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Sutter County

California · 98,787 residents (2025 est.) · 603 sq mi
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Sutter County is a county of 98,857 people in California. That puts it in the top 5% of US counties for household income. 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The population is up 25% since 2000. 23% of locals were born outside the United States. That trails the California median by roughly 20%.

At a glance
Average income
median household income $79,704, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 98%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Sutter County

What changed most since 1990

  • White share72.1% → 40.7% (−31.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
  • Adults with a bachelor's degree15.4% → 20.9% (+5.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
  • Hispanic share15.5% → 32.9% (+17.4 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts

Among the 58 counties in California

  • 31st in household income$79,704
  • 45th in share with a bachelor's degree20.9%
  • 34th in home value$433,500
  • 10th in diversity score86.2
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
98,857
+25%since 2000
from 78,930 in 2000
98,787 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
164 / sq mi
+25%since 2000
from 131 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
36.5
+7%since 2000
from 34.1 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
603 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
61K71K82K93K103K19902000201020202024Sutter County
202499K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.2%(6,139)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97.6%(7,487)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.5%(6,474)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.4%(7,319)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.3%(6,250)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.6%(13,477)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.7%(12,507)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.4%(11,256)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411.9%(11,732)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.4%(9,246)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.1%(5,090)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.9%(1,880)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$79,704
+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $38,375 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$36,107
+107%since 2000
from $17,428 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
52.3%
+20.7 ptssince 2009
from 31.6% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
14.4%
−1.1 ptssince 2000
from 15.5% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.464
+9%since 2010
from 0.424 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information12.5%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade8.6%
US avg: 6.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing8.3%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction8.1%
US avg: 1.2%
Retail trade7%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance6.5%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5.6%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services3.6%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration2.7%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.3%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food0.9%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.9%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$433,500
+98%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $119,900 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,439
+56%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $506 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
61.3%
−0.2 ptssince 2000
from 61.5% in 2000
38.7% rent
Vacancy rate
4.3%
−2.5 ptssince 2009
from 6.8% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.94 people
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.93 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
30.5%
−6.3 ptssince 2009
from 36.8% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
49.1%
+1.2 ptssince 2009
from 48.0% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
5.4
+1%since 2009
from 5.4 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
39
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic60.2%(47,532)
Black1.8%(1,418)
Hispanic / Latino22.2%(17,529)
Asian11.1%(8,771)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic40.7%(40,226)
Black1.6%(1,573)
Hispanic / Latino32.9%(32,532)
Asian17.5%(17,277)
Other7.3%(7,249)
Diversity Score
86
+12%since 2009
from 77 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
21
+1%since 2020
from 21 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
Mexican28.7%(28,398)
Puerto Rican0.7%(699)
Guatemalan0.4%(397)
Spaniard0.3%(288)
Colombian0.2%(212)
Nicaraguan0.2%(170)
Salvadoran0.2%(169)
Dominican0.1%(130)
Cuban0.1%(117)
Honduran0.1%(62)
+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data
Panamanian0.1%(62)
Peruvian0.1%(52)
Chilean0%(3)
Asian origin
Asian Indian10.9%(10,754)
Filipino1.2%(1,155)
Pakistani1.1%(1,076)
Hmong0.9%(850)
Kazakh0.6%(588)
Japanese0.6%(576)
Chinese0.3%(280)
Vietnamese0.2%(172)
Cambodian0.1%(142)
Korean0.1%(80)
Thai0.1%(61)
Mien0%(43)
+ 2 more asian origin groups with data
Taiwanese0%(31)
Burmese0%(12)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.3%(267)
Samoan0.3%(250)
Tongan0.1%(68)
Guamanian0%(11)
Fijian0%(10)
Ancestry
English8.2%(8,069)
German7.9%(7,797)
Irish6.6%(6,532)
Italian2.3%(2,294)
American2.2%(2,195)
Scottish1.4%(1,353)
French1.1%(1,120)
Swedish0.9%(922)
Portuguese0.9%(904)
Norwegian0.9%(856)
Dutch0.7%(663)
Scotch-Irish0.6%(558)
+ 34 more ancestry groups with data
Danish0.5%(455)
Arab0.4%(373)
British0.3%(336)
Polish0.3%(330)
Swiss0.3%(270)
Greek0.2%(224)
Russian0.2%(184)
Czech0.2%(180)
Welsh0.2%(168)
Egyptian0.2%(159)
West Indian0.1%(137)
Lebanese0.1%(119)
Finnish0.1%(88)
Armenian0.1%(83)
Ethiopian0.1%(81)
Ukrainian0.1%(79)
Hungarian0%(48)
Austrian0%(41)
Iranian0%(41)
Jamaican0%(39)
Syrian0%(36)
Canadian0%(36)
Romanian0%(36)
Croatian0%(30)
Haitian0%(18)
Guyanese0%(17)
Serbian0%(8)
Slovak0%(3)
Turkish0%(1)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
20.9%
+5.6 ptssince 2000
from 15.3% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
80.2%
+7.2 ptssince 2000
from 73.0% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
6.6%
+2.2 ptssince 2000
from 4.4% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
27.1 min
+42%since 2000
from 19.0 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
75.5%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 75.3% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
13.8%
−1.9 ptssince 2009
from 15.7% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.6%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 1.2% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
7.7%
+3.1 ptssince 2009
from 4.5% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.1%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 2.1% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.5%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 6.8% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
7.2%
−7.1 ptssince 2011
from 14.2% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
60.6%
−2.1 ptssince 2011
from 62.7% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
70.2%
+4.5 ptssince 2020
from 65.7% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
14.8%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 15.3% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
33.5%
+4.6 ptssince 2009
from 28.9% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.0%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 49.9% in 2009
Female
50.0%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 50.1% in 2009
Foreign born
22.7%
+1.3 ptssince 2009
from 21.5% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.5%
−4.9 ptssince 2009
from 11.4% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
15.0%
+1.2 ptssince 2012
from 13.8% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
6.4%
−12.5 ptssince 2013
from 18.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
90.6%
+11.8 ptssince 2017
from 78.8% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.6%
+4.9 ptssince 2020
from 90.7% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
88.8%
+2.6 ptssince 2020
from 86.2% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
63.1%
+1.1 ptssince 2016
from 62.0% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
20.0%
−1.6 ptssince 2016
from 21.6% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married35.4%(13,821)
Married53.1%(20,733)
Widowed3.4%(1,318)
Divorced8.1%(3,163)
Women 15+
Never married29%(11,512)
Married50.9%(20,234)
Widowed8.4%(3,348)
Divorced11.7%(4,628)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
6.4%
−12.5 ptssince 2013
from 18.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
46.4%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 46.6% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.2%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 11.9% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
18.0%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 16.8% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
34.7%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 33.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.9%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 2.0% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
57.3%
−0.7 ptssince 2020
from 58.0% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
48.2%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 46.9% 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)33.9%(1,609)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.7%(1,123)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31%(1,470)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.9%(138)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.9%(91)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 4,746 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

Sutter County, decade by decade

Sutter County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
199064,415$65,032$220,08615.4%55.9
200078,930$69,906$218,41615.3%71.6
201094,737$73,287$377,19318.7%80.0
202099,633$76,967$370,88420.0%86.4
202498,857$79,704$433,50020.9%86.2

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 Sutter County, California?

Sutter County, California has about 98,857 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Sutter County, California earns about $79,704 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Sutter County, California expensive?

In Sutter County, California, the median home is worth about $433,500, and the typical rent is about $1,439 a month.

How educated are people in Sutter County, California?

About 20.9% of adults age 25 and over in Sutter County, California hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Sutter County, California?

About 14.4% of people in Sutter County, California live below the federal poverty line.

Has Sutter County, California grown since 1990?

Yes, Sutter County, California has grown since 1990. The population has added about 34,442 residents, a change of about 53 percent over that period.

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

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