Placer County vs. Sacramento County

	Placer County (CA)	Sacramento County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	393,149	1,540,975
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	12.8%	8.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	348,503	1,418,735
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	348,432	1,418,788
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.3%	6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.2%	23.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.6%	14.1%
Female persons, percent	51.1%	51.1%
White alone, percent	84.3%	63.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.9%	10.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.1%	1.5%
Asian alone, percent	8.0%	16.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.3%	1.3%
Two or More Races, percent	4.4%	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	14.3%	23.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	72.1%	44.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	26,333	80,343
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	11.0%	20.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	167,134	574,438
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	71.6%	56.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$443,700	$330,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,298	$1,860
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$653	$516
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,463	$1,184
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	16.7%	26.7%
Building permits, 2018	1,887	4,667
Households, 2014-2018	140,661	536,029
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.67	2.77
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.4%	84.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	14.9%	32.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	94.1%	93.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	88.4%	85.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	94.6%	87.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	38.6%	30.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	6.3%	8.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	4.3%	6.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.9%	62.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	54.7%	58.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,452,014	2,422,674
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	3,125,443	12,358,663
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	932,893	6,960,679
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	4,474,436	18,746,336
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	6,437,879	15,227,280
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$17,800	$10,501
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	27.4	27.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$84,357	$63,902
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$41,508	$31,311
Persons in poverty, percent	7.1%	14.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	10,816	29,515
Total employment, 2017	149,730	481,229
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	7,789,783	26,676,913
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	5.1%	3.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	33,868	110,386
All firms, 2012	31,846	110,172
Men-owned firms, 2012	16,123	58,846
Women-owned firms, 2012	10,464	40,013
Minority-owned firms, 2012	5,173	43,535
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	24,725	62,814
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	3,095	9,080
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	26,285	96,579
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.2%	6.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.2%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.6%	14.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.3%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.3%	8.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.3%	32.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	247.6	1,470.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,407.01	964.64

Source: United States Census Bureau

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