Population 440 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Hood
Household size in Hood
| Period | Hood | Sacramento area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.76 | 2.76 | 3.04 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 3.07 | 2.81 | 3.10 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.49 | 2.82 | 3.09 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 3.39 | 2.83 | 3.01 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.63 | +0.07 | −0.03 | −0.03 |
Hood is a place of big households: 3.39 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Household size has climbed from 2.76 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Hood
| Period | Hood | Sacramento area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 54.9 | 36.7 | 35.8 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 50.4 | 37.6 | 36.8 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 44.4 | 38.7 | 37.9 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 37.4 | 39.6 | 39.0 | 40.1 |
| Change | −17.5 | +2.9 | +3.1 | +2.3 |
Hood is a little younger than the country as a whole: its median age is 37.4, against 40.1 nationally.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Hood
| Period | Hood | Sacramento area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.4% | 12.8% | 13.5% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 13.0% | 12.9% | 13.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 7.0% | 11.5% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 8.2% | 11.0% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| Change | −0.2 pts | −1.7 pts | −1.2 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head only 8.2% of households in Hood, well below the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Hood
Renters in Hood
| Period | Hood | Sacramento area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 27.3% | 37.3% | 42.6% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 21.6% | 40.4% | 45.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 62.3% | 39.7% | 45.2% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 48.7% | 37.0% | 44.1% | 34.8% |
| Change | +21.3 pts | −0.3 pts | +1.5 pts | +1.5 pts |
Renting is far more common in Hood than nationally: 48.7% of households rent their homes, against 34.8%. Among homeowners, 91.4% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Hood
| Period | Hood | Sacramento area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.1% | 9.3% | 8.7% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 3.9% | 8.7% | 8.1% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 14.1% | 6.7% | 7.5% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 11.2% | 6.7% | 7.3% | 9.6% |
| Change | −0.9 pts | −2.6 pts | −1.4 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy runs a little high in Hood: 11.2% of homes are empty, against 9.6% nationally. The count includes vacation homes and homes between owners or tenants, not just abandoned ones.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Hood
| Period | Hood | Sacramento area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1966 | 1980 | 1972 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1974 | 1981 | 1973 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1961 | 1982 | 1974 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1960 | 1985 | 1976 | 1980 |
| Change | −5 | +5 | +4 | +6 |
Hood is a place of older homes: half were built before 1960, while the national median is 1980. That means established neighborhoods, and more houses that may need updating.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Hood
| Period | Hood | Sacramento area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $629 | $1,199 | $1,298 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $888 | $1,254 | $1,379 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $1,189 | $1,488 | $1,721 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,629 | $2,018 | $2,229 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$1,001 | +$818 | +$931 | +$606 |
Rent in Hood runs $1,629 a month at the median, utilities included, close to the U.S. median of $1,571. Rents here are lower than in the wider Sacramento area ($2,018). The typical renter here spends 22.1% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Hood
Bachelor's degrees in Hood
| Period | Hood | Sacramento area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 16.4% | 30.1% | 29.1% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 20.3% | 30.6% | 30.1% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 15.8% | 33.6% | 32.9% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 20.1% | 37.4% | 36.3% | 35.6% |
| Change | +3.7 pts | +7.2 pts | +7.1 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Hood have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 20.1%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Hood
| Period | Hood | Sacramento area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 71.0% | 86.8% | 79.9% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 78.7% | 87.6% | 80.7% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 78.5% | 89.0% | 82.6% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 94.6% | 89.9% | 84.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | +23.6 pts | +3.1 pts | +4.3 pts | +4.3 pts |
High school completion is high in Hood: 94.6% of adults 25 and older have a diploma or equivalent, well above the national rate of 89.3%.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Hood
| Period | Hood | Sacramento area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.4% | 9.7% | 9.2% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 10.0% | 12.4% | 11.3% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 0.8% | 6.1% | 6.3% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 8.8% | 6.2% | 6.6% | 5.4% |
| Change | +0.4 pts | −3.5 pts | −2.6 pts | −2.7 pts |
Finding work has been harder in Hood: 8.8% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well above the national rate of 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Hood compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hood | 3.39 | 37.4 | 8.2% | 48.7% | 11.2% | 1960 | $1,629 | 20.1% | 94.6% | 8.8% |
| Clarksburg | 3.85 | 41.2 | 1.6% | 57.1% | 9.9% | 1954 | $2,044 | 36.9% | 74.1% | 5.5% |
| Courtland | 2.59 | 47.9 | 21.3% | 41.4% | 6.2% | 1959 | $1,452 | 41.2% | 90.6% | 3.2% |
| Franklin | 2.92 | 47.5 | 9.7% | 14.1% | 5.9% | 1992 | $2,432 | 35.2% | 83.0% | 4.1% |
| Paintersville | 3.15 | 41.3 | 10.3% | 53.3% | 10.4% | 1958 | $1,737 | 36.0% | 81.0% | 8.3% |
| Elk Grove | 3.30 | 39.4 | 10.4% | 27.5% | 4.0% | 2000 | $2,217 | 38.9% | 90.3% | 5.9% |
| Vorden | 2.55 | 36.9 | 14.5% | 59.7% | 13.1% | 1947 | $1,456 | 31.5% | 86.7% | 7.2% |
| Thornton | 3.02 | 36.2 | 19.3% | 44.0% | 19.8% | 1982 | $1,784 | 15.1% | 70.5% | 6.8% |
| Parkway | 3.44 | 32.4 | 23.0% | 52.9% | 4.8% | 1972 | $1,571 | 11.5% | 70.9% | 8.6% |
| Florin | 3.43 | 37.2 | 17.7% | 40.5% | 4.9% | 1983 | $1,804 | 14.4% | 73.6% | 7.3% |
| Walnut Grove | 3.01 | 36.3 | 15.0% | 48.3% | 15.0% | 1963 | $1,519 | 32.3% | 80.9% | 13.4% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Hood. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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