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West Sacramento, CA Information
Population 49,045
About West Sacramento
West Sacramento is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 49,045 people and nine constituent neighborhoods, West Sacramento is the 176th largest community in California.
Unlike some cities, West Sacramento isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in West Sacramento are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, West Sacramento is a city of sales and office workers, professionals and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in West Sacramento who work in office and administrative support (15.39%), sales jobs (9.07%) and management occupations (8.00%).
Also of interest is that West Sacramento has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
West Sacramento Information and Demographics
The population of West Sacramento overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in West Sacramento, 23.53% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in West Sacramento in 2010 was $24,695, which is middle income relative to California, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $98,780 for a family of four. However, West Sacramento contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
West Sacramento is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call West Sacramento home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of West Sacramento residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. West Sacramento also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 31.35% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in West Sacramento include German, Russian, Irish, English and Italian.
Foreign born people are also an important part of West Sacramento's cultural character, accounting for 21.93% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in West Sacramento is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Russian.
| WEST SACRAMENTO INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 49,045 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 17,421 |
| WEST SACRAMENTO HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 60.45% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 39.55% |
| % VACANT | 6.70% |
| TYPE OF WEST SACRAMENTO HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 62.66% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 5.44% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 6.70% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 17.15% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 7.85% |
| OTHER | 0.20% |
| SIZE OF WEST SACRAMENTO HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 2.34% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 12.81% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 27.06% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 37.85% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 14.45% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 5.50% |
| AGE OF WEST SACRAMENTO HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (2000 OR LATER) | 31.60% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1999) | 25.15% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 39.26% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 3.99% |
| WEST SACRAMENTO REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $239,736 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $739 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0 - $45,000 | 7.55% |
| $45,001 - $90,000 | 3.00% |
| $90,001 - $180,000 | 18.30% |
| $180,001 - $270,000 | 28.37% |
| $270,001 - $360,000 | 21.93% |
| $360,001 - $450,000 | 11.70% |
| $450,001 - $676,000 | 6.47% |
| $676,001 - $901,000 | 1.74% |
| > $901,000 | 0.95% |
| PEOPLE OF WEST SACRAMENTO | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 8.43% |
| 5 TO 17 | 18.32% |
| 18 TO 24 | 9.10% |
| 25 TO 34 | 16.53% |
| 35 TO 54 | 27.61% |
| 55 TO 64 | 10.21% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 9.81% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 81.83% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 23.53% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $53,559 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $24,695 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 16.61% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Public Service (17.26%) Healthcare (12.77%) Education (7.99%) Professional, scientific, and technical services (7.19%) Construction (6.56%) Retail (6.46%) Transportation (5.82%) Wholesale (5.63%) Other (5.34%) Finance (5.22%) Administration (4.32%) Accommodation (4.14%) Manufacturing (4.04%) Information Technology (2.45%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 5.36% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 60.56% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 4.81% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 1.64% |
| ASIAN | 10.48% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDERS | 1.10% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 13.76% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 7.66% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 31.35% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | German (6.49%) Russian (4.96%) Irish (4.66%) English (4.22%) Italian (3.67%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 21.93% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | English (63.61%) Spanish (19.98%) Russian (6.11%) Tagalog (1.51%) |
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