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Compare Sacramento to Mountain View

This post compares Sacramento, California to Mountain View, California across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Sacramento (city) Mountain View (city)
Population 489,650 80,076
Income (median) $46,110 $102,981
Home Value (median) $287,600 $1,079,900
White 48% 56%
Black 13% 1%
Asian 18% 30%
With Kids 31% 27%
Age (median) 34 35
Rentals 52% 58%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Sacramento or Mountain View?
A: Sacramento has a much larger population count than Mountain View: 489650 compared with 80076 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Sacramento or in Mountain View?
A: Incomes are on average much lower in Sacramento.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Sacramento or Mountain View?
A: Homes tend to be much less expensive in Sacramento.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Mountain View does. The percentage of rentals is quite similar: 52% for Sacramento versus 58% for Mountain View.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Sacramento may include: Long-Beach, Stockton, and Fresno.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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