Sacramento County covers about 994 square miles in the middle of the Central Valley, California's prime agricultural region. The County is bordered by Contra Costa[?] and San Joaquin[?] Counties on the south, Amador[?] and El Dorado[?] Counties on the east, Placer[?] and Sutter[?] Counties on the north, and Yolo[?] and Solano[?] Counties on the west. Sacramento County extends from the low delta lands between the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers[?] north to about ten miles beyond the State Capitol and east to the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The southernmost portion of Sacramento County has direct access to the San Francisco Bay.
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There are 453,602 households out of which 33.70% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.40% are married couples living together, 14.10% have a female householder with no husband present, and 34.40% are non-families. 26.70% of all households are made up of individuals and 8.00% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.64 and the average family size is 3.24.
In the county the population is spread out with 27.60% under the age of 18, 9.50% from 18 to 24, 31.00% from 25 to 44, 20.90% from 45 to 64, and 11.10% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 34 years. For every 100 females there are 95.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 92.50 males.
The median income for a household in the county is $43,816, and the median income for a family is $50,717. Males have a median income of $39,482 versus $31,569 for females. The per capita income for the county is $21,142. 14.10% of the population and 10.30% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 20.20% are under the age of 18 and 6.60% are 65 or older.
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