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State of California - County of Sacramento

Sacramento County Demography

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  • Table 1. Sacramento County Area and Population - See below
  • Table 2. Sacramento County Population by Age, Sex, and Race
  • Table 3. Sacramento County Group Quarters Population and Households
  • Table 4. Sacramento County Vital Statistics and Health
  • Table 5. Sacramento County Education, Income, and Poverty
  • Table 6. Sacramento County Crime Housing, and Building Permits
  • Table 7. Sacramento County Personal Income and Earnings
    TABLE 1. Sacramento County Area and Population
    Land area, Year 2000 (sq. miles) 966
    Population 2001 (July 1) > Number 1,268,770
    Population 2001 (July 1) > Rank 29
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Number 1,223,499
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Rank 29
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Per square mile 1,266.60
    Population (April 1) > Year 1990 > Number 1,066,789
    Population (April 1) > Year 1990 > Rank 29
    Population (April 1) > Year 1980 783,381
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 2000-2001 45,271
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 1990-2000 156,710
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 1980-1990 283,408
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 2000-2001 3.70%
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 1990-2000 14.70%
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 1980-1990 36.20%
    Population (April 1) > Hispanic or Latino, Year 2000 > Number 195,890
    Population (April 1) > Hispanic or Latino, Year 2000 > Percent 16%


    TABLE 2. Sacramento County Population by Age, Sex, and Race
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    Total population, 2000 (April 1) 1,223,499
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Under 5 years > Number 88,922
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Under 5 years > Percent 7.30%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 5 to 17 years > Number 248,680
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 5 to 17 years > Percent 20.30%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 18 to 24 years > Number 115,777
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 18 to 24 years > Percent 9.50%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 25 to 44 years > Number 378,842
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 25 to 44 years > Percent 31.00%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 45 to 64 years > Number 255,403
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 45 to 64 years > Percent 20.90%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 65 to 74 years > Number 71,092
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 65 to 74 years > Percent 5.80%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 75 to 84 years > Number 49,266
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 75 to 84 years > Percent 4.00%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 85 years and over > Number 15,517
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 85 years and over > Percent 1.30%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Median age (years) 33.80
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Males 598,815
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Females 624,684
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Males per 100 females 95.90
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > White > Number 783,240
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > White > Percent 64.00%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Black or African American > Number 121,804
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Black or African American > Percent 10.00%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > American Indian and Alaska Native > Number 13,359
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > American Indian and Alaska Native > Percent 1.10%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Asian > Number 134,899
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Asian > Percent 11.00%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander > Number 7,264
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander > Percent 0.60%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Some other race > Number 91,541
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Some other race > Percent 7.50%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > Two or more races > Number 71,392
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > Two or more races > Percent 5.80%


    TABLE 3. Sacramento County Group Quarters Population and Households
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    Group quarters population, Year 2000 > Number 25,495
    Group quarters population, Year 2000 > Institutionalized population 13,625
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Number > Year 2000 453,602
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Number > Year 1990 394,530
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 15.00%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Persons in households > Number 1,198,004
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Persons in households > Persons per household 2.64
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One person > Number 120,985
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One person > Percent 26.70%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons under 18 years > Number 169,353
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons under 18 years > Percent 37.30%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons 65 years or older > Number 96,579
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons 65 years or older > Percent 21.30%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Number 297,596
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > With own children under 18 years > Number 152,998
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > With own children under 18 years > Percent 51.40%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > Number 210,378
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > With own children > Number 100,806
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > With own children > Percent 47.90%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > Number 63,910
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > With own children > Number 39,503
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > With own children > Percent 61.80%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Number > 2000 156,006
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Number > Year 1990 131,614
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 18.50%


    TABLE 4. Sacramento County Vital Statistics and Health
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    Population, Year 1997 (July 1) for birth and death rates 1,152,550
    Births, Year 1997 > Number 17,325
    Births, Year 1997 > Rate 15.00
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Total > Number 8,653
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Total > Rate 7.50
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Infant > Number 121
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Infant > Rate 7.00
    Physicians, Year 1999 > Number **
    Physicians, Year 1999 > Rate **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Number **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Beds > Number **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Beds > Rate **
    Nursing and personal care facilities, Year 1997 > Establishments 104
    Nursing and personal care facilities, Year 1997 > Employees 3,994
    Medicare program enrollment, Year 1999 > Total 147,960
    Medicare program enrollment, Year 1999 > Aged 124,952


    TABLE 5. Sacramento County Education, Income, and Poverty
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    Public school enrollment > Fall > Year 1998-1999 209,598
    Public school enrollment > Fall > Year 1994-1995 190,085
    Public school enrollment > Year 1990 173,974
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Persons 25 years and over 661,727
    Educational attainment, 1990 > High school graduate or higher > Number 544,257
    Educational attainment, 1990 > High school graduate or higher > Percent 82.20%
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Bachelor's degree or higher > Number 151,880
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Bachelor's degree or higher > Percent 23.00%
    Median household income > Year 1997 (dollars) 39,461
    Median household income > 1989 (dollars) 32,297
    Median household income > Percent change, 1989-1997 22.20%
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons of all ages > Total 200,479
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons of all ages > Net change, 1989-1997 73,696
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons under 18 years 88,593
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Percent > Persons of all ages 17.20%
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Percent > Persons under 18 years 27.30%


    TABLE 6. Sacramento County Crime Housing, and Building Permits
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    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Total 58,164
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Violent 6,992
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Property 51,172
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1990 75,887
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1999 Crime rate > FBI population 1,160,965
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1999 Crime rate > Rate 5,010
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1990 Crime rate > FBI population 1,041,219
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1990 Crime rate > Rate 7,288
    Housing, 2000 > Total units 474,814
    Housing, 2000 > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 13.70%
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Number 453,602
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Owner occupied > Number 263,819
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Owner occupied > Percent 58.20%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > Number 7,672
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > One unit > Number 6,293
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > One unit > Percent 82.00%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > Five units or more > Number 1,288
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > Five units or more > Percent 16.80%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > Valuation ($1,000) 1,090,940


    TABLE 7. Sacramento County Personal Income and Earnings
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    Personal income, Year 1998 > Amount ($1,000) > Year 1998 30,634,493
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Amount ($1,000) > Year 1990 21,528,406
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Percent change, Year 1990-1998 42.30%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > BEA population, 1998 (July 1) for per capita income: 1,166,699
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > Amount (dollars) 26,257
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > Percent of national average 96.50%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Transfer payments ($1,000) 4,552,062
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > Total ($1,000) 24,435,192
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > Total > Amount ($1,000) 3,311,454
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > Total > Percent 13.60%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > manufacturing > Amount ($1,000) 1,871,534
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > manufacturing > Percent 7.70%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Total > Amount ($1,000) 21,042,055
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > by selected industry > Service-related > Total > Percent 86.10%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Retail trade > Amount ($1,000) 1,966,714
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Retail trade > Percent 8.00%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Fire > Amount ($1,000) 2,267,887
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Fire > Percent 9.30%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Services > Amount ($1,000) 6,399,894
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Services > Percent 26.20%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Government > Amount ($1,000) 8,212,436
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Government > Percent 33.60%
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1998 ($1,000) 1,871,534
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1997 ($1,000) 1,659,587
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1996 ($1,000) 1,518,514




     









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