Humidity & wind
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Population
536,449
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$506,300
Owner-occupied units
Sacramento, CA
California · 38.568° N, 121.468° W · 99 sq mi
Sacramento is the 35th largest city on this site, with a population of 536,449 and about 5,438 residents per square mile. The median household earns $87,321 a year, and the median home is worth $506,300.
Conditions
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
99 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
5,438
People per square mile
Rank by population
#35
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#97
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$87,321
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,779
Per month
Homeownership
51.7%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
25.3 min
One way
People
Median age
36
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
37.1%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
22.3%
Households
200,321
2.59 people each
Climate · 2021–2025 average
Clear days 104/yr Mostly or fully clear sky
Days with rain 70/yr 0.01 in or more
Days with snow 1/yr
Days above 90° 99/yr
Below freezing 6/yr
Annual rainfall 27in Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days
Warmest month
July
Average high 97°F
Coldest month
January
Average low 40°F
What people here do for work
Education & health care 22.8%
Professional & business services 12.8%
Public administration 12.4%
Arts, food & hospitality 9.4%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of California
State bird
California Quail
State flower
California Poppy
State capital
Sacramento
Nickname
The Golden State
Compare Sacramento with
- Sacramento vs West SacramentoSide by side
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Cities near Sacramento
- West Sacramento, CA4 mi · 56,216
- Arden-Arcade, CA5 mi · 94,994
- Florin, CA7 mi · 50,211
- Carmichael, CA9 mi · 76,948
- Elk Grove, CA11 mi · 185,007
- Rancho Cordova, CA13 mi · 87,554
- Citrus Heights, CA13 mi · 86,348
- Davis, CA15 mi · 66,110
Cities about the same size
- Atlanta, GA529,110
- Tucson, AZ548,371
- Kansas City, MO521,220
- Fresno, CA555,549
- Albuquerque, NM556,588
- Mesa, AZ513,656
- Milwaukee, WI562,407
- Raleigh, NC506,306
More in California
- Los Angeles3,869,089
- San Diego1,406,106
- San Jose989,814
- San Francisco826,079
- Fresno555,549
- Long Beach450,469
- Oakland440,838
- Bakersfield422,165
Wealthiest person in California
Name
Mark Zuckerberg
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$189B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Palo Alto
Source of wealth
Meta
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in California · private sector
Employer
University of California
Sector
Education
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in California
Company
Apple
Revenue
$391.0B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Cupertino
Ticker
AAPL
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.