ZIP 94597 · Walnut Creek
Who lives in ZIP code 94597 (Walnut Creek, CA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Walnut Creek, CA · Contra Costa County
uszips 2026
People23,129
Median age39.1
Household income$132,063
Home value$1,029,219
Median rent$2,661/mo
Poverty8.1%
College degree+65.2%
Commute32 min
Place
- Metro area
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
- Wider region
- San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA
- Metro division
- Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley, CA
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Density
- 2,203 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 10,782
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.5% are 65 or older; 83.0% are adults.
Household income
60.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $72,842.
Education (adults 25+)
50.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
18.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 44.9%
- Never married
- 35.9%
- Divorced
- 14.7%
- Widowed
- 4.5%
- Family size
- 2.86
- Dual-income families
- 56.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 46.4%
- Rent burden
- 34.2%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 72.0%
- Unemployment
- 7.4%
- Self-employed
- 16.2%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 39.1%
- Veterans
- 5.3%
- With a disability
- 9.8%
- No health insurance
- 3.6%
- Limited English
- 7.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.