West Sacramento is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 55,064 people and 13 associated neighborhoods, West Sacramento is the 168th largest community in California. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in West Sacramento, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to West Sacramento, and putting down their money on brand new construction. West Sacramento’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. West Sacramento does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $87,044.00.
Housing costs in West Sacramento are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.
Also of interest is that West Sacramento has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 14.07% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Another interesting thing about West Sacramento, despite not being a huge city, is that there is a relatively high proportion of people living here who are young, single, and upwardly-mobile professionals. This makes it a good choice for other relocating single professionals. Here, these young singles will find many others like themselves, with opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.
The education level of West Sacramento citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.27% of adults in West Sacramento have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in West Sacramento in 2022 was $40,553, which is middle income relative to California, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $162,212 for a family of four. However, West Sacramento contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
West Sacramento is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call West Sacramento home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of West Sacramento residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. West Sacramento also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 33.69% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in West Sacramento include German, Irish, English, Russian, and Italian.
Foreign born people are also an important part of West Sacramento's cultural character, accounting for 23.77% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in West Sacramento is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Russian.