Bay Point, California

Not to be confused with Port Chicago, California, originally known as Bay Point.

Bay Point
CDP
Aerial view of Bay Point, facing approximately northwest.
Location in Contra Costa County and the state of California
Bay Point
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 38°01′45″N 121°57′42″W / 38.02917°N 121.96167°W / 38.02917; -121.96167
Country United States
State California
CountyContra Costa
Government
 • State SenatorTim Grayson (D)[1]
 • State AssemblyAnamarie Avila Farias (D)[2]
 • U. S. CongressJohn Garamendi (D)[3]
Area
[4]
 • Total
7.44 sq mi (19.28 km2)
 • Land6.42 sq mi (16.64 km2)
 • Water1.02 sq mi (2.64 km2)  11.7%
Elevation
89 ft (27 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
23,896
 • Density3,718.5/sq mi (1,435.74/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP Code
94565
Area code925
FIPS code06-04415
GNIS feature IDs1853376, 2407808

Bay Point, formerly West Pittsburg and originally Bella Vista, is a census-designated place located in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area in Contra Costa County, California. Bay Point is just west of Pittsburg, California, and northeast of Concord, California, on the southern shore of Suisun Bay. The population of Bay Point was 23,896 as of 2020. The Pittsburg/Bay Point Station of the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) rail system is located adjacent to Bay Point in Pittsburg. The community is traversed by State Route 4, the California Delta Highway, a controlled-access road. Being unincorporated, Bay Point does not have its own police department. The community is policed by the California Highway Patrol and the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office. The ZIP Code is 94565, and the area code is 925.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.4 square miles (19 km2), 88.3% land and 11.7% water. Bay Point borders Suisun Bay. The northwest portion is the neighborhood of Shore Acres.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
200021,534—
201021,349−0.9%
202023,89611.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

1850–1870[6][7] 1880-1890[8]
1900[9] 1910[10] 1920[11]
1930[12] 1940[13] 1950[14]
1960[15] 1970[16] 1980[17]

1990[18] 2000[19] 2010[20]

Bay Point first appeared as a census-designated place in the 2000 United States census.[19]

Racial and ethnic composition

Bay Point 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[21] Pop 2010[22] Pop 2020[23] % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 6,946 4,374 3,197 32.26% 20.49% 13.38%
Black or African American alone (NH) 2,633 2,330 2,186 12.23% 10.91% 9.15%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 157 77 58 0.73% 0.36% 0.24%
Asian alone (NH) 2,363 2,071 2,512 10.97% 9.70% 10.51%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) 157 127 134 0.73% 0.59% 0.56%
Other race alone (NH) 77 40 137 0.36% 0.19% 0.57%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 880 600 768 4.09% 2.81% 3.21%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 8,321 11,730 14,904 38.64% 54.94% 62.37%
Total 21,534 21,349 23,896 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Bay Point had a population of 23,896 and a population density of 3,718.6 inhabitants per square mile (1,435.8/km2).[24][25]

The median age was 33.2 years; 27.1% of residents were under age 18, 10.4% were 18 to 24, 30.1% were 25 to 44, 23.2% were 45 to 64, and 9.2% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 98.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 97.3 males.[24]

There were 6,867 households, of which 45.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 48.2% were married-couple households, 8.3% were cohabiting couple households, 17.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 26.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 15.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.47, and there were 5,333 families (77.7% of all households).[24]

There were 7,039 housing units, of which 2.4% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.4% and the rental vacancy rate was 2.6%; 54.2% of occupied units were owner-occupied and 45.8% were occupied by renters.[24]

The Census reported that 99.7% of the population lived in households, 0.2% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0.1% were institutionalized.[24]

99.7% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.3% lived in rural areas.[26]

Racial composition as of the 2020 census[25]
Race Number Percent
White 4,723 19.8%
Black or African American 2,301 9.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 555 2.3%
Asian 2,581 10.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 154 0.6%
Some other race 10,369 43.4%
Two or more races 3,213 13.4%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 14,904 62.4%

History

Bay Point was previously known by several names, including Bella Vista and, until 1993, West Pittsburg. An election was held in 1993 to vote on renaming the community Bay Point, reviving a historical name used in this area. "West Pittsburg," the former name, was sometimes confused with the western unincorporated section of Pittsburg, California. Bay Point is similarly unincorporated.

Ambrose Park annexation

The neighboring City of Pittsburg annexed Ambrose Park in July 2008. Administrative control remained with the Ambrose Parks and Recreation District, which had owned and operated the site and its facilities since 1946.[27] The move was designed to bring Pittsburg's greater development funding and general resources to a joint project to replace the long-time swimming pool facilities at the park. The new Ambrose Aquatic Center opened on July 4, 2016.[28] By population, about 20% of the Ambrose Parks and Recreation District is within Pittsburg City limits. Ambrose Park features picnic, tennis, basketball and hiking, and picnic facilities in 12.3 acres (5.0 ha) of unincorporated land at 125 Memorial Way, immediately adjacent to the City of Pittsburg. It was a gift to the community from the local Enes family in 1947.[27]

Education

Most of Bay Point is in the Mount Diablo Unified School District. A small portion is in the Pittsburg Unified School District.[29]

In 1940 the only grammar school was Ambrose Elementary, located on Willow Pass Road. The high school was in Pittsburg. A branch of the Contra Costa County Library is located in Bay Point at Riverview Middle School. Bay Point is served by the Mout Diablo Unified School District and has four public schools: Riverview Middle School (formerly Pacifica High School) for grades 6–8, Rio Vista Elementary School (formerly Riverview Middle School) for grades K-5, Shore Acres Elementary School for grades K-5 and Bel Air Elementary School for grades K-5.[30][31]

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  29. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Contra Costa County, CA" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  30. ^ "Bay Point Library." Contra Costa County Library. Retrieved on April 1, 2010.
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