Sacramento County vs. El Dorado County

	Sacramento County (CA)	El Dorado County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1,540,975	190,678
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	8.6%	5.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	1,418,735	181,058
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	1,418,788	181,058
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.4%	4.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.6%	19.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	14.1%	21.2%
Female persons, percent	51.1%	50.1%
White alone, percent	63.0%	88.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	10.9%	1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.5%	1.3%
Asian alone, percent	16.9%	4.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	1.3%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	6.4%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	23.4%	12.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	44.2%	77.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	80,343	13,997
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	20.8%	9.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	574,438	91,105
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	56.0%	76.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$330,100	$437,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,860	$2,249
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$516	$634
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,184	$1,200
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	26.7%	11.8%
Building permits, 2018	4,667	543
Households, 2014-2018	536,029	69,172
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.77	2.67
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	84.3%	87.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	32.4%	12.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	93.2%	93.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	85.6%	85.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	87.4%	93.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	30.4%	33.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.2%	8.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	6.4%	5.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.4%	57.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.1%	53.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,422,674	319,784
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	12,358,663	680,939
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	6,960,679	517,354
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	18,746,336	316,707
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	15,227,280	1,597,758
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$10,501	$8,849
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	27.4	29.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$63,902	$80,582
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$31,311	$40,382
Persons in poverty, percent	14.3%	8.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	29,515	4,516
Total employment, 2017	481,229	46,146
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	26,676,913	2,149,587
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.2%	2.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	110,386	17,202
All firms, 2012	110,172	16,711
Men-owned firms, 2012	58,846	8,514
Women-owned firms, 2012	40,013	5,445
Minority-owned firms, 2012	43,535	2,340
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	62,814	13,840
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	9,080	1,659
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	96,579	14,367
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.4%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.2%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	14.9%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.3%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	8.5%	6.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	32.1%	26.9%
Population per square mile, 2010	1,470.8	106.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	964.64	1,707.88

Source: United States Census Bureau

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