| Metropolitan Area Residents |
| 1980: | 1,100,000 |
| 1990: | 1,481,102 |
| 2000: | 1,796,857 |
| Percent change, 1990–2000: | 21.3% |
| U.S. rank in 1980: | 32nd |
| U.S. rank in 1990: | 26th |
| U.S. rank in 2000: | 24th (Sacramento/Yolo CMSA) |
| City Residents |
| 1980: | 275,741 |
| 1990: | 369,365 |
| 2000: | 407,018 |
| 2003 estimate: | 445,335 |
| Percent change, 1990–2000: | 3.0% |
| U.S. rank in 1980: | 52nd |
| U.S. rank in 1990: | 41st |
| U.S. rank in 2000: | 49th |
| Density: | 4,189.2 people per square mile (in 2000) |
| Racial and ethnic characteristics | (2000) |
| White | 196,549 |
| Black or African American | 62,968 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 5,300 |
| Asian | 67,635 |
| Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander | 3,861 |
| Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race) | 87,974 |
| Other | 70,705 |
| Percent of residents born in state: | 56.5% (2000) |
| Age characteristics | (2000) |
| Population under 5 years old | 29,066 |
| Population 5 to 9 years old | 32,864 |
| Population 10 to 14 years old | 31,465 |
| Population 15 to 19 years old | 29,863 |
| Population 20 to 24 years old | 30,195 |
| Population 25 to 34 years old | 63,321 |
| Population 35 to 44 years old | 61,483 |
| Population 45 to 54 years old | 52,118 |
| Population 55 to 59 years old | 16,783 |
| Population 60 to 64 years old | 13,417 |
| Population 65 to 74 years old | 23,052 |
| Population 75 to 84 years old | 17,312 |
| Population 85 years and older | 6,079 |
| Median age | 32.8 years |
| Births | (2002, Sacramento County) |
| Total number | 19,243 |
| Deaths | (2002, Sacramento County) |
| Total number | 9,578 (of which, 170 were infants under the age of 1 year) |
| Money income | (1999) |
| Per capita income | $18,721 |
| Median household income | $37,048 |
| Total households | 154,893 |
| Number of households with income of . . . | |
| less than $10,000 | 18,437 |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 11,745 |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 21,372 |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 21,285 |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 26,118 |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 28,775 |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 12,605 |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 10,170 |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 2,374 |
| $200,000 or more | 2,012 |
| Percent of families below poverty level: | 15.3% (46.7% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years) |
| 2002 FBI Crime Index Total: | 30,780 |
