West Sacramento

Population & Demographics

West Sacramento, CA

West Sacramento is home to 54,927 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 25,626 resident workers commute each day.

CaliforniaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
54,927
people
Population

54,927 residents

Median age 34.6 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

West Sacramento population & demographics

Who lives in West Sacramento — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
54,927
Median age
34.6yrs
Median household income
$93,188
Median home value
$525,800
Median gross rent
$1,665/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
34.5%
Poverty rate
12.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in West Sacramento

How West Sacramento breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White40.0%
Hispanic or Latino33.2%
Asian13.0%
Two or more races7.4%
Black4.6%
Some other race1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%

Race across West Sacramento

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across West Sacramento.

West Sacramento at a glance
Employed Residents
25,626
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
8.8mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
14.8%
Share working within the area
Work from home
19.2%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Sacramento
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for West Sacramento proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How West Sacramento commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

58 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

West Sacramento

25,626 commutes, one dot at a time

West Sacramento

Where 25,626 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in West Sacramento, by worker count.

1Sacramento3.6 mi7,755
2West Sacramento0.0 mi3,785
3Rancho Cordova14.3 mi816
4Roseville18.6 mi674
5Arden-Arcade8.8 mi619
6San Francisco74.0 mi571
7Woodland14.3 mi527
8Elk Grove12.7 mi517

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into West Sacramento.

1Sacramento3.6 mi7,932
2West Sacramento0.0 mi3,785
3Elk Grove12.7 mi1,856
4Arden-Arcade8.8 mi947
5Roseville18.6 mi807
6Rancho Cordova14.3 mi685
7Citrus Heights16.2 mi624
8Woodland14.3 mi618

Top industries

The sectors that employ West Sacramento’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
TRTransportation and Warehousing13.9%
WSWholesale Trade11.7%
PAPublic Administration11.5%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance8.8%
MFManufacturing8.4%
RTRetail Trade7.6%
COConstruction6.9%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services6.8%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services6.4%
Connectivity

Internet options for West Sacramento

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

5 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in West Sacramento

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