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{{short description|City in California, United States}}
{{for|the gold rush town formerly with this name|Orleans Flat, California}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2016}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Concord, California
| settlement_type    = [[List of municipalities in California|City]]
| image_skyline      = Todos Santos Plaza (Concord, California) Dec 2009.jpg
| image_caption      = Salvio Pacheco Square facing Todos Santos Plaza{{snd}}downtown
| image_flag         = Flag of Concord, California.gif
| image_seal         = 
| image_map          = File:Contra Costa County California Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Concord Highlighted 0616000.svg
| map_caption        = Location of Concord in [[Contra Costa County, California|Contra Costa County]]
| pushpin_map        = USA#California
| pushpin_relief     = 1
| pushpin_mapsize    = 
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the United States##Location within California
| pushpin_label      = Concord
| pushpin_label_position = center
| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = {{flag|United States}}
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = {{flag|California}}
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in California|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Contra Costa County, California|Contra Costa]]
| established_title  = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date   = February 8, 1905<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.calafco.org/docs/Cities_by_incorp_date.doc |title = California Cities by Incorporation Date |format = Word |publisher = California Association of [[Local Agency Formation Commission]]s |access-date = March 27, 2013 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141103002921/http://www.calafco.org/docs/Cities_by_incorp_date.doc |archive-date = November 3, 2014 }}</ref>
| government_type    = [[Council–manager government|City Council/City Manager]]<ref name=overview>{{cite web |url = http://www.ci.concord.ca.us/page.asp?pid=5001 |title = City Government Overview |publisher = Concord CA |access-date = March 13, 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150722070439/http://www.ci.concord.ca.us/page.asp?pid=5001 |archive-date = July 22, 2015 |url-status = dead }}</ref>
| leader_title       = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name        = Carlyn Obringer<ref>{{Cite web |url = https://www.cityofconcord.org/238/Mayor-Carlyn-Obringer |title = Mayor Carlyn Obringer |publisher=City of Concord, CA |access-date = August 7, 2025 }}</ref>
| pop_est_as_of      = 
| pop_est_footnotes  = 
| population_est     = 
| leader_title1      = [[California's 9th State Senate district|State Senator]]
| leader_name1       = {{Representative|casd|9|fmt=sleader}}<ref>{{cite web |url = http://senate.ca.gov/senators |title = Senators |access-date = August 7, 2025 |publisher = State of California }}</ref>
| leader_title2      = [[California's 15th State Assembly district|State&nbsp;Assembly]]
| leader_name2       = {{Representative|caad|15|fmt=sleader}}<ref>{{cite web |url = http://assembly.ca.gov/assemblymembers |title = Members Assembly |access-date = August 7, 2025 |publisher = State of California }}</ref>
| leader_title3      = [[California's 10th congressional district|U.S. Congress]]
| leader_name3       = {{Representative|cacd|10|fmt=usleader}}<ref name="California">{{Cite GovTrack|CA|10|accessdate=August 7, 2025}}</ref>
<!-- Area------------------>| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web |title = 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files |url = https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_06.txt |publisher = United States Census Bureau |accessdate = October 30, 2021 |archive-date = March 18, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210318033728/https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_06.txt |url-status = live }}</ref>
| area_total_sq_mi   = 30.55
| area_land_sq_mi    = 30.55
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.00
| area_total_km2     = 79.13
| area_land_km2      = 79.13
| area_water_km2     = 0.00
| area_water_percent = 0
| elevation_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite GNIS|1658308|Concord|access-date=December 4, 2014}}</ref>
| elevation_ft       = 75
| elevation_m        = 23
<!-- Population ----------->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = ([[List of United States urban areas|US: 80th]])<ref name="urban area">{{cite web |url = https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/12/29/2022-28286/2020-census-qualifying-urban-areas-and-final-criteria-clarifications |title = 2020 Census Qualifying Urban Areas and Final Criteria Clarifications |author = United States Census Bureau |website = Federal Register |date = December 29, 2022 |access-date = January 2, 2023 |archive-date = December 30, 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221230035004/https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/12/29/2022-28286/2020-census-qualifying-urban-areas-and-final-criteria-clarifications |url-status = live }}</ref>
| population_total   = 125410
| population_rank    = {{ubl|[[Contra Costa County, California|1st]] in Contra Costa County|[[List of largest California cities by population|50th]] in California|[[List of United States cities by population|237th]] in the U.S.}}
| population_density_sq_mi = 4104.67
| population_urban   = 538583
| population_density_urban_km2 = 1183.1
| population_density_urban_sq_mi = 3064.3
| timezone           = [[Pacific Time Zone|Pacific]]
| utc_offset         = −8
| timezone_DST       = [[Pacific Daylight Time|PDT]]
| utc_offset_DST     = −7
| coordinates        = {{coord|37|58|41|N|122|01|52|W|region:US-CA|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code]]s
| postal_code        = 94518–94521
| area_code_type     = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area code]]
| area_code          = [[Area code 925|925]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = {{FIPS|06|16000}}
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature IDs
| blank1_info        = {{GNIS4|1658308}}, {{GNIS4|2410214}}
| website            = {{official website}}
| population_density_km2 = 1584.85
}}

'''Concord''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|ɒ|ŋ|k|ɚ|d}} {{respell|KON|kerd}})<ref name="Ref-1">{{Cite GNIS|1658308|Concord}}</ref> is the most populous city in [[Contra Costa County, California]], United States. According to an estimate completed by the United States Census Bureau, the city had a population of 124,016 in 2024,<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=QuickFacts: Concord city, California|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/concordcitycalifornia|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 9, 2025}}</ref> making it the tenth most populous city in the [[San Francisco Bay Area]].<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.bayareacensus.ca.gov/historical/largecity.htm |title = Bay Area Census -- City Rankings, 1960–2000 |work = ca.gov |access-date = April 10, 2016 |archive-date = March 4, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304112016/http://www.bayareacensus.ca.gov/historical/largecity.htm |url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.ci.concord.ca.us/about/demogrph.htm |title = Concord, CA &#124; About &#124; Demographics in the City of Concord |publisher = Ci.concord.ca.us |access-date = December 11, 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131001095724/http://www.ci.concord.ca.us/about/demogrph.htm |archive-date = October 1, 2013 |url-status = dead }}</ref> Founded in 1869 as '''Todos Santos''' by [[Don (honorific)|Don]] [[Salvio Pacheco|Salvio Pacheco II]], a noted [[Californio]] ranchero, the name was later changed to Concord. The city is a major regional suburban [[East Bay]] center within the San Francisco Bay Area, and is {{convert|29|mi|km|0|abbr=off|sp=us}} east of [[San Francisco]].

The United States Census Bureau defines an [[urban area]] in the East Bay which is separated from the San Francisco–Oakland urban area and with Concord as the principal city: the Concord–[[Walnut Creek, California|Walnut Creek]], CA urban area had a population of 538,583 as of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], making it the [[List of United States urban areas|80th largest in the United States]].<ref name="urban area" />

==History==
[[File:Salvio_Pacheco.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Concord was founded as "Todos Santos" in 1869 by [[Don (honorific)|Don]] [[Salvio Pacheco]], a noted [[Californio]] ranchero.]]
The valleys north of [[Mount Diablo]] were inhabited by the [[Miwok]] people, who hunted [[elk]] and fished in the numerous streams flowing from the mountain into the [[San Francisco Bay]]. It is important to note Miwok and other indigenous people still live within city limits. In 1772, Spanish explorers began to cross the area but did not settle there. In 1834, the Mexican land grant [[Rancho Monte del Diablo]] at the base of Mount Diablo was granted to Salvio Pacheco (for whom the nearby town of [[Pacheco, California|Pacheco]] is named).

Concord was founded under the name of Todos Santos ("all saints"; a name still borne by the central city plaza and park between Willow Pass Road and Salvio Street), on the initiative of Pacheco in 1869. It achieved prominence in the 19th century, when most residents of Pacheco relocated to Concord to avoid the devastation of fire and flood which crippled Pacheco's formerly booming economy. Concord was [[Incorporated town|incorporated]] on February 5, 1905.<ref>{{cite book |last = Harris |first = Joel A. |year = 2009 |title = Images of America: Concord |location = San Francisco |publisher = Arcadia Publishing |isbn = 978-0-7385-6913-0 }}</ref>

The area around Concord in the surrounding Ygnacio and Clayton valleys was a large agricultural area. The crops grown included grapes, walnuts, almonds, wheat, hay, and even tomatoes. The area to the east (now the site of the Concord Naval Weapons Station) was the site of a few enormous wheat ranches of over {{convert|5000|acre|km2|0}}, and was almost a sea of wheat all the way to the marshes bordering [[Suisun Bay]]. During [[Prohibition in the United States|Prohibition]], many vineyards were removed and replaced with walnut orchards. The town of [[Cowell, California|Cowell]], now incorporated into Concord, produced cement.

The first Concord post office opened in 1872.<ref name=CGN>{{California's Geographic Names|618}}</ref>

===Port Chicago disaster===
{{Main|Port Chicago disaster}}

The [[munition]]s on board a [[United States|Navy]] cargo ship exploded while being loaded during [[World War II]], resulting in the largest number of casualties among [[African American]]s in any one incident during that war. On the evening of July 17, 1944, a massive explosion instantly killed 320 sailors, merchant seamen, and civilians working at the pier. The blast was felt {{convert|30|mi|km}} away. A subsequent refusal by 258 black sailors to load any more ammunition was the beginning of the Navy's largest-ever mutiny trial, in which 50 men were found guilty. Future Supreme Court Justice [[Thurgood Marshall]] sat in on most of the proceedings and declared that he saw a prejudiced court.<ref>{{cite book |last = Allen |first = Robert L. |year = 2006 |title = The Port Chicago Mutiny |publisher = [[Heyday Books]] |location = [[Berkeley, California|Berkeley, CA]] |isbn = 978-1-59714-028-7 |oclc = 63179024 |page = 118 |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=2jl6cyAy6u8C |access-date = April 10, 2016 }}</ref>

==Geography==

[[File:TodoSantos.JPG|thumb|Todos Santos Plaza is downtown.|left]]

Concord is located at {{Coord|37|58|41|N|122|01|52|W|type:city}}.<ref name="Ref-1" /> It is {{convert|29|mi|km|0}} northeast of [[San Francisco]], {{convert|22|mi|km|0}} northeast from [[Oakland, California|Oakland]], {{convert|65|mi|km|0}} southwest of [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]], and {{convert|51|mi|km|0}} north of [[San Jose, California|San Jose]].<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.ci.concord.ca.us/business/econdev/cityprofile.htm |title = City of Concord City Profile |access-date = August 16, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071104025316/http://www.ci.concord.ca.us/business/econdev/cityprofile.htm |archive-date = November 4, 2007 }}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|30.5|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land.

The focal point of downtown Concord is Todos Santos Plaza, which encompasses an entire city block and is known for its [[farmers market]], free summer concerts, and large number of surrounding restaurants. Much of the area immediately around downtown has recently been redeveloped, with new high-density apartment and condominium projects to take advantage of the proximity to public transportation and to the area surrounding the park. Despite this, some crime and homelessness remain issues in the downtown area.<ref>{{Cite web |url = http://www.ci.concord.ca.us/pdf/about/citynews/newsletter/citynews_sum08.pdf |title = Concord City News: Summer 2008 |access-date = November 24, 2009 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110609201502/http://www.ci.concord.ca.us/pdf/about/citynews/newsletter/citynews_sum08.pdf |archive-date = June 9, 2011 |url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.halfwaytoconcord.com/loaves-and-fishes-should-not-be-relocated-in-downtown-concord/ |title = Loaves and Fishes should not be relocated in downtown Concord |publisher = Halfwaytoconcord.com |date = November 6, 2007 |access-date = December 11, 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130815033532/http://www.halfwaytoconcord.com/loaves-and-fishes-should-not-be-relocated-in-downtown-concord/ |archive-date = August 15, 2013 |url-status = dead }}</ref>

Concord is bordered on the west by [[Pleasant Hill, California|Pleasant Hill]] and the [[unincorporated area|unincorporated]] community of [[Pacheco, California|Pacheco]], on the south by [[Walnut Creek, California|Walnut Creek]], on the southeast by [[Clayton, California|Clayton]], on the northeast by [[Pittsburg, California|Pittsburg]] and the unincorporated community of [[Bay Point, California|Bay Point]], and on the north by the unincorporated community of [[Clyde, California|Clyde]]. Although it shares no border with Concord, [[Martinez, California|Martinez]] (the [[county seat]]) is located almost immediately adjacent to Concord on the northwest. The North Concord BART station is also known as Martinez BART.

===Climate===
{{climate chart
|Concord, California<ref>{{cite web |author = Weather |url = http://weather.uk.msn.com/local.aspx?wealocations=wc:USCA0247 |title = MSN Weather |publisher = Weather.uk.msn.com |access-date = December 11, 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131214021230/http://weather.uk.msn.com/local.aspx?wealocations=wc:USCA0247 |archive-date = December 14, 2013 |url-status = dead }}</ref>
|4|12|108
|5|15|96.8
|7|18|82.3
|8|22|26.4
|10|25|11.7
|12|29|3
|13|31|.5
|13|30|2
|12|28|6.1
|10|24|23.9
|6|17|65.8
|4|12|70.9
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Concord has a [[warm-summer Mediterranean climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Csb''), with warm, dry summers and cool, wet winters.

Official data from the [[National Weather Service]] cooperative station in Concord shows average January temperatures are a maximum of {{convert|57.2|°F|1}} and a minimum of {{convert|41.6|°F|1}}. Average July temperatures are a maximum of {{convert|87.8|°F|1}} and a minimum of {{convert|58.2|°F|1}}. There are an average of 45.0 days with highs of {{convert|90|°F|1}} or higher and 3.8 days with lows of {{convert|32|°F|1}} or lower. The highest recorded temperature was {{convert|113|°F|1}} on September 1, 2017. The lowest record temperature was {{convert|24|°F|1}} on December 23, 1998.<ref name="WRCC">{{cite web |url = https://wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?ca1967 |title = General Climate Summary Tables&nbsp;– Concord Wastewater Plan, California |publisher = Western Regional Climate Center |access-date = August 30, 2017 |archive-date = May 24, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170524231505/http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?ca1967 |url-status = live }}</ref>

Average annual precipitation is {{convert|23.91|in|mm|abbr=on}}, falling on an average of 71 days annually. The wettest year was 1995, with {{convert|46.62|in|sigfig=4}} and the driest year was 2007, with {{convert|10.57|in|sigfig=4}}. The most rainfall in one month was {{convert|12.79|in|sigfig=4}} in December 2005, which included the 24-hour maximum rainfall of {{convert|3.95|in|sigfig=3}} on December 31.<ref name="WRCC" />

{{Weather box
| location = Concord, California
| single line = Y
| Jan record high F = 76.0
| Feb record high F = 78.0
| Mar record high F = 86.0
| Apr record high F = 96.0
| May record high F = 99.0
| Jun record high F = 105.0
| Jul record high F = 104.0
| Aug record high F = 109.0
| Sep record high F = 115.0
| Oct record high F = 99.0
| Nov record high F = 84.0
| Dec record high F = 74.0
| year record high F = 106.0
| Jan high F = 56.2
| Feb high F = 60.8
| Mar high F = 65.1
| Apr high F = 69.5
| May high F = 75.5
| Jun high F = 82.1
| Jul high F = 86.6
| Aug high F = 86.8
| Sep high F = 84.2
| Oct high F = 76.2
| Nov high F = 64.7
| Dec high F = 56.7
| year high F = 72.0
| Jan low F = 39.2
| Feb low F = 42.8
| Mar low F = 44.9
| Apr low F = 47.6
| May low F = 52.1
| Jun low F = 55.6
| Jul low F = 57.0
| Aug low F = 57.4
| Sep low F = 56.2
| Oct low F = 50.9
| Nov low F = 44.8
| Dec low F = 39.9
| year low F = 
| Jan record low F = 17
| Feb record low F = 21
| Mar record low F = 25
| Apr record low F = 30
| May record low F = 32
| Jun record low F = 40
| Jul record low F = 41
| Aug record low F = 41
| Sep record low F = 35
| Oct record low F = 28
| Nov record low F = 23
| Dec record low F = 16
| year record low F = 
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 3.63
| Feb precipitation inch = 3.59
| Mar precipitation inch = 2.43
| Apr precipitation inch = 1.27
| May precipitation inch = 0.68
| Jun precipitation inch = 0.18
| Jul precipitation inch = 0.00
| Aug precipitation inch = 0.03
| Sep precipitation inch = 0.03
| Oct precipitation inch = 0.77
| Nov precipitation inch = 1.88
| Dec precipitation inch = 3.49
| year precipitation inch = 
| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
| Jan precipitation days = 11
| Feb precipitation days = 11
| Mar precipitation days = 8
| Apr precipitation days = 6
| May precipitation days = 4
| Jun precipitation days = 1
| Jul precipitation days = 0
| Aug precipitation days = 0
| Sep precipitation days = 1
| Oct precipitation days = 3
| Nov precipitation days = 6
| Dec precipitation days = 10
| year precipitation days = 59
| source 1 = Western Regional Climate Center (1991–present)<ref name="WRCC"/>
| date = August 2017
| source =
}}

==Demographics==

{{US Census population
|1870= 400
|1880= 399
|1890= 373
|1900= 586
|1910= 703
|1920= 912
|1930= 1125
|1940= 1373
|1950= 6953
|1960= 36208
|1970= 85164
|1980= 103251
|1990= 111348
|2000= 121780
|2010= 122067
|2020= 125410
|estyear= 2024
|estimate= 124016
|estref= <ref name="QF"/>
|footnote=Source:<ref>Moffatt, Riley.  ''Population History of Western U.S. Cities & Towns, 1850–1990''.  [[Lanham, Maryland|Lanham]]: Scarecrow, 1996, 26.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.census.gov/popest/cities/files/SUB-EST2007-6.csv |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080926141612/http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/files/SUB-EST2007-6.csv |url-status = dead |archive-date = September 26, 2008 |title = Subcounty population estimates: California 2000–2007 |format = [[comma-separated values|CSV]] |publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]], Population Division |date = March 18, 2009 |access-date = May 10, 2009 |df = mdy-all }}</ref>
}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Concord city, California – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''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.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Concord city, California |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US0616000&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Concord city, California |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0616000&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Concord city, California |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0616000&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|74,119
|61,416
|style='background: #ffffe6; |54,104
|60.86%
|50.31%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |43.14%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|3,530
|3,991
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,532
|2.90%
|3.27%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.61%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|580
|366
|style='background: #ffffe6; |295
|0.48%
|0.30%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.24%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|11,264
|13,219
|style='background: #ffffe6; |18,435
|9.25%
|10.83%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |14.70%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|551
|744
|style='background: #ffffe6; |644
|0.45%
|0.61%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.51%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other Race]] alone (NH)
|319
|325
|style='background: #ffffe6; |884
|0.26%
|0.27%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.70%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|4,857
|4,695
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7,563
|3.99%
|3.85%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.03%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|26,560
|37,311
|style='background: #ffffe6; |38,953
|21.81%
|30.57%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |31.06%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''121,780'''
|'''122,067'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''125,410'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2020 census===
The [[2020 United States census]] reported that Concord had a population of 125,410. The population density was {{convert|4,104.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Concord was 47.7% [[White Americans|White]], 3.8% [[African Americans|African American]], 1.1% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 15.0% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.6% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 17.0% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 14.9% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 31.1% of the population.<ref name=DP1>{{cite web |title=Concord city, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?g=1600000US0616000 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=June 11, 2025}}</ref>

The census reported that 98.9% of the population lived in households, 0.6% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0.5% were institutionalized.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 45,800 households, out of which 31.5% included children under the age of 18, 49.0% were married-couple households, 7.4% were [[cohabitation|cohabiting]] couple households, 26.1% had a female householder with no partner present, and 17.5% had a male householder with no partner present. 23.0% of households were one person, and 10.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.71.<ref name=DP1/> There were 31,500 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (68.8% of all households).<ref>{{cite web |title=Concord city, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDHC2020.P16?g=1600000US0616000 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=June 11, 2025}}</ref>

The age distribution was 20.7% under the age of 18, 7.7% aged 18 to 24, 29.3% aged 25 to 44, 26.1% aged 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65{{nbsp}}years of age or older. The median age was 39.5{{nbsp}}years. For every 100 females, there were 97.6 males.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 47,597 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,557.9|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}, of which 45,800 (96.2%) were occupied. Of these, 59.1% were owner-occupied, and 40.9% were occupied by renters.<ref name=DP1/>

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $109,195, and the [[per capita income]] was $49,514. About 6.0% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the poverty line.<ref>{{cite web |title=Concord city, California; DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics - 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates Comparison Profiles |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP03?g=1600000US0616000 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=June 11, 2025}}</ref>

===2010 census===
The [[2010 United States census]]<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0616000 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141028043345/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0616000 |url-status = dead |archive-date = October 28, 2014 |title = 2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA – Concord city |publisher = U.S. Census Bureau |access-date = July 12, 2014 }}</ref> reported that Concord had a population of 122,067. The population density was {{convert|3996.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The ethnic makeup of Concord was 78,767 (64.5%) [[White Americans|White]],  4,371 (3.6%) [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 852 (0.7%) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 13,538 (11.1%) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] (4.4% Filipino, 2.4% Chinese, 1.3% Indian, 0.7% Vietnamese, 0.6% Japanese, 0.6% Korean), 816 (0.7%) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 15,969 (13.1%) from [[Race (United States Census)|other ethnicities]], and 7,754 (6.4%) from two or more ethnicities.  Hispanic   or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any ethnicity were 37,311 persons (30.6%).

The Census reported that 121,020 people (99.1% of the population) lived in households, 512 (0.4%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 535 (0.4%) were institutionalized.

There were 44,278 households, out of which 15,421 (34.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 21,725 (49.1%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 5,642 (12.7%) had a female householder with no husband present, 2,707 (6.1%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 2,952 (6.7%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 512 (1.2%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 10,406 households (23.5%) were made up of individuals, and 3,625 (8.2%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73. There were 30,074 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (67.9% of all households); the average family size was 3.22.

The population was spread out, with 28,000 people (22.9%) under the age of 18, 10,946 people (9.0%) aged 18 to 24, 35,834 people (29.4%) aged 25 to 44, 32,903 people (27.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 14,384 people (11.8%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.0 males.

There were 47,125 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1542.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off|abbr=off}}, of which 44,278 were occupied, of which 27,069 (61.1%) were owner-occupied, and 17,209 (38.9%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.9%; the rental vacancy rate was 7.0%. 71,004 people (58.2% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 50,016 people (41.0%) lived in rental housing units.

==Government==

In the [[California State Legislature]], Concord is in {{Representative|casd|9|fmt=sdistrict}}, and in {{Representative|caad|15|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Final Maps {{!}} California Citizens Redistricting Commission |url=https://wedrawthelines.ca.gov/final-maps/ |access-date=August 7, 2025 |language=en}}</ref>

Federally, Concord is in {{Representative|cacd|10|fmt=district}}.<ref name="California" />

===Politics===
In 2017, Concord had 65,061 registered voters with 31,759 (48.8%) registered as Democrats, 14,447 (22.2%) registered as Republicans, and 15,623 (24%) [[Decline to State|no party preference]] voters.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/ror/ror-pages/ror-odd-year-2017/politicalsub.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=August 6, 2018 |archive-date=May 12, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170512174455/http://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/ror/ror-pages/ror-odd-year-2017/politicalsub.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Economy==
{{More citations needed section|date=September 2009}}

[[File:Sunvalley Mall Concord California.JPG|thumb|[[Sunvalley Shopping Center]]]]

Concord has been primarily a [[bedroom community]] for San Francisco and Oakland over the last forty years, but during the last decades, jobs within the city have increased.<ref>[http://www.ci.concord.ca.us/about/demogrph.htm City of Concord demographics] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080103192821/http://www.ci.concord.ca.us/about/demogrph.htm |date=January 3, 2008 }}. Accessed August 13, 2007</ref> [[BevMo!]] is headquartered in Concord. Concord also has a strong retail sector including the [[Sunvalley Shopping Center]], which used to be one of the 50 largest malls in the United States,<ref>{{cite web |url = http://storymaps.esri.com/stories/2012/malls/ |title = 50 Largest US Shopping Malls |publisher = Storymaps.esri.com |access-date = December 11, 2013 |archive-date = January 22, 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140122222338/http://storymaps.esri.com/stories/2012/malls/ |url-status = dead }}</ref> [[auto dealership]]s, and [[Costco]].<ref name="KrebsAtrivoSlam">[[Brian Krebs|Krebs, Brian]]. "[http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2008/08/report_slams_us_host_as_major.html Report Slams U.S. Host as Major Source of Badware] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080906040845/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2008/08/report_slams_us_host_as_major.html |date=September 6, 2008 }}." ''[[The Washington Post]]''. August 28, 2008. Retrieved on August 31, 2009.</ref> The city is also home to the last [[Sears]] in California and one of only 7 remaining in the United States, and the last [[Fuddruckers]] in California.

===Top employers===

According to the city's 2024 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,<ref>{{cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=City of Concord ACFR 2024 |url=https://www.cityofconcord.org/DocumentCenter/View/12731/2024-Annual-Comprehensive-Financial-Report |access-date= |website=cityofconcord.org |publisher=City of Concord}}</ref> the top employers in the city are:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-

|1
|[[John Muir Health|John Muir Medical Center]]
|1,000 to 4,999
|-
| 2
|[[Mt. Diablo Unified School District]]
|1,000 to 4,999
|-
|3
|City of Concord
|500 to 999
|-
|4
|PG&E
|500 to 999
|-
|5
|County Connection 
|250 to 499
|-
|6
|AssetMark
|250 to 499
|-
|7
|Cerus Corporation
|250 to 499
|-
|8
|Yard House
|250 to 499
|-
|9
|Athens Administrators
|0 to 249
|-
|10
|Swinerton
|0 to 249
|}

==Naval Weapons Station==
{{Main|Concord Naval Weapons Station}}

[[File:CA Concord Naval Weapons Station aerial USA.jpg|thumb|Aerial view of the Concord Naval Weapons Station]]

To the north of the city of Concord is the [[Concord Naval Weapons Station]] (CNWS), which was established in 1942. The station functioned as a [[World War II]] [[armament]] storage [[Main Operating Base|depot]], supplying ships at [[Port Chicago, California|Port Chicago]]. The CNWS supported war efforts during the [[Vietnam War]] and through the end of the [[Gulf War]], processing and shipping out thousands of tons of material to [[Southeast Asia]] and the [[Middle East]].<ref name="CNWS" />

The station consists of two areas: the inland area ({{convert|5170|acre|0|disp=sqbr|abbr=off|sp=us}}) which is within the Concord city limits, and tidal area ({{convert|7630|acre|0|disp=sqbr}}).<ref name="CityNWS">[http://www.concordreuseproject.org/about/index.htm About the City of Concord Community Reuse Project] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071009204549/http://www.concordreuseproject.org/about/index.htm |date=October 9, 2007 }}, official city web site'. Retrieved August 13, 2007</ref> Because of changes in military operations, parts of the inland area began to be [[wikt:mothball#Verb|mothballed]] and by 1999, the CNWS had only a minimal contingent of military personnel. In 2007, the U.S. Federal Government announced that the inland portion of the CNWS will be closed. The tidal area of the base is not scheduled for closure.<ref name="CNWS">{{cite web |url = http://www.concordnws.org/info.htm |title = Concord Naval Weapons Station Reuse Information Portal |access-date = August 13, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070927191615/http://www.concordnws.org/info.htm |archive-date = September 27, 2007 }}</ref> The tidal area was transferred to the U.S. Army Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC) and is now known as Military Ocean Terminal Concord (MOTCO).<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.army.mil/article/13824/sddc-officially-accepts-former-us-navy-real-estate |title = SDDC officially accepts former U.S. Navy real estate |access-date = March 13, 2015 |archive-date = April 2, 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150402160103/http://www.army.mil/article/13824/sddc-officially-accepts-former-us-navy-real-estate |url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.army.mil/article/113348/Military_Ocean_Terminals_play_strategic_role_in_defense |title = Military Ocean Terminals play strategic role in defense |access-date = March 13, 2015 |archive-date = April 2, 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150402153325/http://www.army.mil/article/113348/Military_Ocean_Terminals_play_strategic_role_in_defense |url-status = live }}</ref> The city is working on a reuse plan that may include developing the land while keeping a large portion for open-space and parks projects. The city has had many meetings on this subject and any plan for reuse is subject to approval by the Navy.<ref name="CityNWS" /><ref>[http://www.contracostatimes.com/cnws "Concord Naval Weapons Station"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090318015227/http://www.contracostatimes.com/cnws |date=March 18, 2009 }}. ''Contra Costa Times'' website collection of articles. Retrieved August 13, 2007</ref>

==Transportation==

Until 1995, the city was the eastern terminus of the Concord line of [[Bay Area Rapid Transit]] (BART) commuter train system; the line has since been extended eastward to [[Pittsburg/Bay Point]] in 1996 and [[Antioch station (BART)|Antioch]] in 2018. The [[County Connection]] provides limited public transportation in the city and to other points in the county. Buses run from the [[North Concord/Martinez (BART station)|North Concord BART station]] to [[Martinez, California|Martinez]], the county seat.

[[File:NorthConcordBart.JPG|thumb|alt=|Overlooking the North Concord BART Station]]

Main thoroughfares include Willow Pass Road, Concord Avenue, Concord Boulevard, Clayton Road, Monument Boulevard, Ygnacio Valley Road, Oak Grove Road and Treat Boulevard.<ref>{{Cite web |url = http://www.cityofconcord.org/pdf/dept/planning/generalplan/ch5-transportation.pdf |title = Concord 2030 General Plan: Chapter5: Transportation |access-date = June 16, 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140712211348/http://www.cityofconcord.org/pdf/dept/planning/generalplan/ch5-transportation.pdf |archive-date = July 12, 2014 |url-status = dead }}</ref> The city is also served by [[Interstate 680 (California)|Interstate 680]], and state highways [[California State Route 4|4]] and [[California State Route 242|242]].

[[Buchanan Field Airport]] is a public county-owned airfield in the City of Concord. It is served by [[JetSuiteX|JSX]], and previously served by [[Envoy Air|American Eagle]], [[WestAir Commuter Airlines]], [[Pacific Southwest Airlines]] (PSA) and later by PSA successor [[USAir]] with the latter two airlines operating nonstop jet service between the airfield and [[Los Angeles International Airport]] (LAX).

==Media==

===News===

The city of Concord is served by the daily [[newspaper]] the ''[[East Bay Times]]'' (formerly the ''Contra Costa Times'') published by Bay Area News Group-East Bay (part of the [[Media News Group]], Denver, Colorado), with offices in [[Walnut Creek, California|Walnut Creek]]. The paper was originally run and owned by the [[Dean Lesher|Lesher]] family. Since the death of [[Dean Lesher]] in 1993, the paper has had several owners. The publisher also issues a weekly paper, the ''Concord Transcript'' for Concord and nearby [[Clayton, California|Clayton]].

===Radio===

Concord is primarily served by radio stations from the San Francisco and Sacramento markets. The [[Clayton Valley Charter High School]] operates a student-run rock station licensed to Concord, [[KVHS]]. The city is also served by [[KKDV]], a Walnut Creek-based rebroadcaster of country station [[KBAY]]. AM station [[KABN (California)|KABN]] formerly operated from 1963 to 2004.

===Television===
{{Main|List of television stations in the San Francisco Bay Area}}

Concord is served by television stations broadcasting primarily out of San Francisco, Sacramento, and San Jose. Over-the-air reception is difficult in many parts of the city due to hills on either side of the valley.

The sole Concord-licensed television station, [[KTNC-TV|KTNC]], is an owned-and-operated station of [[Tri-State Christian Television]]; it had broadcast from the top of [[Mount Diablo]]. In 2017, the station's broadcast spectrum was sold in the FCC's spectrum incentive auction; the station now shares a signal with [[KCNS]], [[KMTP-TV]], and [[KEMO-TV]] on the [[Sutro Tower]] in San Francisco, maintaining its virtual channel 42.

==Education==

Concord is served by the [[Mount Diablo Unified School District]] (MDUSD). Among the MDUSD schools is [[Mt. Diablo High School]], opened in 1901 and currently home to four academies, including the Digital Safari Academy, a three-year program involving the integration of multimedia with the core curriculum through integrated, project-based learning.

Beyond MDUSD schools, [[Clayton Valley Charter High School]] is also home to several acclaimed academies. Catholic schools [[De La Salle High School (Concord, California)|De La Salle High School]] for boys and [[Carondelet High School]] for girls are also located here. De La Salle's football team holds the U.S. record winning streak of 151 games, set between 1992 and 2004. During that span, De La Salle won 12 California North Coast sectional championships and was named national champion five different times (once by [[ESPN]], four times by ''[[USA Today]]''). In August 2014, a Hollywood film titled ''[[When the Game Stands Tall]]'' was released with the plot line based on their 151-game winning streak.

[[California State University, East Bay]] has a campus in Concord.

[[Concord High School (Concord, California)|Concord High School]] won the 2010 Northern California Boys Division II Football Championship, coached by Brian Hamilton. [[Ygnacio Valley High School]] won the 1987 Northern California Boys Division I Basketball Championship, coached by Jim Grace.

===Public libraries===

The Concord Library of the [[Contra Costa County Library]] is located in Concord.<ref>"[http://ccclib.org/locations/concord.html Concord Library] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719201523/http://ccclib.org/locations/concord.html |date=July 19, 2011 }}." [[Contra Costa County Library]]. Retrieved on March 31, 2010.</ref> The library is adjacent to the Concord Civic Center.<ref>"[http://www.ci.concord.ca.us/living/education/library.aspx Concord Library] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323041117/http://www.ci.concord.ca.us/living/education/library.aspx |date=March 23, 2010 }}." City of Concord. Retrieved on March 31, 2010.</ref>

==Arts and culture==
[[File:Don Salvio Pacheco Adobe 1.JPG|thumb|right|The [[Salvio Pacheco Adobe|Pacheco Adobe]], built 1835 on [[Rancho Monte del Diablo]]]]
Concord is the home of the annual [[Concord Jazz Festival]] and was the home of the [[Concord Records]] jazz record label until it was bought in 1999. Jazz musician [[Dave Brubeck]] was born in Concord<ref name="City of Concord news release">{{cite web |date = May 4, 2006 |title = Reception honors Concord native son, jazz great Dave Brubeck |url = http://www.ci.concord.ca.us/about/citynews/releases/2006/05-04-06-brubeck.htm |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070928000204/http://www.ci.concord.ca.us/about/citynews/releases/2006/05-04-06-brubeck.htm |archive-date = September 28, 2007 |access-date = January 15, 2007 |website = City of Concord }}</ref> and in 2006 a park adjacent to Concord High School on Concord Boulevard was renamed in his honor.

Concord is also home to the 21-time World Champion [[Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps]]. The corps is made up of talented musicians from around the world. The Concord Blue Devils are the most decorated drum and bugle corps in the history of [[Drum Corps International]].<ref>{{Cite web |url = https://www.dci.org/news/diamond-anniversary-yields-gold-for-undefeated-blue-devils |title = Diamond anniversary yields gold for undefeated Blue Devils |website = www.dci.org |access-date = February 4, 2020 |archive-date = February 4, 2020 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200204180059/https://www.dci.org/news/diamond-anniversary-yields-gold-for-undefeated-blue-devils |url-status = live }}</ref>

The [[Concord Pavilion]], a 12,500-seat outdoor amphitheater designed by [[Frank Gehry]], hosts concerts and community events, beginning with the Concord Jazz Festival in 1975.<ref>Helix, Dan. [https://www.mercurynews.com/2013/08/06/viewpoints-by-dan-helix-concord-pavilion-has-been-home-to-decades-of-music/ "Concord Pavilion has been home to decades of music"], ''[[The Mercury News]]'', San Jose, August 6, 2013. Retrieved January, 2, 2024.</ref>

The [[Public-access television]] channel is operated through [[TelVue Virtual Television Networks]].

The headquarters of the Kabul Soccer Club is located in Concord.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.kabulsoccerclub.8m.com/about.htm |title = Kabul Soccer Club |publisher = Kabulsoccerclub.8m.com |access-date = July 5, 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130809191935/http://www.kabulsoccerclub.8m.com/about.htm |archive-date = August 9, 2013 |url-status = dead }}</ref>

===Matteo's Dream===
{{main | Matteo's Dream}}
Matteo's Dream is an all-abilities playground in an [[urban park]] in Concord, named for Matteo Henderson, a boy with serious disabilities including blindness, [[cerebral palsy]], and cognitive development.  Persons with disabilities are able to drive their wheelchairs directly onto the structure. Features of the playground are specially engineered to accommodate people with various disabilities.<ref name="2007 launch">{{cite news |last1 = Jones |first1 = Carolyn |title = A playground for all to play on / Matteo's Dream is a place for the disabled to slide down slides, wheel to a tree house |url = http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/CONCORD-A-playground-for-all-to-play-on-2562822.php |accessdate = November 7, 2017 |work = SFGate |date = April 28, 2007 |url-status = live |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20170316143925/http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/CONCORD-A-playground-for-all-to-play-on-2562822.php |archivedate = March 16, 2017 |df = mdy-all }}</ref>

==Points of interest==
[[File:Statue of Salvio Pacheco II, in Plaza de Todos Santos.jpg|thumb|upright|Statue of [[Salvio Pacheco]] at Plaza de Todos Santos]]
[[File:West Wind Solano Drive-In theatre sign at night time.jpg|thumb|West Wind Solano Drive-In theatre sign at night time]]

*Baldwin Community Park and the Concord Senior Center<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ci.concord.ca.us/page.asp?pid=3005|title=Concord CA {{!}} Rental Facilities|last=California|first=City of Concord|website=www.ci.concord.ca.us|access-date=May 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180528133506/http://www.ci.concord.ca.us/page.asp?pid=3005|archive-date=May 28, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps]]
*[[Buchanan Field Airport]]
*Camp Concord<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.ci.concord.ca.us/recreation/camp |title = Official Camp Concord homepage |publisher = Ci.concord.ca.us |date = November 26, 2013 |access-date = December 11, 2013 |archive-date = December 16, 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131216094445/http://www.ci.concord.ca.us/recreation/camp/ |url-status = live }}</ref> at South [[Lake Tahoe]], a family-oriented summer camp, although not located in Concord, is operated by the city.
*[[Concord Pavilion]]&nbsp;– amphitheater, a major regional concert venue formerly known as the Sleep Train Pavilion and as the Chronicle Pavilion at Concord.
*Concord Skatepark
*Dave Brubeck Park
*[[Don Francisco Galindo House]]
*[[Don Salvio Pacheco Adobe]]
*Hillcrest Park&nbsp;– home to [[Matteo's Dream]], a playground for children of all abilities<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.ci.concord.ca.us/matteosdream/index.htm |title = Matteo's Dream |publisher = City of Concord |access-date = February 26, 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140702091213/http://www.ci.concord.ca.us/matteosdream/index.htm |archive-date = July 2, 2014 |url-status = dead }}</ref>
*Lime Ridge Open Space
*[[Markham Regional Arboretum]]
*[[Matteo's Dream]]{{snds}}all-abilities playground
*[[Mount Diablo|Mt. Diablo State Park]]
*Newhall Community Park
*[[Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial]]<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.nps.gov/poch/index.htm |title = Port Chicago Naval Magazine |work = nps.gov |access-date = September 21, 2015 |archive-date = August 29, 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100829001148/http://www.nps.gov/poch |url-status = live }}</ref>
*Rick Sears Memorial Park
*Shiva Murugan Temple<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.temple.org/ |title = Home » Shiva Murugan Temple |work = temple.org |access-date = April 10, 2016 |archive-date = December 21, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181221083210/http://www.temple.org/ |url-status = live }}</ref>
*[[Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Concord]]
*Starting point of the [[Iron Horse Regional Trail]]
*[[Sunvalley Mall]]
*Todos Santos Plaza&nbsp;– site of farmer's market, concerts, and movies
*West Wind Solano [[Drive-in theater|Drive-In Theater]]
*Willow Pass Community Park
*Ygnacio Valley Park

==Sister city==
[[File:Concord-Kitakami sister city sign.jpg|thumb|Artwork produced by Japanese and American citizens to celebrate the sister city relationship between Concord and [[Kitakami, Iwate|Kitakami]], located at the civic center]]
In 1974, Concord became a sister city with [[Kitakami, Iwate|Kitakami]], [[Iwate Prefecture|Iwate]], in [[Japan]]. The city established a small Japanese-style park in the city, and placed half of a sculpture, ''The Communion Bridge'', in it. The matching half of the bridge is in Kitakami.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.ci.concord.ca.us/about/highlights/sistercity.htm |title = City of Concord Sister City |access-date = August 16, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080921203124/http://www.ci.concord.ca.us/about/highlights/sistercity.htm |archive-date = September 21, 2008 }}</ref>

Every five years, a delegation from Concord visits Kitakami and operates a [[student exchange program]].<ref>{{Cite web |last = Ortega |first = Jennifer |date = July 29, 2020 |title = Concord Delegation to Visit Sister City in Kitakami, Japan |url = https://www.concordchamber.com/news/details/concord-delegation-to-visit-sister-city-in-kitakami-japan |website = Concord Chamber of Commerce |access-date = September 30, 2020 |archive-date = November 30, 2020 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201130041838/https://www.concordchamber.com/news/details/concord-delegation-to-visit-sister-city-in-kitakami-japan |url-status = dead }}</ref>

==Notable people==
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*[[Carlos Alazraqui]], comedian, television actor, voice-over artist, voice of Taco Bell chihuahua<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Young |first1=Susan |date=November 7, 2007 |title='Reno' big fish just a guppie at home |url=https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2007/11/07/reno-big-fish-just-a-guppie-at-home/ |access-date=December 21, 2023 |website=East Bay Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Blake Anderson]], comedian, writer, producer, and actor was born in Concord<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 8, 2023 |title=Concord Native Blake Anderson Shares His Favorite CA Spots |url=https://www.visitconcordca.com/blog/concord-native-blake-andersons-california-hangouts/ |access-date=December 21, 2023 |website=Visit Concord |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Autopsy (band)|Autopsy]], death metal band<ref>{{Cite web |title=Autopsy on Apple Music |url=https://music.apple.com/us/artist/autopsy/427889075 |access-date=December 21, 2023 |website=Apple Music - Web Player |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[George Barnes (musician)|George Barnes]], jazz musician, long-time resident<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=John S. |date=September 6, 1977 |title=George Barnes, 56; Jazz Guitarist Won Acclaim for Style |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/09/06/archives/george-barnes-56-jazz-guitarist-won-acclaim-for-style.html |access-date=December 21, 2023 |website=The New York Times}}</ref>
*[[Dave Brubeck]], festival promoter, jazz musician, orchestra leader; born in Concord<ref name="City of Concord news release" />
*[[Tom Candiotti]] MLB Pitcher, Milwaukee Brewers, Cleveland Indians, Toronto Blue Jays, Oakland Athletics and Los Angeles Dodgers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=#CardCorner: 1990 Topps Tom Candiotti {{!}} Baseball Hall of Fame |url=https://baseballhall.org/discover/CardCorner/1990-Topps-Tom-Candiotti |access-date=December 24, 2023 |website=baseballhall.org}}</ref>
*[[Gil Castillo]], mixed martial artist has been a resident<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gil Castillo {{!}} MMA Fighter Page |url=https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/fighters/gil-castillo |access-date=December 21, 2023 |website=Tapology |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Natalie Coughlin]], Olympic gold-medalist, has been a resident<ref>{{Cite web |last = White |first = Lisa P. |date = October 4, 2017 |title = Carondelet High School names new aquatics center for Olympian Natalie Coughlin |url = https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2017/10/04/carondelet-high-school-names-new-aquatics-center-for-olympian-natalie-coughlin/ |url-status = live |access-date = October 19, 2021 |website = East Bay Times |language = en-US |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171007144915/http://www.eastbaytimes.com:80/2017/10/04/carondelet-high-school-names-new-aquatics-center-for-olympian-natalie-coughlin/? |archive-date = October 7, 2017 }}</ref>
*[[Mark DeSaulnier]], U.S. representative; former California state senator, assembylman, Contra Costa County supervisor, and Concord city councilor<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-03-21 |title=Rep. Mark DeSaulnier's condition worsens, now listed as critical |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/03/21/rep-mark-desaulniers-conditions-worsens-now-listen-in-critical-care/ |access-date=2025-05-23 |website=The Mercury News |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Death Angel]], thrash-metal band<ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/thrash-metal-veterans-death-angel-earn-first-ever-grammy-nomination/ "Thrash-Metal Veterans Death Angel Earn First-Ever Grammy Nomination"], [[CBS News]], San Francisco, January 23, 2020. Retrieved January 2, 2024.</ref>
*[[Sonya Eddy]], actress best known for playing Epiphany Johnson on [[General Hospital]] was born in Concord{{Citation needed|date=October 2025}}
*[[Stefan Frei]], Swiss-born soccer player<ref>{{Cite news |last=Shuey |first=Tyler |date=September 11, 2020 |title=Sounders goalie building ‘dream home’ in Blakely Harbor |url=https://www.bainbridgereview.com/news/sounders-goalie-building-dream-home-in-blakely-harbor/ |access-date=October 12, 2025 |work=[[Bainbridge Island Review]]}}</ref> 
*[[Tom Hanks]], Oscar-winning actor, producer, and director was born in Concord<ref name="cityofconcord.org">{{Cite web |title=Concord Fun Facts {{!}} Concord, CA |url=https://www.cityofconcord.org/426/Concord-Fun-Facts |access-date=December 22, 2023 |website=www.cityofconcord.org}}</ref>
*[[Charley Koontz]], television and film actor, was born and raised in Concord<ref name="cityofconcord.org"/>
*[[Eva Marie]], female professional wrestler formerly signed to the WWE<ref>{{Cite web |last=Barney |first=Chuck |date=January 14, 2019 |title='Celebrity Big Brother' contestant grew up in Concord |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/01/14/celebrity-big-brother-contestant-grew-up-in-concord/ |access-date=December 22, 2023 |website=The Mercury News |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Cass McCombs]], singer and songwriter was born in Concord<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cass McCombs – The Vogue |url=https://thevogue.com/artists/cass-mccombs/ |access-date=December 22, 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Brent Mydland]], keyboardist for the [[Grateful Dead]] from 1979 to 1990<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brent Mydland |url=https://catalog.pascolibraries.org/Author/Home?author=%22Mydland,%20Brent%22 |access-date=December 22, 2023 |website=Pasco County Library System |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Negativland]], experimental music group<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Sam |date=October 20, 2016 |title=San Francisco band Negativland offer bandmember's ashes with sales of their new album |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/san-francisco-band-offer-bandmembers-ashes-sales-new-album-1684701 |access-date=December 22, 2023 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref>
*[[Reed M. Nesbit|Reed Nesbit]], urologist, pioneer of transurethral resection of the prostate<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of Reed M. Nesbit Society |url=https://medicine.umich.edu/dept/urology/about-us/alumni-friends/reed-m-nesbit-urologic-society/history-reed-m-nesbit-society |access-date=December 21, 2023 |website=University of Michigan Michigan-Medicine Urology}}</ref>
*[[Kyle Newacheck]], TV writer, was born in Concord<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 8, 2021 |title=Comedy Central Stars Take on the Taco Trail |url=https://www.visitconcordca.com/blog/comedy-central-stars-take-on-the-taco-trail/ |access-date=December 22, 2023 |website=Visit Concord |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Natalie Nunn]], reality tv star, entrepreneur, producer<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nyanchama |first=Venic |date=December 15, 2023 |title=Who are Natalie Nunn's parents? Meet Earl and Karen Nunn |url=https://www.tuko.co.ke/facts-lifehacks/celebrity-biographies/530963-who-natalie-nunns-parents-meet-earl-karen-nunn/ |access-date=December 22, 2023 |website=Tuko.co.ke - Kenya news. |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Salvio Pacheco]], historically important [[Californio]] ranchero and founder of Concord<ref>{{Cite web |title=Don Salvio Pacheco {{!}} ConcordHistory.Com |url=https://concordhistory.com/don-salvio-pacheco/ |access-date=December 22, 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Julie Strain]], actress and model{{Citation needed|date=October 2025}}

==See also==
{{Portal|San Francisco Bay Area}}
*[[List of cities and towns in California]]
*[[List of cities and towns in the San Francisco Bay Area]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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{{Geographic location
|Center    = Concord
|North     = [[Port Chicago, California|Port Chicago]]<br />[[Clyde, California|Clyde]]
|Northeast = [[Bay Point, California|Bay Point]] • [[Pittsburg, California|Pittsburg]]
|East      = [[Clayton, California|Clayton]]
|Southeast =
|South     = [[Walnut Creek, California|Walnut Creek]]
|Southwest =
|West      = [[Pleasant Hill, California|Pleasant Hill]]
|Northwest = [[Martinez, California|Martinez]] • [[Pacheco, California|Pacheco]]
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