Sacramento County, California

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Sacramento County, California is among the highest in the country for total population (23rd of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for median home value (113th of 3,217 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Sacramento County, California	California	United States	Rank
Total Population	1,594,006	39,287,376	334,922,499	23rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$92,175	$99,122	$80,734	265th of 3,221
Median Age	37.5	37.9	38.9	2665th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	34.1%	37.1%	35.7%	515th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$534,200	$734,700	$332,700	113th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,790	$2,036	$1,413	99th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	12.5%	12.0%	12.5%	1817th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.7%	6.6%	5.2%	490th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1,651.3	252.1	n/a	100th of 3,222
Foreign Born	22.3%	27.0%	14.1%	91st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.4	n/a	n/a	635th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	59.0%	55.9%	65.2%	3034th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	27.3	28.7	26.4	918th of 3,221
Worked from Home	19.1%	17.2%	15.1%	166th of 3,222
Uninsured	6.0%	n/a	n/a	2809th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	46.0%	48.4%	46.9%	2213th of 3,222
Broadband Access	92.6%	n/a	n/a	136th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Sacramento County, California

Statistic	Sacramento County, California	California	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	40.6%	33.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	24.2%	40.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	9.0%	5.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	17.6%	15.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	6.7%	4.4%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	0.3%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	73.3	69.7	61.4

Age in Sacramento County, California

Statistic	Sacramento County, California	California	United States
Median Age	37.5	37.9	38.9
Under 18 %	22.9%	22.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.3%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	15.2%	14.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.4%	13.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.0%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	15.3%	15.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Sacramento County, California

Statistic	Sacramento County, California	California	United States
Households	571,057	13,548,091	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.8	2.8	2.5
Family Households	65.9%	67.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	32.9%	32.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	19.9%	19.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	26.3%	24.3%	28.7%
Never Married	36.6%	38.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Sacramento County, California

Statistic	Sacramento County, California	California	United States
Per Capita Income	$43,324	$49,513	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	12.7%	12.5%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.3%	13.0%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.6%	17.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	14.9%	20.5%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	12.5%	12.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	27.6%	27.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	14.2%	12.4%	n/a

Housing in Sacramento County, California

Statistic	Sacramento County, California	California	United States
Housing Units	598,385	14,644,735	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	65.0%	57.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	19.2%	24.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	4.6%	7.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,981.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	41.0%	44.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	33.1%	32.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,921	$5,124	n/a

Education in Sacramento County, California

Statistic	Sacramento County, California	California	United States
Less than High School	11.7%	15.3%	10.4%
High School Graduate	21.7%	20.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.5%	27.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	21.8%	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	12.4%	14.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Sacramento County, California

Statistic	Sacramento County, California	California	United States
Labour Force Participation	63.6%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	66.0%	65.7%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.3%	2.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.7%	2.4%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	20.6%	22.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.6%	11.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.6%	7.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Sacramento County, California

Statistic	Sacramento County, California	California	United States
Born in State of Residence	61.4%	56.5%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	13.2%	14.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	9.1%	12.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	66.3%	55.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	13.2%	28.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	29.2%	32.1%	16.7%

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