Population 2000: 1,223,499
Metro area: Sacramento-Arden-Arcade

SACRAMENTO COUNTY

CA

USA

POPULATION

Number

Number

Number

Total population

1,223,499

Square miles (land)

965.65

Population per square mile

1,267.02

217.18

79.56

GENDER

Number

Pct

Pct

Pct

Male

598,815

48.9

49.8

49.1

Female

624,684

51.1

50.2

50.9

AGE

Number

Pct

Pct

Pct

15 or younger

283,266

23.2

23.0

21.4

16-24

170,113

13.9

14.3

13.9

25-44

378,842

31.0

31.6

30.2

45-64

255,403

20.9

20.5

22.0

65+

135,875

11.1

10.6

12.4

Number

Number

Number

Average age (years)

34.91

34.60

36.22

RACE AND ETHNICITY

Number

Pct

Pct

Pct

White

783,240

64.0

59.5

75.1

Black or African American

121,804

10.0

6.7

12.3

American Indian and Alaska native

13,359

1.1

1.0

0.9

Asian

134,899

11.0

10.9

3.6

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander

7,264

0.6

0.3

0.1

Some other race

91,541

7.5

16.8

5.5

Two or more races

71,392

5.8

4.7

2.4

Hispanic or Latino

195,890

16.0

32.4

12.5

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census