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Placer County

California · 404,739 residents · 1,407 sq mi
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With 404,739 people, Placer County is a county in California. Since 2000 the county has risen by half, up 156,340 people. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $495,900. At a median age of 42.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Households take in $93,677 a year at the median, 41% more than the country as a whole. 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $66,278
Older
median age 42.4
US median: 38.8
More educated
41% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 33%
Less affordable
home values up 58%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $265,253
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
404,739
+63%since 2000
from 248,399 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Median age
42.4
+12%since 2000
from 38.0 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
1,407 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
148K222K296K370K444K19902000201020202024Placer County
2024419K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 55.1%(20,691)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.3%(25,486)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 147%(28,366)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 196.6%(26,651)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 244.9%(20,019)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3410.3%(41,727)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4413%(52,804)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5412.8%(51,733)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 6413.4%(54,339)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 7411.4%(46,196)
US avg: 10%
75 to 846.5%(26,278)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over2.6%(10,449)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$93,677
+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $57,535 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$46,023
+65%since 2000
from $27,963 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
59.9%
+10.9 ptssince 2009
from 49.0% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
7.1%
+1.3 ptssince 2000
from 5.8% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Information11.4%
US avg: 11.1%
Other services8.8%
US avg: 6.6%
Wholesale trade7%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration6.1%
US avg: 4.7%
Retail trade6.1%
US avg: 10%
Finance & insurance4.4%
US avg: 5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical3%
US avg: 4.7%
Transportation & warehousing2.1%
US avg: 2.5%
Arts, entertainment, food2%
US avg: 2%
Education & health services1.4%
US avg: 0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.6%
US avg: 1.7%
Construction0.6%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$495,900
+58%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $208,800 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,616
+38%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $780 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
71.7%
−1.5 ptssince 2000
from 73.2% in 2000
28.3% rent
Persons per household
2.66 people
+1%since 2009
from 2.63 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
Afford Score
5.3
−15%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.
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%
2020
White, non-Hispanic67.3%(272,471)
Black1.6%(6,440)
Hispanic / Latino15%(60,628)
Asian8.6%(34,776)
Other4.6%(18,717)
Segregation Score
23
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%(39,212)
Central American0.9%(3,705)
South American0.8%(3,012)
Puerto Rican0.7%(2,907)
Spaniard0.6%(2,329)
Salvadoran0.4%(1,442)
Colombian0.3%(1,266)
Cuban0.2%(875)
Peruvian0.2%(782)
Guatemalan0.2%(774)
Nicaraguan0.2%(627)
Argentine0.1%(353)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Honduran0.1%(263)
Costa Rican0.1%(250)
Chilean0.1%(204)
Panamanian0%(163)
Bolivian0%(157)
Venezuelan0%(153)
Dominican0%(112)
Uruguayan0%(10)
Asian origin
Asian Indian2.3%(9,186)
Filipino2.2%(8,445)
Chinese1.3%(5,031)
Vietnamese0.6%(2,300)
Japanese0.4%(1,440)
Korean0.4%(1,397)
Pakistani0.1%(483)
Taiwanese0.1%(384)
Thai0.1%(258)
Laotian0%(156)
Cambodian0%(139)
Hmong0%(119)
+ 7 more asian origin groups with data
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.4%(1,595)
Fijian0.1%(435)
Chamorro0.1%(378)
Samoan0%(143)
Tongan0%(126)
Ancestry
German13.6%(53,263)
English12.3%(48,026)
Irish10.8%(42,357)
Italian6.8%(26,533)
American3.7%(14,328)
French2.7%(10,479)
Scottish2.3%(8,926)
Norwegian2%(7,888)
Swedish1.9%(7,277)
Portuguese1.8%(7,140)
Polish1.6%(6,438)
Dutch1.4%(5,631)
+ 44 more ancestry groups with data
British1%(4,101)
Scotch-Irish1%(3,959)
Russian1%(3,818)
Danish0.9%(3,655)
Welsh0.8%(3,297)
Ukrainian0.7%(2,791)
Greek0.6%(2,421)
French Canadian0.5%(2,002)
Swiss0.5%(1,829)
Iranian0.5%(1,820)
Romanian0.4%(1,600)
Canadian0.4%(1,427)
Hungarian0.3%(1,213)
Finnish0.3%(1,062)
Czech0.3%(1,014)
Armenian0.2%(960)
West Indian0.2%(828)
Austrian0.2%(804)
Lithuanian0.2%(705)
Croatian0.1%(550)
Belgian0.1%(483)
Arab0.1%(429)
Egyptian0.1%(379)
Jamaican0.1%(345)
Slovak0.1%(337)
Turkish0.1%(332)
Australian0.1%(321)
Bulgarian0.1%(320)
Serbian0.1%(283)
Lebanese0.1%(259)
Syrian0.1%(205)
Ethiopian0%(174)
Jordanian0%(163)
Slovene0%(144)
Latvian0%(102)
Brazilian0%(100)
Macedonian0%(100)
Israeli0%(87)
Haitian0%(51)
Iraqi0%(23)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
40.8%
+10.5 ptssince 2000
from 30.3% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
95.1%
+4.6 ptssince 2000
from 90.5% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
13.9%
+4.4 ptssince 2000
from 9.5% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
27.6 min
+48%since 2000
from 18.7 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
77.1%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 78.0% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
3.7%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 3.5% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.2%
−4.0 ptssince 2011
from 8.2% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
60.8%
−3.1 ptssince 2011
from 63.9% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
72.8%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
48.6%
+8.7 ptssince 2009
from 39.9% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.8%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 49.4% in 2009
Female
51.2%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 50.6% in 2009
Foreign born
11.3%
+1.6 ptssince 2009
from 9.7% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
3.7%
−6.2 ptssince 2013
from 9.9% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
95.9%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
86.8%
US average: 86.2%
Marital status (2024)
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)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
3.7%
−6.2 ptssince 2013
from 9.9% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
66.1%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
15.9%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
20.2%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
13.8%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
2.4%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
80.4%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
32.2%
US average: 35.2%

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, 2020
Gulf War (2001 or later)17.7%(4,537)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)20.3%(5,188)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era38.6%(9,861)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War10.3%(2,627)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II3.9%(1,010)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 25,573 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 404,739 residents according to the 2020 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Placer County, California earns about $93,677 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 $495,900, and the typical rent is about $1,616 a month.

How educated are people in Placer County, California?

About 40.8% 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 7.1% 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 231,943 residents, a change of about 134 percent over that period.

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

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