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Placer County

California · 442,081 residents (2025 est.) · 1,407 sq mi
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Placer County is a county of 419,156 people in California. Since 2000 the county has risen by half, up 170,757 people. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $688,100. Few US counties rank higher on income. At a median age of 42.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 75% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.5
US median: 38.9
More educated
43% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 81%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
419,156
+69%since 2000
from 248,399 in 2000
442,081 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
298 / sq mi
+26%since 2009
from 236 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
42.5
+12%since 2000
from 38.0 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
1,407 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
148K222K296K370K444K19902000201020202024Placer County
2024419K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55%(20,778)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96%(25,321)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.7%(27,981)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.3%(26,222)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.1%(21,223)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3410.8%(45,240)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.9%(58,133)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.9%(54,176)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.9%(54,260)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7411.5%(48,029)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 846.4%(26,702)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.6%(11,091)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$115,998
+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $57,535 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$57,862
+107%since 2000
from $27,963 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
68.0%
+19.0 ptssince 2009
from 49.0% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
6.8%
+0.9 ptssince 2000
from 5.8% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.447
+6%since 2010
from 0.422 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information10.2%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services8.5%
US avg: 6.7%
Wholesale trade7.6%
US avg: 6.9%
Retail trade5.9%
US avg: 9.9%
Public administration5.8%
US avg: 4.8%
Finance & insurance4.7%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3.3%
US avg: 5.1%
Arts, entertainment, food1.9%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.8%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services1.4%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.8%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.7%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$688,100
+81%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $208,800 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$2,069
+46%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $780 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
74.8%
+1.6 ptssince 2000
from 73.2% in 2000
25.2% rent
Vacancy rate
11.9%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 13.1% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.62 people
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.63 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
28.7%
−11.2 ptssince 2009
from 39.9% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
54.8%
+4.1 ptssince 2009
from 50.7% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
5.9
−5%since 2009
from 6.2 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
60
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic83.4%(207,236)
Black0.8%(1,896)
Hispanic / Latino9.7%(24,019)
Asian2.9%(7,148)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic65.5%(274,564)
Black1.6%(6,553)
Hispanic / Latino15.7%(65,841)
Asian9.1%(38,026)
Other8.2%(34,172)
Diversity Score
66
+43%since 2009
from 47 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
21
−8%since 2020
from 23 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican10.9%(45,742)
Central American1.2%(4,910)
South American0.8%(3,422)
Puerto Rican0.7%(3,037)
Spaniard0.6%(2,597)
Salvadoran0.6%(2,423)
Peruvian0.2%(1,036)
Colombian0.2%(931)
Cuban0.2%(821)
Nicaraguan0.2%(818)
Guatemalan0.2%(781)
Honduran0.1%(454)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Ecuadorian0.1%(406)
Panamanian0.1%(241)
Venezuelan0.1%(230)
Chilean0.1%(229)
Bolivian0.1%(223)
Argentine0%(160)
Uruguayan0%(75)
Dominican0%(61)
Asian origin
Filipino3%(12,398)
Asian Indian2.1%(8,897)
Chinese1.3%(5,256)
Vietnamese0.6%(2,330)
Korean0.4%(1,845)
Japanese0.4%(1,605)
Kazakh0.2%(1,021)
Pakistani0.2%(674)
Mongolian0.1%(378)
Hmong0.1%(320)
Mien0.1%(276)
Nepalese0%(201)
+ 10 more asian origin groups with data
Thai0%(192)
Taiwanese0%(177)
Cambodian0%(172)
Indonesian0%(143)
Laotian0%(123)
Burmese0%(78)
Uzbek0%(10)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.4%(1,764)
Fijian0.2%(761)
Samoan0.1%(529)
Chamorro0.1%(365)
Guamanian0%(59)
Ancestry
English14.4%(60,381)
German14.4%(60,323)
Irish11%(46,252)
Italian6.7%(28,074)
American3.1%(13,073)
Scottish2.6%(11,088)
French2.5%(10,622)
Norwegian1.8%(7,468)
Portuguese1.7%(6,940)
Swedish1.6%(6,501)
Polish1.3%(5,565)
Dutch1.2%(4,916)
+ 49 more ancestry groups with data
Russian1.1%(4,789)
Danish1%(4,173)
Scotch-Irish0.9%(3,647)
Ukrainian0.8%(3,195)
British0.8%(3,156)
Welsh0.7%(3,082)
Arab0.7%(2,886)
Greek0.5%(2,123)
Swiss0.5%(2,069)
Romanian0.4%(1,837)
Iranian0.4%(1,822)
French Canadian0.4%(1,574)
Czech0.3%(1,302)
Finnish0.3%(1,248)
Canadian0.3%(1,200)
Croatian0.3%(1,136)
Austrian0.2%(931)
Hungarian0.2%(900)
West Indian0.2%(779)
Iraqi0.2%(648)
Palestinian0.2%(646)
Armenian0.1%(541)
Lithuanian0.1%(483)
Lebanese0.1%(468)
Belgian0.1%(457)
Slovak0.1%(368)
Serbian0.1%(320)
Egyptian0.1%(268)
Nigerian0.1%(243)
Jamaican0.1%(237)
Brazilian0.1%(223)
Jordanian0.1%(222)
Turkish0%(209)
Israeli0%(154)
Australian0%(152)
Bulgarian0%(142)
Syrian0%(126)
Latvian0%(103)
Slovene0%(74)
Ethiopian0%(55)
Moroccan0%(40)
Kenyan0%(27)
Ghanaian0%(23)
Guyanese0%(10)
Haitian0%(4)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
43.2%
+12.9 ptssince 2000
from 30.3% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
95.1%
+4.6 ptssince 2000
from 90.5% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
15.2%
+5.7 ptssince 2000
from 9.5% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
27.4 min
+47%since 2000
from 18.7 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
67.5%
−10.5 ptssince 2009
from 78.0% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
6.3%
−3.7 ptssince 2009
from 10.0% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.5%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 1.1% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
22.7%
+15.1 ptssince 2009
from 7.6% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.2%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 1.5% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.2%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 3.5% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.8%
−3.4 ptssince 2011
from 8.2% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
61.2%
−2.7 ptssince 2011
from 63.9% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
74.1%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 72.8% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
16.0%
+2.1 ptssince 2009
from 13.9% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
50.2%
+10.3 ptssince 2009
from 39.9% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.2%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 49.4% in 2009
Female
50.8%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 50.6% in 2009
Foreign born
12.7%
+2.9 ptssince 2009
from 9.7% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.3%
−5.2 ptssince 2009
from 12.6% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
11.7%
+1.2 ptssince 2012
from 10.5% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
3.2%
−6.7 ptssince 2013
from 9.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
94.2%
+7.2 ptssince 2017
from 87.0% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.7%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 95.9% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
87.9%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 86.8% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
83.4%
−1.8 ptssince 2016
from 85.3% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
6.2%
−0.7 ptssince 2016
from 6.9% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married28.9%(48,568)
Married60.4%(101,520)
Widowed2.6%(4,342)
Divorced8.1%(13,606)
Women 15+
Never married23.7%(41,988)
Married55.4%(98,106)
Widowed8.4%(14,815)
Divorced12.5%(22,131)
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Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
3.2%
−6.7 ptssince 2013
from 9.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
66.8%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 66.1% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
15.2%
−0.7 ptssince 2020
from 15.9% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
20.9%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 20.2% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
15.4%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 13.8% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.2%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 2.4% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
79.4%
−1.0 ptssince 2020
from 80.4% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
34.2%
+2.0 ptssince 2020
from 32.2% 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)25.1%(6,009)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.3%(5,085)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.3%(8,456)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.5%(1,551)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.3%(562)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 23,924 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Placer County, California?

Placer County, California has about 419,156 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Placer County, California?

The typical household in Placer County, California earns about $115,998 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Placer County, California expensive?

In Placer County, California, the median home is worth about $688,100, and the typical rent is about $2,069 a month.

How educated are people in Placer County, California?

About 43.2% of adults age 25 and over in Placer County, California hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Placer County, California?

About 6.8% of people in Placer County, California live below the federal poverty line.

Has Placer County, California grown since 1990?

Yes, Placer County, California has grown since 1990. The population has added about 246,360 residents, a change of about 143 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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