SacramentoCalifornia

Sacramento Population Demographics

According to US population projections for 2022, the estimated population of Sacramento is 525,028. 22.47% is under 18, while 15.03% is over 65.

A closer look at the age demography reveals that 5.23% of the population was five years old or younger, 22.47% were 18 years or younger and 26.07% were aged 65 years and over. The gender split in the state was nearly even, with 50.97% female and 49.03% male.

Sacramento Housing

According to the US Census, Sacramento has 210,715 housing units. The average owner-occupied housing unit rate in Sacramento was 95.91%. At the same time, the city's median value of owner-occupied homes was $449,600

Sacramento Racial Demographics

In 2020, the US Census estimated that White Alone and Asian Alone constitute 54.67% of Sacramento's population. Residents of the city who were Some Other Race Alone, made up 15.34% of the total population.

Other racial groups include Black Or African American Alone, constituting 13.18% of the city's population and Native Hawaiian And Other Pacific Islander Alone at 1.65%

RacePercentage
White Alone34.79%
Asian Alone19.88%
Some Other Race Alone15.34%
Black Or African American Alone13.18%
Native Hawaiian And Other Pacific Islander Alone1.65%
White Black Or African American1.47%

How Educated is Sacramento

According to Census estimates, in 2021, 22.7% of Sacramento residents had a bachelor's degree, while 14.2% had a graduate or professional degree.

Overall, 36.90% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Education Attainment (Population 25 Years and Older) in Sacramento CityPercentage
High School Graduate Or Higher83.2%
Some College Or Associates Degree42.9%
Bachelors Degree Or Higher33.1%
Bachelors Degree22.7%
Some College No Degree21.2%
High School Graduate Includes Equivalency19.9%

Average Income in Sacramento

The median household income in Sacramento is $75,311. This figure is significantly (approximately 0.00%) less than the state average of $75,311.

Estimates by family type revealed that families earned an average of $90,755 per year, while married-couple families earned an average of $104,971.

A closer examination of the income groups of Sacramento households revealed that the largest income group consisted of households with an annual income between $100,000 and $149,999. Other groups with yearly high household incomes include those between $50,000 and $74,999 (16.4%) and those with incomes exceeding $200,000 (9.3%). 6.4% of households in the City of Angels had an annual income of less than $10,000.

Median Income by Type of Family

Type of FamilyIncome
Families$90,755
Married-couple families$104,971
Nonfamily households$53,331