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Sacramento

California · 524,943 residents · 98.6 sq mi
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Sacramento is a city of 524,943 people in California. 49% of homes are owner-occupied. Growth has run 29% since 2000, or 117,925 more people. This skews young, with a median age of 35.4. The typical home is worth $361,300, having roughly tripled since 2000. The foreign-born share is 21%.

At a glance
Average income
near the US median
US median: $66,278
Younger
median age 35.4
US median: 38.8
Average education
34% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 33%
Less affordable
home values up 91%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $265,253
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
524,943
+29%since 2000
from 407,018 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Median age
35.4
+8%since 2000
from 32.8 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
98.6 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
353K401K449K497K545K19902000201020202024Sacramento
2024529K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 55.9%(30,870)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.2%(32,776)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 146.5%(33,991)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 196.1%(32,196)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247.2%(37,773)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3417.4%(91,268)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4414.1%(74,253)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5411.5%(60,460)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 6411.2%(58,972)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 748.5%(44,385)
US avg: 10%
75 to 843.7%(19,478)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over1.6%(8,521)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$65,847
+18%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $37,049 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$33,503
+79%since 2000
from $18,721 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
44.3%
+13.0 ptssince 2009
from 31.3% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
15.7%
−4.3 ptssince 2000
from 20.0% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Information10%
US avg: 11.1%
Other services6.4%
US avg: 6.6%
Wholesale trade5.9%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance5.7%
US avg: 5.5%
Retail trade5.1%
US avg: 10%
Professional, scientific, technical4.8%
US avg: 4.7%
Public administration4.1%
US avg: 4.7%
Transportation & warehousing2.4%
US avg: 2.5%
Arts, entertainment, food1.7%
US avg: 2%
Education & health services0.9%
US avg: 0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.7%
US avg: 1.7%
Construction0.6%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$361,300
+91%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $126,000 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,328
+41%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $625 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
49.2%
−0.9 ptssince 2000
from 50.1% in 2000
50.8% rent
Persons per household
2.63 people
+2%since 2009
from 2.57 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
Afford Score
5.5
−17%since 2009
from 6.6 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.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic40.5%(164,974)
Black15%(61,136)
Hispanic / Latino21.6%(87,974)
Asian16.4%(66,598)
Other0%
2020
White, non-Hispanic30.3%(158,999)
Black12.6%(66,012)
Hispanic / Latino28.8%(151,253)
Asian19.5%(102,200)
Other7.9%(41,540)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican23.9%(120,298)
Central American1.5%(7,309)
Puerto Rican0.8%(4,034)
Salvadoran0.7%(3,679)
Spaniard0.6%(2,916)
South American0.5%(2,570)
Nicaraguan0.3%(1,475)
Guatemalan0.2%(991)
Cuban0.2%(984)
Colombian0.2%(803)
Peruvian0.1%(663)
Costa Rican0.1%(568)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Honduran0.1%(431)
Ecuadorian0.1%(376)
Dominican0.1%(371)
Argentine0%(250)
Venezuelan0%(233)
Panamanian0%(157)
Chilean0%(157)
Bolivian0%(74)
Uruguayan0%(14)
Asian origin
Chinese4.4%(22,130)
Hmong3.2%(16,109)
Filipino2.8%(14,052)
Asian Indian2.7%(13,661)
Vietnamese1.4%(7,018)
Japanese1.1%(5,342)
Laotian1%(4,851)
Pakistani0.5%(2,417)
Korean0.3%(1,514)
Cambodian0.2%(777)
Indonesian0.1%(362)
Thai0.1%(324)
+ 7 more asian origin groups with data
Taiwanese0.1%(278)
Nepalese0.1%(256)
Burmese0%(178)
Malaysian0%(122)
Okinawan0%(15)
Pacific Islander origin
Fijian1.1%(5,287)
Native Hawaiian0.4%(1,873)
Samoan0.3%(1,503)
Chamorro0.1%(688)
Tongan0.1%(607)
Marshallese0.1%(585)
Ancestry
German6.7%(33,969)
Irish6%(30,131)
English5.1%(25,875)
Italian3.6%(18,095)
French1.6%(7,960)
American1.6%(7,955)
Portuguese1.3%(6,568)
Scottish1.1%(5,523)
Russian1.1%(5,427)
Polish1%(5,169)
Norwegian0.9%(4,309)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Swedish0.8%(4,094)
Dutch0.7%(3,348)
Scotch-Irish0.6%(3,010)
Ukrainian0.5%(2,594)
Danish0.5%(2,490)
British0.5%(2,477)
Welsh0.4%(2,019)
Greek0.4%(1,978)
Romanian0.3%(1,532)
French Canadian0.3%(1,466)
Swiss0.2%(1,192)
West Indian0.2%(1,150)
Hungarian0.2%(1,105)
Ethiopian0.2%(1,035)
Croatian0.2%(835)
Iranian0.2%(812)
Czech0.2%(804)
Arab0.2%(771)
Nigerian0.1%(699)
Austrian0.1%(607)
Lithuanian0.1%(589)
Palestinian0.1%(580)
Armenian0.1%(572)
Jamaican0.1%(544)
Finnish0.1%(448)
Canadian0.1%(401)
Iraqi0.1%(384)
Haitian0.1%(355)
Brazilian0.1%(333)
Syrian0.1%(304)
Belgian0%(233)
Lebanese0%(211)
Australian0%(202)
Kenyan0%(193)
Egyptian0%(189)
Slovak0%(174)
Turkish0%(172)
Moroccan0%(164)
Jordanian0%(139)
Serbian0%(130)
Bulgarian0%(129)
Israeli0%(115)
Latvian0%(73)
Ghanaian0%(66)
Slovene0%(52)
Somali0%(7)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
34.3%
+10.4 ptssince 2000
from 23.9% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
85.9%
+8.6 ptssince 2000
from 77.3% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
12.5%
+4.1 ptssince 2000
from 8.4% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
26.0 min
+78%since 2000
from 14.6 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
71.9%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 71.9% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
8.3%
−1.5 ptssince 2009
from 9.8% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
6.7%
−6.0 ptssince 2011
from 12.7% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
64.4%
−0.6 ptssince 2011
from 65.0% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
74.1%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
41.3%
+3.1 ptssince 2009
from 38.2% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.1%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 48.7% in 2009
Female
50.9%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 51.3% in 2009
Foreign born
21.3%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 22.3% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
5.7%
−10.0 ptssince 2013
from 15.7% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
94.7%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
83.6%
US average: 86.2%
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)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
5.7%
−10.0 ptssince 2013
from 15.7% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
55.5%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
9.6%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
15.0%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
30.2%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
1.8%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
63.6%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
41.2%
US average: 35.2%

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, 2020
Gulf War (2001 or later)21.7%(4,685)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)15.5%(3,360)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era35.8%(7,749)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War6.5%(1,403)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II3.6%(781)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 21,631 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 Sacramento, California?

Sacramento, California has about 524,943 residents according to the 2020 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Sacramento, California?

The typical household in Sacramento, California earns about $65,847 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Sacramento, California expensive?

In Sacramento, California, the median home is worth about $361,300, and the typical rent is about $1,328 a month.

How educated are people in Sacramento, California?

About 34.3% of adults age 25 and over in Sacramento, California hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Sacramento, California?

About 15.7% of people in Sacramento, California live below the federal poverty line.

Has Sacramento, California grown since 1990?

Yes, Sacramento, California has grown since 1990. The population has added about 155,578 residents, a change of about 42 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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