Sacramento is a large coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of California. With a population of 407,075 people and 105 constituent neighborhoods, Sacramento is the seventh largest community in California.

Unlike some cities, Sacramento isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Sacramento are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Sacramento is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Sacramento who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.86%), sales jobs (9.74%), and management occupations (8.09%).

Also of interest is that Sacramento has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Sacramento is one of the most attractive larger cities for people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. This makes it a good place to live for young singles in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting their professional careers. Although Sacramento is a large city, this demographic is significant enough that young professionals will find many others like themselves here, with really good opportunities for friendships, recreation, romance, and more.

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Sacramento are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Sacramento is one of the most car-oriented large cities in America. A full 89.9% of people drive their car alone to work each day. If you like to drive, you'll love it. And you better. Because walking to work is just not a viable option for most people who live in Sacramento. Highways, wide streets, parking lots, and shopping centers are part of the common Sacramento landscape.

Sacramento Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Sacramento is somewhat better educated than the 14.96% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 23.95% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Sacramento in 2000 was $18,721, which is middle income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $74,884 for a family of four.

Sacramento is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Sacramento home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Sacramento is White, followed by Asian. Sacramento also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 21.61% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Sacramento include German, Irish, English, and Italian.

In addition, Sacramento has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (20.30%).

The languages spoken by people in Sacramento are also diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in Sacramento is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish, Chinese, and Miao, Hmong.