Sacramento County, California

35 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 1,584,047
Median household income: $88,724
Median home value: $498,900

Home to 1,584,047 residents, Sacramento County is one of California's counties. 35 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $88,724 is below the California median ($96,334).

From 2019 to 2023, Sacramento County's population grew 3.9% from 1,524,553 to 1,584,047, while its median household income rose 32.1% from $67,151 to $88,724.

The median gross rent is $1,702. 33.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,584,047
Median age: 37.2 yrs
Median household income: $88,724
Median home value: $498,900
Median gross rent: $1,702
Housing units: 593,616
Homeownership rate: 58.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.3%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,524,5531,584,047

Median household income

$67,151$88,724

Median home value

$351,900$498,900

Median gross rent

$1,252$1,702

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,524,553	$67,151	$351,900	$1,252
2020	1,537,948	$70,684	$373,000	$1,333
2021	1,571,767	$76,422	$398,300	$1,434
2022	1,579,211	$84,010	$465,900	$1,599
2023	1,584,047	$88,724	$498,900	$1,702

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1717.1%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3415.3%

35 to 4414.2%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	95,165	6.0%
5 to 17	270,502	17.1%
18 to 24	131,286	8.3%
25 to 34	242,583	15.3%
35 to 44	224,221	14.2%
45 to 54	193,646	12.2%
55 to 64	190,177	12.0%
65 to 74	142,308	9.0%
75 and over	94,159	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	657,865	41.5%
Black or African American	144,563	9.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4,186	0.3%
Asian	272,583	17.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	17,286	1.1%
Some other race	8,693	0.5%
Two or more races	99,137	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	379,734	24.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.6%

High school graduate21.9%

Some college or associate's33.2%

Bachelor's degree21.4%

Graduate or professional degree11.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	126,456	11.6%
High school graduate	238,395	21.9%
Some college or associate's	360,417	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	232,818	21.4%
Graduate or professional degree	129,008	11.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone67.6%

Carpooled9.5%

Public transit1.5%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home17.3%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	493,191	67.6%
Carpooled	69,096	9.5%
Public transit	10,851	1.5%
Walked	12,469	1.7%
Bicycle	5,431	0.7%
Worked from home	126,363	17.3%
Other means	12,234	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	122,114	20.2%
15 to 29 min	245,421	40.7%
30 to 44 min	146,692	24.3%
45 to 59 min	41,653	6.9%
60+ min	47,392	7.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.74
Poverty rate: 12.6% (197,472 of 1,565,333)

	Count	Share
Family households	374,861	66.0%
Nonfamily households	193,362	34.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	568,223	95.7%
Vacant	25,393	4.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	333,143	58.6%
Renter-occupied	235,080	41.4%

1-unit, detached65.0%

1-unit, attached6.3%

2 to 4 units7.0%

5 to 19 units10.0%

20 or more units9.3%

Mobile home & other2.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	385,657	65.0%
1-unit, attached	37,435	6.3%
2 to 4 units	41,366	7.0%
5 to 19 units	59,169	10.0%
20 or more units	55,171	9.3%
Mobile home & other	14,818	2.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 06067
State: California
Land area: 965 sq mi
Water area: 29 sq mi
Center point: 38.4501, -121.3443