Demographics of El Dorado County, California

El Dorado County, California had 192,323 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,086 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

El Dorado County, in four figures

192,323
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +0.6%
Change since July 2020: +1,086 people.; 46.1 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $108,845 ±$3,035
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

El Dorado County, California's population grew 0.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of El Dorado County, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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El Dorado County, California's population grew 0.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of El Dorado County, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	191,237	100.0	100.0
2021	193,631	101.3	100.2
2022	192,914	100.9	100.7
2023	192,090	100.4	101.6
2024	192,371	100.6	102.5
2025	192,323	100.6	103.1

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Population of El Dorado County, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	191,237	+48	−21	0	+29
2021	193,631	+2,394	−386	+86	+2,739
2022	192,914	−717	−289	+259	−599
2023	192,090	−824	−398	+337	−752
2024	192,371	+281	−346	+400	+264
2025	192,323	−48	−356	+167	+140

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 46.1 ±0.2: for men 45.3 ±0.1 and for women 47.0 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in El Dorado County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	8,610 ±92	4.5% ±<0.1	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	29,023 ±873	15.1% ±0.5	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	12,593 ±768	6.5% ±0.4	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	43,497 ±953	22.6% ±0.5	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	53,685 ±1,198	27.9% ±0.6	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	45,254 ±1,294	23.5% ±0.7	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $108,845 ±$3,035, and income per person $59,958 ±$1,696, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in El Dorado County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	7,853 ±775	10.3% ±1.0	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	9,276 ±848	12.2% ±1.1	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	9,282 ±829	12.2% ±1.1	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	8,810 ±766	11.6% ±1.0	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	14,633 ±883	19.2% ±1.1	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	8,522 ±737	11.2% ±1.0	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	17,809 ±1,016	23.4% ±1.3	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in El Dorado County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	15,285 ±1,637	8.0% ±0.9	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	3,079 ±560	8.3% ±1.5	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	7,937 ±1,004	8.4% ±1.1	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	4,269 ±573	7.1% ±0.9	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in El Dorado County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	El Dorado County	California	United States
Housing units	94,653 ±60	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	80.5% ±0.8	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	19.5% ±0.8	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	77.2% ±1.0	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	22.8% ±1.1	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$679,900 ±$12,105	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,715 ±$65	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1983 ±1	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in El Dorado County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	27,892 ±0	14.5% ±<0.1	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	140,820 ±598	73.1% ±0.3	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,481 ±240	0.8% ±0.1	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	9,986 ±432	5.2% ±0.2	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	619 ±168	0.3% ±0.1	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	68 to 218	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1,076 ±336	0.6% ±0.2	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	10,645 ±874	5.5% ±0.5	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in El Dorado County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	128,345 ±1,943	66.6% ±1.0	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	44,368 ±1,768	23.0% ±0.9	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	2,200 ±328	1.1% ±0.2	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	17,749 ±1,373	9.2% ±0.7	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	10,592 ±783	5.5% ±0.4	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	7,157 ±1,180	3.7% ±0.6	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

El Dorado County among the counties of California

29th of 58 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the California page.

Counties of California near El Dorado County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
San Luis Obispo County	282,367	< +0.1%
Santa Cruz County	258,852	−4.7%
Marin County	253,694	−2.9%
Yolo County	224,410	+3.1%
Butte County	209,211	−0.5%
El Dorado County	192,323	+0.6%
Shasta County	181,648	−0.3%
Imperial County	181,411	+1.0%
Madera County	167,927	+7.4%
Kings County	154,327	+1.0%
Napa County	132,949	−3.3%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026