Housing density: 976 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $611,821.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,289 (lower quartile is $896, upper quartile is $1,849)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,415
Median gross rent in West Sacramento, CA in 2022: $1,450
Housing units in West Sacramento with a mortgage: 8,588 (684 second mortgage, 22 home equity loan, 464 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 64
Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $136,648
Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $73,330
Median monthly housing costs: $1,701
Compare current foreclosures in West Sacramento, CA:
9,074 married couples with children.
3,649 single-parent households (567 men, 3,082 women).
60.5% of residents of West Sacramento speak English at home.
21.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
13.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (52% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
5.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (82% speak English very well, 2% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
Foreign born population: 12,453 (22.5%)
(59.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
Percentage of workers working in this county: 46.9% Number of people working at home: 4,014 (14.9% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 435
5 to 9 minutes: 1,857
10 to 14 minutes: 3,429
15 to 19 minutes: 4,548
20 to 24 minutes: 4,569
25 to 29 minutes: 1,419
30 to 34 minutes: 2,589
35 to 39 minutes: 578
40 to 44 minutes: 766
45 to 59 minutes: 787
60 to 89 minutes: 1,286
90 or more minutes: 673
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 28,165 (75.1%)
Carpooled: 4,418 (11.8%)
Bus: 148 (0.4%)
Long-distance train or commuter rail: 20 (0.1%)
Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 37 (0.1%)
Taxi: 448 (1.2%)
Bicycle: 226 (0.6%)
Walked: 420 (1.1%)
Worked at home: 4,014 (10.7%)
Unemployment by race in 2022
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
4.3%Males
4.1%Females
Unemployment rate for Black residents
9.2%Males
8.1%Females
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
33.8%Females
Unemployment rate for Asian residents
3.9%Males
2.6%Females
Unemployment rate for other race residents
2.3%Males
2.8%Females
Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
11.1%Males
17.4%Females
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
3.8%Males
11.9%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in West Sacramento, California
3,8932010 or later
3,2782000 to 2009
2,9631990 to 1999
1,9391980 to 1989
6751970 to 1979
794Before 1970
First ancestries reported:
Russian: 1,826 (6.2%)
German: 934 (3.2%)
European: 919 (3.1%)
English: 896 (3.0%)
Afghan: 747 (2.5%)
Irish: 715 (2.4%)
American: 690 (2.3%)
Ukrainian: 596 (2.0%)
Italian: 497 (1.7%)
Portuguese: 322 (1.1%)
African: 278 (0.9%)
Brazilian: 277 (0.9%)
Eastern European: 207 (0.7%)
Romanian: 155 (0.5%)
Scottish: 124 (0.4%)
Polish: 123 (0.4%)
French: 118 (0.4%)
Dutch: 110 (0.4%)
Norwegian: 88 (0.3%)
Welsh: 62 (0.2%)
Syrian: 47 (0.2%)
Scotch-Irish: 46 (0.2%)
Iranian: 44 (0.1%)
Northern European: 38 (0.1%)
Czech: 35 (0.1%)
Swedish: 30 (0.1%)
British: 29 (0.10%)
Lithuanian: 26 (0.09%)
Pennsylvania German: 25 (0.08%)
Armenian: 23 (0.08%)
Haitian: 23 (0.08%)
French Canadian: 20 (0.07%)
Finnish: 20 (0.07%)
Macedonian: 19 (0.06%)
South African: 19 (0.06%)
Belgian: 17 (0.06%)
Yugoslavian: 17 (0.06%)
Slavic: 16 (0.05%)
Lebanese: 15 (0.05%)
Swiss: 15 (0.05%)
Greek: 12 (0.04%)
Bulgarian: 10 (0.03%)
Scandinavian: 9 (0.03%)
Egyptian: 8 (0.03%)
Albanian: 8 (0.03%)
Danish: 6 (0.02%)
Austrian: 6 (0.02%)
Slovene: 6 (0.02%)
Hungarian: 2 (0.01%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico
West Sacramento:
36.3% (4,672)
California:
37.2% (3,881,193)
Russia
West Sacramento:
8.4% (1,086)
California:
0.7% (71,932)
Afghanistan
West Sacramento:
6.3% (813)
California:
0.5% (53,260)
India
West Sacramento:
5.2% (667)
California:
5.2% (539,184)
Ukraine
West Sacramento:
5.2% (663)
California:
0.6% (60,761)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
West Sacramento:
3.6% (463)
California:
6.6% (684,672)
Philippines
West Sacramento:
2.9% (377)
California:
7.8% (818,297)
Vietnam
West Sacramento:
2.8% (354)
California:
4.9% (512,335)
Kazakhstan
West Sacramento:
2.6% (333)
California:
0.1% (6,648)
Brazil
West Sacramento:
2.4% (312)
California:
0.5% (53,222)
Uzbekistan
West Sacramento:
2.4% (306)
California:
0.1% (5,897)
El Salvador
West Sacramento:
2.0% (263)
California:
4.2% (440,287)
Fiji
West Sacramento:
1.6% (208)
California:
0.3% (33,937)
Korea
West Sacramento:
1.6% (208)
California:
3.0% (315,248)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 35,412
Other state: 6,798
Northeast: 1,054
Midwest: 1,389
South: 1,959
West: 2,501
91.3% of West Sacramento residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 27.6% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 90.2% lived in California.
West Sacramento:
91.3%
State average:
88.9%
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 314
Nursery to 4th grade: 206
5th and 6th grade: 497
7th and 8th grade: 143
9th grade: 408
10th grade: 216
11th grade: 218
12th grade, no diploma: 617
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,852
Less than 1 year of college: 1,088
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,361
Associate degree: 1,081
Bachelor's degree: 3,235
Master's degree: 1,045
Professional school degree: 592
Doctorate degree: 227
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 874
Nursery to 4th grade: 167
5th and 6th grade: 424
7th and 8th grade: 205
9th grade: 337
10th grade: 180
11th grade: 51
12th grade, no diploma: 350
High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,484
Less than 1 year of college: 1,137
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,783
Associate degree: 1,841
Bachelor's degree: 3,794
Master's degree: 997
Professional school degree: 857
Doctorate degree: 310
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 13,147
One, attached: 1,119
Two: 436
3 or 4: 770
5 to 9: 1,116
10 to 19: 847
20 to 49: 684
50 or more: 1,210
Mobile homes: 1,111
Median worth of mobile homes: $37,377
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.1%