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Sacramento County, CA

1,611,231 Population
965.3 square miles 1,669.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.1 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in California: 38.4 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$44,225 ±$896 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in California: $49,934 ±$232
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$94,087 ±$2,991 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in California: $100,149 ±$381
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

12% ±0.8% (190,581  ±12,069) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in California: 11.8% 4,567,967 (±0.2% / ±68,831)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

27.6 minutes ±0.5 (17,666,930  ±450,514) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 29.7 481,218,370 (±0.1 / ±2,696,690)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

578,787 ±3,224 Number of households
  • California: 13,797,638 ±19,379
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.7 ±0 (1,585,087  ±591) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in California: 2.8 38,537,960
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.3% ±0.7% (17,040  ±2,625) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in California: 4.5% 430,221 (±0.1% / ±12,150)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

608,180 ±261 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,877,017 ±1,124
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$554,800 ±$7,937 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in California: $759,500 ±$3,644
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

11.7% ±0.8% (187,003  ±12,376.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 10.4% 4,053,576 (±0.2% / ±69,085.7)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

88.3% ±1.5% (984,704  ±16,779.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 84.9% 23,227,841 (±0.3% / ±84,605.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
35.6% ±0.9% (396,795  ±10,403.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 38.1% 10,436,652 (±0.2% / ±53,771.8)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

36.1% ±1% (548,048  ±15,577.6) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 45.3% 16,935,156 (±0.2% / ±69,359.3)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

23.8% (383,950  ±12,575) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 27.7% 10,902,022
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.1% ±0.4% (63,358  ±4,339) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in California: 4% 1,239,625 (±0.1% / ±17,966)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
63,358 Total veterans ±4,339 56,462 Male ±4,077 6,896 Female ±1,679

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