West Sacramento vs Woodland

A side-by-side comparison of West Sacramento and Woodland: population, income, housing, and more.

West Sacramento and Woodland are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Woodland has the higher population (61,256 vs 54,496 in West Sacramento). West Sacramento has the higher median household income ($90,791 vs $87,880 in Woodland). Woodland has the higher median home value ($505,200 vs $497,100 in West Sacramento).

Population, income & housing

	West Sacramento	Woodland
Population	54,496	61,256
Median age	34.6 yrs	37.0 yrs
Median household income	$90,791	$87,880
Median home value	$497,100	$505,200
Median gross rent	$1,568	$1,500
Housing units	20,282	21,827
Homeownership rate	59.5%	58.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.8%	30.2%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	West Sacramento	Woodland
Population	53,151 → 54,496 (+2.5%)	59,710 → 61,256 (+2.6%)
Median household income	$70,699 → $90,791 (+28.4%)	$69,612 → $87,880 (+26.2%)
Median home value	$349,800 → $497,100 (+42.1%)	$365,000 → $505,200 (+38.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,026 → $1,568 (+52.8%)	$1,200 → $1,500 (+25.0%)

West Sacramento

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

Woodland

Population

59,71061,256

Median household income

$69,612$87,880

Median home value

$365,000$505,200

Median gross rent

$1,200$1,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	West Sacramento	Woodland
Under 5	6.3%	5.9%
5 to 17	19.3%	18.1%
18 to 24	10.5%	10.2%
25 to 34	14.9%	13.4%
35 to 44	15.2%	14.1%
45 to 54	11.3%	12.4%
55 to 64	11.6%	11.8%
65 to 74	6.7%	8.6%
75 and over	4.3%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	West Sacramento	Woodland
White (non-Hispanic)	41.1%	34.8%
Black or African American	3.8%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.5%
Asian	12.6%	7.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.6%
Some other race	0.9%	0.3%
Two or more races	6.8%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	34.0%	49.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	West Sacramento	Woodland
No high school diploma	13.8%	15.6%
High school graduate	19.9%	23.3%
Some college or associate's	32.5%	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	21.1%	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	12.7%	12.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	West Sacramento	Woodland
Drove alone	65.7%	73.9%
Carpooled	9.3%	9.8%
Public transit	1.1%	1.5%
Walked	2.4%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.9%
Worked from home	18.9%	12.1%
Other means	2.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	West Sacramento	Woodland
1-unit, detached	63.9%	64.2%
1-unit, attached	5.2%	6.6%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	10.6%	9.0%
20 or more units	9.3%	10.0%
Mobile home & other	5.3%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	West Sacramento	Woodland
Poverty rate	13.4%	8.1%
Average household size	2.82	2.85
Mean commute (minutes)	24	24
Median year structure built	1987	1980