GREATER SACRAMENTO
By the Numbers Here is how the Capital Region stacks up
Sacramento is the heart of the
Northern California Megaregion
It is 90 minutes from SAN FRANCISCO, which is 90 minutes from
SAN JOSE, which is 90 minutes from SACRAMENTO.
Sacramento is the #1 location
for Bay Area residents looking to
relocate
NEARLY 1/5 OF
SAC’S TECH JOB
APPLICANTS
ARE FROM THE
BAY AREA
METRO POPULATION
2,445,149
MEDIAN AGE
37.1
MEDIAN HOME VALUE
$383,051
RESIDENTS WITH BACHELOR’S DEGREE’S
480,000+
240,000
(~48%)
In STEM field
Total (100%)
% POP W/ BACHELOR’S
DEGREE OR HIGHER
31.6%
STEM-RELATED
BACHELOR’S DEGREES
#4IN in the West and Southwest
#9
IN STEM-RELATED
BACHELOR’S DEGREES
in the Top 50 U.S. Metros
(2016)
2 FOUR-YEAR INSITUTIONS
University of California Davis
Sacramento State
8 PUBLIC COMMUNITY COLLEGES
105,000 students
SOURCE: SELECTSACRAMENTO.COM
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