Folsom vs Rancho Cordova

A side-by-side comparison of Folsom and Rancho Cordova: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Folsom has the higher population (82,140 vs 80,656 in Rancho Cordova). Folsom has the higher median household income ($139,263 vs $89,120 in Rancho Cordova). Folsom has the higher median home value ($702,200 vs $451,400 in Rancho Cordova).

Population, income & housing

	Folsom	Rancho Cordova
Population	82,140	80,656
Median age	40.4 yrs	35.4 yrs
Median household income	$139,263	$89,120
Median home value	$702,200	$451,400
Median gross rent	$2,279	$1,698
Housing units	30,125	28,694
Homeownership rate	69.0%	57.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	54.7%	31.0%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Folsom	Rancho Cordova
Population	78,159 → 82,140 (+5.1%)	73,147 → 80,656 (+10.3%)
Median household income	$114,405 → $139,263 (+21.7%)	$65,307 → $89,120 (+36.5%)
Median home value	$524,100 → $702,200 (+34.0%)	$299,800 → $451,400 (+50.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,710 → $2,279 (+33.3%)	$1,212 → $1,698 (+40.1%)

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

Rancho Cordova

Population

73,14780,656

Median household income

$65,307$89,120

Median home value

$299,800$451,400

Median gross rent

$1,212$1,698

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Folsom	Rancho Cordova
Under 5	5.2%	7.6%
5 to 17	17.9%	18.2%
18 to 24	6.9%	7.7%
25 to 34	11.7%	15.9%
35 to 44	15.8%	14.7%
45 to 54	16.5%	12.5%
55 to 64	12.5%	11.4%
65 to 74	8.0%	7.3%
75 and over	5.7%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Folsom	Rancho Cordova
White (non-Hispanic)	55.4%	46.5%
Black or African American	5.0%	10.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.3%
Asian	19.4%	14.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.8%
Some other race	0.5%	0.4%
Two or more races	5.2%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	14.1%	21.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Folsom	Rancho Cordova
No high school diploma	5.4%	10.7%
High school graduate	13.3%	22.4%
Some college or associate's	26.6%	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	31.4%	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	23.3%	9.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Folsom	Rancho Cordova
Drove alone	61.9%	65.6%
Carpooled	5.7%	11.1%
Public transit	1.6%	1.1%
Walked	1.2%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.6%
Worked from home	28.6%	18.2%
Other means	0.7%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Folsom	Rancho Cordova
1-unit, detached	71.7%	61.3%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	8.2%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	10.8%	8.9%
20 or more units	7.4%	11.4%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Folsom	Rancho Cordova
Poverty rate	5.3%	11.2%
Average household size	2.66	2.89
Mean commute (minutes)	25	28
Median year structure built	1996	1979