2024 population: 433,822 ( 29,070 from 2020)
Land area: 1407.1 square miles
Population density: 308.3 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	286,233	65.98%	0.4%
Black:	9,141	2.11%	29.6%
Indian:	2,244	0.52%	0.4%
Asian:	46,401	10.70%	35.1%
2+ races:	19,119	4.41%	24.3%
Hispanic:	70,684	16.29%	16.7%

Total non-White:	147,589	34.02%	23.4%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	15,378	9.5
Deaths:	16,296	10.1
Net Migration:	25,142	15.5
Net Immigration:	5,071	3.1

Change in White population:	1,037	0.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	28,033	6.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
404,752
285,196	70.46%
7,055	1.74%
2,235	0.55%
34,334	8.48%
15,379	3.80%
60,553	14.96%
119,556	29.54%

2010
348,432
265,294	76.14%
4,427	1.27%
2,080	0.60%
20,660	5.93%
10,658	3.06%
44,710	12.83%
83,138	23.86%

2000
248,399
207,236	83.43%
1,896	0.76%
1,687	0.68%
7,472	3.01%
5,753	2.32%
24,019	9.67%
41,163	16.57%

1990
172,796
152,763	88.41%
861	0.50%
2,062	1.19%
3,807	2.20%
n/a
13,303	7.70%
20,033	11.59%

1980
117,247
105,537	90.01%
438	0.37%
1,220	1.04%
1,654	1.41%
n/a
8,245	7.03%
11,710	9.99%

1970
77,306
68,074	88.06%
316	0.41%
375	0.49%
1,073	1.39%
n/a
7,202	9.32%
9,232	11.94%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
34,460	9.9
28,507	8.2
41,418	11.9
2,494	0.7

19,902	5.7
36,418	10.5

Number	Rate
2000's
34,617	13.9
21,639	8.7
83,586	33.6
3,929	1.6

58,058	23.4
41,975	16.9

Number	Rate
1990's
26,844	15.5
15,191	8.8
58,254	33.7
3,047	1.8

54,473	31.5
21,130	12.2

Number	Rate
1980's
20,037	17.1
10,963	9.4
46,684	39.8
n/a

47,226	40.3
8,323	7.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
34,961	45.2
n/a

37,463	48.5
2,478	3.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Placer County, CA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
42.3
89,190	10.6%
749,384	89.4%
81,151	9.7%

152,537
2.63

107,604	70.5%
87,503	81.3%
6,184	5.7%
44,933	29.5%

2010
Number	Percent
40.3
85,085	24.4%
263,347	75.6%
53,562	15.4%

132,627
2.60

93,536	70.5%
75,509	80.7%
6,703	7.2%
39,091	29.5%

2000
Number	Percent
37.9
65,433	26.3%
182,966	73.7%
32,577	13.1%

93,510
2.63

68,378	73.1%
56,362	82.4%
5,016	7.3%
25,132	26.9%

1990
Number	Percent
35.2
45,276	26.2%
127,520	73.8%
20,454	11.8%

64,502
2.64

48,450	75.1%
40,816	84.2%
3,550	7.3%
16,052	24.9%

1980
Number	Percent
32.0
32,205	27.5%
85,042	72.5%
13,065	11.1%

42,773
2.70

32,329	75.6%
27,992	86.6%
2,192	6.8%
10,444	24.4%

2022 Housing Data for Placer County, CA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	5,101	3.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,998	2.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,304	2.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,510	2.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	4,326	2.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,649	2.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,835	2.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,713	2.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,512	2.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	6,950	4.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	11,580	7.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	17,076	11.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	17,346	11.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	13,152	8.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	19,646	12.9%
$200,000 or more	32,839	21.5%

Median Household Income	109,375
Per Capita Income	54,004

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	104
Compared to U.S.	130

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	6,677	4.4%
Public Assistance	3,146	2.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	9,430	6.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	150,742	72.2%
Unemployed	6,517	3.1%
In Armed Forces	856	0.4%

Total Labor Force	158,115	75.7%
Not in Labor Force	50,693	24.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	65,000	52,679	55.2%
Non-Profit	5,496	9,693	36.2%
Self-Employed	13,176	9,521	58.1%

Local Government	8,099	9,369	46.4%
State Government	7,044	6,732	51.1%
Federal Government	1,942	1,123	63.4%

Total Private + Self	78,176	62,200	55.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	22,581	26,917	45.6%
Total	100,757	89,117	53.1%

Pct. Govt.	18.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	41,451	21.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	41,654	21.9%
Professional, Technical	51,789	27.2%
Service Occupations	30,083	15.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	386	0.2%
All others	25,116	13.2%

White Collar		71.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	28,215	14.8%
Retail trade	19,861	10.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	17,966	9.5%
Public administration	15,954	8.4%
Educational services	15,908	8.4%
Construction	14,200	7.5%
Manufacturing	11,577	6.1%
Finance and insurance	11,574	6.1%
Accommodation and food services	11,296	5.9%
Other services	8,340	4.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	6,791	3.6%
Transportation and warehousing	6,126	3.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	5,560	2.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	4,724	2.5%
Wholesale trade	4,081	2.1%
Information	3,479	1.8%
Utilities	2,708	1.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,116	0.6%
Management	505	0.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	112	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	42,207	10.38%
Puerto Rican	2,729	0.67%
Cuban	1,151	0.28%
Dominican	86	0.02%

Total Central American	3,992	0.98%
Costa Rican	277	0.07%
Guatemalan	674	0.17%
Honduran	439	0.11%
Nicaraguan	552	0.14%
Panamanian	192	0.05%
Salvadoran	1,718	0.42%
Other Central American	140	0.03%

Total South American	3,291	0.81%
Argentinean	228	0.06%
Bolivian	195	0.05%
Chilean	202	0.05%
Colombian	1,039	0.26%
Ecuadorian	176	0.04%
Paraguayan	33	0.01%
Peruvian	1,020	0.25%
Uruguayan	13	0.00%
Venezuelan	349	0.09%
Other South American	36	0.01%

Other Hispanic	7,013	1.72%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	10,978	2.70%
Indian	8,414	2.07%
Chinese	5,002	1.23%
Vietnamese	2,301	0.57%
Japanese	1,689	0.42%
Korean	1,651	0.41%
Mongolian	421	0.10%
Taiwanese	255	0.06%
Mien	244	0.06%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	324,382	84.0%
Spanish	24,758	6.4%
Other Indo-European	11,315	2.9%
Tagalog	6,397	1.7%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	4,799	1.2%
Chinese	3,428	0.9%
Other Asian	3,174	0.8%
Vietnamese	1,767	0.5%
German, other Germanic	1,543	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	55,632	13.7%
German	54,965	13.5%
Irish	42,756	10.5%
Italian	26,783	6.6%
European	14,887	3.7%
American	14,177	3.5%
Scottish	9,766	2.4%
French	9,591	2.4%
Norwegian	7,723	1.9%
Portuguese	6,756	1.7%
Swedish	6,197	1.5%
Polish	5,634	1.4%
Dutch	5,079	1.2%
Danish	4,258	1.0%
Russian	4,240	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	389,004	95.7%
Not a citizen	17,604	4.3%

Native	357,772	88.0%
Foreign-born	48,836	12.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
5,636	2.0%	8,860	3.1%	49,819	17.4%	100,830	35.1%	79,373	27.7%	42,397	14.8%
Average years of education: 14.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	5,636	2.0%
9-12 Years	8,860	3.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	49,819	17.4%
Some College	100,830	35.1%
Bach. Degree	79,373	27.7%
Grad Degree	42,397	14.8%
Average years of education: 14.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	89,518	85,752	3,766	4.2%	5.8%
1991	91,300	85,326	5,974	6.5%	7.8%
1992	93,422	85,481	7,941	8.5%	9.4%
1993	93,149	85,584	7,565	8.1%	9.5%
1994	98,548	91,941	6,607	6.7%	8.7%
1995	102,109	95,837	6,272	6.1%	7.9%
1996	105,654	99,867	5,787	5.5%	7.3%
1997	109,791	104,662	5,129	4.7%	6.4%
1998	113,410	108,757	4,653	4.1%	5.9%
1999	120,140	116,222	3,918	3.3%	5.3%

2000	132,043	127,349	4,694	3.6%	4.9%
2001	138,727	133,127	5,600	4.0%	5.5%
2002	146,155	138,881	7,274	5.0%	6.8%
2003	152,705	144,840	7,865	5.2%	6.9%
2004	158,479	150,890	7,589	4.8%	6.2%
2005	164,281	157,225	7,056	4.3%	5.4%
2006	169,126	162,094	7,032	4.2%	4.9%
2007	172,718	164,566	8,152	4.7%	5.3%
2008	177,065	165,535	11,530	6.5%	7.3%
2009	180,575	161,396	19,179	10.6%	11.5%

2010	173,433	152,847	20,586	11.9%	12.5%
2011	173,470	154,313	19,157	11.0%	11.9%
2012	174,534	157,910	16,624	9.5%	10.5%
2013	175,189	161,492	13,697	7.8%	9.0%
2014	175,097	163,994	11,103	6.3%	7.6%
2015	176,339	167,367	8,972	5.1%	6.3%
2016	179,634	171,550	8,084	4.5%	5.5%
2017	181,354	174,297	7,057	3.9%	4.8%
2018	185,623	179,656	5,967	3.2%	4.3%
2019	188,564	182,605	5,959	3.2%	4.2%

2020	184,892	171,319	13,573	7.3%	10.1%
2021	189,577	179,955	9,622	5.1%	7.3%
2022	193,823	187,891	5,932	3.1%	4.2%
2023	194,719	187,464	7,255	3.7%	4.8%
2024	204,752	196,333	8,419	4.1%	5.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	173,090
Median Value	$627,100

Occupied	152,537	88.1%
Vacant	20,553	11.9%

Owned	112,597	73.8%
Rented	39,940	26.2%
Median Rent	$1,874

Single-Family Units	140,861	81.4%
Detached	135,416	78.2%
Attached	5,445	3.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	19,586	11.3%
Mobile Homes	4,792	2.8%

Placer County, CA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Placer County, CA

2022 Housing Data for Placer County, CA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Placer County, CA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Placer County, CA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Placer County, CA

Historical Labor Force Data for Placer County, CA