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VacavilleCA

Vacaville, CA is a 97K-resident city in Solano County with a median household income of $111,126.

Solano County, California. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Vacaville, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Vacaville has a population larger than 92% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $620,900, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-04

97K
Population (place)
Top 8%
By size
$111,126
Median income (place)
$620,900
Median home (place)
8.2%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Vacaville

Vacaville posts a median household income higher than 77% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Vacaville area.

Top 23%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Vacaville

Where Vacaville income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$111,126 Top 23% higher than 77% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Vacaville $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in CA

Population among 482 CA places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Los Angeles is the largest CA city on this list; Alamo leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in CA

Median household income among the same 482-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Alamo posts the highest place-level median income in CA; Los Angeles is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Vacaville, CA beyond the headline numbers

Vacaville sits inside Solano County, California, at roughly 38.36°N, -121.99°W. Population 96,803, $111,126 median household income. Median home value $620,900, median rent $2,299. Poverty rate 8.2%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Vacaville, 4/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

At 8.2%, poverty in Vacaville, CA runs below the midpoint of reporting cities -- enough to matter locally, not enough to dominate the city's profile.

The median home in Vacaville costs around 5.6 times what a median household earns in a year -- the most expensive quarter of reporting cities, and far enough ahead of local pay that ownership is largely closed to median earners.

Remote work covers 12.4% of Vacaville workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Vacaville from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
96,803
Vacaville · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$111,126
+24% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$620,900
+50% vs avg
Median Age (place)
38.2
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Solano County): Vacaville's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
452K+8%
Median Income
$100,401+49%
Median Home Value
$617,700+135%
Poverty Rate
10%-23%
Unemployment
6.3%-46%

Economics

Economics indicators for Vacaville, CA
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$2,299/mo
Poverty Rate
8.2% -34% vs avg
Unemployment 5.6%
Bachelor's Degree+ 28%
Work From Home 12.4%
Public Transit 0.4%

Population

White 53.1%
African American 8.6%
Asian 11.4%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
36.1%
Obesity
31.6%
High Blood Pressure
31.4%
Physical Inactivity
22.7%
Frequent Mental Distress
17.5%
Binge Drinking
17.1%
Frequent Physical Distress
13%
Current Smoking
11.5%
Diabetes
10.5%
Current Asthma
10.4%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 64.5%
Annual Checkup 71.2%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
8.5%
Coronary Heart Disease
5.4%
Stroke
3.1%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
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0
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Average Rating
4/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - VACAVILLE
VACAVILLE · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★★☆

What alerts and safety updates affect Vacaville?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Vacaville right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

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Sheet CA-VACAVILLE · Vacaville

Vacaville: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Vacaville, CA? ▼
Vacaville, CA has a population of 96,803 people, located in Solano County, California.
What is the median household income in Vacaville? ▼
The median household income in Vacaville, CA is $111,126 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 8.2%.
What is the median home value in Vacaville? ▼
The median home value in Vacaville, CA is $620,900. Median rent is $2,299/month.
What are the top health concerns in Vacaville? ▼
The top health indicators in Vacaville include Short Sleep Duration (36.1%), Obesity (31.6%), High Blood Pressure (31.4%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Vacaville? ▼
Vacaville has 1 hospital with an average rating of 4/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Vacaville? ▼
The median age in Vacaville, CA is 38.2 years. 28% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Vacaville, both outside California so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside CA (8.2% here).

Palatine, IL 8.2% Coon Rapids, MN 8.2% Richfield, MN 8.2% Dunedin, FL 8.2%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside CA ($111,126 here).

Morton Grove, IL $111,116 Woburn, MA $111,185 Milford, CT $111,201 Darien, IL $111,215

Compare Vacaville with another city

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Quick picks:

Nearby Cities 8

Fairfield, CA 113K Suisun, CA 28K Dixon, CA 19K Napa, CA 80K Davis, CA 68K American Canyon, CA 21K Bay Point, CA 22K Pittsburg, CA 69K
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Using Vacaville's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Vacaville area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Vacaville against California peers on any ranking lens. Explore California

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Solano County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.