DEMOGRAPHICS
AND COMMUNITY DATA
of Placer County


In 2000, Placer County had a population of 248,399, an increase of approximately 44 percent over 1990. Relatively strong population growth continued in Placer County between 2000 and 2004 with a growth rate of 17.6 percent. The rate of growth in Placer County continues to exceed that of the state, the Bay Area, and the Greater Sacramento Area. Many of the cities in Placer County have also experienced high population growth rates, with Lincoln and Rocklin seeing growth rates well above the county's overall growth. Only the Town of Loomis has demonstrated a slight decline in population growth of 0.6 percent between 2000 and 2004. Population trends in Placer County have placed the County second among all counties in the state for growth between both 2002 and 2003, and 2003 and 2004. Two cities in the County, Lincoln and Rocklin, ranked among the top 30 in the state in terms of population growth between 2003 and 2004. The table below contains the 1990 and 2000 through 2004 population figures for the state, selected regions, the County, its cities and the unincorporated area.

 
POPULATION
 
1990
2000
2001
2002
2003
 2004
 Percent
Change
Area
(Actual)
(Actual)
(Estimate)
(Estimate)
(Estimate)
(Estimate)
2000-2004
California
29,760,021
33,871,648
 34,431,000
35,049,000
35,612,000
36,144,000
6.7%
Bay Area
6,023,577
6,783,760
6,871,700
6,934,600
6,960,400
7,009,400
3.3%
Greater Sacramento Area  1,603,745 1,936,006
1,983,100
2,039,200 2,089,800 2,130,400
10.0%
Placer County
172,796
248,399
260,300
272,100
283,500
292,100
 17.6%
Cities in Placer County   ...   ... ... ... ... ... ...
Auburn 
10,592
12,462
12,650
12,650
12,600
12,650
1.5%
Colfax
1,306
1,496
1,580
1,720
1,790
1,780
19.0%
Lincoln
7,248 
11,205
13,700
16,900
19,900
23,050
105.7%
Loomis
5,705
6,260
6,350
6,325
6,350
6,225 
 -0.6%
Rocklin
19,033
36,330
39,800
43,300
46,000
 48,900
 34.6%
Roseville
44,685
79,921
83,700
87,900
 93,300
96,900
 21.2%

 
 
DISTANCE TO MAJOR CITIES
From Auburn
City
Direction
Miles
San Francisco
West
120
Reno
Northeast
100
South Lake Tahoe
Northeast
100
Sacramento
Southeast
30

 
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