Sacramento County, California (CA)

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% of renters here:	42%
State:	43%

Sacramento County:	13.6%
California:	13.3%

Type of workers:

Sacramento County, California business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Sacramento County, California:

Median resident age:	33.8 years
California median age:	33.3 years

Males: 598,815	(48.9%)
Females: 624,684	(51.1%)

Sacramento County:	2.6 people
California:	2.9 people

This county	$49,477
California:	$53,629

Sacramento County	$346,326
California:	$477,700

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 57
• Rapes: 219
• Robberies: 1262
• Assaults: 2596
• Burglaries: 7159
• Thefts: 16855
• Auto thefts: 2177

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 41
• Rapes: 241
• Robberies: 1366
• Assaults: 2593
• Burglaries: 6888
• Thefts: 19519
• Auto thefts: 1830

Area name: Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Sacramento County is $786 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $959 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1384 a month.

Cities in this county include: Sacramento, Citrus Heights, Florence-Graham, Elk Grove, Rancho Cordova, Folsom, Carmichael, North Highlands, Laguna, Fair Oaks.

2005 air pollution in Sacramento County:

Carbon Monoxide: 4 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.016 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.129 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Significanly above U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.102 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Significanly above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 27 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 67 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 11.5 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 49 µg/m³. Above U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.001 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.002 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Below U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Amador County , Contra Costa County , El Dorado County , Placer County , San Joaquin County , Solano County , Sutter County , Yolo County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Sacramento County: Elkhorn Pumping Station (A), Elliott Landing Number B One Hundred Ten (B), Elverta Switchyard (C), Emerald Lakes Golf Course (D), Moores Landing Number One Hundred Forty (E), Safetyville USA (F), Runyon Landing (G), Florin Road (H), Flying B Ranch (I), Rosebud Landing (J), Antelope Greens Golf Course (K), Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center (L), Wood-Curtis Landing (M), Willow Campground (N), Goldman Landing (O), Baldocchi Landing (P), Pumping Station Number Three (Q), Greens Landing Number B One Hundred Twelve and a Half (R), Prichard Lake Pumping Station (S), Gutman Landing (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Centers: Elverta Crossing Shopping Center (1), Antelope Marketplace Shopping Center (2), Madison Manzanita Shopping Center (3), Bradville Square Shopping Center (4). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Sacramento County include: Grace Missionary Baptist Church (A), Country Oaks Baptist Church (B), Elverta United Methodist Church (C), Wat Lao Saophuth (D), Twenty-Fourth Street Baptist Church (E), Family Gospel Center (F), Shri Guru Ravidass Sabha (G), Calvary Baptist Church (H), Calvary Church of Deliverance (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: East Lawn Sierra Hills Memorial Park (1), Bellevue Cemetery (2), Hicksville Cemetery (3), Live Oak Cemetery (4), Camellia Memorial Lawn Cemetery (5), Franklin Cemetery (6), Union Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: South Stone Lake (A), Stone Lake (B), North Stone Lake (C), Donlon Lake (D), Oxbow, The (E), Sherman Lake (F), Blodgett Reservoir (G), Gibson Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Laguna (A), Hadselville Creek (B), Griffith Creek (C), Georgiana Slough (D), Frye Creek (E), Morrison Creek (F), San Joaquin River (G), Deer Creek (H), Skunk Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Sacramento County include: Antelope Community Park (1), Lone Oak Park (2), Daly Park (3), Cherry Island Soccer Complex (4), Manzanita Park (5), Hogback Island Recreation Facility (6), Chardonay Park (7), Mason Park (8), Brannon Island State Recreational Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Hood Post Office (A), Elverta Post Office (B), Herald Post Office (C), Courtland Post Office (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	5.6%
California:	5.4%

Current college students: 93,272
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 24.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 197,195 (43% naturalized citizens)

Sacramento County:	16.1%
Whole state:	26.2%

Mean travel time to work: 25.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 84.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 297,060
• One, attached: 32,246
• Two: 11,608
• 3 or 4: 24,701
• 5 to 9: 24,092
• 10 to 19: 18,122
• 20 or more: 51,500
• Mobile homes: 14,525
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 960

Housing units in Sacramento County with a mortgage: 190,211 (32,474 second mortgage, 16,273 home equity loan, 827 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 47,746

Sacramento County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above California state average. It is 3.8 times below overall U.S. average.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 404,130 (75%) Carpooled: 77,021 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 12,678 (2%) Streetcar or trolley car: 1,499 (0%) Subway or elevated: 908 (0%) Railroad: 1,078 (0%) Ferryboat: 44 (0%) Taxi: 295 (0%) Motorcycle: 1,197 (0%) Bicycle: 4,573 (1%) Walked: 10,999 (2%) Other means: 3,598 (1%) Worked at home: 18,290 (3%)

6.28% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,129 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.28%
California average:	5.75%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($315 average AGI)

Sacramento County:	0.08%
California average:	0.21%

4.70% relocated from other counties in California ($32,379 average AGI)
1.49% relocated from other states ($9,435 average AGI)

Sacramento County:	1.49%
California average:	1.75%

from Placer County, CA	0.70% ($42,526 average AGI)
from Yolo County, CA	0.43% ($36,762)
from Alameda County, CA	0.32% ($47,632)
from Santa Clara County, CA	0.30% ($55,650)
from San Joaquin County, CA	0.29% ($38,842)
from Solano County, CA	0.27% ($42,391)
from El Dorado County, CA	0.27% ($47,186)

6.51% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($47,090 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.51%
California average:	6.27%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($225 average AGI)

Sacramento County:	0.05%
California average:	0.11%

4.28% relocated to other counties in California ($31,784 average AGI)
2.18% relocated to other states ($15,081 average AGI)

Sacramento County:	2.18%
California average:	2.40%

to Placer County, CA	0.98% ($53,823 average AGI)
to Yolo County, CA	0.42% ($46,519)
to El Dorado County, CA	0.35% ($70,779)
to San Joaquin County, CA	0.20% ($39,497)
to Yuba County, CA	0.20% ($50,810)
to Los Angeles County, CA	0.19% ($39,939)
to Alameda County, CA	0.18% ($41,780)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 160,696 (133,617 aged, 27,079 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 1,001,835 (210,029 male householders, 89,709 female householders)

  217,771 spouses, 378,849 children (352,643 natural, 8,890 adopted, 17,316 stepchildren), 23,350 grandchildren, 14,171 brothers or sisters, 12,785 parents, 23,798 other relatives, 31,373 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 196,169 (70,146 male householders (51,380 living alone)), 83,957 female householders (69,462 living alone)), 42,066 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 25,495 (13,807 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 114,422 2-persons, 69,228 3-persons, 60,282 4-persons, 29,657 5-persons, 14,488 6-persons, 11,661 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 120,842 1-person, 27,736 2-persons, 3,851 3-persons, 1,125 4-persons, 344 5-persons, 137 6-persons, 68 7-or-more-persons.

206,827 married couples with children.
90,931 single-parent households (20,302 men, 70,629 women).

75.6% of residents of Sacramento County speak English at home.
10.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
5.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (53% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
8.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (70% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $16,413,753,000 ($12136 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,628,155,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $3,513,533,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $1,401,124,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $56,773,000
Federal grants: $8,450,765,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,347,050,000 ($2,098,482,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $644,508,000 ($129,312,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $190,753,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $773,948,000
Federal Government insurance: $12,382,649,000

Here:	75 per 1000 residents
State:	77 per 1000 residents

Here:	37 per 1000 residents
State:	34 per 1000 residents

Here:	+28 per 1000 residents
State:	+39 per 1000 residents

Here:	+37 per 1000 residents
State:	-18 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 302.59 millions of gallons per day (43% from ground, 57% from surface)

Here:	6.0
State:	5.8

Here:	3.9
State:	3.5

49% of Sacramento County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in California.

Sacramento County:	49.3%
State average:	52.5%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 701399
• Northeast: 46473
• Midwest: 99706
• South: 89555
• West: 73309

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $129,500

Here:	9.6%
California:	9.9%

Here:	8.0%
California:	7.8%

Here:	10.8%
California:	15.4%