Rancho Cordova

Population & Demographics

Rancho Cordova, CA

Rancho Cordova is home to 81,849 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 38,549 resident workers commute each day.

CaliforniaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
81,849
people
Population

81,849 residents

Median age 36.0 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Rancho Cordova population & demographics

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

Population
81,849
Median age
36.0yrs
Median household income
$89,585
Median home value
$477,600
Median gross rent
$1,787/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
32.1%
Poverty rate
12.2%

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 Rancho Cordova

How Rancho Cordova 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).

White46.0%
Hispanic or Latino22.0%
Asian14.7%
Black10.0%
Two or more races5.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.8%
Some other race0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%

Race across Rancho Cordova

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 Rancho Cordova.

Rancho Cordova at a glance
Employed Residents
38,549
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
10.7mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
14.9%
Share working within the area
Work from home
20.1%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Sacramento
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Rancho Cordova 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 Rancho Cordova 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.

52
Commute Score

52 / 100

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

Rancho Cordova

38,549 commutes, one dot at a time

Rancho Cordova

Where 38,549 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Rancho Cordova, by worker count.

1Sacramento10.7 mi8,773
2Rancho Cordova0.0 mi5,732
3Folsom9.3 mi2,154
4Roseville12.7 mi1,675
5Arden-Arcade6.0 mi1,154
6San Francisco84.9 mi865
7Carmichael4.8 mi747
8Elk Grove13.5 mi709

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Rancho Cordova.

1Sacramento10.7 mi8,164
2Rancho Cordova0.0 mi5,732
3Elk Grove13.5 mi3,066
4Roseville12.7 mi2,407
5Folsom9.3 mi2,391
6Citrus Heights7.9 mi2,160
7Carmichael4.8 mi1,748
8Arden-Arcade6.0 mi1,607

Top industries

The sectors that employ Rancho Cordova’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 Assistance16.6%
FIFinance and Insurance15.4%
COConstruction11.0%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services9.1%
RTRetail Trade7.5%
PAPublic Administration7.4%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services7.2%
MFManufacturing5.4%
AFAccommodation and Food Services5.3%
Connectivity

Internet options for Rancho Cordova

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 Gbps98%
5 Gbps97%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Rancho Cordova

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