Silicon Valley and the affluent communities of Contra Costa and Alameda are where you find the Bay Area's real wealth -- and the real market for your client. Look at what you'll find in the Bay Area Buy Market and beyond the San Francisco Chronicle’s reach:

POPULATION

County Total % of DMA
Santa Clara 1,699,098 24%
Alameda 1,487,301 21%
Contra Costa 1,008,177 14%
San Francisco 768,430 11%
San Mateo 704,276 10%
Sonoma 472,358 7%
Solano 416,654 6%
Marin 247,426 3%
Napa 132,101 2%
Mendocino 87,696 1%
Lake 62,990 1%
11-County DMA Total 7,086,507  

Source: 2004 Claritas

Adults with HHI of $75,000+

County Total % of DMA
Santa Clara 667,100 29%
Alameda 396,700 17%
Contra Costa 344,400 15%
San Francisco 268,100 12%
San Mateo 264,700 11%
Marin 101,000 4%
Sonoma 129,300 6%
Solano 95,400 4%
Napa 38,400 2%
Mendocino 7,300 0%
Lake 16,600 1%
11-County DMA Total 2,329,000  

Source: 2004 Gallup Poll of Media Usage & Consumer Behavior

 

 



COLLEGE GRADUATE OR MORE

County Total % of DMA
Santa Clara 511,600 26%
Alameda 394,500 20%
San Francisco 249,600 13%
Contra Costa 306,500 15%
San Mateo 212,900 11%
Marin 102,500 5%
Sonoma 100,900 5%
Solano 62,200 3%
Napa 27,200 1%
Mendocino 9,600 0%
Lake 7,400 0%
11-County DMA Total 1,984,900  

Source: 2004 Gallup Poll of Media Usage & Consumer Behavior

 

RETAIL SALES

County Total (in Billions) % of DMA
1) Santa Clara $28.4 26%
2) Alameda $18.3 17%
3) Contra Costa $13.5 12%
4) San Francisco $13.5 12%
5) San Mateo $13.1 12%
6) Sonoma $4.7 4%
7) Solano $7.8 7%
8) Marin $5.5 5%
9) Napa $2.1 2%
10)Mendocino $1.3 1%
11) Lake $0.5 0%
11-County DMA Total $108.7  

Source: Demographics USA 2004

 

EBI

County Total (in Billions) % of DMA
Santa Clara $46.8 26%
Alameda $34.0 19%
Contra Costa $26.0 14%
San Francisco $23.1 13%
San Mateo $21.2 12%
Sonoma $10.3 6%
Marin $9.3 5%
Solano $7.6 4%
Napa $2.9 2%
Mendocino $1.4 1%
Lake $0.9 0%
11-County DMA Total $183.5  

Source: Demographics USA 2004