Latest news about poverty in Sacramento, CA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
13.7% of Sacramento, CA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 10.7% greater than the poverty level of 12.2% across the entire state of California. 10.4% of high school graduates and 25.2% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 20.2% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 63.9%. For comparison, it was 34.7% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Sacramento, CA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Sacramento:
13.7%
Whole state:
12.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Sacramento:
6.7%
Whole state:
6.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Sacramento:
20.2%
California:
19.4%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 12.1% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Sacramento:
19.4%
California:
18.7%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
63.9%
Residents above poverty level:
34.7%
Poverty by age in Sacramento, CA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Sacramento,CA (percentage below poverty level)
8.7%Under 5 years
20.1%5 years
15.8%6 to 11 years
17.1%12 to 14 years
7.7%15 years
15.7%16 and 17 years
16.6%18 to 24 years
8.2%25 to 34 years
8.8%35 to 44 years
10.7%45 to 54 years
12.4%55 to 64 years
14.2%65 to 74 years
13.3%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Sacramento,CA (percentage below poverty level)
17.1%Under 5 years
13.6%5 years
19.7%6 to 11 years
20.9%12 to 14 years
9.1%15 years
20.1%16 and 17 years
21.8%18 to 24 years
12.7%25 to 34 years
13.9%35 to 44 years
11.0%45 to 54 years
17.7%55 to 64 years
12.9%65 to 74 years
14.1%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Sacramento,CA (% below half of poverty level)
7.6%Under 6 years
8.7%6 to 11 years
10.1%12 to 17 years
9.6%18 to 24 years
5.7%25 to 34 years
5.0%35 to 44 years
5.0%45 to 54 years
7.1%55 to 64 years
6.0%65 to 74 years
5.9%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Sacramento, CA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Sacramento, CA (%)
10.8%White
19.0%Black
15.5%American Indian
13.3%Asian
14.0%Native Hawaiian
18.6%Other race
11.9%2+ races
14.6%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Sacramento, CA (absolute numbers)
16,985White
11,557Black
840American Indian
14,342Asian
1,399Native Hawaiian
15,023Other race
9,8642+ races
23,209Hispanic
12.8%Below poverty level
87.2%Above poverty level
16.7%Below poverty level
83.3%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Sacramento, CA
Children below poverty level:
Sacramento, California:
15.9%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Sacramento:
10.4%
California:
8.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Sacramento:
25.2%
California:
20.4%
42.1%Married-couple family
13.4%Male, no wife present
44.6%Female, no husband present
5.1%Worked full-time, year-round
24.6%Worked part-time
70.2%Did not work
2.5%Both worked full-time
3.1%One full-time, other part-time
14.2%One full-time, other didn't work
12.1%Both worked part-time
27.5%One part-time, other didn't work
40.5%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.7%1999 to 2000
2.4%1995 to 1998
7.0%1990 to 1994
11.7%1980 to 1989
16.5%1970 to 1979
14.9%1960 to 1969
19.9%1950 to 1959
12.3%1940 to 1949
14.4%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.1%1999 to 2000
2.0%1995 to 1998
5.8%1990 to 1994
19.3%1980 to 1989
15.2%1970 to 1979
13.7%1960 to 1969
16.9%1950 to 1959
11.6%1940 to 1949
14.5%1939 or earlier
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