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Sacramento County

California · 1,585,055 residents · 965 sq mi
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With 1,585,055 people, Sacramento County is a county in California. Growth has run 30% since 2000, or 361,556 more people. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $373,000. The foreign-born share is 21%. 57% of homes are owner-occupied. 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $66,278
Younger
median age 36.9
US median: 38.8
Average education
31% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 33%
Less affordable
home values up 76%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $265,253
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
1,585,055
+30%since 2000
from 1,223,499 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Median age
36.9
+9%since 2000
from 33.8 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
965 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
986K1.2M1.3M1.5M1.6M19902000201020202024Sacramento County
20241.6M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 55.9%(93,714)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.5%(102,944)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 146.8%(108,136)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 196.4%(102,113)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.5%(102,748)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3415%(237,198)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4413.5%(214,435)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5412.1%(191,678)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 6412.3%(194,440)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 749%(142,767)
US avg: 10%
75 to 844.2%(66,248)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over1.8%(28,634)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$70,684
+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $43,816 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$34,078
+61%since 2000
from $21,142 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
47.4%
+11.0 ptssince 2009
from 36.4% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
13.9%
−0.3 ptssince 2000
from 14.1% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Information11%
US avg: 11.1%
Other services6.9%
US avg: 6.6%
Wholesale trade6.7%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance6%
US avg: 5.5%
Retail trade5.5%
US avg: 10%
Professional, scientific, technical4.9%
US avg: 4.7%
Public administration4.6%
US avg: 4.7%
Transportation & warehousing2.4%
US avg: 2.5%
Arts, entertainment, food1.7%
US avg: 2%
Education & health services1.1%
US avg: 0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.8%
US avg: 1.7%
Construction0.7%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$373,000
+76%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $141,100 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,333
+35%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $659 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
57.1%
−1.0 ptssince 2000
from 58.2% in 2000
42.9% rent
Persons per household
2.77 people
+4%since 2009
from 2.67 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
Afford Score
5.3
−14%since 2009
from 6.1 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-Hispanic57.8%(706,655)
Black9.7%(118,073)
Hispanic / Latino16%(195,890)
Asian10.8%(132,601)
Other0%
2020
White, non-Hispanic41%(650,271)
Black9.2%(145,724)
Hispanic / Latino23.6%(374,434)
Asian17.4%(276,295)
Other7.2%(114,143)
Segregation Score
38
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
Mexican19.2%(294,693)
Central American1.4%(20,823)
Puerto Rican0.8%(11,742)
Salvadoran0.7%(10,044)
Spaniard0.6%(8,983)
South American0.5%(7,777)
Guatemalan0.3%(4,174)
Nicaraguan0.2%(3,484)
Cuban0.2%(2,449)
Colombian0.1%(2,293)
Peruvian0.1%(1,982)
Honduran0.1%(1,079)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Panamanian0.1%(1,015)
Costa Rican0.1%(877)
Argentine0.1%(846)
Chilean0%(768)
Ecuadorian0%(745)
Venezuelan0%(693)
Dominican0%(643)
Bolivian0%(345)
Uruguayan0%(75)
Asian origin
Filipino3.1%(47,863)
Chinese3%(45,679)
Asian Indian2.5%(38,296)
Vietnamese2%(30,750)
Hmong1.9%(29,390)
Laotian0.7%(10,138)
Japanese0.7%(10,072)
Korean0.4%(6,658)
Pakistani0.3%(4,839)
Cambodian0.2%(2,799)
Thai0.1%(1,270)
Taiwanese0%(723)
+ 9 more asian origin groups with data
Indonesian0%(615)
Nepalese0%(563)
Burmese0%(409)
Mongolian0%(392)
Sri Lankan0%(251)
Malaysian0%(160)
Bhutanese0%(58)
Okinawan0%(21)
Pacific Islander origin
Fijian0.7%(10,944)
Native Hawaiian0.3%(4,611)
Samoan0.2%(2,758)
Chamorro0.2%(2,524)
Tongan0.1%(1,144)
Marshallese0.1%(963)
Ancestry
German8.7%(134,491)
Irish7.1%(109,066)
English6.9%(105,939)
Italian4.1%(62,739)
American2.3%(35,330)
French1.9%(28,589)
Portuguese1.5%(22,315)
Russian1.4%(21,788)
Ukrainian1.4%(20,765)
Scottish1.3%(20,322)
Norwegian1.3%(19,299)
Polish1.1%(17,596)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Swedish1%(15,032)
Dutch0.9%(13,166)
Scotch-Irish0.7%(10,714)
Welsh0.5%(8,342)
British0.5%(8,306)
Romanian0.5%(7,896)
Danish0.5%(7,053)
Greek0.4%(6,147)
Armenian0.4%(5,744)
Swiss0.3%(5,328)
Iranian0.3%(4,943)
French Canadian0.3%(4,097)
Hungarian0.2%(3,833)
Czech0.2%(3,149)
Arab0.2%(2,785)
Ethiopian0.2%(2,662)
West Indian0.2%(2,334)
Canadian0.1%(2,173)
Austrian0.1%(2,008)
Croatian0.1%(1,997)
Finnish0.1%(1,956)
Egyptian0.1%(1,783)
Lithuanian0.1%(1,726)
Nigerian0.1%(1,634)
Lebanese0.1%(1,479)
Iraqi0.1%(1,281)
Palestinian0.1%(1,130)
Jordanian0.1%(1,125)
Jamaican0.1%(1,071)
Brazilian0.1%(1,060)
Syrian0.1%(946)
Bulgarian0.1%(889)
Turkish0.1%(775)
Belgian0%(756)
Serbian0%(751)
Australian0%(687)
Slovak0%(582)
Haitian0%(459)
Kenyan0%(408)
Latvian0%(393)
Moroccan0%(338)
Ghanaian0%(324)
Israeli0%(274)
Guyanese0%(196)
Slovene0%(178)
Barbadian0%(45)
Somali0%(7)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
31.4%
+6.6 ptssince 2000
from 24.8% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
87.9%
+4.7 ptssince 2000
from 83.3% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
10.9%
+2.8 ptssince 2000
from 8.1% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
28.1 min
+73%since 2000
from 16.3 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
74.9%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 75.3% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
6.3%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 7.1% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
6.4%
−5.3 ptssince 2011
from 11.7% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
63.1%
−1.7 ptssince 2011
from 64.8% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
72.3%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
40.0%
+3.0 ptssince 2009
from 36.9% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.9%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 49.1% in 2009
Female
51.1%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 50.9% in 2009
Foreign born
20.9%
+1.5 ptssince 2009
from 19.4% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
5.5%
−9.1 ptssince 2013
from 14.6% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
95.2%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
85.4%
US average: 86.2%
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)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
5.5%
−9.1 ptssince 2013
from 14.6% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
56.8%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
10.6%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
15.7%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
28.2%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
1.9%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
66.0%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
40.5%
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)19.1%(14,373)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)19.1%(14,422)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era37.3%(28,107)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War8.5%(6,386)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II2.8%(2,109)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 75,320 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 County, California?

Sacramento County, California has about 1,585,055 residents according to the 2020 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Sacramento County, California earns about $70,684 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 $373,000, and the typical rent is about $1,333 a month.

How educated are people in Sacramento County, California?

About 31.4% 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 13.9% 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 543,836 residents, a change of about 52 percent over that period.

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

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