Elk Grove vs Folsom

A side-by-side comparison of Elk Grove and Folsom: population, income, housing, and more.

Elk Grove and Folsom are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Elk Grove has the higher population (177,221 vs 82,140 in Folsom). Folsom has the higher median household income ($139,263 vs $122,229 in Elk Grove). Folsom has the higher median home value ($702,200 vs $603,400 in Elk Grove).

Population, income & housing

	Elk Grove	Folsom
Population	177,221	82,140
Median age	39.0 yrs	40.4 yrs
Median household income	$122,229	$139,263
Median home value	$603,400	$702,200
Median gross rent	$2,180	$2,279
Housing units	56,080	30,125
Homeownership rate	73.9%	69.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.0%	54.7%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elk Grove	Folsom
Population	170,825 → 177,221 (+3.7%)	78,159 → 82,140 (+5.1%)
Median household income	$93,780 → $122,229 (+30.3%)	$114,405 → $139,263 (+21.7%)
Median home value	$406,300 → $603,400 (+48.5%)	$524,100 → $702,200 (+34.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,695 → $2,180 (+28.6%)	$1,710 → $2,279 (+33.3%)

Elk Grove

Population

170,825177,221

Median household income

$93,780$122,229

Median home value

$406,300$603,400

Median gross rent

$1,695$2,180

Folsom

Population

78,15982,140

Median household income

$114,405$139,263

Median home value

$524,100$702,200

Median gross rent

$1,710$2,279

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elk Grove	Folsom
Under 5	5.6%	5.2%
5 to 17	20.1%	17.9%
18 to 24	7.6%	6.9%
25 to 34	11.2%	11.7%
35 to 44	15.0%	15.8%
45 to 54	14.5%	16.5%
55 to 64	12.6%	12.5%
65 to 74	8.4%	8.0%
75 and over	5.0%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elk Grove	Folsom
White (non-Hispanic)	31.2%	55.4%
Black or African American	10.5%	5.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	31.3%	19.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.1%	0.2%
Some other race	0.5%	0.5%
Two or more races	7.1%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	18.0%	14.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elk Grove	Folsom
No high school diploma	9.2%	5.4%
High school graduate	17.6%	13.3%
Some college or associate's	35.2%	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	25.4%	31.4%
Graduate or professional degree	12.6%	23.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elk Grove	Folsom
Drove alone	67.4%	61.9%
Carpooled	9.9%	5.7%
Public transit	1.0%	1.6%
Walked	0.8%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.4%
Worked from home	19.2%	28.6%
Other means	1.5%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elk Grove	Folsom
1-unit, detached	86.6%	71.7%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	10.8%
20 or more units	4.7%	7.4%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Elk Grove	Folsom
Poverty rate	7.4%	5.3%
Average household size	3.22	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	32	25
Median year structure built	2000	1996