CITY · INCORPORATED 1850 · 1990 CENSUS

Sacramento

California · 369,365 residents · 98.6 sq mi

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Sacramento is a city of 369,365 people in California. 51% of homes are owner-occupied. That trails the California median by roughly 21%. The typical home is worth $114,300. 17.2% of residents live below the federal poverty line. About 23% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.8

US median: 33.0

More educated

23% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

369,365

−9%vs 2000

vs 407,018 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.8

−3%vs 2000

vs 32.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

98.6 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024529K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.2%(30,390)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98%(29,726)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(23,986)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.1%(22,424)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.6%(28,070)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.6%(72,509)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.7%(57,886)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549%(33,143)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.3%(27,096)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.9%(25,414)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.8%(13,944)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(4,777)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$28,183

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,049 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,087

−25%vs 2000

vs $18,721 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.2%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$114,300

+20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $126,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$495

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $625 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

51.3%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 50.1% in 2000

48.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic40.5%(164,974)

Black15%(61,136)

Hispanic / Latino21.6%(87,974)

Asian16.4%(66,598)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic60.2%(222,226)

Black15.3%(56,457)

Hispanic / Latino15.9%(58,716)

Asian15%(55,533)

Other9.5%(35,149)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican23.9%(126,403)

Central American2.1%(10,943)

Puerto Rican0.8%(4,473)

South American0.8%(4,316)

Salvadoran0.8%(4,073)

Guatemalan0.6%(3,273)

Spaniard0.5%(2,690)

Peruvian0.3%(1,510)

Nicaraguan0.3%(1,428)

Colombian0.2%(1,116)

Honduran0.2%(1,057)

Cuban0.2%(871)

+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data

Costa Rican0.1%(585)

Panamanian0.1%(527)

Argentine0.1%(451)

Chilean0.1%(406)

Venezuelan0.1%(300)

Bolivian0.1%(272)

Ecuadorian0%(253)

Dominican0%(245)

Uruguayan0%(8)

Asian origin

Chinese4.2%(21,992)

Hmong3.5%(18,600)

Filipino2.9%(15,383)

Asian Indian2.8%(15,030)

Vietnamese1.5%(8,160)

Japanese0.9%(4,970)

Pakistani0.7%(3,828)

Laotian0.6%(2,992)

Kazakh0.6%(2,915)

Mien0.5%(2,664)

Korean0.3%(1,649)

Cambodian0.3%(1,512)

+ 10 more asian origin groups with data

Nepalese0.1%(667)

Taiwanese0.1%(542)

Thai0.1%(394)

Sri Lankan0%(206)

Bangladeshi0%(158)

Burmese0%(100)

Indonesian0%(96)

Malaysian0%(54)

Mongolian0%(46)

Singaporean0%(22)

Pacific Islander origin

Fijian0.9%(4,858)

Native Hawaiian0.4%(2,029)

Tongan0.3%(1,326)

Samoan0.2%(1,112)

Marshallese0.2%(918)

Chamorro0.1%(427)

Guamanian0%(114)

Ancestry

German6.4%(34,079)

English6.1%(32,287)

Irish5.7%(30,089)

Italian3.3%(17,517)

American2.3%(11,960)

Subsaharan African1.6%(8,295)

French1.2%(6,281)

Scottish1.1%(5,953)

Portuguese1.1%(5,801)

Russian1%(5,136)

Norwegian1%(5,126)

Polish0.9%(4,846)

+ 49 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.8%(4,002)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(2,948)

Ukrainian0.5%(2,687)

Dutch0.5%(2,683)

Arab0.5%(2,639)

Danish0.5%(2,444)

Nigerian0.4%(2,004)

Welsh0.3%(1,827)

British0.3%(1,606)

Greek0.3%(1,561)

Romanian0.3%(1,398)

Swiss0.2%(1,285)

West Indian0.2%(1,259)

French Canadian0.2%(1,177)

Hungarian0.2%(804)

Czech0.1%(757)

Armenian0.1%(730)

Iranian0.1%(728)

Brazilian0.1%(639)

Austrian0.1%(632)

Finnish0.1%(626)

Jamaican0.1%(610)

Egyptian0.1%(550)

Croatian0.1%(541)

Canadian0.1%(464)

Lithuanian0.1%(461)

Ethiopian0.1%(433)

Lebanese0.1%(399)

Slovak0.1%(374)

Cape Verdean0.1%(293)

Turkish0%(241)

Jordanian0%(234)

Israeli0%(234)

Kenyan0%(213)

Serbian0%(206)

Haitian0%(191)

Palestinian0%(173)

Syrian0%(154)

Ghanaian0%(151)

Bulgarian0%(136)

Iraqi0%(130)

Australian0%(121)

Slovene0%(111)

Belgian0%(107)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(100)

Latvian0%(98)

Barbadian0%(91)

Moroccan0%(84)

Guyanese0%(77)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Chinese population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

23.5%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.9%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.6%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.9 min

+30%vs 2000

vs 14.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married45.2%(96,106)

Married44.1%(93,823)

Widowed2.2%(4,745)

Divorced8.5%(18,035)

Women 15+

Never married38.9%(86,687)

Married42.1%(93,766)

Widowed7.5%(16,712)

Divorced11.5%(25,640)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.4%

−10.3 ptssince 2013

from 15.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

56.7%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 55.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.0%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 9.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.4%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 15.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

29.9%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 30.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.9%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 63.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.0%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 41.2% 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)28.3%(5,204)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.9%(3,467)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33.9%(6,233)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.3%(975)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.6%(294)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 18,381 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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