COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Sacramento County

California · 1,041,219 residents · 965 sq mi

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Sacramento County is home to 1,041,219 people in California. Median home value sits at $129,000. 57% of homes are owner-occupied. There are 182,280 fewer people here than in 2000. 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median household income is $32,297, close to the national figure.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.0

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

1,041,219

−15%vs 2000

vs 1,223,499 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.0

−5%vs 2000

vs 33.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

965 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241.6M

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58%(83,628)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.9%(81,789)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.8%(70,575)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.2%(64,810)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.6%(78,690)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.5%(203,070)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.1%(167,536)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.7%(100,571)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.8%(80,876)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.6%(68,608)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843%(31,469)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(9,597)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$32,297

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $43,816 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,265

−28%vs 2000

vs $21,142 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.5%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$129,000

+20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $141,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$527

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $659 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

56.6%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 58.2% in 2000

43.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic57.8%(706,655)

Black9.7%(118,073)

Hispanic / Latino16%(195,890)

Asian10.8%(132,601)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic75.2%(782,808)

Black9.3%(96,966)

Hispanic / Latino11.4%(118,530)

Asian9.3%(96,560)

Other6.2%(64,885)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

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)

Costa Rican0%(765)

Dominican0%(697)

Ecuadorian0%(681)

Bolivian0%(504)

Uruguayan0%(173)

Paraguayan0%(40)

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)

Bangladeshi0%(567)

Indonesian0%(451)

Sri Lankan0%(380)

Burmese0%(283)

Mongolian0%(139)

Malaysian0%(104)

Singaporean0%(22)

Okinawan0%(5)

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)

Cape Verdean0%(654)

Kenyan0%(586)

Serbian0%(569)

Israeli0%(566)

Belgian0%(533)

Syrian0%(524)

Australian0%(463)

Haitian0%(415)

Ghanaian0%(356)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(337)

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

23.0%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

82.2%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.1%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.1 min

+30%vs 2000

vs 16.3 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 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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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.9%

−9.7 ptssince 2013

from 14.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

57.3%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 56.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.8%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 10.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.3%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 15.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

28.6%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 28.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.2%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 66.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.3%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 40.5% 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)24.6%(16,513)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.7%(13,929)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.3%(23,744)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.1%(4,098)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1%(660)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 67,205 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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