Population Characteristics

Total Population Size (2020): 1,585,055

% Increase or Decrease Over Last 10 Years: 10.4%

Race Percentages

  • White alone: 45%
  • Black or African American Alone: 9.28%
  • Asian Alone: 16.4%
  • Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders: 1.08%
  • Hispanic or Latino: 7.8%
  • White alone, not Hispanic or Latino: 43.7%
  • Biracial and Other: 1.3%

Median Age: 37.2

Percentage of Veterans: 5.6%

High School and College Graduate Percentages

  • High School Graduates: 22.0%
  • College Graduates: 33.1%

Workforce Data

Total Labor Force Size: 715,000

County’s Unemployment Rate: 4.0%

Mean Hourly Wage: $42.0

Median Household Income: $80,063

Percentage Living Below the Poverty Line: 13.0%

Top 5 Employers in the Project Area

  1. Kaiser Permanente 16,969

  1. Sutter Health 12,138

  1. Dignity Health 7,000

  1. Intel 6,000

  1. Raley’s Corp. 5,528