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Placer County, CA

433,822 Population
1,407.1 square miles 308.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.8 ±0.3 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 38.4 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$56,237 ±$1,799 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in California: $49,934 ±$232
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$115,442 ±$5,906 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in California: $100,149 ±$381
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

7% ±1.1% (29,973  ±4,846) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in California: 11.8% 4,567,967 (±0.2% / ±68,831)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

28.1 minutes ±1 (4,418,180  ±238,538) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in California: 29.7 481,218,370 (±0.1 / ±2,696,690)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

164,093 ±2,629 Number of households
  • California: 13,797,638 ±19,379
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.6 ±0 (428,353  ±80) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in California: 2.8 38,537,960
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

6% ±1.6% (5,690  ±1,507) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in California: 4.5% 430,221 (±0.1% / ±12,150)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

185,752 ±96 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,877,017 ±1,124
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$689,100 ±$9,639 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in California: $759,500 ±$3,644
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

10.7% ±1.4% (45,820  ±5,987.2) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 10.4% 4,053,576 (±0.2% / ±69,085.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

94.8% ±2.9% (293,930  ±9,154.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 84.9% 23,227,841 (±0.3% / ±84,605.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
42.3% ±1.8% (131,271  ±5,605.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 38.1% 10,436,652 (±0.2% / ±53,771.8)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

14.3% (61,893  ±5,240) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in California: 27.7% 10,902,022
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

7% ±0.7% (23,730  ±2,377) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in California: 4% 1,239,625 (±0.1% / ±17,966)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
23,730 Total veterans ±2,377 21,581 Male ±2,318 2,149 Female ±783

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