Sacramento, CA

Census Place

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2024 Population
528,706
US Senator
Alex Padilla
Democratic Party
US Senator
Adam Schiff
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
36
0.84% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
13.9%
3.08% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$87,321
4.26% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$506,300
4.48% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
259,276
0.683% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Sacramento, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

90.9% of the residents in Sacramento, CA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Sacramento, CA are California State University-Sacramento (8,607 degrees awarded in 2023), Sacramento City College (1,970 degrees), and Cosumnes River College (1,962 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Sacramento, CA was $506,300, and the homeownership rate was 51.7%.

Most people in Sacramento, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Sacramento, CA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Sacramento, CA is home to a population of 529k people, from which 90.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 22.2% of Sacramento, CA residents were born outside of the country (117k people).

In 2024, there were 1.46 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (155k people) in Sacramento, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 106k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 70.9k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

90.9%
2024 Citizenship
91.5%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 90.9% of Sacramento, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Sacramento, CA was 91.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sacramento, CA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    155k ± 3.4k
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    106k ± 3.21k
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    70.9k ± 3.64k
29.4%
Hispanic Population
155k people

In 2024, there were 1.46 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (155k people) in Sacramento, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 106k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 70.9k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

29.4% of the people in Sacramento, CA are hispanic (155k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Sacramento, CA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    3,862,617 ± 45,816 people
  2. Philippines
    824,246 ± 22,054 people
  3. China
    687,951 ± 20,184 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,862,617 California residents, followed by Philippines with 824,246 and China with 687,951.

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Foreign-Born Population

22.2%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
117k people
21.1%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
111k people

As of 2024, 22.2% of Sacramento, CA residents (117k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Sacramento, CA was 21.1%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    6,006 ± 637
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    5,204 ± 606
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    2,427 ± 408

Sacramento, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.15 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Sacramento, CA.

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Economy

The economy of Sacramento, CA employs 259k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Sacramento, CA were Health Care & Social Assistance (36,064 people), Public Administration (32,064 people), and Retail Trade (23,734 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($99,012), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($84,504), and Public Administration ($76,270).

Employment

Occupations

259k
2024 Value
± 4,370
0.683%
1 Year growth
± 2.38%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sacramento, CA grew at a rate of 0.683%, from 258k employees to 259k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sacramento, CA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (32,091 people), Management Occupations (24,470 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (20,188 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sacramento, CA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

259k
2024 Value
± 4,370
0.683%
1 Year growth
± 2.38%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sacramento, CA grew at a rate of 0.683%, from 258k employees to 259k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sacramento, CA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (36,064 people), Public Administration (32,064 people), and Retail Trade (23,734 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sacramento, CA, though some of these residents may live in Sacramento, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$54,856
Median earning men ± $1,356
$49,409
Median earning women ± $1,187

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($84,126), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($70,599), and Information ($70,000).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($71,062), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($66,011), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($62,642).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.57%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 17.9M people employed in California. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in California.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing the state of California. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Sacramento, CA. Showing the available data for California.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (58.5%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (38.3%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.25%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in California for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from California

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for California.
Alex Padilla
Senator from California3
Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.
Adam Schiff
Senator from California1
Assumed office on December 8, 2024
Elected to the seat to succeed Laphonza Butler, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Dianne Feinstein.

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing California.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in California over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Sacramento, CA awarded 13,331 degrees. The student population of Sacramento, CA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 29,151 male students and 37,333 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Sacramento, CA are Hispanic or Latino (4,627 and 35.2%), White (3,522 and 26.8%), Asian (2,716 and 20.7%), and Two or More Races (832 and 6.33%).

The largest universities in Sacramento, CA by number of degrees awarded are California State University-Sacramento (8,607 and 64.6%), Sacramento City College (1,970 and 14.8%), and Cosumnes River College (1,962 and 14.7%).

The most popular majors in Sacramento, CA are General Business Administration & Management (1,607 and 12.1%), General Psychology (875 and 6.56%), and Automobile Mechanics Technology (642 and 4.82%).

The median tuition cost in Sacramento, CA for a public four year colleges is $5,742 for in-state students and $17,622 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in Sacramento, CA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 93.5%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 16.2%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 66,484 (43.8% men and 56.2% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 66,484 students enrolled in Sacramento, CA, 43.8% men and 56.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 22,851 records, of which 59.7% were women and 40.3% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. General Psychology
    636 degrees awarded
  2. Criminal Justice - Safety Studies
    539 degrees awarded
  3. General Business Administration & Management
    1,005 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Sacramento, CA was General Psychology with 636 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Sacramento, CA according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. California State University-Sacramento
    8,607 degrees awarded
  2. Sacramento City College
    1,970 degrees awarded
  3. Cosumnes River College
    1,962 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was California State University-Sacramento with 8,607 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 5,585 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Sacramento, CA, which is 0.721 times less than the 7,746 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 4,627 degrees mean that there were 1.31 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 3,522 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($5,742) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,860) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,152) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Sacramento, CA was $506,300 in 2024, which is 1.52 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $484,600 to $506,300, a 4.48% increase. The homeownership rate in Sacramento, CA is 51.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Sacramento, CA have an average commute time of 25.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sacramento, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$506,300
Median Property Value 2024
±$8,938
$103,571
Median Property Taxes
±$2,539

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Sacramento, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Sacramento, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

51.7%
Homeownership
2024
72.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 51.7% of the housing units in Sacramento, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 51.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Sacramento, CA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$87,321
Median Household Income
± $1,746
200k
Number of Households
± 3,698

In 2024, the median household income of the 200k households in Sacramento, CA grew to $87,321 from the previous year's value of $83,753.

The following chart displays the households in Sacramento, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Sacramento, CA is from California.
0.495
2023 Wage GINI in California
0.498
2022 Wage GINI in California

In 2023, the income inequality in California was 0.495 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.573% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in California across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (64%)
  2. Worked At Home (19.7%)
  3. Carpooled (8.99%)

In 2024, 64% of workers in Sacramento, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (19.7%) and those who carpooled to work (8.99%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

25.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sacramento, CA have a shorter commute time (25.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.24% of the workforce in Sacramento, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Sacramento, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Sacramento, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Sacramento, CA have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sacramento, CA (72.6k out of 522k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Sacramento, CA is Hispanic, followed by White and Asian.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

94.6% of the population of Sacramento, CA has health coverage, with 47.8% on employee plans, 25.7% on Medicaid, 8.92% on Medicare, 11.3% on non-group plans, and 0.864% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in California see 1,233 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,233 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1076 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 213 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.1% under 18 years, 25.1% between 18 and 34 years, 37.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

5.36%
Uninsured
47.8%
Employer Coverage
25.7%
Medicaid
8.92%
Medicare
11.3%
Non-Group
0.864%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Sacramento, CA declined by 2.88% from 5.52% to 5.36%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Sacramento, CA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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