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Vacaville

California · 103,850 residents (2025 est.) · 29.9 sq mi
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With 102,596 people, Vacaville is a city in California. That puts it in the top 5% of US cities for household income. The typical home is worth $620,900, having more than tripled since 2000. Median rent is $2,299 a month. There are 3,435 people per square mile. About 28% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $111,126, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
28% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 94%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Vacaville

What changed most since 1990

  • White share72.0% → 44.3% (−27.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts

Among the 11 cities and towns in the Vallejo metro

  • 4th in household income$111,126
  • 7th in share with a bachelor's degree28.0%
  • 6th in home value$620,900
  • 4th in diversity score87.5

Its weight in Solano County

Vacaville's population equals 23% of Solano County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 14% of the county's.

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
102,596
+16%since 2000
from 88,625 in 2000
103,850 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
3,435 / sq mi
+16%since 2000
from 2,967 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
38.2
+13%since 2000
from 33.9 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
29.9 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
68K78K87K96K106K19902000201020202024Vacaville
2024103K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.2%(5,341)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97.2%(7,363)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.7%(5,815)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.8%(5,981)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.2%(6,393)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3415.2%(15,635)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4414.6%(14,941)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.5%(11,770)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.9%(13,213)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.7%(9,921)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.4%(4,493)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.7%(1,730)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$111,126
+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $57,667 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$46,475
+116%since 2000
from $21,557 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
69.4%
+23.2 ptssince 2009
from 46.2% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
8.2%
+2.2 ptssince 2000
from 6.1% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.398
+4%since 2010
from 0.384 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information12.1%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade8.9%
US avg: 6.9%
Retail trade7.2%
US avg: 9.9%
Other services5.7%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance5.4%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.4%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration4.1%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.3%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.2%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services1.1%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.6%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.2%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$620,900
+94%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $176,000 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$2,299
+50%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $842 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
67.5%
+0.8 ptssince 2000
from 66.7% in 2000
32.5% rent
Vacancy rate
4.3%
−1.6 ptssince 2009
from 5.9% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.81 people
+1%since 2009
from 2.77 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
28.3%
−12.3 ptssince 2009
from 40.6% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
58.5%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 58.2% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
5.6
−7%since 2009
from 6.0 in 2009
1990 – 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
57
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic63.2%(56,031)
Black9.8%(8,691)
Hispanic / Latino17.9%(15,847)
Asian4%(3,580)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic44.3%(45,442)
Black8.3%(8,484)
Hispanic / Latino27.9%(28,598)
Asian11%(11,319)
Other8.5%(8,753)
Diversity Score
87
+19%since 2009
from 74 in 2009
1990 – 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
Mexican19.6%(20,148)
Central American2.8%(2,902)
Spaniard1.5%(1,498)
Salvadoran1.4%(1,450)
Puerto Rican1.1%(1,095)
Guatemalan0.7%(686)
Nicaraguan0.6%(617)
Cuban0.2%(253)
Dominican0.2%(222)
Peruvian0.2%(211)
Colombian0.2%(183)
+ 7 more hispanic origin groups with data
Chilean0.1%(77)
Honduran0.1%(61)
Argentine0.1%(61)
Bolivian0%(16)
Asian origin
Filipino5.8%(5,971)
Asian Indian1.4%(1,466)
Chinese1.3%(1,357)
Japanese0.8%(834)
Korean0.4%(405)
Vietnamese0.2%(256)
Thai0.1%(137)
Kazakh0.1%(115)
Taiwanese0.1%(107)
Cambodian0.1%(55)
Burmese0%(30)
Mien0%(29)
+ 5 more asian origin groups with data
Laotian0%(25)
Nepalese0%(22)
Hmong0%(17)
Uzbek0%(8)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.5%(506)
Samoan0.2%(172)
Fijian0%(45)
Guamanian0%(34)
Ancestry
German8.8%(9,004)
Irish8.2%(8,431)
English7.7%(7,851)
Italian4.4%(4,474)
American2.3%(2,379)
French2.3%(2,359)
Portuguese1.4%(1,420)
Polish1.2%(1,207)
Norwegian1%(1,042)
Scottish1%(1,000)
Swedish0.9%(970)
+ 42 more ancestry groups with data
Scotch-Irish0.8%(838)
Greek0.7%(690)
Welsh0.7%(679)
West Indian0.6%(654)
British0.6%(596)
Dutch0.5%(530)
Jamaican0.4%(445)
Finnish0.4%(389)
Arab0.3%(347)
Danish0.3%(304)
Russian0.3%(302)
Swiss0.2%(250)
Austrian0.2%(209)
Nigerian0.2%(187)
Canadian0.2%(181)
Lithuanian0.2%(160)
Palestinian0.2%(155)
Ethiopian0.1%(140)
Hungarian0.1%(111)
Ghanaian0.1%(106)
Armenian0.1%(95)
Iranian0.1%(82)
Egyptian0.1%(73)
Croatian0.1%(63)
Jordanian0.1%(62)
Brazilian0.1%(62)
Belgian0.1%(58)
Czech0%(48)
Romanian0%(40)
Slovak0%(38)
Turkish0%(29)
Guyanese0%(27)
Serbian0%(27)
Lebanese0%(23)
Slovene0%(19)
Moroccan0%(12)
Ukrainian0%(11)
Haitian0%(9)
Syrian0%(7)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
28.0%
+8.6 ptssince 2000
from 19.4% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
91.0%
+7.1 ptssince 2000
from 83.9% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
8.7%
+2.0 ptssince 2000
from 6.7% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
28.2 min
+28%since 2000
from 22.1 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
78.8%
−2.9 ptssince 2009
from 81.6% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
6.3%
−6.0 ptssince 2009
from 12.3% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.4%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 0.8% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
12.4%
+9.2 ptssince 2009
from 3.2% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.1%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.9% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.3%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.0%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 5.1% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.8%
−2.1 ptssince 2011
from 8.0% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
60.8%
−0.5 ptssince 2011
from 61.3% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
77.0%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 75.1% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
17.1%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 16.8% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
37.1%
+4.7 ptssince 2009
from 32.4% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
51.8%
−1.9 ptssince 2009
from 53.7% in 2009
Female
48.2%
+1.9 ptssince 2009
from 46.3% in 2009
Foreign born
13.1%
+2.9 ptssince 2009
from 10.2% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
10.3%
−4.9 ptssince 2009
from 15.2% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
12.6%
+2.7 ptssince 2012
from 9.9% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
2.6%
−7.0 ptssince 2013
from 9.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
95.7%
+6.4 ptssince 2017
from 89.3% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.3%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 95.6% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
87.5%
+2.2 ptssince 2020
from 85.3% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
77.7%
−3.0 ptssince 2016
from 80.7% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
13.8%
+1.6 ptssince 2016
from 12.2% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married37.9%(16,588)
Married49.1%(21,461)
Widowed2.6%(1,156)
Divorced10.3%(4,512)
Women 15+
Never married30.4%(12,259)
Married49.3%(19,888)
Widowed8.9%(3,581)
Divorced11.5%(4,632)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
2.6%
−7.0 ptssince 2013
from 9.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
65.0%
−1.3 ptssince 2020
from 66.3% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
9.8%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 10.3% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
17.2%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 16.5% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
19.3%
+2.8 ptssince 2020
from 16.5% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.5%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 3.7% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
76.1%
−2.9 ptssince 2020
from 79.0% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
35.5%
+3.2 ptssince 2020
from 32.3% 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)40.8%(3,269)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)28.8%(2,308)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era22.8%(1,828)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2%(158)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.3%(24)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 8,016 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

Vacaville, decade by decade

Vacaville population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
199071,479$97,632$354,97016.9%56.3
200088,625$105,049$320,61119.4%69.3
201092,428$101,905$543,63621.0%78.6
2020102,386$113,072$543,84224.9%86.6
2024102,596$111,126$620,90028.0%87.5

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.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Vacaville, California?

Vacaville, California has about 102,596 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Vacaville, California?

The typical household in Vacaville, California earns about $111,126 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Vacaville, California expensive?

In Vacaville, California, the median home is worth about $620,900, and the typical rent is about $2,299 a month.

How educated are people in Vacaville, California?

About 28.0% of adults age 25 and over in Vacaville, California hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Vacaville, California?

About 8.2% of people in Vacaville, California live below the federal poverty line.

Has Vacaville, California grown since 1990?

Yes, Vacaville, California has grown since 1990. The population has added about 31,117 residents, a change of about 44 percent over that period.

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