Elk Grove is home to 179,155 people in California. The population has roughly tripled since 2000, adding 119,171 people. Few US cities rank higher on income. The typical home is worth $630,100, having more than tripled since 2000. Households take in $125,924 a year at the median, 53% more than the country as a whole. There are 4,205 people per square mile.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $125,924, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.4
US median: 38.9
Average education
39% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 129%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Elk Grove
What changed most since 1990
Population17,483 → 179,155(+925%)US over the same years: +35%
White share83.3% → 30.4%(−52.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Asian share3.9% → 31.0%(+27.1 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
Elk Grove's population equals 11% of Sacramento County's. Its number of households without a car equals 5.4% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 7.2% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)28.8%(1,957)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)28.9%(1,965)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.1%(1,844)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.8%(260)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.2%(83)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 6,798 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Elk Grove, decade by decade
Elk Grove population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
17,483
$105,740
$332,890
21.8%
36.9
2000
59,984
$110,503
$274,888
24.1%
81.3
2010
153,015
$114,305
$519,180
33.3%
92.4
2020
176,124
$123,356
$529,782
36.7%
94.3
2024
179,155
$125,924
$630,100
38.9%
94.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
