West Sacramento

Population: 54,496
Median household income: $90,791
Median home value: $497,100

West Sacramento, a community in Yolo County, California, has 54,496 residents. At $90,791, its median household income sits in line with Yolo County's $88,818.

From 2019 to 2023, West Sacramento's population grew 2.5% from 53,151 to 54,496, while its median home value rose 42.1% from $349,800 to $497,100.

33.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 59.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 54,496
Median age: 34.6 yrs
Median household income: $90,791
Median home value: $497,100
Median gross rent: $1,568
Housing units: 20,282
Homeownership rate: 59.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.8%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

53,15154,496

Median household income

$70,699$90,791

Median home value

$349,800$497,100

Median gross rent

$1,026$1,568

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	53,151	$70,699	$349,800	$1,026
2020	53,574	$73,979	$372,700	$1,120
2021	53,589	$77,393	$390,300	$1,234
2022	54,163	$87,044	$460,400	$1,384
2023	54,496	$90,791	$497,100	$1,568

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1719.3%

18 to 2410.5%

25 to 3414.9%

35 to 4415.2%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6411.6%

65 to 746.7%

75 and over4.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,419	6.3%
5 to 17	10,507	19.3%
18 to 24	5,702	10.5%
25 to 34	8,100	14.9%
35 to 44	8,301	15.2%
45 to 54	6,147	11.3%
55 to 64	6,330	11.6%
65 to 74	3,661	6.7%
75 and over	2,329	4.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	22,396	41.1%
Black or African American	2,070	3.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	245	0.4%
Asian	6,867	12.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	202	0.4%
Some other race	506	0.9%
Two or more races	3,703	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	18,507	34.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.8%

High school graduate19.9%

Some college or associate's32.5%

Bachelor's degree21.1%

Graduate or professional degree12.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,817	13.8%
High school graduate	6,956	19.9%
Some college or associate's	11,319	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	7,359	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4,417	12.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone65.7%

Carpooled9.3%

Public transit1.1%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home18.9%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	17,234	65.7%
Carpooled	2,432	9.3%
Public transit	281	1.1%
Walked	620	2.4%
Bicycle	194	0.7%
Worked from home	4,946	18.9%
Other means	530	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,622	26.4%
15 to 29 min	9,565	44.9%
30 to 44 min	3,683	17.3%
45 to 59 min	947	4.4%
60+ min	1,474	6.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.82
Poverty rate: 13.4% (7,254 of 54,268)

	Count	Share
Family households	12,985	68.1%
Nonfamily households	6,089	31.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	19,074	94.0%
Vacant	1,208	6.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,347	59.5%
Renter-occupied	7,727	40.5%

1-unit, detached63.9%

1-unit, attached5.2%

2 to 4 units5.6%

5 to 19 units10.6%

20 or more units9.3%

Mobile home & other5.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,968	63.9%
1-unit, attached	1,045	5.2%
2 to 4 units	1,141	5.6%
5 to 19 units	2,159	10.6%
20 or more units	1,890	9.3%
Mobile home & other	1,079	5.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0684816
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 21 sq mi
Water area: 1.33 sq mi
Center point: 38.5544, -121.5487