Sacramento County vs. Placer County

Sacramento County (CA)Placer County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)1,540,975393,149
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)8.6%12.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)1,418,735348,503
Population, Census, April 1, 20101,418,788348,432
Persons under 5 years, percent6.4%5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.6%22.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent14.1%19.6%
Female persons, percent51.1%51.1%
White alone, percent63.0%84.3%
Black or African American alone, percent10.9%1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.5%1.1%
Asian alone, percent16.9%8.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent1.3%0.3%
Two or More Races, percent6.4%4.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent23.4%14.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent44.2%72.1%
Veterans, 2014-201880,34326,333
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201820.8%11.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)574,438167,134
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201856.0%71.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$330,100$443,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,860$2,298
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$516$653
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,184$1,463
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201326.7%16.7%
Building permits, 20184,6671,887
Households, 2014-2018536,029140,661
Persons per household, 2014-20182.772.67
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201884.3%86.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201832.4%14.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201893.2%94.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201885.6%88.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201887.4%94.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201830.4%38.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.2%6.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.4%4.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.4%59.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.1%54.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,422,6741,452,014
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)12,358,6633,125,443
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)6,960,679932,893
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)18,746,3364,474,436
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)15,227,2806,437,879
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$10,501$17,800
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201827.427.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$63,902$84,357
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$31,311$41,508
Persons in poverty, percent14.3%7.1%
Total employer establishments, 201729,51510,816
Total employment, 2017481,229149,730
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)26,676,9137,789,783
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20173.2%5.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017110,38633,868
All firms, 2012110,17231,846
Men-owned firms, 201258,84616,123
Women-owned firms, 201240,01310,464
Minority-owned firms, 201243,5355,173
Nonminority-owned firms, 201262,81424,725
Veteran-owned firms, 20129,0803,095
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201296,57926,285
Black-owned firms, percent, 20076.4%1.2%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20071.2%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 200714.9%6.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.3%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20078.5%5.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200732.1%28.3%
Population per square mile, 20101,470.8247.6
Land area in square miles, 2010964.641,407.01

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Sacramento county (CA) and Placer county (CA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.