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METRO AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Sacramento Metro

Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA · 4 counties · 1,481,102 residents · 5,093 sq mi
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Sacramento is a metro area of 1,481,102 people. The typical home is worth $136,697. The population has fallen 18% since 2000. Owners hold 59% of the housing stock. About 23% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households earn $32,824 at the median, near the US median.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $30,130
Mid-age
median age 32.3
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
1,481,102
−18%vs 2000
vs 1,796,857 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Population density
291 / sq mi
−18%vs 2000
vs 353 / sq mi in 2000
Median age
32.3
−6%vs 2000
vs 34.5 in 2000
US average: 33.0
Land area
5,093 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
1.4M1.7M2.0M2.2M2.5M19902000201020202024Sacramento
20242.4M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 1990
Under 57.8%(115,256)
US avg: 7.3%
5 to 97.8%(115,917)
US avg: 7.3%
10 to 146.8%(100,253)
US avg: 6.9%
15 to 196.5%(96,095)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 247.6%(111,975)
US avg: 7.5%
25 to 3418.6%(276,017)
US avg: 17.5%
35 to 4416.5%(243,948)
US avg: 15.1%
45 to 549.9%(145,986)
US avg: 10.2%
55 to 647.9%(116,736)
US avg: 8.5%
65 to 746.6%(98,426)
US avg: 7.3%
75 to 843.1%(46,444)
US avg: 4%
85 and over0.9%(14,049)
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$32,824
−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $46,094 in 2000
US average: $30,130
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$15,407
−31%vs 2000
vs $22,302 in 2000
US average: $14,340
Poverty rate
11.9%
−0.9 ptsvs 2000
vs 12.8% in 2000
US average: 13.2%
Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$136,697
+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $157,030 in 2000
US average: $93,722
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$535
+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $682 in 2000
US average: $450
Owner-occupied
59.0%
−2.2 ptsvs 2000
vs 61.2% in 2000
41.0% rent
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%
1990
White, non-Hispanic79.1%(1,171,421)
Black6.8%(101,360)
Hispanic / Latino11.4%(168,111)
Asian7.8%(114,820)
Other6.3%(93,501)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

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
23.4%
−3.2 ptsvs 2000
vs 26.6% in 2000
US average: 20.3%
High school or higher
82.6%
−1.8 ptsvs 2000
vs 84.4% in 2000
US average: 75.2%
Graduate degree
7.6%
−1.5 ptsvs 2000
vs 9.1% in 2000
US average: 7.1%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
21.5 min
+27%vs 2000
vs 16.9 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 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)
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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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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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 1,481,102 residents according to the 1990 Census.

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

The typical household in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA earns about $32,824 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 $136,697, and the typical rent is about $535 a month.

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

About 23.4% 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 11.9% of people in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA live below the federal poverty line.

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

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