Area guide to the California Sierra Nevada cities of:  Roseville, Rocklin, Lincoln, Auburn, Colfax, Meadow Vista, Foresthill, Tahoe City, and all the rural outlying areas of Placer County, California. Information available here:  lodging, dining, recreation, news, business, history, schools, churches, local news, and other information for this foothill community. 


 

 

 
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People QuickFacts

Placer County

California

 

Population, 2013 estimate

367,309

38,332,521

 

Population, 2012 estimate

361,420

37,999,878

Population definition and source info

Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base

348,432

37,253,959

 

Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013

5.4%

2.9%

 

Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012

3.7%

2.0%

 

Population, 2010

348,432

37,253,956

 

Persons under 5 years, percent, 2012

5.7%

6.7%

 

Persons under 18 years, percent, 2012

23.6%

24.3%

 

Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2012

16.6%

12.1%

 

Female persons, percent, 2012

51.2%

50.3%

 

 

White alone, percent, 2012 (a)

86.7%

73.7%

 

Black or African American alone, percent, 2012 (a)

1.6%

6.6%

 

American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2012 (a)

1.1%

1.7%

 

Asian alone, percent, 2012 (a)

6.5%

13.9%

 

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2012 (a)

0.3%

0.5%

 

Two or More Races, percent, 2012

3.8%

3.6%

 

Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2012 (b)

13.3%

38.2%

 

White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2012

75.2%

39.4%

 

 

Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012

85.2%

84.2%

 

Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012

10.3%

27.1%

 

Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012

14.5%

43.5%

 

High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012

93.6%

81.0%

 

Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012

34.7%

30.5%

 

Veterans, 2008-2012

30,432

1,952,910

 

Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012

26.7

27.1

 

Housing units, 2012

154,360

13,707,386

 

Homeownership rate, 2008-2012

71.4%

56.0%

 

Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012

16.8%

30.9%

 

Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012

$354,900

$383,900

 

Households, 2008-2012

131,775

12,466,331

 

Persons per household, 2008-2012

2.63

2.93

 

Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012

$34,917

$29,551

 

Median household income, 2008-2012

$73,356

$61,400

 

Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012

8.4%

15.3%

   

Business QuickFacts

Placer County

California

 

Private nonfarm establishments, 2011

9,282

849,3161

 

Private nonfarm employment, 2011

121,639

12,698,4271

 

Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011

2.8%

1.3%1

 

Nonemployer establishments, 2011

28,965

2,887,014

 

 

Total number of firms, 2007

36,890

3,425,510

 

Black-owned firms, percent, 2007

1.2%

4.0%

 

American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007

S

1.3%

 

Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007

6.6%

14.9%

 

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007

S

0.3%

 

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007

5.3%

16.5%

 

Women-owned firms, percent, 2007

28.3%

30.3%

 

 

Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000)

3,023,419

491,372,092

 

Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000)

3,898,601

598,456,486

 

Retail sales, 2007 ($1000)

6,180,067

455,032,270

 

Retail sales per capita, 2007

$18,622

$12,561

 

Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000)

773,617

80,852,787

 

Building permits, 2012

1,308

58,549

   

Geography QuickFacts

Placer County

California

 

Land area in square miles, 2010

1,407.01

155,779.22

 

Persons per square mile, 2010

247.6

239.1

 

FIPS Code

061

06

 

Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area

Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA Metro Area