Population

536,449

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$506,300

Owner-occupied units

Sacramento, CA

California · 38.568° N, 121.468° W · 99 sq mi

Sacramento is the 35th largest city on this site, with a population of 536,449 and about 5,438 residents per square mile. The median household earns $87,321 a year, and the median home is worth $506,300.

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Size & density

Land area

99 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

5,438

People per square mile

Rank by population

#35

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#97

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$87,321

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,779

Per month

Homeownership

51.7%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

25.3 min

One way

People

Median age

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

37.1%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

22.3%

Households

200,321

2.59 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 22.8^%

Professional & business services 12.8^%

Public administration 12.4^%

Arts, food & hospitality 9.4^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in California

Name

Mark Zuckerberg

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$189B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Palo Alto

Source of wealth

Largest employer in California · private sector

Employer

University of California

Sector

Education

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in California

Company

Apple

Revenue

$391.0B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Cupertino

Ticker

AAPL

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of California

State bird

California Quail

State flower

California Poppy

State capital

Sacramento

Nickname

The Golden State

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Cities near Sacramento

West Sacramento, CA4 mi · 56,216
Arden-Arcade, CA5 mi · 94,994
Florin, CA7 mi · 50,211
Carmichael, CA9 mi · 76,948
Elk Grove, CA11 mi · 185,007
Rancho Cordova, CA13 mi · 87,554
Citrus Heights, CA13 mi · 86,348
Davis, CA15 mi · 66,110

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Fresno, CA555,549
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Milwaukee, WI562,407
Raleigh, NC506,306