Sacramento County , California
Population: 1,584,047 residents · 2023 Census ACS
Income $88,724 Home $498,900 Rent $1,702/mo
Page updated: · Data vintage: CDC PLACES 2023 · FEMA NRI v1.20
Sacramento County is among the largest US counties by population, with roughly 1.6 million residents. Aggregating that scale means the headline figures — household income near $88,724, median home values of $499,000 — average across substantial economic and geographic diversity. FEMA's National Risk Index ranks Sacramento County in the top 2% nationally for overall natural-hazard exposure, with earthquake risk the dominant local risk.
$88,724
Median Income
household
$498,900
Home Value
median
$1,702/mo
Monthly Rent
median gross
N/A
Unemployment
rate
Income & Housing
| Median Household Income | $88,724 |
| Per Capita Income | $41,989 |
| Poverty Rate | 12.6% |
| Median Home Value | $498,900 |
| Median Gross Rent | $1,702/mo |
| Owner Occupied | 58.6% |
| Renter Occupied | 41.4% |
Demographics & Education
| Total Population | 1,584,047 |
| Median Age | 37.2 yrs |
| Bachelor's or Higher | 33.3% |
Health Outcomes
CDC PLACES 2023 · % of adults
29.5%
Obesity
10.3%
Diabetes
11.8%
Smoking
30.9%
High Blood Pressure
21.5%
No Physical Activity
22.7%
Depression
38.3%
Insufficient Sleep
70.4%
Annual Checkup
Natural Hazard Risk
FEMA National Risk Index · county-level scores
Overall risk score: 98.1 · 98th national percentile
🌪️ Tornado
65.04
🔥 Wildfire
95.93
❄️ Winter Storm
6.56
🌍 Earthquake
98.85
☀️ Drought
99.36
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