Metropolitan Area Residents
1980: 1,100,000
1990: 1,481,102
2000: 1,796,857
Percent change, 1990–2000: 21.3%
U.S. rank in 1980: 32nd
U.S. rank in 1990: 26th
U.S. rank in 2000: 24th (Sacramento/Yolo CMSA)
City Residents
1980: 275,741
1990: 369,365
2000: 407,018
2003 estimate: 445,335
Percent change, 1990–2000: 3.0%
U.S. rank in 1980: 52nd
U.S. rank in 1990: 41st
U.S. rank in 2000: 49th
Density: 4,189.2 people per square mile (in 2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 196,549
Black or African American: 62,968
American Indian and Alaska Native: 5,300
Asian: 67,635
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 3,861
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 87,974
Other: 70,705
Percent of residents born in state: 56.5% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old: 29,066
Population 5 to 9 years old: 32,864
Population 10 to 14 years old: 31,465
Population 15 to 19 years old: 29,863
Population 20 to 24 years old: 30,195
Population 25 to 34 years old: 63,321
Population 35 to 44 years old: 61,483
Population 45 to 54 years old: 52,118
Population 55 to 59 years old: 16,783
Population 60 to 64 years old: 13,417
Population 65 to 74 years old: 23,052
Population 75 to 84 years old: 17,312
Population 85 years and older: 6,079
Median age: 32.8 years
Births (2002, Sacramento County)
Total number: 19,243
Deaths (2002, Sacramento County)
Total number: 9,578 (of which, 170 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $18,721
Median household income: $37,048
Total households: 154,893
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 18,437
$10,000 to $14,999: 11,745
$15,000 to $24,999: 21,372
$25,000 to $34,999: 21,285
$35,000 to $49,999: 26,118
$50,000 to $74,999: 28,775
$75,000 to $99,999: 12,605
$100,000 to $149,999: 10,170
$150,000 to $199,999: 2,374
$200,000 or more: 2,012
Percent of families below poverty level: 15.3% (46.7% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 30,780