Community Profile and Demographics

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Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the seat of government of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With an estimated population nearly 500,000, Sacramento is the sixth-largest city in California and the 35th largest city in the United States.

Sacramento is the core cultural and economic center of the Sacramento metropolitan area which includes seven counties with an estimated population more than 2.5 million. Its metropolitan area is the fourth largest in California after the Greater Los Angeles Area, San Francisco Bay Area, and the San Diego metropolitan area, as well as the 25th largest in the United States. Sacramento was cited by Time magazine as America's most ethnically and racially integrated city in 2002.

Sacramento State is the largest local university. It is one of the twenty-three campuses of the California State University system. University of the Pacific's McGeorge School of Law is located in the Oak Park neighborhood. In addition, the University of California, Davis is located in nearby Davis, 15 miles (24 km) west of the capital. The UC Davis Medical Center, a world-renowned research hospital, is located in the city of Sacramento.

Sacramento Community Profile and Key Demographics

Find easy-to-read inforgraphics and other information on Sacramento's demographics, occupational data, consumer spending, talent and more at the State of California's regional data website on Sacramento.

Available Sites and Market Comparison

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The City of Sacramento Office of Innovation and Economic Development offers help with site selection and market comparisions through CoStar and Business Analyst software. Individuals, businesses and others interested in a location in the City or how Sacramento compares with other markets, please contact Aubree Taylor, Development Project Manager, at ajtaylor@cityofsacramento.org or (916) 808-7191.

Transportation and Infrastructure

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The City of Sacramento is centrally located near all modes of transportation, making it easy to transport goods as well as access the global network. Additionally, the City and partner agency's continued transportation and utility infrastructure investment provides further reason for business expansion and relocation. Perhaps Sacramento's greatest transportation attribute is being the connecting point of Interstate 5 and Interstate 80. This offers easy access to and from Sacramento.

  • Airports

Sacramento International Airport, Mather Field Airport, McClellan Park, Sacramento Executive Airport.

  • Highways and Freeways

Interstate 80, Interstate 5, US Highway 50, State Highway 99, State Highway 160, Capital City Freeway (formerly Business 80).

  • Rail Access

Amtrak, Union Pacific

  • Public Transportation

Sacramento Regional Transit, Greyhound

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