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Sacramento County, CA

Demographic and economic profile of Sacramento County, CA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Sacramento County's economy is anchored in government and public administration, consistent with its role as California's state capital, and its 1.6 million residents support a labor force with a 63.6% participation rate and median worker earnings of $47,214. About 33.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the 6.4% unemployment rate sits above typical metro averages. Home values median at $498,900 with median gross rent of $1,702/month, and the county's 4.9% population growth over five years reflects steady in-migration, supported in part by a foreign-born population share of 22.3%.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

1,611,231

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$92,175

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

37.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+4.9% since 2018

Sacramento County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone708,644 (44.5%)
  • Asian Alone284,307 (17.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone178,531 (11.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone149,365 (9.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race120,789 (7.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races118,197 (7.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish192,435
  2. 2.Other Indo-European77,774
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island56,054
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic43,949
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)34,281

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

62.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

14.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

22.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

67,205

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$63,477

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$41,989

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance169,755
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services94,651
  3. 3.Public Administration (Group)83,832
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)76,540
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services65,678

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations320,490
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations155,345
  3. 3.Service Occupations134,681
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations84,003
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations57,331

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 2.29×)81,075
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.14×)49,764
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.04×)53,880
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.04×)36,661
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.03×)67,376

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$498,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,702/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

59.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,999120,162 (35.6%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99972,926 (21.6%)
  • $750,000 to $999,99943,819 (13.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,99942,893 (12.7%)
  • $1,000,000 to $1,499,99915,391 (4.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9997,207 (2.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

33.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

63.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$47,214

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

27.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone483,360 (66.0%)
  • Worked At Home139,798 (19.1%)
  • Carpooled68,618 (9.4%)
  • Walked12,700 (1.7%)
  • Public Transit9,819 (1.3%)
  • Other9,412 (1.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.