Sacramento County, CA Demographic Data
Sacramento County, CA Summary
Sacramento County is located in California
- Population: 1,450,121
- Area: 994.02 sq. miles
- Land Area: 964.64 sq. miles
- Water Area: 29.37 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,458.84 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 62.34 ft
- Time Zone: Pacific Standard Time (GMT -8)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Sacramento County, CA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
774,944
51%
50.8
Male
739,516
49%
49.2
Total Population
1,514,460
323,128,000
Sacramento County, CA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
99,302
6.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
96,872
6.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
106,691
7.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
94,613
6.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
99,257
6.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
235,323
15.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
196,255
13.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
195,880
12.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
95,707
6.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
88,318
5.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
119,931
7.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
58,376
3.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
27,935
1.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,151,400
76.0%
77.2
Female
596,790
51.8%
51.3
Male
554,612
48.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,099,560
72.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
257,062
17.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
206,242
13.6%
15.2
Female
116,946
56.7%
55.8
Male
89,296
43.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
36
0.0%
0.0
Sacramento County, CA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,406,360
92.9%
96.8
White
882,763
58.3%
72.6
Black or African American
148,706
9.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
10,265
0.7%
0.8
Asian
230,645
15.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
31,449
2.1%
1.2
Chinese
48,153
3.2%
1.3
Filipino
47,127
3.1%
0.9
Japanese
10,580
0.7%
0.2
Korean
7,118
0.5%
0.4
Vietnamese
28,451
1.9%
0.6
Other Asian
57,767
3.8%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
16,214
1.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
957
0.1%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
1,773
0.1%
0.0
Samoan
1,356
0.1%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
12,128
0.8%
0.1
Some Other Race
117,768
7.8%
5.1
Two or More Races
108,099
7.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
347,638
23.0%
17.8
Mexican
293,431
19.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
8,436
0.6%
1.7
Cuban
3,265
0.2%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
42,506
2.8%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,166,820
77.0%
82.2
Sacramento County, CA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
71,939
7.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
66,821
6.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
230,687
22.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
249,685
24.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
95,738
9.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
196,597
19.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
106,258
10.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
138,760
13.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
878,965
86.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
302,855
29.7%
31.2
Sacramento County, CA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
433,977
35.8%
33.7%
Now Married
546,797
45.1%
47.5
Divorced
137,271
11.3%
11.0%
Separated
27,654
2.3%
2.0
Widowed
65,896
5.4
5.8%
Sacramento County, CA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
953,173
67.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
461,985
32.6%
21.6%
Spanish
204,297
14.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
106,596
7.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
136,924
9.7%
3.5%
Other Languages
14,168
1.0%
1.1%
Sacramento County, CA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
31,375
5.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
26,946
5.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
46,988
8.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
50,280
9.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
67,957
12.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
97,535
18.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
67,351
12.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
79,033
14.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
35,405
6.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
32,220
6.0%
6.4
Median household income
59,780
57,617
Per capita income
30,024
31,128
Sacramento County, CA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
5,748
0.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
64,106
9.3%
9.8
Construction
41,265
6.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
152,641
22.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
49,304
7.2%
6.6
Information
12,557
1.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
37,848
5.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
39,121
5.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
80,932
11.7%
11.4
Public administration
73,431
10.7%
4.6
Retail trade
75,507
11.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
38,927
5.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
17,548
2.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
55,498
8.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
265,820
38.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
62,616
9.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
166,422
24.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
138,579
20.1%
18.1%
Sacramento County, CA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
675,257
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
521,978
77.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
67,268
10.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
14,989
2.2%
5.1
Walked
12,002
1.8%
2.7
Other means
14,624
2.2%
1.8
Worked at home
44,396
6.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
27.1
26.6
Sacramento County, CA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
36,013
6.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
184,634
34.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
204,773
38.3%
37.1
3 or more
109,670
20.5%
21.0
Sacramento County, CA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
535,090
94.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
295,227
55.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
239,863
44.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
30,723
5.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.5
Sacramento County, CA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
565,813
1 room
11,886
2.1%
2.4
2 rooms
13,237
2.3%
2.7
3 rooms
55,355
9.8%
9.1
4 rooms
102,540
18.1%
16.5
5 rooms
120,500
21.3%
19.8
6 rooms
110,276
19.5%
17.8
7 rooms
71,454
12.6%
12.0
8 rooms
42,727
7.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
37,838
6.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Sacramento County, CA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
565,813
1-unit, detached
366,486
64.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
36,949
6.5%
5.9
2-units
8,090
1.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
29,793
5.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
36,994
6.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
26,123
4.6%
4.4
20 or more units
47,979
8.5%
9.0
Mobile home
13,213
2.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
186
0.0%
0.1
Sacramento County, CA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
26,637
4.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
25,946
4.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
71,422
12.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
69,850
12.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
104,490
18.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
94,158
16.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
74,384
13.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
87,198
15.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
8,126
1.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
3,602
0.6%
1.4%
Sacramento County, CA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
325,019
60.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
9,744
1.8%
4.7
Electricity
192,152
35.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
213
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
45
0.0%
0.1
Wood
2,381
0.4%
1.9
Solar energy
1,901
0.4%
0.1
Other fuel
889
0.2%
0.5
No fuel used
2,746
0.5%
1.1
Sacramento County, CA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
212,423
47295100.0
Less than $500
1,003
0.5%
1.6%
$500 to $999
17,751
8.4%
20.4%
$3,000 or more
19,508
9.2%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
20,330
9.6%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
39,179
18.4%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
53,963
25.4%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
60,689
28.6%
20.1%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
80,870
38.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
35,736
16.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
25,390
12.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
15,858
7.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
53,806
25.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
763
0.0%
0.0%
Sacramento County, CA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
233,408
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
930
0.4%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
1,929
0.8%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
9,032
3.9%
4.4%
Less than $500
12,198
5.2%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
39,833
17.1%
11.9%
$500 to $999
79,031
33.9%
41.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
90,455
38.8%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
6,455
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,118
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
22,205
9.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
25,644
11.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
28,844
12.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
27,095
11.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
21,214
9.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
103,669
45.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
11,192
0.0%
0.0%
Sacramento County, CA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
295,227
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
10,112
3.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
6,586
2.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
10,592
3.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
22,936
7.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
76,914
26.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
117,509
39.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
45,897
15.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
4,681
1.6%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
326,800
205,000