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West SacramentoCA

West Sacramento, CA is a 53K-resident city in Yolo County with a median household income of $93,188.

Yolo County, California. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for West Sacramento, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. West Sacramento has a population larger than 81% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $525,800.

Data updated 2026-09-04

53K
Population (place)
Top 19%
By size
$93,188
Median income (place)
$525,800
Median home (place)
12.8%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on West Sacramento

West Sacramento posts a median household income higher than 63% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Top 37%
by median income, US cities

Where West Sacramento income ranks nationally

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

$93,188 Top 37% higher than 63% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

West Sacramento $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 West Sacramento, CA beyond the headline numbers

West Sacramento sits inside Yolo County, California, at roughly 38.58°N, -121.53°W. Population 52,721, $93,188 median household income. Median home value $525,800, median rent $1,665. Poverty rate 12.8%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

Poverty in West Sacramento, CA stands at 12.8%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

The median home in West Sacramento 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.

19.2% of West Sacramento workers report working from home, the highest quarter of reporting cities. Where that share runs this high, local income increasingly reflects employers located somewhere else.

Among the CDC measures on this page, short sleep duration departs furthest from its peer median: 32.1% in West Sacramento, the lowest-prevalence quarter of the 3,852 cities reporting that measure.

West Sacramento's median age is 34.6 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for West Sacramento 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)
52,721
West Sacramento · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$93,188
+4% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$525,800
+27% vs avg
Median Age (place)
34.6
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Yolo County): West Sacramento'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
221K+9%
Median Income
$91,752+64%
Median Home Value
$620,700+97%
Poverty Rate
16.7%-13%
Unemployment
6.1%-41%

Economics

Economics indicators for West Sacramento, CA
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,665/mo
Poverty Rate
12.8% +3% vs avg
Unemployment 6%
Bachelor's Degree+ 34.5%
Work From Home 19.2%
Public Transit 1%

Population

White 46%
African American 4.6%
Asian 13.6%
Two or More Ethnicities 2.6%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
32.1%
High Blood Pressure
29.4%
Obesity
29.1%
Physical Inactivity
25.3%
Frequent Mental Distress
18.2%
Binge Drinking
16.9%
Frequent Physical Distress
14.1%
Current Smoking
12.9%
Diabetes
11.1%
Current Asthma
10.3%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 60.3%
Annual Checkup 71.3%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
10.3%
Coronary Heart Disease
5.7%
Stroke
3.2%

What alerts and safety updates affect West Sacramento?

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

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Sheet CA-WEST-SACRAMENTO · West Sacramento

West Sacramento: 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 5

What is the population of West Sacramento, CA? ▼
West Sacramento, CA has a population of 52,721 people, located in Yolo County, California.
What is the median household income in West Sacramento? ▼
The median household income in West Sacramento, CA is $93,188 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 12.8%.
What is the median home value in West Sacramento? ▼
The median home value in West Sacramento, CA is $525,800. Median rent is $1,665/month.
What are the top health concerns in West Sacramento? ▼
The top health indicators in West Sacramento include Short Sleep Duration (32.1%), High Blood Pressure (29.4%), Obesity (29.1%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in West Sacramento? ▼
The median age in West Sacramento, CA is 34.6 years. 34.5% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

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

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside CA (12.8% here).

Cambridge, MA 12.8% Marietta, GA 12.8% Pekin, IL 12.8% Fernley, NV 12.8%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside CA ($93,188 here).

Wyomissing, PA $93,203 Bloomington, MN $93,211 Grove City, OH $93,161 Caledonia, WI $93,152

Compare West Sacramento with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

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Using West Sacramento'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 West Sacramento 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 West Sacramento 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 (Yolo 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.