CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Placerville

California · 8,355 residents · 5.84 sq mi

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Placerville is home to 8,355 people in California. That trails the California median by roughly 37%. 52% of homes are owner-occupied. The median age is 36.6, about 4 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $124,700. Households take in $22,722 at the median, 25% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

17% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,355

−13%vs 2000

vs 9,610 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.6

−4%vs 2000

vs 38.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.84 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202411K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.2%(600)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(577)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.7%(479)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.1%(507)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.3%(440)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.2%(1,353)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.6%(1,304)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.4%(701)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.8%(733)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410%(836)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.9%(576)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3%(249)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,722

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,454 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,783

−28%vs 2000

vs $19,151 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.9%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$124,700

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $153,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$485

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $652 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

51.9%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 53.6% in 2000

48.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic83.1%(7,988)

Black0.2%(22)

Hispanic / Latino12.6%(1,212)

Asian0.8%(78)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.1%(7,949)

Black0.2%(19)

Hispanic / Latino6.2%(519)

Asian0.7%(59)

Other3.9%(328)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican18.1%(1,950)

Central American2.9%(309)

Salvadoran2.8%(306)

South American0.3%(32)

Argentine0.3%(32)

Puerto Rican0.1%(16)

Guatemalan0%(3)

Asian origin

Filipino0.6%(60)

Chinese0.3%(28)

Japanese0.2%(24)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.7%(75)

Ancestry

German20.5%(2,202)

English11.4%(1,232)

Irish11.3%(1,220)

Italian10.1%(1,091)

Scottish5.5%(596)

French4.2%(457)

American3.2%(348)

Swedish2.4%(259)

Norwegian2.1%(224)

Swiss1.4%(150)

Finnish1.3%(141)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(114)

+ 20 more ancestry groups with data

Greek1%(104)

British0.9%(93)

Danish0.7%(78)

Polish0.6%(65)

Portuguese0.6%(63)

Russian0.4%(47)

Czech0.4%(45)

Belgian0.4%(40)

Canadian0.2%(26)

Croatian0.2%(25)

Dutch0.2%(21)

Lithuanian0.2%(20)

Ukrainian0.2%(19)

Hungarian0.1%(16)

Slovak0.1%(16)

French Canadian0.1%(15)

Welsh0.1%(13)

Armenian0.1%(11)

Subsaharan African0%(5)

Ethiopian0%(5)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.1%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

82.4%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.1%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.8 min

+13%vs 2000

vs 18.4 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 married36.9%(1,596)

Married46.1%(1,997)

Widowed2.4%(105)

Divorced14.6%(630)

Women 15+

Never married24.9%(1,192)

Married40%(1,919)

Widowed10.4%(500)

Divorced24.7%(1,184)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.0%

−7.1 ptssince 2013

from 12.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.3%

−4.7 ptssince 2020

from 55.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.1%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 19.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.6%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 22.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

29.6%

+7.2 ptssince 2020

from 22.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.6%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.6%

−7.3 ptssince 2020

from 70.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

49.4%

+8.0 ptssince 2020

from 41.4% 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)21.7%(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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