Sacramento, California demographics

Sacramento, CA demographics: median age 36.0; 37.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Sacramento city, California · Incorporated city · GEOID 0664000. The survey estimates a population of 528,706 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Sacramento is 36.0 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.3 years. There are 200,321 households (±1,675). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	36.0 ±0.3	37.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 528,706
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Under 18	113,893 ±2,483	21.5% ±0.5 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	140,224 ±2,710	26.5% ±0.5 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	199,344 ±3,271	37.7% ±0.6 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	75,245 ±1,890	14.2% ±0.4 pp	15.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 528,706
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Male	260,667 ±1,837	49.3% ±0.3 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	268,039 ±1,832	50.7% ±0.3 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 528,706
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
White alone	179,900 ±4,264	34.0% ±0.8 pp	39.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	65,860 ±3,046	12.5% ±0.6 pp	5.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	5,701 ±947	1.1% ±0.2 pp	1.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	107,795 ±3,260	20.4% ±0.6 pp	15.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	8,368 ±1,026	1.6% ±0.2 pp	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	74,993 ±3,765	14.2% ±0.7 pp	18.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	86,089 ±3,861	16.3% ±0.7 pp	19.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 528,706
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	373,408 ±3,308	70.6% ±0.6 pp	59.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	155,298 ±3,297	29.4% ±0.6 pp	40.2%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 200,321
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Married-couple family	77,143 ±1,584	38.5% ±0.7 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	12,705 ±991	6.3% ±0.5 pp	6.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	27,875 ±1,437	13.9% ±0.7 pp	13.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	63,915 ±1,809	31.9% ±0.9 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	18,683 ±1,090	9.3% ±0.5 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 200,321
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Households with people under 18	59,020 ±1,515	29.5% ±0.7 pp	32.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	141,301 ±2,141	70.5% ±0.9 pp	67.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 200,321
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	63,915 ±1,809	31.9% ±0.9 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	59,431 ±1,939	29.7% ±0.9 pp	30.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	29,167 ±1,442	14.6% ±0.7 pp	16.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	24,285 ±1,282	12.1% ±0.6 pp	14.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	13,242 ±963	6.6% ±0.5 pp	7.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	5,257 ±649	2.6% ±0.3 pp	3.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	5,024 ±553	2.5% ±0.3 pp	2.6%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 528,706
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Native	410,546 ±3,239	77.7% ±0.6 pp	73.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	118,160 ±3,242	22.3% ±0.6 pp	27.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 498,462
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
English only	317,165 ±4,504	63.6% ±0.9 pp	55.6%	77.7%
Spanish	82,279 ±3,503	16.5% ±0.7 pp	28.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	1,125 ±316	0.2% ±0.1 pp	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	1,474 ±359	0.3% ±0.1 pp	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	6,217 ±1,120	1.2% ±0.2 pp	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	28,527 ±2,406	5.7% ±0.5 pp	3.5%	2.0%
Korean	1,049 ±285	0.2% ±0.1 pp	1.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	15,846 ±1,345	3.2% ±0.3 pp	3.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	6,971 ±989	1.4% ±0.2 pp	1.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	8,362 ±960	1.7% ±0.2 pp	2.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	25,412 ±2,231	5.1% ±0.4 pp	2.0%	1.1%
Arabic	1,673 ±730	0.3% ±0.1 pp	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	2,362 ±482	0.5% ±0.1 pp	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 367,373
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	48,814 ±1,946	13.3% ±0.5 pp	15.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	74,815 ±2,347	20.4% ±0.6 pp	20.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	76,635 ±2,329	20.9% ±0.6 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	30,912 ±1,521	8.4% ±0.4 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	84,546 ±2,358	23.0% ±0.6 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	51,651 ±1,823	14.1% ±0.5 pp	14.4%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 523,529
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Same house	456,961 ±3,558	87.3% ±0.7 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	37,225 ±2,514	7.1% ±0.5 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	20,082 ±1,457	3.8% ±0.3 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	6,373 ±1,179	1.2% ±0.2 pp	1.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	2,888 ±628	0.6% ±0.1 pp	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

5.4% of Sacramento residents (±0.3 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.6% in California and 8.4% nationally. 93.5% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Sacramento	California	U.S.	Compared with California
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	5.4% ±0.3 pp	6.6%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	93.5% ±0.4 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	4.4% ±0.3 pp	4.3%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Sacramento . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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