Sacramento Economic Profile

Here are some quick facts about Sacramento County’s Economic Profile according to the U.S. Census 2006 American Community Survey.

By The Numbers

• Labor force: 682,326 (vs. population 16 years and older: 1,056,783)
• Employed: 631,396
• Unemployed: 49,405
• Femaled employed: 300,746

Commute To Work

• Solo driver in car, truck or van: 457,781
• Carpool in car, truck or van: 81,675
• Work from home: 26,967
• Public transportation: 19,231
• Walk: 12,341

Occupation

• Management, professional, and related occupations: 227,925
• Sales and office: 178,054
• Service: 103,275
• Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair: 64,896
• Production, transportation, and material moving: 55,929
• Farming, fishing and forestry: 1,317

Industry

• Top Three
  • Educational services, health care, and social service: 113,567
  • Professional, scientific, management, and administrative and waste management services: 73,518
  • Retail trade: 71,973
• Bottom Three
  • Wholesale trade: 21,465
  • Information: 17,776
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining: 3,552

Class of Worker

• Private wage and salary: 446,485
• Government: 135,571
• Self-employed (non-incorporated): 48,559

Income and Benefits

• Median household income: $53,930
• Mean household income: $68,455
• Families median household income: $62,523
• Families mean household income: $77,480
• Per capita income: $25,596