Sacramento

Population: 524,802
Median household income: $83,753
Median home value: $484,600

Sacramento, a community in Sacramento County, California, has 524,802 residents. At $83,753, its median household income sits below Sacramento County's $88,724.

Between 2019 and 2023, Sacramento's population grew 4.8% from 500,930 to 524,802, while its median home value rose 43.8% from $336,900 to $484,600.

The median resident is 35.7 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 17.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 524,802
Median age: 35.7 yrs
Median household income: $83,753
Median home value: $484,600
Median gross rent: $1,694
Housing units: 210,621
Homeownership rate: 51.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.4%
Unemployment rate: 6.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

500,930524,802

Median household income

$62,335$83,753

Median home value

$336,900$484,600

Median gross rent

$1,263$1,694

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	500,930	$62,335	$336,900	$1,263
2020	503,482	$65,847	$361,300	$1,328
2021	518,605	$71,074	$385,500	$1,434
2022	523,600	$78,954	$450,500	$1,592
2023	524,802	$83,753	$484,600	$1,694

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 249.2%

25 to 3417.8%

35 to 4414.7%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6411.0%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	30,883	5.9%
5 to 17	82,704	15.8%
18 to 24	48,212	9.2%
25 to 34	93,413	17.8%
35 to 44	77,213	14.7%
45 to 54	60,863	11.6%
55 to 64	57,629	11.0%
65 to 74	44,716	8.5%
75 and over	29,169	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	158,393	30.2%
Black or African American	61,594	11.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,290	0.2%
Asian	101,797	19.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	8,721	1.7%
Some other race	3,311	0.6%
Two or more races	34,857	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	154,839	29.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.1%

High school graduate20.5%

Some college or associate's30.0%

Bachelor's degree22.9%

Graduate or professional degree13.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	47,478	13.1%
High school graduate	74,451	20.5%
Some college or associate's	108,871	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	82,959	22.9%
Graduate or professional degree	49,244	13.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone65.5%

Carpooled9.0%

Public transit1.9%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle1.4%

Worked from home17.7%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	164,482	65.5%
Carpooled	22,580	9.0%
Public transit	4,871	1.9%
Walked	6,766	2.7%
Bicycle	3,493	1.4%
Worked from home	44,546	17.7%
Other means	4,242	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	46,014	22.3%
15 to 29 min	92,168	44.6%
30 to 44 min	43,912	21.3%
45 to 59 min	10,503	5.1%
60+ min	13,837	6.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 14.4% (74,355 of 517,504)

	Count	Share
Family households	116,992	58.7%
Nonfamily households	82,409	41.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	199,401	94.7%
Vacant	11,220	5.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	102,651	51.5%
Renter-occupied	96,750	48.5%

1-unit, detached59.6%

1-unit, attached6.9%

2 to 4 units8.0%

5 to 19 units13.0%

20 or more units10.7%

Mobile home & other1.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	125,548	59.6%
1-unit, attached	14,524	6.9%
2 to 4 units	16,872	8.0%
5 to 19 units	27,362	13.0%
20 or more units	22,487	10.7%
Mobile home & other	3,828	1.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0664000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 99 sq mi
Water area: 2.09 sq mi
Center point: 38.5677, -121.4682