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Sacramento County

California · 1,618,460 residents (2025 est.) · 965.28 sq mi
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#23Largest by populationof 3,1441,618,460#91Most densely populatedof 3,1441,677#91Most foreign-born residentsof 3,14422.3%#99Highest median rentof 3,137$1,790
The short version

Sacramento County is wealthier than most US places, with a median household income of $92,175. Population has grown 30% since 2000. Median home value has more than tripled since 2000, reaching $534,200. It ranks in the top 5% of US counties for household income.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.5
US median: 38.9
Average education
34% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 108%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
1,594,006
+30%since 2000
from 1,223,499 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Population density
1,651 / sq mi
+16%since 2009
from 1,425 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
37.5
+11%since 2000
from 33.8 in 2000
US average: 38.9

PEP 2025 EST:1,618,460 residents (Census Bureau Vintage 2025, released March 2026)

Population, 1990 – 2024
986K1.2M1.3M1.5M1.6M1990201020202024Sacramento County
20241.6M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.9%(94,169)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.1%(97,553)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.8%(108,629)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.4%(101,356)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246%(94,895)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3415.2%(241,628)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4414.4%(230,117)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.2%(193,673)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411.8%(188,616)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.1%(145,543)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.3%(68,813)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.8%(29,014)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$92,175
+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $43,816 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$43,324
+105%since 2000
from $21,142 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
59.1%
+22.8 ptssince 2009
from 36.4% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
12.5%
−1.6 ptssince 2000
from 14.1% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.444
+3%since 2010
from 0.431 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information10.2%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade7.3%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance6.9%
US avg: 5.9%
Other services5.8%
US avg: 6.7%
Retail trade5.7%
US avg: 9.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5.7%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration4%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.3%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services1.2%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.9%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.8%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$534,200
+108%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $141,100 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,790
+49%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $659 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
59.0%
+0.9 ptssince 2000
from 58.2% in 2000
41.0% rent
Vacancy rate
4.6%
−3.1 ptssince 2009
from 7.7% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Owner cost-burdened
27.2%
−13.3 ptssince 2009
from 40.5% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
53.3%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 52.8% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
5.8
−5%since 2009
from 6.1 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index: median home value divided by median household income. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
59
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
RELATED:See current rent listings in Sacramento County on RentDataNow
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic57.8%(706,655)
Black9.7%(118,073)
Hispanic / Latino16%(195,890)
Asian10.8%(132,601)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic40.6%(646,578)
Black9%(143,271)
Hispanic / Latino24.2%(385,590)
Asian17.6%(279,817)
Other8.7%(138,750)
Diversity Score
91
+11%since 2009
from 82 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
38
Unchangedsince 2020
from 38 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican19.3%(308,431)
Central American1.7%(26,883)
Puerto Rican0.7%(11,570)
Salvadoran0.7%(11,538)
South American0.6%(10,193)
Spaniard0.5%(8,303)
Guatemalan0.5%(7,690)
Nicaraguan0.2%(3,709)
Peruvian0.2%(3,375)
Colombian0.2%(2,603)
Cuban0.1%(2,367)
Honduran0.1%(1,997)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Panamanian0.1%(1,174)
Argentine0.1%(1,070)
Venezuelan0.1%(914)
Chilean0%(793)
Dominican0%(697)
Ecuadorian0%(681)
Bolivian0%(504)
Uruguayan0%(173)
Asian origin
Filipino3.1%(49,957)
Chinese3%(47,589)
Asian Indian2.7%(42,295)
Hmong2.2%(34,570)
Vietnamese2.1%(33,295)
Kazakh1.1%(18,225)
Japanese0.6%(9,348)
Pakistani0.4%(6,466)
Korean0.4%(6,178)
Mien0.4%(5,762)
Laotian0.3%(5,109)
Cambodian0.3%(4,140)
+ 11 more asian origin groups with data
Taiwanese0.1%(1,430)
Nepalese0.1%(1,217)
Thai0.1%(888)
Indonesian0%(451)
Sri Lankan0%(380)
Burmese0%(283)
Mongolian0%(139)
Malaysian0%(104)
Pacific Islander origin
Fijian0.7%(11,465)
Native Hawaiian0.3%(4,854)
Samoan0.2%(2,623)
Tongan0.2%(2,499)
Chamorro0.1%(2,078)
Marshallese0.1%(1,924)
Guamanian0%(499)
Ancestry
German8.2%(131,012)
English7.9%(126,301)
Irish6.8%(108,971)
Italian3.7%(59,367)
American2.4%(38,220)
Ukrainian1.5%(23,805)
French1.4%(23,113)
Scottish1.4%(22,168)
Russian1.3%(19,949)
Subsaharan African1.2%(19,128)
Portuguese1.2%(18,742)
Norwegian1.1%(17,816)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Polish1.1%(16,762)
Swedish0.9%(14,548)
Arab0.8%(12,827)
Dutch0.7%(11,001)
Scotch-Irish0.6%(10,142)
Danish0.5%(7,236)
Romanian0.4%(6,987)
Welsh0.4%(6,654)
British0.4%(6,499)
Armenian0.4%(5,820)
Iranian0.4%(5,794)
Swiss0.3%(5,424)
Greek0.3%(5,080)
Nigerian0.2%(3,804)
West Indian0.2%(3,220)
French Canadian0.2%(3,207)
Hungarian0.2%(3,074)
Czech0.2%(2,779)
Finnish0.2%(2,423)
Egyptian0.1%(2,362)
Ethiopian0.1%(2,361)
Lebanese0.1%(2,044)
Austrian0.1%(2,002)
Croatian0.1%(1,953)
Canadian0.1%(1,808)
Jamaican0.1%(1,752)
Palestinian0.1%(1,584)
Brazilian0.1%(1,406)
Lithuanian0.1%(1,319)
Iraqi0.1%(1,211)
Slovak0.1%(935)
Jordanian0.1%(900)
Turkish0.1%(896)
Bulgarian0.1%(847)
Latvian0%(677)
Kenyan0%(586)
Serbian0%(569)
Israeli0%(566)
Belgian0%(533)
Syrian0%(524)
Australian0%(463)
Haitian0%(415)
Ghanaian0%(356)
Slovene0%(258)
Moroccan0%(250)
Barbadian0%(158)
Macedonian0%(101)
Guyanese0%(77)
Somali0%(76)
RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
34.1%
+9.3 ptssince 2000
from 24.8% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
88.3%
+5.0 ptssince 2000
from 83.3% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
12.4%
+4.3 ptssince 2000
from 8.1% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
27.3 min
+68%since 2000
from 16.3 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
66.0%
−9.2 ptssince 2009
from 75.3% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
9.4%
−3.7 ptssince 2009
from 13.1% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.3%
−1.6 ptssince 2009
from 3.0% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
19.1%
+14.7 ptssince 2009
from 4.4% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.7%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 2.1% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.7%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 1.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
6.6%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 7.1% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
6.7%
−5.0 ptssince 2011
from 11.7% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
63.6%
−1.2 ptssince 2011
from 64.8% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Self-employed
18.3%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 17.8% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
42.6%
−23.0 ptssince 2009
from 65.6% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.2%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 49.1% in 2009
Female
50.8%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 50.9% in 2009
Foreign born
22.3%
+2.9 ptssince 2009
from 19.4% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
5.5%
−42.9 ptssince 2009
from 48.4% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
13.1%
+0.2 ptssince 2012
from 12.9% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
4.9%
−80.5 ptssince 2013
from 85.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
94.0%
+11.2 ptssince 2017
from 82.8% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
English only at home
66.3%
−2.0 ptssince 2016
from 68.3% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
13.2%
−0.1 ptssince 2016
from 13.3% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married39.7%(250,458)
Married49.7%(313,299)
Widowed2.2%(14,138)
Divorced8.4%(52,986)
Women 15+
Never married33.6%(222,731)
Married46.6%(308,867)
Widowed7.4%(49,298)
Divorced12.4%(81,878)
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Sacramento County, California?

Sacramento County, California has about 1,594,006 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Sacramento County, California?

The typical household in Sacramento County, California earns about $92,175 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Sacramento County, California expensive?

In Sacramento County, California, the median home is worth about $534,200, and the typical rent is about $1,790 a month.

How educated are people in Sacramento County, California?

About 34.1% of adults age 25 and over in Sacramento County, California hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Sacramento County, California?

About 12.5% of people in Sacramento County, California live below the federal poverty line.

Has Sacramento County, California grown since 1990?

Yes, Sacramento County, California has grown since 1990. The population has added about 552,787 residents, a change of about 53 percent over that period.

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