Environmental Studies Department
Sacramento
Sacramento (population 467,343) is California’s capitol city and the
regional political center of the world’s fifth largest economy. It is the
cultural, business, governmental, and educational center of a six county
metropolitan region. Sacramento’s businesses, transportation system,
housing, and municipal facilities serve the needs of 2 million people.
Named by Newsweek magazine as
one of the ten best cities in the country,
its residents enjoy a beautiful city teeming with trees and an unsurpassed
quality of life rich in culture, entertainment and outdoor recreation
Sacramento is located 85 miles northeast of San Francisco, 383 miles north
of Los Angeles and 100 miles southwest of Lake Tahoe at an elevation of 17
feet.
The cost of living in
Sacramento is just slightly higher than the national average with a median
family income of $33,087. In 2001, the largest share of the Greater
Sacramento Area employment base was represented by the services sector.
Currently the unemployment rate for the county stands at approximately
5.5%.
in Sacramento County, 27 percent of the population has a bachelors or
masters degree. Individuals with associate degrees bring the total
to 35 percent and a total of 61 percent have some college education.
The high school graduation rate is 77 percent.
For more information about Sacramento
click on the links below.
www.sacramento.com
www.saccounty.net
