CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Cameron Park

California · 11,897 residents · 11.2 sq mi

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With 11,897 people, Cameron Park is a city in California. The typical home is worth $183,700. About 29% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Median rent is $650 a month. Households take in $41,794 a year at the median, 39% more than the country as a whole. The poverty rate is 5.5%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.4

US median: 33.0

More educated

29% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 26%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

11,897

−18%vs 2000

vs 14,549 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

33.4

−11%vs 2000

vs 37.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

11.2 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202418K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.3%(993)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.3%(985)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.6%(786)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.9%(704)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.6%(661)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.3%(2,175)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4418.6%(2,218)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.9%(1,182)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.8%(928)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.8%(923)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.5%(294)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.4%(48)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$41,794

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $59,678 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$19,301

−28%vs 2000

vs $26,677 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

5.5%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$183,700

+26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $191,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$650

+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $757 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

67.8%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.5% in 2000

32.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic88.3%(12,847)

Black0.6%(85)

Hispanic / Latino6.7%(975)

Asian1.4%(200)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.6%(11,494)

Black0.2%(20)

Hispanic / Latino5.4%(647)

Asian1.5%(183)

Other1.7%(200)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican11.6%(2,116)

South American0.9%(167)

Central American0.9%(164)

Puerto Rican0.7%(133)

Colombian0.6%(103)

Salvadoran0.4%(79)

Spaniard0.4%(70)

Argentine0.3%(64)

Nicaraguan0.2%(37)

Costa Rican0.2%(28)

Cuban0.1%(17)

Guatemalan0.1%(11)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Panamanian0%(9)

Asian origin

Filipino0.9%(166)

Chinese0.8%(138)

Asian Indian0.3%(58)

Japanese0.3%(54)

Korean0.2%(29)

Laotian0.1%(10)

Vietnamese0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.5%(83)

Chamorro0.1%(17)

Ancestry

German17.3%(3,169)

English17.1%(3,136)

Irish15.4%(2,818)

Italian5.7%(1,045)

French3.1%(573)

American3.1%(562)

Scottish2.6%(483)

Swedish2.3%(428)

Norwegian2.2%(408)

Russian2.1%(378)

Polish1.2%(225)

British1.2%(222)

+ 30 more ancestry groups with data

Arab1.2%(212)

Portuguese1.1%(204)

Dutch0.9%(165)

Welsh0.8%(153)

Danish0.8%(147)

Greek0.6%(112)

Egyptian0.5%(86)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(86)

Hungarian0.5%(84)

Ukrainian0.4%(73)

Czech0.3%(64)

Finnish0.3%(59)

Canadian0.3%(55)

Israeli0.3%(54)

French Canadian0.3%(51)

Syrian0.3%(47)

Slovak0.3%(46)

Iranian0.2%(42)

Swiss0.2%(36)

Croatian0.2%(35)

Palestinian0.2%(34)

Austrian0.2%(33)

Belgian0.1%(18)

Subsaharan African0.1%(17)

Moroccan0.1%(15)

Slovene0.1%(14)

Lebanese0.1%(11)

Latvian0.1%(11)

Romanian0.1%(11)

Lithuanian0%(5)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

29.5%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 28.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

93.1%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 92.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

9.2%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.2 min

+27%vs 2000

vs 20.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married31%(2,386)

Married53.7%(4,134)

Widowed3.6%(280)

Divorced11.7%(897)

Women 15+

Never married19.4%(1,500)

Married52.9%(4,079)

Widowed13.2%(1,019)

Divorced14.5%(1,119)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.5%

−2.3 ptssince 2013

from 5.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

66.2%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 67.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.5%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 16.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.6%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 24.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.4%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 14.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.0%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

77.5%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 79.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.5%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 37.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)21.8%(272)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15.9%(199)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32.8%(410)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War15%(187)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II6.3%(79)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,250 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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