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Placer County, California (CA)

County population in 2021: 412,300 (86% urban, 14% rural); it was 248,399 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 73,357
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 20,866
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 68,368
Renter-occupied apartments: 38,404 (it was 25,014 in 2000)
% of renters here:

27%
State:

44%

Land area: 1404 sq. mi.

Water area: 98.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 294 people per square mile   (high).

March 2019 cost of living index in Placer County: 99.2 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (23.0%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (15.2%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 74%
  • Government: 19%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Placer County, CA (2021)
    • 277,28667.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 62,67315.2%Hispanic or Latino
    • 33,5708.1%Asian alone
    • 28,7667.0%Two or more races
    • 5,4931.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 3,5230.9%Some other race alone
    • 7790.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 2100.05%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age:

42.3 years
California median age:

37.6 years
Males: 203,013  (49.2%)
Females: 209,287  (50.8%)
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Average household size:
Placer County:

2.0 people
California:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2021: $103,659 ($57,535 in 1999)
This county:

$103,659
California:

$84,907

Median contract rent in 2021 for apartments: $1,659 (lower quartile is $1,145, upper quartile is $2,124)
This county:

$1659
State:

$1619


Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $627,500 (it was $208,800 in 2000)
Placer:

$627,500
California:

$648,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $482,900 - $794,000

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $686,401
Here:

$686,401
State:

$881,672

Townhouses or other attached units: $527,857
Here:

$527,857
State:

$745,373

In 2-unit structures: $542,569
Here:

$542,569
State:

$1,121,094

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $348,764
Here:

$348,764
State:

$689,397

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $329,713
Here:

$329,713
State:

$701,962

Mobile homes: $136,260
Here:

$136,260
State:

$174,181

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $99,518
Here:

$99,518
State:

$105,963

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $2,582
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $805

Institutionalized population: 1,717

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 2
  • Rapes: 19
  • Robberies: 24
  • Assaults: 175
  • Burglaries: 247
  • Thefts: 674
  • Auto thefts: 31

Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 3
  • Rapes: 28
  • Robberies: 13
  • Assaults: 139
  • Burglaries: 278
  • Thefts: 769
  • Auto thefts: 30
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Health of residents in Placer County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.6. This is about average.
76.9% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
37.4% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is less than average.
59.3% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
70.0% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 193 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 160 pounds. This is about average.

Health of residents in Placer County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.6. This is better than average.
86.3% of residents exercised in the past month. This is more than average.
44.9% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
99.3% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.
83.5% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is more than average.
Average weight of males is 190 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 153 pounds. This is less than average.

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2021: 4073 buildings, average cost: $319,600
  • 2020: 2627 buildings, average cost: $324,600
  • 2019: 2045 buildings, average cost: $329,400
  • 2018: 1881 buildings, average cost: $340,900
  • 2017: 2500 buildings, average cost: $303,100
  • 2016: 2107 buildings, average cost: $334,100
  • 2015: 1996 buildings, average cost: $338,800
  • 2014: 1636 buildings, average cost: $323,700
  • 2013: 1266 buildings, average cost: $311,200
  • 2012: 1189 buildings, average cost: $282,300
  • 2011: 812 buildings, average cost: $290,900
  • 2010: 1087 buildings, average cost: $264,600
  • 2009: 1108 buildings, average cost: $241,900
  • 2008: 1393 buildings, average cost: $257,400
  • 2007: 2188 buildings, average cost: $262,700
  • 2006: 2596 buildings, average cost: $249,600
  • 2005: 4895 buildings, average cost: $236,300
  • 2004: 4743 buildings, average cost: $235,200
  • 2003: 4686 buildings, average cost: $221,700
  • 2002: 5402 buildings, average cost: $205,800
  • 2001: 4722 buildings, average cost: $200,100
  • 2000: 4745 buildings, average cost: $198,700
  • 1999: 3881 buildings, average cost: $184,300
  • 1998: 3856 buildings, average cost: $167,800
  • 1997: 3011 buildings, average cost: $157,400
Number of permits per 10,000 Placer, CA residents
Average permit cost in Placer, CA
Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $5,641 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $4,595 (0.8%)

Distribution of median household income in Placer, CA in 2021
Distribution of house value in Placer, CA in 2021
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Placer, CA in 2021
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2021: 6.6%
Placer County:

6.6%
California:

12.3%
(5.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 7.1% for Black residents, 12.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 10.9% for American Indian residents, 7.4% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 18.8% for other race residents, 4.7% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2021: 42.3 years old
(Males: 40.9 years old, Females: 43.6 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 46.3 years old, Black residents: 49.1 years old, American Indian residents: 42.6 years old, Asian residents: 40.0 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 32.3 years old, Other race residents: 37.3 years old)

Area name: Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Placer County is $786 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $959 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1384 a month.

Cities in this county include: Roseville, Loomis Basin-Folsom Lake, Rocklin, West Valley, Granite Bay, Colfax-Summit, Auburn, Lake Tahoe, North Auburn, Lincoln.

Placer County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Zip codeCityNumber of testsNumber of tests >= 4 pCi/L
95602Auburn80
95603Auburn492
95604Auburn20
95631Foresthill132
95648Lincoln140
95650Loomis170
95658Newcastle140
95661Roseville252
95663Penryn10
95677Rocklin163
95678Roseville310
95681Sheridan10
95701Alta11
95703Applegate123
95713Colfax123
95717Gold Run10
95722Meadow Vista60
95736Weimar20
95746Granite Bay152
95747Roseville120
95765Rocklin172
96140Carnelian Bay297
96141Homewood91
96142Tahoma91
96143Kings Beach469
96145Tahoe City8922
96146Olympic Valley253
96148Tahoe Vista235

2019 air pollution in Placer County:

Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.01 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.024 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual: 14.2 µg/m3. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 7.1 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.

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Neighboring counties: Butler County, Ohio , Tucker County, West Virginia , Teller County, Colorado , Ripley County, Indiana , Montgomery County, Missouri , Pike County, Missouri , Shenandoah County, Virginia , Ray County, Missouri .

Unemployment in March 2023:
Here:

3.7%
California:

4.8%

Unemployment by year in Placer, CA
County total employment by year in Placer, CA
County average yearly wages by year in Placer, CA

Current college students: 14,728
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 94.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 43.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 48,819 (61.2% naturalized citizens)

Placer County:

11.8%
Whole state:

26.6%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 11,3512010 or later
  • 12,9432000 to 2009
  • 8,9511990 to 1999
  • 3,9231980 to 1989
  • 2,3621970 to 1979
  • 5,278Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 59.7%

Placer County marital status for males Placer County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 136,794
  • One, attached: 6,287
  • Two: 1,789
  • 3 or 4: 5,883
  • 5 to 9: 4,696
  • 10 to 19: 3,308
  • 20 to 49: 2,797
  • 50 or more: 7,381
  • Mobile homes: 5,758
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 244

Housing units in Placer County with a mortgage: 80,543 (8,301 second mortgage, 515 home equity loan, 6,441 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,159

Here:

98.8% with mortgage
State:

98.5% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Placer County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant58,135153
Catholic51,34212
Other17,46257
Mainline Protestant6,37630
Orthodox4001
None214,717-
Placer County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 55
Placer County:

1.66 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.14 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
Here:

0.06 / 10,000 pop.
California:

0.04 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 20
This county:

0.60 / 10,000 pop.
California:

0.62 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 74
Placer County:

2.23 / 10,000 pop.
California:

1.49 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 299
This county:

9.00 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.42 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Placer County:

6.7%
California:

7.3%

Adult obesity rate:
Placer County:

17.6%
State:

21.3%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

14.5%
State:

17.9%

Agriculture in Placer County:

Average size of farms: 91 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $25,847
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $1047.66
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 44.73%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 23.76%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $28,145
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 20.60%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 73.39%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $25,720
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.99%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 15.99
Vegetables: 177 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 1,748 acres

Earthquake activity:

Placer County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above California state average. It is 7421% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/1906 at 13:12:21, a magnitude 7.9 (7.9 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 129.9 miles away from Placer County center, causing $524,000,000 total damage
On 10/3/1915 at 06:52:48, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK) earthquake occurred 211.6 miles away from the county center
On 12/21/1932 at 06:10:09, a magnitude 7.2 (7.2 UK) earthquake occurred 157.7 miles away from the county center
On 10/18/1989 at 00:04:15, a magnitude 7.1 (6.5 MB, 7.1 MS, 6.9 MW, 7.0 ML) earthquake occurred 136.3 miles away from the county center, causing 62 deaths (62 shaking deaths) and 3757 injuries, causing $1,305,032,704 total damage
On 1/31/1922 at 13:17:28, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK) earthquake occurred 272.2 miles away from Placer County center
On 7/21/1952 at 11:52:14, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK) earthquake occurred 295.0 miles away from the county center, causing $50,000,000 total damage
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • California Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4482, Natural disaster type: Other
  • California Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides, Incident Period: January 3, 2017 - January 12, 2017, FEMA Id: 4301, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Mudslide, Flood
  • California 49er Fire, Incident Period: August 30, 2009 to September 04, 2009, Fire Management Assistance Declared: August 31, 2009, FEMA Id: 2832, Natural disaster type: Fire
  • California Gladding Fire, Incident Period: September 01, 2008 to September 03, 2008, Fire Management Assistance Declared: September 02, 2008, FEMA Id: 2786, Natural disaster type: Fire
  • California Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: March 29, 2006 to April 16, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1646: June 05, 2006, FEMA Id: 1646, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • California Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides, Incident Period: December 17, 2005 to January 03, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1628: February 03, 2006, FEMA Id: 1628, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • California Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3248: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3248, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • California Stevens Fire, Incident Period: August 08, 2004 to August 14, 2004, Fire Management Assistance Declared: August 08, 2004, FEMA Id: 2541, Natural disaster type: Fire
  • California Sierra Fire, Incident Period: September 18, 2002 to September 22, 2002, Fire Management Assistance Declared: September 19, 2002, FEMA Id: 2463, Natural disaster type: Fire
  • California Severe Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: December 28, 1996 to April 01, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1155: January 04, 1997, FEMA Id: 1155, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • 7 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Placer County (17) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 10, Storms: 6, Fires: 4, Landslides: 4, Mudslides: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Drought: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tornado: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2021 - Placer

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 126,421 (67.1%)
  • Carpooled: 11,051 (5.9%)
  • Bus: 47 (0.0%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 56 (0.0%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 1,944 (1.0%)
  • Bicycle: 481 (0.3%)
  • Walked: 2,108 (1.1%)
  • Worked at home: 46,209 (24.5%)
Class of Workers in 2021
Most common industries in 2021 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2021


  • Health care and social assistance (20%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Retail trade (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Other services, except public administration (4%)

Most common industries for females in 2021


  • Health care and social assistance (23%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Retail trade (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Other services, except public administration (5%)

Most common occupations in 2021 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2021


  • Management occupations (17%)
  • Sales and related occupations (11%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (6%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (6%)
  • Computer and mathematical occupations (6%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (5%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females in 2021


  • Office and administrative support occupations (17%)
  • Management occupations (12%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (10%)
  • Sales and related occupations (10%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (8%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (5%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (15%)
  • India (13%)
  • Philippines (12%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)
  • Canada (4%)
  • Iran (3%)
  • Ukraine (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Placer County


  • English (11%)
  • German (8%)
  • American (5%)
  • Irish (5%)
  • Italian (5%)
  • European (4%)
  • Norwegian (1%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Placer County, California in 2010:

  • 1,060 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 549 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 509 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 508 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 454 people in college/university student housing
  • 411 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 128 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
  • 80 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 65 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
  • 26 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 9 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 5 people in in-patient hospice facilities
  • 3 people in correctional residential facilities

People in group quarters in Placer County, California in 2000:

  • 1,332 people in nursing homes
  • 471 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 357 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 181 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 120 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 75 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 70 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 67 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
  • 47 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
  • 39 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 37 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 32 people in religious group quarters
  • 26 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 26 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
  • 16 people in other group homes
  • 13 people in other workers' dormitories
  • 5 people in homes for the physically handicapped
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $116,838.

9.43% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($99,508 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

9.43%
California average:

5.19%


0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($239 average AGI)
Placer County:

0.03%
California average:

0.03%

7.80% relocated from other counties in California ($85,607 average AGI)
1.59% relocated from other states ($13,662 average AGI)
Placer County:

1.59%
California average:

1.56%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Sacramento County, CA  3.13% ($78,790 average AGI)
from Santa Clara County, CA  0.63% ($170,329)
from Alameda County, CA  0.47% ($150,099)
from Contra Costa County, CA  0.39% ($146,484)
from Nevada County, CA  0.35% ($93,128)
from San Mateo County, CA  0.29% ($211,373)
from Los Angeles County, CA  0.24% ($86,786)


8.04% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($95,121 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

8.04%
California average:

6.14%


0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($247 average AGI)
Placer County:

0.03%
California average:

0.02%

4.83% relocated to other counties in California ($45,694 average AGI)
3.19% relocated to other states ($49,179 average AGI)
Placer County:

3.19%
California average:

2.55%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Sacramento County, CA  2.17% ($64,004 average AGI)
to Nevada County, CA  0.33% ($77,272)
to El Dorado County, CA  0.29% ($105,441)
to Washoe County, NV  0.25% ($129,746)
to Yuba County, CA  0.21% ($65,826)
to San Diego County, CA  0.16% ($91,942)
to Los Angeles County, CA  0.13% ($69,943)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.1
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 9.9

Births per 1000 population in Placer County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 7.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 8.1

Deaths per 1000 population in Placer County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2009: 3.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2010 to 2018: 1.1

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Placer County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.6%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 2.2%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Placer County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Placer County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Placer County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Placer County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Placer County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Placer County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 50,735 (44,633 aged, 6,102 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 6,991 (9%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Placer County, California in 1999 - 2019:

  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (4,410)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (3,145)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (3,023)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (2,901)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (2,482)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (1,557)
  • Unspecified dementia (1,319)
  • Congestive heart failure (1,182)
  • Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (1,067)
  • Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,037)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 15.3. This is less than state average.

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 114.5. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 61.2
  • Poisoning - 21.7
  • Suffocation - 21.2
  • Other - 10.4

Household type by relationship:

Households: 412,300
  • Male householders: 76,335 (13,836 living alone), Female householders: 79,610 (21,476 living alone)
  • 91,680 spouses (91,269 opposite-sex spouses), 7,960 unmarried partners, (7,540 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 121,282 children (116,438 natural, 1,795 adopted, 3,049 stepchildren), 8,071 grandchildren, 2,656 brothers or sisters, 4,698 parents, 37 foster children, 4,832 other relatives, 11,102 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 4,037

Size of family households: 48,727 2-persons, 23,150 3-persons, 24,536 4-persons, 11,222 5-persons, 2,791 6-persons, 1,299 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 35,312 1-person, 7,282 2-persons, 1,291 3-persons, 273 4-persons, 62 5-persons.

67,603 married couples with children.
14,476 single-parent households (5,654 men, 8,822 women).

84.4% of residents of Placer speak English at home.
6.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
4.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
4.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (70% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (43% speak English very well, 42% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $1,283,463,000 ($4,181 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $93,496,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $785,105,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $212,960,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,679,000
Federal grants: $181,017,000
Federal procurement contracts: $43,379,000 ($14,171,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $56,323,000 ($9,362,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,338,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $122,847,000
Federal Government insurance: $255,067,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 17,817
Here:

56 per 1000 residents
State:

77 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 11,191
Here:

35 per 1000 residents
State:

34 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +2,783
Here:

+9 per 1000 residents
State:

+39 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +60,149
Here:  +190 per 1000 residents
State:  -18 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Placer County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 59.38 millions of gallons per day (5% from ground, 95% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.6
State:

6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.3
State:

3.9

Year house built in Placer County, California
  • Year house built in Placer County, California
  • 2,0032020 or later
  • 21,6602010 to 2019
  • 45,9822000 to 2009
  • 30,8391990 to 1999
  • 25,8111980 to 1989
  • 22,4661970 to 1979
  • 11,5591960 to 1969
  • 6,8391950 to 1959
  • 3,1251940 to 1949
  • 4,6531939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Placer County, California
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Placer County, California
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Placer County, California
  • 6531 room
  • 4422 rooms
  • 2,8303 rooms
  • 8,3174 rooms
  • 19,0165 rooms
  • 25,2736 rooms
  • 20,5117 rooms
  • 17,3738 rooms
  • 21,0259+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Placer County, California
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Placer County, California
  • 2,0451 room
  • 2,1392 rooms
  • 8,1563 rooms
  • 9,8674 rooms
  • 8,0525 rooms
  • 5,3396 rooms
  • 1,9187 rooms
  • 1,1868 rooms
  • 1,8039+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Placer County, California
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Placer County, California
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Placer County, California
  • 653no bedroom
  • 1,8371 bedroom
  • 16,1612 bedrooms
  • 48,1353 bedrooms
  • 34,0674 bedrooms
  • 14,5875+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Placer County, California
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Placer County, California
  • 2,120no bedroom
  • 9,9061 bedroom
  • 13,4062 bedrooms
  • 10,3393 bedrooms
  • 3,5254 bedrooms
  • 1,2095+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Placer County, California in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Placer County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Placer County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 1,927no vehicle
  • 22,8231 vehicle
  • 51,5412 vehicles
  • 24,9783 vehicles
  • 9,9954 vehicles
  • 4,1765+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Placer County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Placer County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 3,020no vehicle
  • 15,4381 vehicle
  • 15,6362 vehicles
  • 4,7073 vehicles
  • 9254 vehicles
  • 7795+ vehicles

87.3% of Placer County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in California.

Placer County:

87.3%
State average:

88.0%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 270,738
  • Other state: 85,195
  • Northeast: 15,549
  • Midwest: 26,556
  • South: 17,810
  • West: 25,280
Year householders moved into unit in Placer County, CA
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Placer County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 66.2%Utility gas
  • 18.1%Electricity
  • 9.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 3.6%Wood
  • 2.1%Solar energy
  • 0.5%Other fuel
  • 0.1%No fuel used
  • 0.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 51.5%Utility gas
  • 39.7%Electricity
  • 5.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.3%Wood
  • 0.7%No fuel used
  • 0.6%Solar energy
  • 0.6%Other fuel
  • 0.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4,838
Here:

11.9%
California:

10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,555
Here:

7.1%
California:

8.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2,760
Here:

14.1%
California:

15.6%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Placer County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $34,308,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $31,012,000
  • Charges - Other: $80,111,000
    Other: $73,570,000
    Sewerage: $33,353,000
    Sewerage: $17,007,000
    Regular Highways: $6,086,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,284,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,142,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,510,000
    Regular Highways: $2,277,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,197,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $716,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $705,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $681,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $498,000
  • Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,237,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $588,000
  • Current Operations - Health - Other: $143,517,000
    Police Protection: $80,600,000
    Health - Other: $80,424,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $79,254,000
    Police Protection: $77,593,000
    Correctional Institutions: $74,390,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $64,297,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $59,791,000
    Correctional Institutions: $57,808,000
    Central Staff Services: $44,739,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $42,171,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $40,947,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $39,342,000
    General - Other: $39,262,000
    Financial Administration: $31,777,000
    General - Other: $30,403,000
    Financial Administration: $30,161,000
    Central Staff Services: $29,282,000
    Sewerage: $27,138,000
    Corrections - Other: $26,898,000
    Regular Highways: $26,453,000
    Corrections - Other: $22,034,000
    Regular Highways: $19,368,000
    Transit Utilities: $15,264,000
    Transit Utilities: $14,842,000
    Sewerage: $13,097,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $8,473,000
    Libraries: $7,757,000
    Libraries: $7,615,000
    Parks and Recreation: $7,582,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $7,157,000
    Parks and Recreation: $6,886,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $5,897,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,939,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,692,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $3,615,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,099,000
    Electric Utilities: $2,118,000
    Electric Utilities: $620,000
    Water Utilities: $133,000
    Water Utilities: $109,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $30,600,000
    Highways: $11,774,000
    Other: $8,837,000
    Other: $8,141,000
    Transit Utilities: $4,188,000
    Transit Utilities: $3,072,000
    General Local Government Support: $983,000
    General Local Government Support: $902,000
    Natural Resources: $370,000
    Natural Resources: $359,000
    Education: $161,000
    Education: $159,000
    Health and Hospitals: $73,000
    Health and Hospitals: $72,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $9,585,000
    Interest on Debt: $9,179,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $50,041,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $44,618,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Judicial and Legal Services: $1,156,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,136,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $20,247,000
    Education: $17,403,000
    Other: $3,146,000
    Other: $1,741,000
    Health and Hospitals: $449,000
    Health and Hospitals: $150,000
    Sewerage: $33,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $386,137,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $351,328,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $275,322,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $212,038,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $124,643,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $61,360,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $34,851,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $42,000
  • Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $13,686,000
    Interest Earnings: $11,743,000
    Special Assessments: $11,463,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $7,901,000
    General Revenue - Other: $5,704,000
    General Revenue - Other: $4,858,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $4,760,000
    Interest Earnings: $3,682,000
    Sale of Property: $3,500,000
    Sale of Property: $1,883,000
    Rents: $76,000
    Rents: $43,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $63,944,000
    General - Other: $63,496,000
    Regular Highways: $60,756,000
    Regular Highways: $3,064,000
    Police Protection: $2,286,000
    Correctional Institutions: $514,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $418,000
    Corrections - Other: $314,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $213,000
    Parks and Recreation: $175,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $151,000
    Central Staff Services: $137,000
    Health - Other: $80,000
    Health - Other: $57,000
    Police Protection: $31,000
    Local Fire Protection: $24,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $20,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $10,000
    Libraries: $10,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,719,168,000
    Cash and Securities: $186,810,000
  • Revenue - Transit Utilities: $9,360,000
    Transit Utilities: $8,982,000
    Electric Utilities: $4,164,000
    Electric Utilities: $296,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,574,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $126,502,000
    Public Welfare: $112,885,000
    Other: $79,929,000
    Other: $78,341,000
    Education: $68,243,000
    Education: $62,230,000
    Health and Hospitals: $54,244,000
    Health and Hospitals: $39,818,000
    Highways: $30,493,000
    Highways: $16,176,000
    Transit Utilities: $7,373,000
    Transit Utilities: $5,460,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,251,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,072,000
    Sewerage: $175,000
    Sewerage: $1,000
  • Tax - Property: $218,281,000
    Property: $191,275,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $22,507,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $22,363,000
    Other Selective Sales: $19,194,000
    Other Selective Sales: $17,735,000
    Other License: $10,464,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $8,507,000
    Other License: $8,229,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $7,434,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $5,531,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $4,749,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $2,475,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $1,995,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $30,982,000
    : $27,254,000
  • Transit Utilities - Interest on Debt: $2,877,000
    Interest on Debt: $67,000

Placer County government finances - Revenue in 2018:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $34,308,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $31,012,000
  • Charges - Other: $80,111,000
    Other: $73,570,000
    Sewerage: $33,353,000
    Sewerage: $17,007,000
    Regular Highways: $6,086,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,284,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,142,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,510,000
    Regular Highways: $2,277,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,197,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $716,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $705,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $681,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $498,000
  • Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,237,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $588,000
  • Current Operations - Health - Other: $143,517,000
    Police Protection: $80,600,000
    Health - Other: $80,424,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $79,254,000
    Police Protection: $77,593,000
    Correctional Institutions: $74,390,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $64,297,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $59,791,000
    Correctional Institutions: $57,808,000
    Central Staff Services: $44,739,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $42,171,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $40,947,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $39,342,000
    General - Other: $39,262,000
    Financial Administration: $31,777,000
    General - Other: $30,403,000
    Financial Administration: $30,161,000
    Central Staff Services: $29,282,000
    Sewerage: $27,138,000
    Corrections - Other: $26,898,000
    Regular Highways: $26,453,000
    Corrections - Other: $22,034,000
    Regular Highways: $19,368,000
    Transit Utilities: $15,264,000
    Transit Utilities: $14,842,000
    Sewerage: $13,097,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $8,473,000
    Libraries: $7,757,000
    Libraries: $7,615,000
    Parks and Recreation: $7,582,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $7,157,000
    Parks and Recreation: $6,886,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $5,897,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,939,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,692,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $3,615,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,099,000
    Electric Utilities: $2,118,000
    Electric Utilities: $620,000
    Water Utilities: $133,000
    Water Utilities: $109,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $30,600,000
    Highways: $11,774,000
    Other: $8,837,000
    Other: $8,141,000
    Transit Utilities: $4,188,000
    Transit Utilities: $3,072,000
    General Local Government Support: $983,000
    General Local Government Support: $902,000
    Natural Resources: $370,000
    Natural Resources: $359,000
    Education: $161,000
    Education: $159,000
    Health and Hospitals: $73,000
    Health and Hospitals: $72,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $9,585,000
    Interest on Debt: $9,179,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $50,041,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $44,618,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Judicial and Legal Services: $1,156,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,136,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $20,247,000
    Education: $17,403,000
    Other: $3,146,000
    Other: $1,741,000
    Health and Hospitals: $449,000
    Health and Hospitals: $150,000
    Sewerage: $33,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $386,137,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $351,328,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $275,322,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $212,038,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $124,643,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $61,360,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $34,851,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $42,000
  • Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $13,686,000
    Interest Earnings: $11,743,000
    Special Assessments: $11,463,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $7,901,000
    General Revenue - Other: $5,704,000
    General Revenue - Other: $4,858,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $4,760,000
    Interest Earnings: $3,682,000
    Sale of Property: $3,500,000
    Sale of Property: $1,883,000
    Rents: $76,000
    Rents: $43,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $63,944,000
    General - Other: $63,496,000
    Regular Highways: $60,756,000
    Regular Highways: $3,064,000
    Police Protection: $2,286,000
    Correctional Institutions: $514,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $418,000
    Corrections - Other: $314,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $213,000
    Parks and Recreation: $175,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $151,000
    Central Staff Services: $137,000
    Health - Other: $80,000
    Health - Other: $57,000
    Police Protection: $31,000
    Local Fire Protection: $24,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $20,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $10,000
    Libraries: $10,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,719,168,000
    Cash and Securities: $186,810,000
  • Revenue - Transit Utilities: $9,360,000
    Transit Utilities: $8,982,000
    Electric Utilities: $4,164,000
    Electric Utilities: $296,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,574,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $126,502,000
    Public Welfare: $112,885,000
    Other: $79,929,000
    Other: $78,341,000
    Education: $68,243,000
    Education: $62,230,000
    Health and Hospitals: $54,244,000
    Health and Hospitals: $39,818,000
    Highways: $30,493,000
    Highways: $16,176,000
    Transit Utilities: $7,373,000
    Transit Utilities: $5,460,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,251,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,072,000
    Sewerage: $175,000
    Sewerage: $1,000
  • Tax - Property: $218,281,000
    Property: $191,275,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $22,507,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $22,363,000
    Other Selective Sales: $19,194,000
    Other Selective Sales: $17,735,000
    Other License: $10,464,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $8,507,000
    Other License: $8,229,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $7,434,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $5,531,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $4,749,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $2,475,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $1,995,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $30,982,000
    : $27,254,000
  • Transit Utilities - Interest on Debt: $2,877,000
    Interest on Debt: $67,000

Placer County government finances - Debt in 2018:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $34,308,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $31,012,000
  • Charges - Other: $80,111,000
    Other: $73,570,000
    Sewerage: $33,353,000
    Sewerage: $17,007,000
    Regular Highways: $6,086,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,284,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,142,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,510,000
    Regular Highways: $2,277,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,197,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $716,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $705,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $681,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $498,000
  • Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,237,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $588,000
  • Current Operations - Health - Other: $143,517,000
    Police Protection: $80,600,000
    Health - Other: $80,424,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $79,254,000
    Police Protection: $77,593,000
    Correctional Institutions: $74,390,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $64,297,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $59,791,000
    Correctional Institutions: $57,808,000
    Central Staff Services: $44,739,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $42,171,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $40,947,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $39,342,000
    General - Other: $39,262,000
    Financial Administration: $31,777,000
    General - Other: $30,403,000
    Financial Administration: $30,161,000
    Central Staff Services: $29,282,000
    Sewerage: $27,138,000
    Corrections - Other: $26,898,000
    Regular Highways: $26,453,000
    Corrections - Other: $22,034,000
    Regular Highways: $19,368,000
    Transit Utilities: $15,264,000
    Transit Utilities: $14,842,000
    Sewerage: $13,097,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $8,473,000
    Libraries: $7,757,000
    Libraries: $7,615,000
    Parks and Recreation: $7,582,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $7,157,000
    Parks and Recreation: $6,886,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $5,897,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,939,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,692,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $3,615,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,099,000
    Electric Utilities: $2,118,000
    Electric Utilities: $620,000
    Water Utilities: $133,000
    Water Utilities: $109,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $30,600,000
    Highways: $11,774,000
    Other: $8,837,000
    Other: $8,141,000
    Transit Utilities: $4,188,000
    Transit Utilities: $3,072,000
    General Local Government Support: $983,000
    General Local Government Support: $902,000
    Natural Resources: $370,000
    Natural Resources: $359,000
    Education: $161,000
    Education: $159,000
    Health and Hospitals: $73,000
    Health and Hospitals: $72,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $9,585,000
    Interest on Debt: $9,179,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $50,041,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $44,618,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Judicial and Legal Services: $1,156,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,136,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $20,247,000
    Education: $17,403,000
    Other: $3,146,000
    Other: $1,741,000
    Health and Hospitals: $449,000
    Health and Hospitals: $150,000
    Sewerage: $33,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $386,137,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $351,328,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $275,322,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $212,038,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $124,643,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $61,360,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $34,851,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $42,000
  • Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $13,686,000
    Interest Earnings: $11,743,000
    Special Assessments: $11,463,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $7,901,000
    General Revenue - Other: $5,704,000
    General Revenue - Other: $4,858,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $4,760,000
    Interest Earnings: $3,682,000
    Sale of Property: $3,500,000
    Sale of Property: $1,883,000
    Rents: $76,000
    Rents: $43,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $63,944,000
    General - Other: $63,496,000
    Regular Highways: $60,756,000
    Regular Highways: $3,064,000
    Police Protection: $2,286,000
    Correctional Institutions: $514,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $418,000
    Corrections - Other: $314,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $213,000
    Parks and Recreation: $175,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $151,000
    Central Staff Services: $137,000
    Health - Other: $80,000
    Health - Other: $57,000
    Police Protection: $31,000
    Local Fire Protection: $24,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $20,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $10,000
    Libraries: $10,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,719,168,000
    Cash and Securities: $186,810,000
  • Revenue - Transit Utilities: $9,360,000
    Transit Utilities: $8,982,000
    Electric Utilities: $4,164,000
    Electric Utilities: $296,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,574,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $126,502,000
    Public Welfare: $112,885,000
    Other: $79,929,000
    Other: $78,341,000
    Education: $68,243,000
    Education: $62,230,000
    Health and Hospitals: $54,244,000
    Health and Hospitals: $39,818,000
    Highways: $30,493,000
    Highways: $16,176,000
    Transit Utilities: $7,373,000
    Transit Utilities: $5,460,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,251,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,072,000
    Sewerage: $175,000
    Sewerage: $1,000
  • Tax - Property: $218,281,000
    Property: $191,275,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $22,507,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $22,363,000
    Other Selective Sales: $19,194,000
    Other Selective Sales: $17,735,000
    Other License: $10,464,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $8,507,000
    Other License: $8,229,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $7,434,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $5,531,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $4,749,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $2,475,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $1,995,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $30,982,000
    : $27,254,000
  • Transit Utilities - Interest on Debt: $2,877,000
    Interest on Debt: $67,000

Placer County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $34,308,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $31,012,000
  • Charges - Other: $80,111,000
    Other: $73,570,000
    Sewerage: $33,353,000
    Sewerage: $17,007,000
    Regular Highways: $6,086,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,284,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,142,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,510,000
    Regular Highways: $2,277,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,197,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $716,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $705,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $681,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $498,000
  • Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,237,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $588,000
  • Current Operations - Health - Other: $143,517,000
    Police Protection: $80,600,000
    Health - Other: $80,424,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $79,254,000
    Police Protection: $77,593,000
    Correctional Institutions: $74,390,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $64,297,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $59,791,000
    Correctional Institutions: $57,808,000
    Central Staff Services: $44,739,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $42,171,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $40,947,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $39,342,000
    General - Other: $39,262,000
    Financial Administration: $31,777,000
    General - Other: $30,403,000
    Financial Administration: $30,161,000
    Central Staff Services: $29,282,000
    Sewerage: $27,138,000
    Corrections - Other: $26,898,000
    Regular Highways: $26,453,000
    Corrections - Other: $22,034,000
    Regular Highways: $19,368,000
    Transit Utilities: $15,264,000
    Transit Utilities: $14,842,000
    Sewerage: $13,097,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $8,473,000
    Libraries: $7,757,000
    Libraries: $7,615,000
    Parks and Recreation: $7,582,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $7,157,000
    Parks and Recreation: $6,886,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $5,897,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,939,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,692,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $3,615,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,099,000
    Electric Utilities: $2,118,000
    Electric Utilities: $620,000
    Water Utilities: $133,000
    Water Utilities: $109,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $30,600,000
    Highways: $11,774,000
    Other: $8,837,000
    Other: $8,141,000
    Transit Utilities: $4,188,000
    Transit Utilities: $3,072,000
    General Local Government Support: $983,000
    General Local Government Support: $902,000
    Natural Resources: $370,000
    Natural Resources: $359,000
    Education: $161,000
    Education: $159,000
    Health and Hospitals: $73,000
    Health and Hospitals: $72,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $9,585,000
    Interest on Debt: $9,179,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $50,041,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $44,618,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Judicial and Legal Services: $1,156,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,136,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $20,247,000
    Education: $17,403,000
    Other: $3,146,000
    Other: $1,741,000
    Health and Hospitals: $449,000
    Health and Hospitals: $150,000
    Sewerage: $33,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $386,137,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $351,328,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $275,322,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $212,038,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $124,643,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $61,360,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $34,851,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $42,000
  • Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $13,686,000
    Interest Earnings: $11,743,000
    Special Assessments: $11,463,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $7,901,000
    General Revenue - Other: $5,704,000
    General Revenue - Other: $4,858,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $4,760,000
    Interest Earnings: $3,682,000
    Sale of Property: $3,500,000
    Sale of Property: $1,883,000
    Rents: $76,000
    Rents: $43,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $63,944,000
    General - Other: $63,496,000
    Regular Highways: $60,756,000
    Regular Highways: $3,064,000
    Police Protection: $2,286,000
    Correctional Institutions: $514,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $418,000
    Corrections - Other: $314,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $213,000
    Parks and Recreation: $175,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $151,000
    Central Staff Services: $137,000
    Health - Other: $80,000
    Health - Other: $57,000
    Police Protection: $31,000
    Local Fire Protection: $24,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $20,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $10,000
    Libraries: $10,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,719,168,000
    Cash and Securities: $186,810,000
  • Revenue - Transit Utilities: $9,360,000
    Transit Utilities: $8,982,000
    Electric Utilities: $4,164,000
    Electric Utilities: $296,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,574,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $126,502,000
    Public Welfare: $112,885,000
    Other: $79,929,000
    Other: $78,341,000
    Education: $68,243,000
    Education: $62,230,000
    Health and Hospitals: $54,244,000
    Health and Hospitals: $39,818,000
    Highways: $30,493,000
    Highways: $16,176,000
    Transit Utilities: $7,373,000
    Transit Utilities: $5,460,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,251,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,072,000
    Sewerage: $175,000
    Sewerage: $1,000
  • Tax - Property: $218,281,000
    Property: $191,275,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $22,507,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $22,363,000
    Other Selective Sales: $19,194,000
    Other Selective Sales: $17,735,000
    Other License: $10,464,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $8,507,000
    Other License: $8,229,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $7,434,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $5,531,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $4,749,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $2,475,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $1,995,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $30,982,000
    : $27,254,000
  • Transit Utilities - Interest on Debt: $2,877,000
    Interest on Debt: $67,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 4,758
  • Number of aged recipients: 823
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 3,935
  • Number of recipients under 18: 294
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 3,062
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 1,402
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 2,263
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 2,647
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 51 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED2,180$279,6942,499$293,81310,074$275,449390$168,51310$8,002,2001,651$316,90461$176,918
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED181$279,978329$273,9641,027$291,80757$156,4041$700,000175$287,43424$111,292
APPLICATIONS DENIED381$278,740443$307,2572,980$322,532208$110,1922$550,000508$327,64471$156,394
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN317$273,110415$299,7452,274$304,157118$181,8560$0335$287,17322$165,091
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS61$282,14879$312,861430$310,36023$165,0000$052$275,0385$121,200
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 46 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED238$287,559106$316,5196$287,167
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED119$319,05039$323,8722$245,500
APPLICATIONS DENIED49$317,16334$332,5592$234,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN16$289,68814$348,1431$268,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS17$368,9412$362,5000$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Placer, CA
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Placer, CA - Value
Most common first names in Placer County, CA among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John98476.0 years
Robert90373.3 years
William86875.2 years
Mary85080.8 years
James72673.6 years
George53277.2 years
Charles51776.6 years
Dorothy46580.9 years
Helen44081.0 years
Richard41671.9 years
Most common last names in Placer County, CA among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith38076.7 years
Johnson26979.2 years
Brown22977.3 years
Miller18978.8 years
Williams18277.0 years
Jones18177.9 years
Anderson17379.9 years
Wilson15577.9 years
Davis15278.4 years
Martin11876.2 years
Businesses in Placer County, CA
NameCountNameCount
24 Hour Fitness1JoS. A. Bank1
7-Eleven13Jones New York8
99 Cents Only Stores1Journeys1
ALDO1Justice2
AMF Bowling1KFC7
AT&T8Kincaid1
Abercrombie & Fitch1Kmart2
Abercrombie Kids1Kohl's1
Ace Hardware5Kroger1
Aeropostale1La-Z-Boy1
American Eagle Outfitters2Lane Furniture4
Ann Taylor1Little Caesars Pizza6
Apple Store1Lowe's2
Applebee's1Macy's2
Arby's1Marriott5
AutoZone3Marshalls1
Avenue1MasterBrand Cabinets7
BMW1Mazda1
Baja Fresh Mexican Grill1McDonald's17
Banana Republic1Men's Wearhouse1
Barnes & Noble1Motel 61
Baskin-Robbins4Motherhood Maternity1
Bath & Body Works2New Balance9
Bed Bath & Beyond1New York & Co1
Best Western2Nike21
Big O Tires2Nissan1
Blockbuster7Nordstrom2
Brooks Brothers1Office Depot1
Budget Car Rental2OfficeMax1
Burger King7Old Navy1
CVS10Olive Garden1
Cache1On The Border1
CarMax1Outback1
Carl\s Jr.11Outback Steakhouse1
Casual Male XL1Pac Sun1
Catherines1Panda Express7
Charlotte Russe1Panera Bread2
Chevrolet3Papa John's Pizza2
Chick-Fil-A1Payless4
Chico's1Penske3
Chipotle3PetSmart3
Chuck E. Cheese's1Pier 1 Imports1
Cinnabon 1Pizza Hut1
Circle K4Pottery Barn1
Clarks1Pottery Barn Kids1
Cold Stone Creamery3Quality1
Coldwater Creek1Quiznos6
Comfort Inn1RadioShack5
Comfort Suites1Red Robin2
Costco1Rite Aid7
Crate & Barrel1Ryder Rental & Truck Leasing1
Curves9SAS Shoes1
DHL4SONIC Drive-In1
Dairy Queen2Safeway8
Days Inn1Sam's Club1
Dennys5Sears3
Discount Tire2Sephora2
DressBarn2Skechers USA1
Dressbarn1Soma Intimates1
Eddie Bauer1Sprint Nextel4
Express1Staples4
Extended Stay America1Starbucks39
Famous Footwear4Subaru2
Fashion Bug1Subway31
FedEx49Super 81
Firestone Complete Auto Care2T-Mobile11
Ford2T.J.Maxx2
Forever 211Taco Bell10
Fredericks Of Hollywood1Talbots1
GNC7Target4
GameStop4The Cheesecake Factory1
Gap1The Room Place1
Goodwill3Toyota2
Gymboree1Toys"R"Us3
H&M1Trader Joe's1
H&R Block9True Value3
Hilton2U-Haul19
Hobby Lobby1UPS60
Holiday Inn4Urban Outfitters1
Hollister Co.1Vans11
Home Depot4Verizon Wireless6
Honda2Victoria's Secret1
Hot Topic1Volkswagen1
Howard Johnson1Vons10
Hyatt1Walgreens4
IHOP1Walmart2
J. Jill1Wendy's2
JCPenney1Wet Seal1
Jack In The Box8Whole Foods Market1
Jamba Juice8Z Gallerie1

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