San Joaquin County vs. Sacramento County

	San Joaquin County (CA)	Sacramento County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	752,660	1,540,975
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	9.8%	8.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	685,306	1,418,735
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	685,306	1,418,788
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.1%	6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	27.1%	23.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	12.7%	14.1%
Female persons, percent	50.2%	51.1%
White alone, percent	66.5%	63.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	8.3%	10.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	2.0%	1.5%
Asian alone, percent	17.0%	16.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.8%	1.3%
Two or More Races, percent	5.4%	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	41.9%	23.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	31.0%	44.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	30,296	80,343
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	23.3%	20.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	245,541	574,438
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	55.6%	56.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$313,800	$330,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,838	$1,860
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$495	$516
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,159	$1,184
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	17.9%	26.7%
Building permits, 2018	3,280	4,667
Households, 2014-2018	226,727	536,029
Persons per household, 2014-2018	3.16	2.77
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.4%	84.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	41.0%	32.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	88.7%	93.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	79.9%	85.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	78.9%	87.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	18.4%	30.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.6%	8.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	7.6%	6.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.4%	62.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.5%	58.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	808,606	2,422,674
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	3,447,722	12,358,663
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	9,212,428	6,960,679
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	11,713,538	18,746,336
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	7,059,491	15,227,280
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$10,047	$10,501
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	33.2	27.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$61,145	$63,902
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$26,145	$31,311
Persons in poverty, percent	14.3%	14.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	11,512	29,515
Total employment, 2017	190,958	481,229
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	8,413,586	26,676,913
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	7.8%	3.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	40,470	110,386
All firms, 2012	41,940	110,172
Men-owned firms, 2012	21,962	58,846
Women-owned firms, 2012	14,941	40,013
Minority-owned firms, 2012	20,472	43,535
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	19,915	62,814
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	3,449	9,080
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	36,663	96,579
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.7%	6.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.2%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	16.2%	14.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.4%	0.3%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	17.4%	8.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	31.0%	32.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	492.6	1,470.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,391.32	964.64

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between San Joaquin county (CA) and Sacramento county (CA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.