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Moraga, California, in Contra Costa county, is 6 miles SW of Walnut Creek, California (center to center) and 8 miles E of Oakland, California. The town is included in the Oakland metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 16,290 people lived in Moraga.
In Moraga, about 61% of adults are married. Moraga is one of those places you go to when you're already married, not to find someone. It seems that everyone in town is married (though of course they're not).
In 2000, Moraga had a median family income of $116,113. Many people in Moraga make a good living. The bulk of the population of the town is doing well, with money to spend. Moraga doesn't have a large share of its people below the poverty line. Significantly, more adults in the town have earned college degrees than have people in most other towns in California. In Moraga, a noticeable number of people work from home rather than commuting every day. (Whether or not they're interested in marriage, it's worth noting that there are a lot of high-income single people in the town.)
Moraga residents donated more money ($62,200) to John Kerry than to the other candidates in the 2004 Presidential race. Across all electoral races, the Democratic party attracted the most donations from the town.
A low crime rate is one of the plusses in Moraga.
An estimated 84% of living spaces in Moraga are occupied by their owners, not by renters. Optimists try to see the higher property taxes in the town as a sign of wealth and desirability.
In Moraga, 75% of commuters drive to work. Public transportation is used by many people in Moraga.
Moraga strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in California):
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| College Educated Adults (vs. Peers) | Top 2% |  |
| Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers) | Top 2% | |
| Median Family Income (vs. Peers) | Top 3% | |
| Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers) | Top 4% | |
| Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers) | Top 5% | |
| Low Rate of Poverty (vs. State) | Top 5% | |
| Low Property Crime (vs. State) | Top 6% | |
| People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers) | Top 6% | |
| Low Violent Crime (vs. State) | Top 8% | |
Comparing Moraga to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in California (State):
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| Working at Home | | |
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| Low Property Crime | | |
| Low Violent Crime | | |
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