COMPARING TWO PLACES
Yuba County vs Placer County
PLACE A
Yuba County, California
VS
PLACE B
Placer County, California
Yuba County is 80% smaller than Placer County. Placer County earns more, with a median household income $39,625 higher.
YUBA COUNTYPLACER COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population88,691442,081−80% vs Placer County
Population density140314−174
Population growth13.1%16.2%−3.1 pts
Median age34.242.5−8.3
Male50.7%49.2%+1.5 pts
Female49.3%50.8%−1.5 pts
Foreign-born11.5%12.7%−1.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic49.0%65.5%−16.5 pts
Black3.8%1.6%+2.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino30.8%15.7%+15.1 pts
Asian7.8%9.1%−1.2 pts
Other8.6%8.2%+0.5 pts
Median household income$76,373$115,998−$39,625
Per capita income$34,585$57,862−$23,277
Poverty rate14.2%6.8%+7.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4450.447Even
Bachelor's degree or higher17.7%43.2%−25.4 pts
Graduate degree5.9%15.2%−9.3 pts
Unemployment rate6.8%4.8%+2.0 pts
Labor force participation61.5%61.2%+0.3 pts
Median home value$412,300$688,100−$275,800
Median gross rent$1,311$2,069−$758
Owner-occupied63.5%74.8%−11.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.6%11.9%−5.3 pts
Rent-burdened households48.7%54.8%−6.1 pts
Average commute32.427.4+5.0
Worked from home8.7%22.7%−13.9 pts
Public transit to work0.5%0.5%−0.1 pts
Uninsured6.4%3.2%+3.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025