COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sacramento vs Portland
PLACE A
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
VS
PLACE B
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
Sacramento and Portland are close in size. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
SACRAMENTOPORTLANDDIFFERENCE
Total population2,477,2742,542,282−3% vs Portland
Population density486380+106
Population growth11.6%12.9%−1.3 pts
Median age38.639.4−0.9
Male49.2%49.8%−0.6 pts
Female50.8%50.2%+0.6 pts
Foreign-born19.5%12.7%+6.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic47.6%68.2%−20.6 pts
Black6.5%2.8%+3.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino22.8%13.9%+8.9 pts
Asian14.9%7.1%+7.8 pts
Other8.3%8.0%+0.3 pts
Median household income$97,576$97,649−$73
Per capita income$47,193$51,936−$4,743
Poverty rate11.5%9.5%+2.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4500.448Even
Bachelor's degree or higher37.1%42.4%−5.3 pts
Graduate degree13.8%16.3%−2.5 pts
Unemployment rate6.2%5.0%+1.1 pts
Labor force participation62.6%66.5%−3.9 pts
Median home value$580,218$558,461+$21,757
Median gross rent$1,838$1,719+$120
Owner-occupied62.8%62.0%+0.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.2%4.9%+2.4 pts
Rent-burdened households53.5%49.7%+3.8 pts
Average commute27.125.0+2.1
Worked from home19.9%22.5%−2.6 pts
Public transit to work1.3%3.0%−1.7 pts
Uninsured4.5%5.5%−1.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025