Fair Oaks

Population: 32,030
Median household income: $111,332
Median home value: $645,600

Fair Oaks, a community in Sacramento County, California, has 32,030 residents. Its median household income of $111,332 runs above the Sacramento County figure of $88,724.

Between 2019 and 2023, Fair Oaks's population grew 3.2% from 31,032 to 32,030, while its median home value rose 35.6% from $476,100 to $645,600.

The largest age group is 55 to 64, 16.0% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 71.9% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 32,030
Median age: 47.0 yrs
Median household income: $111,332
Median home value: $645,600
Median gross rent: $1,797
Housing units: 13,431
Homeownership rate: 70.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

31,03232,030

Median household income

$84,717$111,332

Median home value

$476,100$645,600

Median gross rent

$1,339$1,797

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	31,032	$84,717	$476,100	$1,339
2020	30,882	$89,217	$497,700	$1,426
2021	31,750	$99,629	$541,800	$1,599
2022	32,754	$112,138	$622,600	$1,759
2023	32,030	$111,332	$645,600	$1,797

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

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1713.5%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6416.0%

65 to 7415.2%

75 and over10.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,418	4.4%
5 to 17	4,339	13.5%
18 to 24	2,094	6.5%
25 to 34	3,686	11.5%
35 to 44	3,526	11.0%
45 to 54	3,662	11.4%
55 to 64	5,138	16.0%
65 to 74	4,868	15.2%
75 and over	3,299	10.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	23,036	71.9%
Black or African American	699	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	102	0.3%
Asian	1,407	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	372	1.2%
Two or more races	1,985	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,429	13.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.6%

High school graduate16.8%

Some college or associate's33.2%

Bachelor's degree29.6%

Graduate or professional degree16.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	868	3.6%
High school graduate	4,056	16.8%
Some college or associate's	8,032	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	7,149	29.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4,074	16.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone70.4%

Carpooled5.7%

Public transit1.5%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home20.2%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,711	70.4%
Carpooled	862	5.7%
Public transit	230	1.5%
Walked	163	1.1%
Bicycle	9	0.1%
Worked from home	3,072	20.2%
Other means	171	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,938	16.0%
15 to 29 min	5,237	43.1%
30 to 44 min	3,129	25.8%
45 to 59 min	748	6.2%
60+ min	1,094	9.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 8.3% (2,647 of 31,734)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,705	67.2%
Nonfamily households	4,241	32.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,946	96.4%
Vacant	485	3.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,061	70.0%
Renter-occupied	3,885	30.0%

1-unit, detached70.9%

1-unit, attached6.3%

2 to 4 units8.4%

5 to 19 units9.3%

20 or more units5.0%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,528	70.9%
1-unit, attached	841	6.3%
2 to 4 units	1,126	8.4%
5 to 19 units	1,255	9.3%
20 or more units	667	5.0%
Mobile home & other	14	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0623294
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0.36 sq mi
Center point: 38.6502, -121.2510