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Rancho Cordova

California · 87,554 residents (2025 est.) · 34.6 sq mi
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Rancho Cordova is home to 81,849 people in California. 26,789 more people live here than in 2000. 27% of residents were born outside the United States. There are 2,368 people per square mile. Owners hold 58% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $477,600, having more than tripled since 2000.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.0
US median: 38.9
Average education
32% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 135%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
81,849
+49%since 2000
from 55,060 in 2000
87,554 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
2,368 / sq mi
+36%since 2009
from 1,736 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
36.0
+13%since 2000
from 31.9 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
34.6 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
45K55K65K75K85K19902000201020202024Rancho Cordova
202482K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 57.2%(5,925)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.3%(5,145)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147.7%(6,294)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.1%(5,030)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.6%(4,568)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3415.5%(12,680)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4415.6%(12,751)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.7%(10,357)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411%(8,965)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 747.1%(5,801)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.9%(3,188)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.4%(1,145)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$89,585
+23%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $40,095 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$38,928
+115%since 2000
from $18,121 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
58.7%
+28.0 ptssince 2009
from 30.7% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
12.2%
−3.8 ptssince 2000
from 16.0% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.418
Unchangedsince 2010
from 0.417 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information12.4%
US avg: 10.8%
Finance & insurance7.9%
US avg: 5.9%
Wholesale trade7.8%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services6.3%
US avg: 6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical6%
US avg: 5.1%
Retail trade5.9%
US avg: 9.9%
Public administration5.3%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services1.9%
US avg: 0.9%
Arts, entertainment, food1%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.2%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$477,600
+135%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $111,700 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,787
+49%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $659 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
58.2%
+8.9 ptssince 2000
from 49.3% in 2000
41.8% rent
Vacancy rate
3.9%
−4.8 ptssince 2009
from 8.7% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.88 people
+8%since 2009
from 2.66 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
28.4%
−13.5 ptssince 2009
from 41.8% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
50.3%
−4.6 ptssince 2009
from 54.9% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
5.3
−7%since 2009
from 5.8 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
70
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic61.4%(33,790)
Black11%(6,075)
Hispanic / Latino12.9%(7,100)
Asian8.1%(4,449)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic46%(37,618)
Black10%(8,148)
Hispanic / Latino22%(17,989)
Asian14.7%(12,035)
Other7.4%(6,059)
Diversity Score
88
+9%since 2009
from 81 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican17%(13,913)
Central American2.2%(1,835)
Salvadoran1%(831)
Puerto Rican0.8%(647)
Guatemalan0.8%(642)
Spaniard0.7%(552)
Nicaraguan0.4%(308)
Cuban0.3%(223)
Colombian0.2%(156)
Peruvian0.1%(91)
Venezuelan0.1%(59)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Asian Indian3.7%(2,993)
Filipino3.4%(2,769)
Chinese1.6%(1,315)
Vietnamese1.5%(1,226)
Kazakh1%(795)
Korean0.9%(718)
Hmong0.8%(665)
Japanese0.4%(309)
Laotian0.3%(253)
Cambodian0.2%(177)
Mien0.2%(169)
Pakistani0.2%(130)
+ 6 more asian origin groups with data
Bangladeshi0.1%(122)
Nepalese0.1%(98)
Indonesian0.1%(97)
Thai0.1%(56)
Taiwanese0%(19)
Pacific Islander origin
Fijian0.4%(325)
Samoan0.1%(99)
Guamanian0.1%(59)
Chamorro0%(26)
Tongan0%(19)
Ancestry
English7.8%(6,406)
German7.5%(6,131)
Irish5.9%(4,803)
American3.9%(3,197)
Ukrainian3.5%(2,841)
Italian3.5%(2,836)
Armenian2.9%(2,391)
Russian1.8%(1,482)
Norwegian1.3%(1,029)
French1.2%(1,020)
Scottish1.1%(915)
+ 43 more ancestry groups with data
Romanian1.1%(865)
Portuguese0.9%(732)
Polish0.9%(697)
Swedish0.7%(595)
Arab0.7%(585)
Dutch0.7%(583)
Scotch-Irish0.7%(541)
Danish0.7%(534)
Ethiopian0.5%(376)
British0.5%(373)
Egyptian0.4%(361)
Iranian0.4%(298)
Finnish0.3%(260)
Bulgarian0.3%(208)
West Indian0.2%(194)
Nigerian0.2%(192)
Greek0.2%(190)
Hungarian0.2%(180)
Welsh0.1%(116)
Swiss0.1%(110)
Kenyan0.1%(91)
Turkish0.1%(89)
Barbadian0.1%(59)
Canadian0.1%(51)
Austrian0.1%(50)
Brazilian0.1%(49)
Palestinian0.1%(47)
Haitian0%(33)
Lebanese0%(31)
Jamaican0%(31)
Czech0%(30)
Israeli0%(30)
Ghanaian0%(28)
Slovak0%(23)
Belgian0%(21)
Latvian0%(19)
Croatian0%(18)
Jordanian0%(17)
Serbian0%(9)
Syrian0%(5)
Slovene0%(3)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
32.1%
+14.0 ptssince 2000
from 18.1% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
89.2%
+5.3 ptssince 2000
from 83.9% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
11.4%
+6.4 ptssince 2000
from 5.0% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
26.7 min
+87%since 2000
from 14.3 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
65.2%
−9.0 ptssince 2009
from 74.2% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
9.5%
−4.9 ptssince 2009
from 14.5% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.2%
−3.3 ptssince 2009
from 4.5% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
20.1%
+16.2 ptssince 2009
from 3.9% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.6%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 1.2% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.6%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.8% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
7.0%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 8.2% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
7.3%
−6.8 ptssince 2011
from 14.0% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
65.6%
−2.7 ptssince 2011
from 68.3% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
74.2%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 73.7% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
16.0%
+1.5 ptssince 2009
from 14.5% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
40.8%
+9.8 ptssince 2009
from 30.9% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.2%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 49.7% in 2009
Female
50.8%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 50.3% in 2009
Foreign born
26.5%
+2.2 ptssince 2009
from 24.3% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.0%
−4.4 ptssince 2009
from 11.4% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
15.0%
+1.8 ptssince 2012
from 13.2% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
4.9%
−10.9 ptssince 2013
from 15.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
94.0%
+10.9 ptssince 2017
from 83.1% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
98.3%
+3.0 ptssince 2020
from 95.3% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
88.6%
+3.9 ptssince 2020
from 84.7% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
61.0%
−4.7 ptssince 2016
from 65.7% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
13.0%
+0.4 ptssince 2016
from 12.6% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married36%(11,165)
Married53.1%(16,479)
Widowed2.2%(695)
Divorced8.7%(2,709)
Women 15+
Never married33.4%(11,179)
Married49%(16,389)
Widowed5.8%(1,953)
Divorced11.7%(3,916)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
4.9%
−10.9 ptssince 2013
from 15.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
53.9%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 53.9% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
10.1%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 9.9% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
13.2%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 13.1% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
32.3%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 30.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.6%
−0.7 ptssince 2020
from 3.3% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
63.1%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 63.5% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
42.7%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 41.6% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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)27.2%(1,164)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.4%(1,001)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.6%(1,265)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.1%(218)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 4,279 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Rancho Cordova, California?

Rancho Cordova, California has about 81,849 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Rancho Cordova, California?

The typical household in Rancho Cordova, California earns about $89,585 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Rancho Cordova, California expensive?

In Rancho Cordova, California, the median home is worth about $477,600, and the typical rent is about $1,787 a month.

How educated are people in Rancho Cordova, California?

About 32.1% of adults age 25 and over in Rancho Cordova, California hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Rancho Cordova, California?

About 12.2% of people in Rancho Cordova, California live below the federal poverty line.

Has Rancho Cordova, California grown since 1990?

Yes, Rancho Cordova, California has grown since 1990. The population has added about 33,118 residents, a change of about 68 percent over that period.

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