Elk Grove

Population & Demographics

Elk Grove, CA

Elk Grove is home to 179,155 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 82,768 resident workers commute each day.

CaliforniaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
179,155
people
Population

179,155 residents

Median age 39.4 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Elk Grove population & demographics

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

Population
179,155
Median age
39.4yrs
Median household income
$125,924
Median home value
$630,100
Median gross rent
$2,262/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
38.9%
Poverty rate
8.0%

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 Elk Grove

How Elk Grove 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).

Asian31.0%
White30.4%
Hispanic or Latino17.9%
Black10.4%
Two or more races8.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1.3%
Some other race0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%

Race across Elk Grove

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 Elk Grove.

Elk Grove at a glance
Employed Residents
82,768
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
11.3mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
14.7%
Share working within the area
Work from home
21.2%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Sacramento
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Elk Grove 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 Elk Grove 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

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

Elk Grove

82,768 commutes, one dot at a time

Elk Grove

Where 82,768 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Elk Grove, by worker count.

1Sacramento11.3 mi24,522
2Elk Grove0.0 mi12,130
3Rancho Cordova13.5 mi3,066
4San Francisco72.1 mi2,007
5Arden-Arcade13.1 mi1,967
6Florin4.8 mi1,872
7West Sacramento12.7 mi1,856
8Roseville24.8 mi1,786

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Elk Grove.

1Elk Grove0.0 mi12,130
2Sacramento11.3 mi7,737
3Vineyard4.9 mi1,825
4Florin4.8 mi1,641
5Stockton30.6 mi999
6Galt11.8 mi781
7Arden-Arcade13.1 mi727
8Rancho Cordova13.5 mi709

Top industries

The sectors that employ Elk Grove’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%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance16.8%
RTRetail Trade15.0%
AFAccommodation and Food Services14.3%
EDEducational Services14.2%
PAPublic Administration6.5%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services5.0%
ARArts, Entertainment, and Recreation4.6%
COConstruction4.5%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services4.2%
Connectivity

Internet options for Elk Grove

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

5 providers · 3 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps74%
8 Gbps
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