Washoe County vs. Placer County

Washoe County (NV)Placer County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)465,735393,149
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)10.5%12.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)421,425348,503
Population, Census, April 1, 2010421,407348,432
Persons under 5 years, percent5.9%5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.6%22.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.4%19.6%
Female persons, percent49.6%51.1%
White alone, percent84.8%84.3%
Black or African American alone, percent2.7%1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent2.2%1.1%
Asian alone, percent5.8%8.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.7%0.3%
Two or More Races, percent3.8%4.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent24.8%14.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent62.6%72.1%
Veterans, 2014-201832,52826,333
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201814.0%11.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)201,081167,134
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201858.0%71.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$299,400$443,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,589$2,298
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$459$653
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,000$1,463
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201328.5%16.7%
Building permits, 20184,4371,887
Households, 2014-2018177,632140,661
Persons per household, 2014-20182.502.67
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201881.1%86.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201823.4%14.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201891.7%94.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201883.4%88.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201888.3%94.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201830.5%38.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.6%6.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent12.4%4.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201866.0%59.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201860.9%54.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,860,7611,452,014
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)6,427,397932,893
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)6,401,9014,474,436
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)6,167,0206,437,879
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$14,345$17,800
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201821.627.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$61,155$84,357
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$33,546$41,508
Persons in poverty, percent10.4%7.1%
Total employer establishments, 201712,61410,816
Total employment, 2017195,306149,730
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)8,904,3897,789,783
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20174.6%5.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201732,85333,868
All firms, 201237,02931,846
Men-owned firms, 201218,50316,123
Women-owned firms, 201212,04710,464
Minority-owned firms, 20125,8815,173
Nonminority-owned firms, 201228,80124,725
Veteran-owned firms, 20124,2723,095
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201229,56826,285
Black-owned firms, percent, 20071.0%1.2%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.6%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20074.6%6.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20075.2%5.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.1%28.3%
Population per square mile, 201066.9247.6
Land area in square miles, 20106,302.371,407.01

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Washoe county (NV) and Placer county (CA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.