Placer County vs. Nevada County

Placer County (CA)Nevada County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)393,14999,696
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)12.8%1.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)348,50398,745
Population, Census, April 1, 2010348,43298,764
Persons under 5 years, percent5.3%4.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.2%17.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent19.6%27.5%
Female persons, percent51.1%50.9%
White alone, percent84.3%93.4%
Black or African American alone, percent1.9%0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.1%1.3%
Asian alone, percent8.0%1.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.3%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent4.4%3.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent14.3%9.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent72.1%84.9%
Veterans, 2014-201826,3338,319
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201811.0%5.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)167,13454,258
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201871.6%74.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$443,700$400,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$2,298$2,032
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$653$582
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,463$1,222
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201316.7%10.1%
Building permits, 20181,887541
Households, 2014-2018140,66140,904
Persons per household, 2014-20182.672.39
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201886.4%88.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201814.9%8.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201894.1%91.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201888.4%84.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201894.6%94.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201838.6%36.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20186.3%9.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent4.3%7.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.9%55.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201854.7%50.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,452,014231,154
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)3,125,443525,893
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)932,893319,706
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)6,437,8791,012,263
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$17,800$10,299
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201827.424.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$84,357$63,240
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$41,508$37,145
Persons in poverty, percent7.1%10.3%
Total employer establishments, 201710,8163,077
Total employment, 2017149,73029,079
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)7,789,7831,183,332
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20175.1%6.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201733,86812,623
All firms, 201231,84611,822
Men-owned firms, 201216,1236,086
Women-owned firms, 201210,4643,818
Minority-owned firms, 20125,1731,029
Nonminority-owned firms, 201224,72510,382
Veteran-owned firms, 20123,0951,136
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201226,2859,929
Black-owned firms, percent, 20071.2%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20076.6%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20075.3%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.3%28.7%
Population per square mile, 2010247.6103.1
Land area in square miles, 20101,407.01957.77

Source: United States Census Bureau

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