Moving to El Sobrante, California
Population: 12,260
Males: 5,944 (48.5%), Females: 6,316 (51.5%)
Contra Costa County
Zip codes: 94803.
Demographics
 Median resident age: 37.6 years
Median household income: $48,272
Median house value: $199,200
Population by Race
Races in El Sobrante:
- White Non-Hispanic (54.0%)
 - Hispanic (15.6%)
 - Black (12.2%)
 - Two or more races (7.1%)
 - Other race (7.0%)
 - Filipino (3.2%)
 - Asian Indian (3.2%)
 - Chinese (2.9%)
 - American Indian (2.4%)
 - Other Asian (1.5%)
 - Japanese (0.7%)
 - Vietnamese (0.7%)
 
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (11.2%), Irish (10.3%), English (7.3%), Italian (6.4%), French (3.5%), United States (3.2%).
Elevation: 160 feet
Land area: 3.1 square miles

Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in El Sobrante
- High school or higher: 86.4%
 - Bachelor’s degree or higher: 20.8%
 - Graduate or professional degree: 6.4%
 - Unemployed: 3.6%
 - Mean travel time to work: 33.1 minutes
 
For population 15 years and over in El Sobrante CDP
- Never married: 29.5%
 - Now married: 49.0%
 - Separated: 2.5%
 - Widowed: 6.5%
 - Divorced: 12.4%
 
15.0% Foreign born (8.8% Asia, 3.4% Latin America, 2.0% Europe).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near El Sobrante:
- DOCTORS MEDICAL CTR SAN PABLO CAMPUS (about 3 miles; SAN PABLO, CA)
 - ALTA BATES MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; BERKELEY, CA)
 - CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR (about 10 miles; OAKLAND, CA)
 
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to El Sobrante:
- BUCHANAN FIELD (about 18 miles; CONCORD, CA; Abbreviation: CCR)
 - METROPOLITAN OAKLAND INTL (about 19 miles; OAKLAND, CA; Abbreviation: OAK)
 - SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL (about 25 miles; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Abbreviation: SFO)
 
Other public-use airports nearest to El Sobrante:
- NAPA COUNTY (about 17 miles; NAPA, CA; Abbreviation: APC)
 - SONOMA VALLEY (about 20 miles; SCHELLVILLE/SONOMA, CA; Abbreviation: 0Q3)
 - GNOSS FIELD (about 21 miles; NOVATO, CA; Abbreviation: DVO)
 
Amtrak stations near El Sobrante:
- 5 miles: RICHMOND (16TH ST. & MACDONALD AVE.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
 - 7 miles: BERKELEY (3RD ST. & UNIVERSITY AVE.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
 - 9 miles: EMERYVILLE (5885 LANDREGAN ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
 
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to El Sobrante:
- CONTRA COSTA COLLEGE (about 3 miles; SAN PABLO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 3,626)
 - UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY (about 8 miles; BERKELEY, CA; Full-time enrollment: 29,690)
 - LANEY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; OAKLAND, CA; Full-time enrollment: 5,549)
 - COLLEGE OF ALAMEDA (about 14 miles; ALAMEDA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,450)
 - ACADEMY OF ART COLLEGE (about 15 miles; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,548)
 - GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY-SAN FRANCISCO (about 15 miles; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 3,092)
 - MERRITT COLLEGE (about 15 miles; OAKLAND, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,646)
 
Public primary/middle schools in El Sobrante:
- CRESPI JUNIOR HIGH (Students: 881; Location: 1121 ALLVIEW AVE.; Grades: 07 – 08)
 - SHELDON ELEMENTARY (Students: 451; Location: 2601 MAY ROAD; Grades: KG – 06)
 - MURPHY ELEMENTARY (Students: 378; Location: 4350 VALLEY VIEW ROAD; Grades: KG – 06)
 - EL SOBRANTE ELEMENTARY (Students: 308; Location: 1060 MANOR ROAD; Grades: KG – 06)
 - OLINDA ELEMENTARY (Students: 292; Location: 5855 OLINDA ROAD; Grades: KG – 06)
 
Private primary/middle schools in El Sobrante:
- EL SOBRANTE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 475; Location: 5100 ARGYLE RD; Grades: KG – 8)
 - EAST BAY WALDORF SCHOOL (Students: 237; Location: 3800 CLARK ROAD; Grades: KG – 8)
 - SHERWOOK FOREST CHRST. SCHOOL (Students: 114; Location: 5570 OLINDA ROAD; Grades: KG – 8)
 - KINDERCARE (Students: 49; Location: 3240 SAN PABLO DAM RD; Grades: PK – KG)
 - CALVARY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 30; Location: 4892 SAN PABLO DAM ROAD; Grades: PK – KG)
 - LA CASITA BILINGUAL MONTESSORI (Students: 2; Location: POST OFFICE BOX 20923; Grades: KG – KG)
 
