Demographics of Placerville city, California

Placerville city, California had 10,685 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −34 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Placerville city, in four figures

10,685
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 10,762 ±22.; −0.3%
Change since July 2020: −34 people.; 46.8 ±4.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $67,274 ±$14,025
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Placerville city, California's population shrank 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Placerville city, 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 — incorporated places and New England towns

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Placerville city, California's population shrank 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Placerville city, 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	10,719	100.0	100.0
2021	10,763	100.4	100.2
2022	10,855	101.3	100.7
2023	10,669	99.5	101.6
2024	10,666	99.5	102.5
2025	10,685	99.7	103.1

Population of Placerville city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	10,719	—
2021	10,763	+44
2022	10,855	+92
2023	10,669	−186
2024	10,666	−3
2025	10,685	+19

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 46.8 ±4.2: for men 43.2 ±6.4 and for women 50.1 ±4.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Placerville city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	176 to 556	1.6% to 5.2%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,535 ±363	14.3% ±3.4	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	594 ±263	5.5% ±2.4	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,631 ±481	24.4% ±4.5	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,032 ±489	28.2% ±4.5	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,604 ±425	24.2% ±4.0	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<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%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $67,274 ±$14,025, and income per person $40,994 ±$3,617, 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 Placerville city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	818 ±271	17.1% ±5.5	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,097 ±309	23.0% ±6.3	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	638 ±213	13.4% ±4.4	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	496 ±183	10.4% ±3.8	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	899 ±317	18.8% ±6.5	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	445 ±197	9.3% ±4.1	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	382 ±144	8.0% ±3.0	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 Placerville city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	1,641 ±541	15.9% ±5.2	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	246 to 838	14.4% to 42.7%	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	912 ±311	17.6% ±5.5	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	90 to 284	5.7% ±2.8	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Placerville city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Placerville city	California	United States
Housing units	5,074 ±352	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.1% ±9.2	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.7% to 9.1%	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	58.3% ±7.1	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	41.7% ±5.0	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$473,100 ±$17,383	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,234 ±$175	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1975 ±4	1976 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 Placerville city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,582 ±546	24.0% ±5.1	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,369 ±541	68.5% ±5.0	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	77 to 247	0.7% to 2.3%	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	42 to 182	0.4% to 1.7%	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 38	0% to 0.4%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	519 ±237	4.8% ±2.2	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 Placerville city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	8,020 ±446	74.5% ±4.1	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,166 ±431	20.1% ±4.0	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 81	0% to 0.8%	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	539 ±230	5.0% ±2.1	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	104 to 338	1.0% to 3.1%	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	122 to 514	1.1% to 4.8%	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Placerville city among the places of California

478th of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near Placerville city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Sierra Madre city	10,940 ±25
Clayton city	10,937 ±33
Diamond Springs CDP	10,927 ±1,197
Citrus CDP	10,904 ±1,211
Calimesa city	10,902 ±29
Placerville city	10,762 ±22
Fairview CDP	10,745 ±846
Morro Bay city	10,692 ±25
Soquel CDP	10,679 ±1,263
Sonoma city	10,670 ±26
Garden Acres CDP	10,667 ±1,266

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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