Placer County, CA Demographic Data

Placer County, CA Summary

Placer County is located in California
  • Population: 361,682
  • Area: 1,502.46 sq. miles
    • Land Area: 1,407.01 sq. miles
    • Water Area: 95.45 sq. miles
  • Population Density: 240.72 people per sq. mile
  • Elevation: 3,343.18 ft
  • Time Zone: Pacific Standard Time (GMT -8)
  • Daylight Savings: Yes

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Placer County, CA Gender Breakdown

Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
195,435
51%
50.8
Male
185,096
49%
49.2
Total Population
380,531
 
323,128,000

Placer County, CA Age Breakdown

Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
20,112
5.3% 
6.1
5 to 9 Years
24,449
6.4% 
6.3
10 to 14 Years
25,107
6.6% 
6.4
15 to 19 Years
25,257
6.6% 
6.7
20 to 24 Years
18,957
5.0% 
6.9
25 to 34 Years
41,749
11.0% 
13.7
35 to 44 Years
48,228
12.7% 
12.6
45 to 54 Years
53,206
14.0% 
13.2
55 to 59 Years
26,648
7.0% 
6.7
60 to 64 Years
24,667
6.5% 
6.1
65 to 74 Years
41,508
10.9% 
8.9
75 to 84 Years
20,554
5.4% 
4.4
85 Years and Over
10,089
2.7% 
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
295,157
77.6%
77.2
Female
153,352
52.0%
51.3
Male
141,805
48.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
281,456
74.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
86,013
22.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
72,151
19.0%
15.2
Female
40,383
56.0%
55.8
Male
31,768
44.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
42
0.0%
0.0

Placer County, CA Race Breakdown

Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
360,053
94.6% 
96.8
White
309,901
81.4% 
72.6
Black or African American
5,796
1.5% 
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
2,292
0.6% 
0.8
Asian
26,369
6.9% 
5.4
Asian Indian
4,956
1.3% 
1.2
Chinese
4,326
1.1% 
1.3
Filipino
8,361
2.2% 
0.9
Japanese
1,753
0.5% 
0.2
Korean
1,865
0.5% 
0.4
Vietnamese
1,949
0.5% 
0.6
Other Asian
3,159
0.8% 
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
392
0.1% 
0.2
Native Hawaiian
 
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
 
0.0
Samoan
 
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
 
0.1
Some Other Race
15,303
4.0% 
5.1
Two or More Races
20,478
5.4% 
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
52,567
13.8% 
17.8
Mexican
40,563
10.7% 
11.2
Puerto Rican
3,242
0.9% 
1.7
Cuban
257
0.1% 
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
8,505
2.2% 
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
327,964
86.2% 
82.2

Placer County, CA Educational Attainment

Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
5,405
2.0% 
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
7,848
2.9% 
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
46,015
17.3% 
27.2
Some college, no degree
70,830
26.6% 
20.6
Associate's Degree
32,410
12.2% 
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
68,899
25.8% 
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
35,242
13.2% 
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
13,253
4.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
253,396
95.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
104,141
39.0%
31.2

Placer County, CA Marital Status

Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
79,821
25.7%
33.7%
Now Married
170,207
54.8%
47.5
Divorced
37,921
12.2%
11.0%
Separated
4,251
1.4%
2.0
Widowed
18,663
6.0
5.8%

Placer County, CA Language Spoken at Home

Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
312,952
86.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
47,467
13.2%
21.6%
Spanish
22,485
6.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
10,878
3.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
13,233
3.7%
3.5%
Other Languages
871
0.2%
1.1%

Placer County, CA Household Income

Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
5,440
3.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
5,707
4.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
8,453
6.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
8,602
6.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
13,315
9.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
21,171
15.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
17,281
12.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
27,480
19.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
14,804
10.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
16,851
12.1%
6.4
Median household income
85,426
 
57,617
Per capita income
41,745
 
31,128

Placer County, CA Employment Breakdown

Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
802
0.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
16,941
9.7%
9.8
Construction
11,626
6.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
42,061
24.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
13,865
7.9%
6.6
Information
3,359
1.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
12,058
6.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
8,096
4.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
21,277
12.2%
11.4
Public administration
10,800
6.2%
4.6
Retail trade
22,000
12.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
7,919
4.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
4,003
2.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
12,499
7.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
81,917
46.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
11,697
6.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
41,689
23.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
27,005
15.4%
18.1%

Placer County, CA Commute Statistics

Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
172,306
 
 
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
136,033
78.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
13,717
8.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
1,750
1.0%
5.1
Walked
2,403
1.4%
2.7
Other means
2,998
1.7%
1.8
Worked at home
15,405
8.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
27.1
 
26.6

Placer County, CA Vehicles per Household

Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
5,380
3.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
37,571
27.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
56,310
40.5%
37.1
3 or more
39,843
28.6%
21.0

Placer County, CA Housing Occupancy

Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
 
 
Occupied Housing Units
139,104
86.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
98,999
71.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
40,105
28.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
22,318
13.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5

Placer County, CA Rooms per Residence

Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
161,422
1 room
3,232
2.0%
2.4
2 rooms
3,717
2.3%
2.7
3 rooms
11,644
7.2%
9.1
4 rooms
19,919
12.3%
16.5
5 rooms
32,080
19.9%
19.8
6 rooms
30,175
18.7%
17.8
7 rooms
22,127
13.7%
12.0
8 rooms
17,083
10.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
21,445
13.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
 
0.0

Placer County, CA Structure Type Statistics

Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
161,422
 
 
1-unit, detached
125,349
77.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
6,137
3.8%
5.9
2-units
1,614
1.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
7,096
4.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
5,863
3.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
4,680
2.9%
4.4
20 or more units
7,141
4.4%
9.0
Mobile home
3,542
2.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1

Placer County, CA Housing Age Statistics

Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
6,052
3.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
3,540
2.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
6,568
4.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
11,231
7.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
22,903
14.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
27,014
16.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
30,926
19.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
46,328
28.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
4,044
2.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
2,816
1.7%
1.4%

Placer County, CA Household Heating

Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
83,401
60.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
11,941
8.6%
4.7
Electricity
35,340
25.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
96
0.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
5,898
4.2%
1.9
Solar energy
1,062
0.8%
0.1
Other fuel
899
0.6%
0.5
No fuel used
467
0.3%
1.1

Placer County, CA Mortgage Statistics

Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
72,523
 
47295100.0
Less than $500
304
0.4%
1.6%
$500 to $999
3,340
4.6%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
10,745
14.8%
28.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
11,029
15.2%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
14,305
19.7%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
15,593
21.5%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
17,207
23.7%
20.1%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
27,259
37.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
12,900
17.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
9,479
13.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
6,296
8.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
16,248
22.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
341
0.0%
0.0%

Placer County, CA Rent Statistics

Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
38,754 
 
41,631,300 
$3,000 or more
1,161
3.0%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
1,521
3.9%
1.9%
Less than $500
1,785
4.6%
10.7%
$2,000 to $2,499
3,141
8.1%
4.4%
$500 to $999
6,879
17.8%
41.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
10,364
26.7%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
13,903
35.9%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
1,351
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,403
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
4,343
11.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
5,722
15.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
4,208
11.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
4,476
11.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
3,171
8.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
15,570
41.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
2,615
0.0%
0.0%

Placer County, CA Property Value

Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
98,999
 
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,482
1.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,764
1.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
861
0.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
2,055
2.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
9,276
9.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
46,457
46.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
33,799
34.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
3,305
3.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
442,300
 
205,000