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Sacramento Metro

Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA · 4 counties · 2,477,274 residents (2025 est.) · 5,093 sq mi
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Sacramento is home to 2,426,388 people. Few US metro areas rank higher on income. Growth has run 35% since 2000, or 629,531 more people. The typical home is worth $580,218, having more than tripled since 2000. Median rent is $1,838 a month. The foreign-born share is 19%.

At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $97,576, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.6
US median: 38.9
Average education
37% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 103%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Sacramento

What changed most since 1990

  • White share73.3% → 47.6% (−25.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
  • Population1,481,102 → 2,426,388 (+64%)US over the same years: +35%

Among the 34 metro and micro areas based in California

  • 10th in household income$97,576
  • 10th in share with a bachelor's degree37.1%
  • 14th in home value$580,218
  • 8th in diversity score83.6
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
2,426,388
+35%since 2000
from 1,796,857 in 2000
2,477,274 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
476 / sq mi
+35%since 2000
from 353 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
38.6
+12%since 2000
from 34.5 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
5,093 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
1.4M1.7M2.0M2.2M2.5M19902000201020202024Sacramento
20242.4M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.5%(134,073)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96%(145,167)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.6%(161,228)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.7%(161,508)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.4%(155,733)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.8%(335,742)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4414%(339,206)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.1%(294,590)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.2%(294,983)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.8%(238,938)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.8%(116,989)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2%(48,231)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$97,576
+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $46,094 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$47,193
+112%since 2000
from $22,302 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
60.9%
+21.6 ptssince 2009
from 39.4% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
11.5%
−1.2 ptssince 2000
from 12.8% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.450
+4%since 2010
from 0.431 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information10.1%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade7.3%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services6.2%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance6.1%
US avg: 5.9%
Retail trade5.8%
US avg: 9.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.9%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration4.2%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing1.9%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.4%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services1.2%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.1%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction1%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$580,218
+103%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $157,030 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,838
+48%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $682 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
62.8%
+1.6 ptssince 2000
from 61.2% in 2000
37.2% rent
Vacancy rate
7.2%
−2.2 ptssince 2009
from 9.4% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.71 people
+1%since 2009
from 2.67 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
27.7%
−12.3 ptssince 2009
from 40.1% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
53.5%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 52.5% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
5.9
−5%since 2009
from 6.3 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
63
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic63.7%(1,144,558)
Black6.9%(123,847)
Hispanic / Latino15.5%(278,182)
Asian8.9%(159,389)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic47.6%(1,154,123)
Black6.5%(156,628)
Hispanic / Latino22.8%(552,892)
Asian14.9%(360,772)
Other8.3%(201,973)
Diversity Score
84
+15%since 2009
from 73 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
37
−4%since 2020
from 39 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
Mexican18%(437,691)
Central American1.5%(36,492)
South American0.7%(17,098)
Salvadoran0.7%(16,853)
Puerto Rican0.7%(16,112)
Spaniard0.6%(13,553)
Guatemalan0.4%(9,179)
Nicaraguan0.2%(5,102)
Peruvian0.2%(5,084)
Colombian0.2%(4,521)
Cuban0.1%(3,620)
Honduran0.1%(2,657)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Venezuelan0.1%(1,680)
Argentine0.1%(1,602)
Chilean0.1%(1,522)
Panamanian0.1%(1,479)
Ecuadorian0%(1,199)
Costa Rican0%(1,171)
Bolivian0%(842)
Dominican0%(769)
Uruguayan0%(316)
Paraguayan0%(108)
Asian origin
Filipino2.9%(70,651)
Chinese2.7%(65,328)
Asian Indian2.4%(58,425)
Vietnamese1.6%(37,866)
Hmong1.4%(35,136)
Kazakh0.8%(20,405)
Japanese0.5%(13,257)
Korean0.4%(10,597)
Pakistani0.4%(9,061)
Mien0.3%(6,281)
Laotian0.2%(5,292)
Cambodian0.2%(4,913)
+ 12 more asian origin groups with data
Nepalese0.1%(2,248)
Taiwanese0.1%(2,143)
Thai0.1%(1,375)
Indonesian0%(860)
Sri Lankan0%(600)
Mongolian0%(566)
Burmese0%(446)
Malaysian0%(110)
Uzbek0%(10)
Pacific Islander origin
Fijian0.6%(12,594)
Native Hawaiian0.3%(7,819)
Samoan0.2%(3,681)
Chamorro0.1%(2,982)
Tongan0.1%(2,710)
Marshallese0.1%(1,924)
Guamanian0%(567)
Chuukese0%(38)
Ancestry
German10.1%(245,383)
English9.7%(235,338)
Irish8.2%(198,576)
Italian4.6%(110,553)
American2.6%(62,281)
Scottish1.8%(42,682)
French1.8%(42,558)
Norwegian1.3%(32,520)
Portuguese1.3%(31,911)
Russian1.2%(29,870)
Ukrainian1.2%(29,108)
Polish1.2%(28,746)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Swedish1.2%(28,063)
Subsaharan African0.9%(22,194)
Dutch0.8%(19,974)
Scotch-Irish0.8%(18,284)
Arab0.7%(17,695)
Danish0.6%(14,066)
British0.5%(12,662)
Welsh0.5%(11,537)
Swiss0.4%(9,776)
Romanian0.4%(9,480)
Iranian0.4%(9,034)
Greek0.4%(8,995)
Armenian0.3%(6,772)
French Canadian0.3%(6,292)
Czech0.2%(5,509)
Hungarian0.2%(5,283)
Finnish0.2%(4,957)
Nigerian0.2%(4,405)
West Indian0.2%(4,149)
Canadian0.2%(4,020)
Austrian0.2%(3,974)
Croatian0.2%(3,793)
Lebanese0.1%(3,059)
Egyptian0.1%(2,863)
Ethiopian0.1%(2,430)
Palestinian0.1%(2,366)
Brazilian0.1%(2,313)
Lithuanian0.1%(2,184)
Jamaican0.1%(2,044)
Iraqi0.1%(1,906)
Slovak0.1%(1,655)
Turkish0.1%(1,454)
Bulgarian0.1%(1,270)
Belgian0.1%(1,245)
Serbian0.1%(1,216)
Jordanian0%(1,174)
Australian0%(1,026)
Israeli0%(979)
Latvian0%(880)
Syrian0%(838)
Kenyan0%(637)
Slovene0%(584)
Haitian0%(484)
Ghanaian0%(425)
Moroccan0%(368)
Barbadian0%(188)
Macedonian0%(145)
Guyanese0%(99)
Somali0%(76)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
37.1%
+10.5 ptssince 2000
from 26.6% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
90.0%
+5.6 ptssince 2000
from 84.4% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
13.8%
+4.8 ptssince 2000
from 9.1% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
27.1 min
+61%since 2000
from 16.9 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
65.9%
−9.4 ptssince 2009
from 75.3% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.5%
−3.7 ptssince 2009
from 12.2% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.3%
−1.3 ptssince 2009
from 2.6% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
19.9%
+14.8 ptssince 2009
from 5.1% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.8%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 2.1% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
1.0%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 1.5% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
6.0%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 6.2% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
6.2%
−4.6 ptssince 2011
from 10.8% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
62.6%
−2.0 ptssince 2011
from 64.5% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
73.8%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 71.9% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
18.0%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 17.4% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
44.7%
+6.7 ptssince 2009
from 37.9% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.2%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 49.3% in 2009
Female
50.8%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 50.7% in 2009
Foreign born
19.5%
+2.5 ptssince 2009
from 17.0% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
5.8%
−4.8 ptssince 2009
from 10.6% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
12.7%
+0.6 ptssince 2012
from 12.1% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
4.5%
−8.8 ptssince 2013
from 13.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
93.8%
+10.1 ptssince 2017
from 83.6% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.1%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 95.2% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
87.9%
+2.7 ptssince 2020
from 85.2% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
70.7%
−1.4 ptssince 2016
from 72.1% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
12.1%
−0.4 ptssince 2016
from 12.5% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married37.5%(363,142)
Married51.9%(502,733)
Widowed2.3%(22,431)
Divorced8.3%(80,293)
Women 15+
Never married32%(325,138)
Married48.5%(493,897)
Widowed7.5%(76,016)
Divorced12%(122,270)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
4.5%
−8.8 ptssince 2013
from 13.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
59.7%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 59.0% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.4%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 12.5% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
17.5%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 16.8% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
24.7%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 24.3% 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
70.0%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 69.9% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
39.1%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 38.2% 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)24.4%(26,600)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.4%(22,275)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.1%(39,448)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.1%(6,707)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.5%(1,608)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 109,240 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

Sacramento, decade by decade

Sacramento population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
19901,481,102$78,779$328,08223.4%53.7
20001,796,857$83,966$286,05426.6%69.4
20102,149,127$87,121$514,24730.1%78.5
20202,397,382$91,971$496,73034.3%86.0
20242,426,388$97,576$580,21837.1%83.6

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.

In this metro

Largest cities

SacramentoCENTRAL536,449Elk Grove185,007RosevilleCENTRAL167,302Arden-Arcade94,994FolsomCENTRAL91,983Rancho CordovaCENTRAL87,554Citrus Heights86,348Carmichael76,948Rocklin76,821Davis66,110Woodland62,513Lincoln57,367West SacramentoCENTRAL56,216El Dorado Hills51,026Florin50,211Antelope48,301North Highlands47,957Vineyard43,751Foothill Farms36,435Orangevale35,958Fair Oaks32,799Galt26,964Rosemont23,766Granite Bay21,673South Lake Tahoe21,115Cameron Park18,315Rio Linda16,335Parkway15,397Lemon Hill15,312Auburn13,847

The 30 most populous of 88 cities and towns in this metro. CENTRAL marks the metro's principal cities.

What's inside

4 component counties

Sacramento CountyCENTRAL1,618,460Placer CountyCENTRAL442,081Yolo County224,410El Dorado CountyCENTRAL192,323
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA?

Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA has about 2,426,388 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA?

The typical household in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA earns about $97,576 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA expensive?

In Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA, the median home is worth about $580,218, and the typical rent is about $1,838 a month.

How educated are people in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA?

About 37.1% of adults age 25 and over in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA?

About 11.5% of people in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA live below the federal poverty line.

Has Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA grown since 1990?

Yes, Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA has grown since 1990. The population has added about 945,286 residents, a change of about 64 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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