76.4% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 36.1 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: +5.5% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 14.3% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 0.3% of homes have more than 1 person per room
Blackhawk against Contra Costa County, its state and the nation
| Blackhawk | Contra Costa County | California | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 10,137 (±958) | 1,165,012 (exact) | 39,287,377 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 3,923 (±357) | 429,260 (±163) | 14,644,735 (±1,665) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 10.7% (±3.9 points) | 32.0% (±0.5 points) | 44.1% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $3,500 or more | $2,375 (±$22) | $2,036 (±$5) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $245,208 (±$27,390) | $127,229 (±$1,713) | $99,122 (±$310) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $2,000,000 or more | $866,800 (±$6,426) | $734,700 (±$1,307) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $10,000 or more | $7,156 (±$82) | $5,124 (±$17) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 13.3% (±5.1 points) | 53.1% (±0.9 points) | 56.0% (±0.2 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 36.1 minutes (±5.0) | 35.3 minutes (±0.4) | 28.7 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 98.7% (±1.3 points) | 95.6% (±0.3 points) | 93.5% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 50.3 years (±4.5) | 40.5 years (±0.1) | 37.9 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Blackhawk covers 5.8 square miles of land, about 1,755 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Blackhawk has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 9,604 (±547) | 10,137 (±958) | +5.5% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 3,533 (±153) | 3,923 (±357) | +11.0% | Measurable increase |
| Median household income | $214,754 (±$17,753) | $245,208 (±$27,390) | +14.2% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 7.9% (±3.3 points) | 10.7% (±3.9 points) | +2.8 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±12.0 points) | 0.0% (±10.0 points) | 0.0 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Contra Costa County
Blackhawk has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Contra Costa County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Contra Costa County recorded 353 violent and 1,693 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
ZIP codes in Blackhawk
| ZIP code | Share of the ZIP’s land in this place | Residents | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94506 | 31% | 27,055 | $3,500 or more | $1,956,800 | $250,000 or more |
A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.
Places near Blackhawk
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camino Tassajara | 2.0 mi | $2,422 | $2,000,000 or more | 18.5% |
| Danville | 3.1 mi | $3,500 or more | $1,681,700 | 14.5% |
| Diablo | 3.2 mi | — | $2,000,000 or more | 0.0% |
| San Ramon | 3.2 mi | $2,968 | $1,509,500 | 29.1% |
| Norris Canyon | 6.0 mi | — | $2,000,000 or more | 0.0% |
| Alamo | 6.3 mi | $3,500 or more | $2,000,000 or more | 8.2% |
| Dublin | 6.5 mi | $3,191 | $1,317,100 | 34.3% |
| San Miguel (Contra Costa County) | 8.6 mi | $2,758 | $1,649,100 | 9.6% |
HUD Fair Market Rent for Blackhawk, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2,088 | $2,290 | $2,805 | $3,592 | $4,250 |
HUD income limits for Blackhawk, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $35,650 | $59,400 | $95,050 |
| 2 people | $40,750 | $67,900 | $108,600 |
| 3 people | $45,850 | $76,400 | $122,200 |
| 4 people | $50,900 | $84,850 | $135,750 |
| 5 people | $55,000 | $91,650 | $146,650 |
| 6 people | $59,050 | $98,450 | $157,500 |
| 7 people | $63,150 | $105,250 | $168,350 |
| 8 people | $67,200 | $112,050 | $179,200 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Oakland-Fremont, CA HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $162,800.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Blackhawk is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Blackhawk
What is the average rent in Blackhawk, CA?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Blackhawk is $3,500 or more a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
How many renters are there in Blackhawk?
Blackhawk has an estimated 403 (±155) renting households, 10.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Blackhawk?
The median household income in Blackhawk is $245,208 (±$27,390) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Blackhawk, CA?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $2,000,000 or more for owner-occupied homes in Blackhawk (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Blackhawk?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Blackhawk, CA is $4,000 or more a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Blackhawk?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Blackhawk, CA is $10,000 or more a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Blackhawk growing?
In Blackhawk, the number of residents went from 9,604 in 2015–2019 to 10,137 in 2020–2024 (+5.5%), not a measurable change.
What ZIP codes are in Blackhawk?
The ZIP code that covers Blackhawk is 94506.
What is the median rent in ZIP code 94506?
The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 94506 is $3,500 or more a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Blackhawk CDP, California
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Blackhawk CDP, California
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Blackhawk CDP, California
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Blackhawk CDP, California
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Blackhawk CDP, California
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Blackhawk CDP, California
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Blackhawk CDP, California
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Oakland-Fremont, CA HUD Metro FMR Area
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Oakland-Fremont, CA HUD Metro FMR Area
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Blackhawk CDP, California (place:06928, in state:06).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .