El Dorado County vs. Placer County

	El Dorado County (CA)	Placer County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	190,678	393,149
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	5.3%	12.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	181,058	348,503
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	181,058	348,432
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.6%	5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	19.8%	22.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	21.2%	19.6%
Female persons, percent	50.1%	51.1%
White alone, percent	88.9%	84.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.0%	1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.3%	1.1%
Asian alone, percent	4.7%	8.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.3%
Two or More Races, percent	3.8%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	12.9%	14.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	77.6%	72.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	13,997	26,333
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	9.6%	11.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	91,105	167,134
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	76.6%	71.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$437,200	$443,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,249	$2,298
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$634	$653
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,200	$1,463
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	11.8%	16.7%
Building permits, 2018	543	1,887
Households, 2014-2018	69,172	140,661
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.67	2.67
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.1%	86.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	12.4%	14.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	93.1%	94.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	85.7%	88.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	93.1%	94.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	33.7%	38.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.8%	6.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	5.4%	4.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.7%	59.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.2%	54.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	319,784	1,452,014
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	680,939	3,125,443
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	517,354	932,893
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	316,707	4,474,436
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,597,758	6,437,879
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$8,849	$17,800
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	29.3	27.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$80,582	$84,357
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$40,382	$41,508
Persons in poverty, percent	8.1%	7.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	4,516	10,816
Total employment, 2017	46,146	149,730
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	2,149,587	7,789,783
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.5%	5.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	17,202	33,868
All firms, 2012	16,711	31,846
Men-owned firms, 2012	8,514	16,123
Women-owned firms, 2012	5,445	10,464
Minority-owned firms, 2012	2,340	5,173
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	13,840	24,725
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,659	3,095
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	14,367	26,285
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.2%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.4%	6.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.5%	5.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	26.9%	28.3%
Population per square mile, 2010	106.0	247.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,707.88	1,407.01

Source: United States Census Bureau

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