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West Sacramento Information
West Sacramento is a city in Yolo County, California, United States. The
population was 31,615 at the 2000 census.
Geography
Location of West Sacramento, California
West Sacramento is located at 38�34′16″N, 121�32′21″W (38.571105,
-121.539170)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 59.2
km� (22.9 mi�). 54.2 km� (20.9 mi�) of it is land and 4.9 km� (1.9 mi�) of it
(8.36%) is water.
West Sacramento which lies in Yolo County, is separated from the city of
Sacramento and Sacramento County by the Sacramento River. West Sacramento
incorporated in 1987 and consists of 4 areas: Evergreen, Broderick, Bryte, and
Southport. Southport is newest and resulted from a housing boom in the early
1960s. Recently, IKEA opened a store in West Sacramento. West Sacramento ss also
where KOVR-TV/KMAX-TV are housed on KOVR lane. Target is opening up a new store
in March 2007 at the Southport shopping center.
Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 31,615 people, 11,404 households, and
7,595 families residing in the city. The population density was 582.9/km�
(1,509.5/mi�). There were 12,133 housing units at an average density of
223.7/km� (579.3/mi�). The racial makeup of the city was 64.99% White, 2.57%
African American, 1.76% Native American, 7.22% Asian, 0.58% Pacific Islander,
15.99% from other races, and 6.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of
any race were 29.95% of the population.
There were 11,404 households out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18
living with them, 45.2% were married couples living together, 15.4% had a female
householder with no husband present, and 33.4% were non-families. 27.1% of all
households were made up of individuals and 10.6% had someone living alone who
was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the
average family size was 3.39.
In the city the population was spread out with 29.8% under the age of 18, 9.1%
from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65
years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there
were 97.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $31,718, and the median income
for a family was $36,371. Males had a median income of $31,176 versus $30,183
for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,245. About 17.2% of
families and 22.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including
31.8% of those under age 18 and 12.4% of those age 65 or over.