Housing in Central City at a glance
- Population
- about 39,224
- Housing units
- about 24,598
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $745,000Sacramento: $506,300 (+47%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,600 a monthSacramento: $1,779 (-10%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 18.1%Sacramento: 51.7%
- Homes built before 1980
- 66.2%
- Median year built
- 1966
Sacramento's highest median value, $745,000, is found in Central City, 47% above the city overall, but this is not an owner's sector: just 18.1% of households own, the lowest share of the ten and 33.6 points below the city. Renters pay a median $1,600, ninth of ten. The sector is placed north-west of the centre. Land Park, next door, has values of $682,000 and East Sacramento $697,000, yet both have owner majorities, 66.1% and 64.5%. South Natomas is lower at $464,000 and much newer, with 1986 as its median year. Central City's median home dates from 1966, and 66.2% of its stock predates 1980. Its 18,323 renter households dwarf 4,060 owner households. Population is 39,224 across 24,598 homes. East Sacramento's renters pay $1,940 and Land Park's $1,820, both above Central City's, and South Natomas renters pay $1,860. Land Park's median year is 1950, far older.
Questions about Central City
What is the median home value in Central City, Sacramento?
$745,000 for owner-occupied homes, against $506,300 for Sacramento as a whole (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary). It is the owners' own estimate of their home's value, not a sale price.
What is the median rent in Central City?
$1,600 a month in gross rent (rent plus utilities paid by the renter), against $1,779 in Sacramento (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Do most people in Central City own or rent?
Most rent: 18.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, against 51.7% in Sacramento (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Data and method
Data as of: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (retrieved 2026-11-02).
Estimate from the 16 census tracts whose internal point lies within the official boundary: counts are summed, and each median is recomputed from the summed value, rent and year-built brackets (grouped median, linear interpolation). The gap with the city is measured with the same method on the whole city.
Central City is one of the 10 community plan areas of Sacramento: estimated population about 39,224 (Payotte estimate: Census ACS 2020-2024 populations of the census tracts whose internal point lies inside the boundary; boundaries from City of Sacramento GIS, Community Plan Areas, consulted 2026-11-02).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B01003, B25001, B25003, B25034, B25063, B25064, B25075, B25077; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (census tract internal points). City figures: the same survey, published for Sacramento as a whole. Home values are owners' estimates, not sale prices.
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Payotte lists one professional per trade in Central City. No one is listed yet: every spot is open.
- Real estate agentOpen spot
- Mortgage loan officerOpen spot
- Home inspectorOpen spot
- Real estate attorneyOpen spot
- AppraiserOpen spot
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