Placer County, California
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 442,081
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 442,081
Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024) 433,822
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2025) 404,767
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2024) 404,752
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2025, (V2025) 9.2%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2024, (V2024) 7.2%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 404,739
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 348,432
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent 4.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent 21.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 21.2%
Female persons, percent 50.8%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent 79.7%
Black alone, percent(a) 2.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a) 1.1%
Asian alone, percent(a) 10.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a) 0.4%
Two or More Races, percent 5.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b) 16.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 66.0%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2020-2024 23,924
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2020-2024 12.7%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 189,461
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2020-2024 74.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2020-2024 $688,100
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2020-2024 $2,984
Median selected monthly owner costs - without a mortage, 2020-2024 $939
Median gross rent, 2020-2024 $2,069
Building Permits, 2025 3,254
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2020-2024 157,954
Persons per household, 2020-2024 2.62
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2020-2024 87.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2020-2024 16.6%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2020-2024 97.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2020-2024 94.2%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 95.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 43.2%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2020-2024 7.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 4.1%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 60.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 55.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 2,887,401
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 5,826,416
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 853,051
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 12,094,585
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $28,929
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2020-2024 27.4
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $115,998
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $57,862
Persons in poverty, percent 6.8%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2023 12,180
Total employment, 2023 167,628
Total annual payroll, 2023 ($1,000) 11,348,299
Total employment, percent change, 2022-2023 0.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2023 37,187
All employer firms, Reference year 2023 9,726
Male-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 5,418
Female-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 2,286
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 2,035
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 6,718
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 374
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 8,378
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 287.6
Population per square mile, 2010 247.6
Land area in square miles, 2020 1,407.08
Land area in square miles, 2010 1,407.01
FIPS Code 06061