Sacramento, California Population 2023

528,306

Sacramento is a city located in Sacramento County California. It is also the county seat of Sacramento County. With a 2023 population of 528,306, it is the 6th largest city in California and the 35th largest city in the United States.Sacramento is currently growing at a rate of 0.31% annually and its population has increased by 0.93% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 523,416 in 2020. Spanning over 100 miles, Sacramento has a population density of 5,406 people per square mile.

The average household income in Sacramento is $83,189 with a poverty rate of 19.07%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to - per month, and the median house value is -. The median age in Sacramento is 34.9 years, 34 years for males, and 35.8 years for females.

Sacramento is the capital of the state of California and the seat of government for Sacramento County.

At the 2010 census, the population of Sacramento was 466,488. This population is estimated to have recently grown to just over 501,000 residents. The urban Sacramento area has a population of 1.44 million while the Sacramento metropolitan area -- which includes seven counties -- has an estimated population of 2.66 million. This is the fourth largest metro area in California after Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego, and the 27th largest in the United States.

Sacramento Diversity Statistics

In 2002, the Civil Rights Project at Harvard University named Sacramento as America's Most Diverse City. Sacramento has one of the highest LGBT populations per capita, ranking 7th among major U.S. cities and third in California. About 10% of the population identifies as gay, lesbian, or bisexual.

The non-Hispanic white population of Sacramento has been in decline since the 1940s. In 1940, 94% of the population was white. By 1990, the non-Hispanic white population had declined to 53%, which now stands at 34.5%. Meanwhile, the Asian community began exploding in the 1980s, followed by the Hispanic population in the 1990s.

Sacramento Population Growth

According to recent state figures, the Sacramento area will see some of the most substantial population growth in California in coming years. State demographers project California's Hispanic population will become the largest ethnic group sometime in 2014. In 2010, the Hispanic population was 38% while the white population was 40%. These figures will be reversed by 2020.

The state as a whole experienced the highest population growth rate in 2013 in more than a decade, growing more than 38 million people.

Sacramento is projected to grow by 54% to 2.2 million by 2060.

The Spanish explorer Gabriel Moraga discovered the Sacramento Valley and Sacramento River sometime between 1799 or 1932 and gave the area its name after saying the "air was like champagne," thus christening the valley and river after the Catholic sacrament of the Eucharist.

Settlers arrived in 1839 to establish a trading colony. By 1848, gold was discovered in the area, rapidly increasing its population. Despite a cholera epidemic, floods and fires, the new city grew and quickly hit 10,000 people.

During the 1840s and '50s, when China was at war with France and Great Britain, many Chinese immigrants made their way to America. Many settled first in San Francisco but some eventually found their way to Sacramento. Sacramento's Chinatown was situated on I Street and experienced many fires, discrimination and prejudicial legislation, including the Chinese Exclusion Act that was not repealed until the 1940s.

In 1920, Sacramento became a charter city, making it exempt from many regulations and laws passed by the California legislature. In the 1980s and '90s, several local military bases closed and the agriculture business began to decline. Despite this, Sacramento has continued to experience healthy population growth recently, adding 164,000 people from 2000 to 2007.

Sacramento Demographics

According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Sacramento was:

  • White: 43.54%
  • Asian: 19.29%
  • Black or African American: 13.48%
  • Other race: 11.62%
  • Two or more races: 9.61%
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 1.65%
  • Native American: 0.79%
The current population of Sacramento, California is 528,306 based on our projections of the latest US Census estimates.The last official US Census in 2020 recorded the population at 523,416.

Sacramento, California Population 2023

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Sacramento Metro Area Population by Year

Population by Race

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White

Asian

Black or African American

Other race

Two or more races

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Native American

Sacramento Population by Race

Sacramento Population Pyramid 2023

Sacramento Median Age

34.9

Total

34

Male

35.8

Female

Sacramento Adults

There are 389,334 adults, (67,129 of whom are seniors) in Sacramento.

Sacramento Age Dependency

56.3

Age Dependency Ratio

20.8

Old Age Dependency Ratio

35.4

Child Dependency Ratio

Sacramento Sex Ratio

Female256,35650.92%
Male247,12649.08%

Sacramento Population by Age

Sacramento Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

3.38

Average Family Size

2.63

Average Household Size

49.8%

Rate of Home Ownership

Married

Male

Female

NonFamily

owner

renter

Sacramento Households and Families

Male

Female

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Less Than 9th Grade

9th to 12th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Associates Degree

Bachelors Degree

Graduate Degree

Sacramento Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

Sacramento Educational Attainment by Race

High School Graduation Rate

Bachelors Rate

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The highest rate of high school graduation is among white people with a rate of 85.56%.

The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among white people with a rate of 41.84%.

Sacramento Educational Attainment by Race

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Male

Female

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$42,563

Average Earnings

$45,447

Average Male

$40,317

Average Female

Sacramento Earnings by Educational Attainment

Sacramento Language by Age

Only English

Spanish

Other Indo-European Languages

Asian and Pacific Island Languages

Other Languages

Sacramento Language

63.87% of Sacramento residents speak only English, while 36.13% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Asian and Pacific Island languages, which is spoken by 17.01% of the population.

Sacramento Language

Sacramento Poverty by Race

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19.07%

Overall Poverty Rate

15.16%

Male Poverty Rate

16.18%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in Sacramento

The race most likely to be in poverty in Sacramento is Native, with 28.33% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in Sacramento is White, with 12.79% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 2.79%. Among those working part-time, it was 20.23%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 25.18%.

Sacramento Poverty

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Sacramento Poverty Rate by Education

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Sacramento Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

Sacramento Income by Household Type

Households

Families

MarriedFamilies

NonFamilies

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median

Income by Household Type

Sacramento Marital Status

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Marriage Rates

41.2%

Overall Marriage Rate

43.1%

Male Marriage Rate

39.5%

Female Marriage Rate

Sacramento Married by Age and Sex

male

female

Sacramento Marriage

The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 35-44.

Sacramento Marital Status by Race

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Sacramento Marital Status

Second Gulf War

First Gulf War

Vietnam

Korea

World War II

21,631

Number of Veterans

19,376

Male Veterans

2,255

Female Veterans

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Sacramento Veterans by War

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Sacramento Veterans by Age

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Sacramento Veterans by Race

Sacramento Veterans by Education

Less Than 9th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Bachelors or Greater

9.8%

Veteran Poverty Rate

30.36%

Veteran Disability Rate

Sacramento Veterans by Education

LaborForceParticipation

64.4%

Labor Force Participation

60%

Employment Rate

6.7%

Unemployment Rate

Sacramento Employment by Age

LaborForceParticipation

Sacramento Employment by Race

LaborForceParticipation

Sacramento Employment by Education

Origin of Non-Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.

Origin of Naturalized Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

58.69%

Born in Sacramento

75.67%

Native Born

20.52%

Foreign Born

8.92%

Non Citizen

11.61%

Naturalized

Place of Birth

75.67% of Sacramento residents were born in the United States, with 58.69% having been born in California. 8.92% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Asia.

Sacramento Place of Birth

Note: data after 2021 is projected based on recent change
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Sacramento Population by Year