Placerville is home to 10,762 people in California. The median age is 46.8, about 8 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 23% of adults. Households here earn about 32% less than in California as a whole. 5% of people here were born outside the United States. There are 1,843 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $67,274, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 46.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
23% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 69%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Placerville
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree17.1% → 23.4%(+6.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Hispanic share6.2% → 24.0%(+17.8 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Median age36.6 → 46.8(+10.2 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Placerville's population equals 5.6% of El Dorado County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 11% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 3.0% of the county's.
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)21.7%(147)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)4.9%(33)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era48.3%(327)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War13.6%(92)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II6.1%(41)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 677 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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Over time
Placerville, decade by decade
Placerville population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
8,355
$54,534
$299,289
17.1%
21.2
2000
9,610
$66,407
$280,171
19.6%
36.5
2010
10,389
$75,116
$468,686
20.9%
47.8
2020
10,747
$73,127
$442,758
26.3%
55.6
2024
10,762
$67,274
$473,100
23.4%
58.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
