Tara Hills, California

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Tara Hills
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Location in Contra Costa County and the state of California
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Tara Hills
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 37°59′37″N122°18′59″W / 37.99361°N 122.31639°W / 37.99361; -122.31639
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of California.svg California
County Contra Costa
Government
   County Supervisor John Gioia
   State Senate Jesse Arreguín (D) [1]
   State Assembly Buffy Wicks (D) [2]
   U. S. Congress John Garamendi (D) [3]
Area
[4]
  Total
0.667 sq mi (1.73 km2)
  Land0.667 sq mi (1.73 km2)
  Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
[5]
92 ft (28 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
5,364
  Density8,040/sq mi (3,110/km2)
Time zone UTC-8 (PST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
94806
Area codes 510, 341
FIPS code 06-77924
GNIS feature IDs 1701652, 2410059
[5]

Tara Hills is a census-designated place (CDP) in Contra Costa County, California, United States. The population was 5,364 at the 2020 census.

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.67 square miles (1.7 km2), all of it land. Tara Hills is located in the San Francisco Bay Area region of Northern California.

Although this is a census area, outside of the City of San Pablo, the mailing addresses are San Pablo, California.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1990 4,998
2000 5,3326.7%
2010 5,126−3.9%
2020 5,3644.6%
U.S. Decennial Census [6]
1850–1870 [7] [8] 1880-1890 [9]
1900 [10] 1910 [11] 1920 [12]
1930 [13] 1940 [14] 1950 [15]
1960 [16] 1970 [17] 1980 [18]
1990 [19] 2000 [20] 2010 [21]

Tara Hills first appeared as a census-designated place in the 1990 United States census. [19]

2020 census

Tara Hills CDP, California – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2000 [22] Pop 2010 [23] Pop 2020 [24] % 2000% 2010% 2020
White alone (NH)2,2991,4531,14643.12%28.35%21.36%
Black or African American alone (NH)75765859414.20%12.84%11.07%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)2511180.47%0.21%0.34%
Asian alone (NH)7528641,11214.10%16.86%20.73%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)2717150.51%0.33%0.28%
Other race alone (NH)1120410.21%0.39%0.76%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)1881562333.53%3.04%4.34%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,2731,9472,20523.87%37.98%41.11%
Total5,3325,1265,364 100.00%100.00%100.00%

The 2020 United States census reported that Tara Hills had a population of 5,364. The population density was 8,042.0 inhabitants per square mile (3,105.0/km2). The racial makeup of Tara Hills was 26.4% White, 11.3% African American, 1.5% Native American, 21.0% Asian, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 25.4% from other races, and 14.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 41.1% of the population.

The census reported that 99.8% of the population lived in households, 0.2% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0.0% were institutionalized.

There were 1,737 households, out of which 34.7% included children under the age of 18, 49.5% were married-couple households, 5.7% were cohabiting couple households, 27.2% had a female householder with no partner present, and 17.6% had a male householder with no partner present. 20.4% of households were one person, and 9.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.08. There were 1,294 families (74.5% of all households).

The age distribution was 20.7% under the age of 18, 8.8% aged 18 to 24, 27.4% aged 25 to 44, 27.5% aged 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.1 males.

There were 1,778 housing units at an average density of 2,665.7 units per square mile (1,029.2 units/km2), of which 1,737 (97.7%) were occupied. Of these, 66.0% were owner-occupied, and 34.0% were occupied by renters. [25] [26]

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $116,415, and the per capita income was $45,330. [27]

Commerce

The neighborhood is near two shopping centers.

The eastern and upper border has Pinole Square (previously known as Appian 80) at the intersection of Appian Way and I-80.

At the west end near San Pablo Bay, the Spectrum Center Tara Hills Campus occupies most of the Tara Hills old Shopping Center.

San Pablo Avenue borders the northwest side of the neighborhood and is home to many businesses.

Education

Tara Hills is in the West Contra Costa Unified School District. [28]

References

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  2. "Members Assembly". State of California. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
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  19. 1 2 "1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
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  21. "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  22. "P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Tara Hills CDP, California". United States Census Bureau .
  23. "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Tara Hills CDP, California". United States Census Bureau .
  24. "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Tara Hills CDP, California". United States Census Bureau .
  25. "Tara Hills CDP, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
  26. "Tara Hills CDP, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
  27. "Tara Hills CDP, California; DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics - 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates Comparison Profiles". US Census Bureau. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  28. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Contra Costa County, CA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved December 25, 2022.