Editing Placer County, California (section)

== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
|1860= 13270
|1870= 11357
|1880= 14232
|1890= 15101
|1900= 15786
|1910= 18237
|1920= 18584
|1930= 24468
|1940= 28108
|1950= 41649
|1960= 56998
|1970= 77306
|1980= 117247
|1990= 172796
|2000= 248399
|2010= 348432
|2020= 404739
|estyear=2024
|estimate=433822
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2024">{{Cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024 |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html |access-date=May 10, 2025 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{Cite web |title=Census of Population and Housing from 1790-2000 |url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html |access-date=January 24, 2022 |publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{Cite web |title=Historical Census Browser |url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu |access-date=October 3, 2015 |publisher=University of Virginia Library}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 27, 1995 |editor-last=Forstall |editor-first=Richard L. |title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ca190090.txt |access-date=October 3, 2015 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 2, 2001 |title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |access-date=October 3, 2015 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Placer County, California – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Placer County, California  |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=0500000US06061&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name="2010CensusP2">{{Cite web |title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Placer County, California |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US06061&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2 |website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name="2020CensusP2">{{Cite web |title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Placer County, California |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US06061&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|207,326
|265,294
|style='background: #ffffe6; |272,471
|83.43%
|76.14%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |67.32%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|1,896
|4,427
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6,440
|0.76%
|1.27%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.59%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|1,687
|2,080
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,010
|0.68%
|0.60%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.50%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|7,148
|19,963
|style='background: #ffffe6; |34,776
|2.88%
|5.73%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8.59%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|324
|697
|style='background: #ffffe6; |967
|0.13%
|0.20%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.24%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other Race]] alone (NH)
|336
|603
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,091
|0.14%
|0.17%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.52%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|5,753
|10,658
|style='background: #ffffe6; |25,356
|2.32%
|3.06%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.26%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|24,019
|44,710
|style='background: #ffffe6; |60,628
|9.67%
|12.83%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |14.98%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''248,399'''
|'''348,432'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''404,739'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

=== 2011 ===

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
|-
! colspan=6 | Population, race, and income
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Total population<ref name="US-CB-B02001">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B02001. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 26, 2013.</ref>
| colspan=2 | 343,554
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;White<ref name="US-CB-B02001" />
| 290,923
| 84.7%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Black or African American<ref name="US-CB-B02001" />
| 4,587
| 1.3%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;American Indian or Alaska Native<ref name="US-CB-B02001" />
| 2,654
| 0.8%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Asian<ref name="US-CB-B02001" />
| 20,515
| 6.0%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander<ref name="US-CB-B02001" />
| 750
| 0.2%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Some other race<ref name="US-CB-B02001" />
| 11,478
| 3.3%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Two or more races<ref name="US-CB-B02001" />
| 12,647
| 3.7%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;Hispanic or Latino (of any race)<ref name="US-CB-B03003">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B03003. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 26, 2013.</ref>
| 43,268
| 12.6%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Per capita income<ref name="US-CB-B19301">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19301. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>
| colspan=2 | $35,583
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Median household income<ref name="US-CB-B19013">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19013. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>
| colspan=2 | $74,645
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Median family income<ref name="US-CB-B19113">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19113. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>
| colspan=2 | $90,446
|}

==== Places by population, race, and income ====

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed sortable" style="width: 100%;"
|-
! colspan=9 | Places by population and race
|-
! Place
! Type<ref name="US-CB">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>
! data-sort-type="number" | Population<ref name="US-CB-B02001" />
! data-sort-type="number" | White<ref name="US-CB-B02001" />
! data-sort-type="number" | Other<ref name="US-CB-B02001" /><br /><ref name="other" group="note">Other = Some other race + Two or more races</ref>
! data-sort-type="number" | Asian<ref name="US-CB-B02001" />
! data-sort-type="number" | Black or African<br />American<ref name="US-CB-B02001" />
! data-sort-type="number" | Native American<ref name="US-CB-B02001" /><br /><ref name="na" group="note">Native American = Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander + American Indian or Alaska Native</ref>
! data-sort-type="number" | Hispanic or Latino<br />(of any race)<ref name="US-CB-B03003" />
|-
| [[Alta, California|Alta]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 549 || 97.6% || 2.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.4% || 9.8%
|-
| [[Auburn, California|Auburn]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|City]] || 13,476 || 90.4% || 6.7% || 1.2% || 1.0% || 0.7% || 6.6%
|-
| [[Carnelian Bay, California|Carnelian Bay]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 289 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0%
|-
| [[Colfax, California|Colfax]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|City]] || 1,999 || 92.1% || 5.0% || 2.7% || 0.1% || 0.2% || 4.1%
|-
| [[Dollar Point, California|Dollar Point]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 1,091 || 98.4% || 1.6% || 0.0% || 0.1% || 0.0% || 8.9%
|-
| [[Dutch Flat, California|Dutch Flat]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 114 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 3.5%
|-
| [[Foresthill, California|Foresthill]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 1,823 || 84.5% || 7.2% || 2.1% || 0.0% || 6.1% || 0.6%
|-
| [[Granite Bay, California|Granite Bay]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 22,201 || 88.0% || 5.3% || 5.2% || 0.4% || 1.2% || 5.3%
|-
| [[Kings Beach, California|Kings Beach]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 3,136 || 95.7% || 2.8% || 0.0% || 0.3% || 1.2% || 61.3%
|-
| [[Kingvale, California|Kingvale]] ‡ || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 0 || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0%
|-
| [[Lincoln, California|Lincoln]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|City]] || 40,177 || 79.0% || 11.6% || 6.2% || 2.2% || 1.0% || 18.7%
|-
| [[Loomis, California|Loomis]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|Town]] || 6,511 || 92.2% || 3.1% || 3.7% || 0.8% || 0.2% || 3.1%
|-
| [[Meadow Vista, California|Meadow Vista]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 3,095 || 92.5% || 2.9% || 1.5% || 0.0% || 3.0% || 2.7%
|-
| [[Newcastle, California|Newcastle]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 1,166 || 87.7% || 7.5% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 4.9% || 10.5%
|-
| [[North Auburn, California|North Auburn]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 13,184 || 83.0% || 10.2% || 4.9% || 1.1% || 0.8% || 16.2%
|-
| [[Penryn, California|Penryn]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 665 || 99.1% || 0.0% || 0.9% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0%
|-
| [[Rocklin, California|Rocklin]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|City]] || 55,713 || 83.1% || 6.0% || 8.2% || 1.7% || 1.1% || 10.5%
|-
| [[Roseville, California|Roseville]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|City]] || 116,613 || 81.4% || 7.7% || 8.4% || 1.7% || 0.8% || 15.1%
|-
| [[Sheridan, Placer County, California|Sheridan]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 1,444 || 85.9% || 6.8% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 7.3% || 13.8%
|-
| [[Sunnyside-Tahoe City, California|Sunnyside-Tahoe City]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 1,667 || 95.4% || 2.8% || 0.0% || 1.7% || 0.0% || 15.6%
|-
| [[Tahoe Vista, California|Tahoe Vista]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 1,376 || 86.4% || 9.4% || 4.1% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 42.5%
|-
| [[Tahoma, California|Tahoma]] ‡ || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 361 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 10.2%
|-
! colspan=9 style="text-align: right; font-weight:normal; font-size: 90%;" | ‡ Data for Placer County area of this CDP
|}

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed sortable" style="width: 100%;"
|-
! colspan=6 | Places by population and income
|-
! Place
! Type<ref name="US-CB" />
! Population<ref name="US-CB-B01003">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B01003. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>
! data-sort-type="currency" | Per capita income<ref name="US-CB-B19301" />
! data-sort-type="currency" | Median household income<ref name="US-CB-B19013" />
! data-sort-type="currency" | Median family income<ref name="US-CB-B19113" />
|-
| [[Alta, California|Alta]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 549 || $27,408 || $56,250 || $68,214
|-
| [[Auburn, California|Auburn]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|City]] || 13,476 || $34,471 || $62,600 || $84,679
|-
| [[Carnelian Bay, California|Carnelian Bay]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 289 || $29,998 || $47,900 || $55,000
|-
| [[Colfax, California|Colfax]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|City]] || 1,999 || $27,379 || $58,750 || $70,455
|-
| [[Dollar Point, California|Dollar Point]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 1,091 || $36,547 || $70,673 || $74,659
|-
| [[Dutch Flat, California|Dutch Flat]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 114 || $34,586 || $50,288 || $73,056
|-
| [[Foresthill, California|Foresthill]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 1,823 || $29,272 || $41,410 || $79,276
|-
| [[Granite Bay, California|Granite Bay]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 22,201 || $58,548 || $126,937 || $135,578
|-
| [[Kings Beach, California|Kings Beach]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 3,136 || $23,607 || $40,060 || $55,268
|-
| [[Kingvale, California|Kingvale]] ‡ || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 0 ||<ref name="ND">Data unavailable</ref>  ||<ref name="ND" />  ||<ref name="ND" />
|-
| [[Lincoln, California|Lincoln]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|City]] || 40,177 || $33,260 || $75,071 || $83,373
|-
| [[Loomis, California|Loomis]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|Town]] || 6,511 || $35,922 || $86,990 || $94,966
|-
| [[Meadow Vista, California|Meadow Vista]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 3,095 || $35,557 || $69,709 || $88,806
|-
| [[Newcastle, California|Newcastle]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 1,166 || $24,996 || $31,736 || $49,348
|-
| [[North Auburn, California|North Auburn]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 13,184 || $25,674 || $44,107 || $51,752
|-
| [[Penryn, California|Penryn]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 665 || $46,799 || $87,604 || $98,415
|-
| [[Rocklin, California|Rocklin]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|City]] || 55,713 || $34,658 || $79,675 || $92,295
|-
| [[Roseville, California|Roseville]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|City]] || 116,613 || $34,047 || $75,245 || $92,433
|-
| [[Sheridan, Placer County, California|Sheridan]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 1,444 || $24,253 || $67,813 || $81,339
|-
| [[Sunnyside-Tahoe City, California|Sunnyside-Tahoe City]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 1,667 || $32,055 || $62,470 || $85,776
|-
| [[Tahoe Vista, California|Tahoe Vista]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 1,376 || $32,092 || $69,145 || $77,933
|-
| [[Tahoma, California|Tahoma]] ‡ || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 361 || $45,543 || $77,926 || $77,756
|-
! colspan=6 style="text-align: right; font-weight: normal; font-size: 90%;" | ‡ Data for Placer County area of this CDP
|}

===2010 Census===
The [[2010 United States census]] reported that Placer County had a population of 348,432. The racial makeup of Placer County was 290,977 (83.5%) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 4,751 (1.4%) [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 3,011 (0.9%) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 20,435 (5.9%) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 778 (0.2%) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 13,375 (3.8%) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 15,105 (4.3%) from two or more races. There were 4,710 [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanics]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latinos]] of any race (12.8%).<ref>{{USCensus2010CA}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
!colspan=10|Population reported at [[2010 United States census]]
|-
|{{center|'''The County'''}} ||{{center|'''Total<br/>Population'''}}||{{center|'''[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]'''}} ||{{center|'''[[African American (U.S. Census)|African<br/>American]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native<br/>American]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific<br/>Islander]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Race (United States Census)|other<br/>races]]'''}} || {{center|'''two or<br/>more races'''}} ||{{center|'''[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]]<br/>or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]<br/>(of any race)'''}}
|-
|''' Placer County'''
|align="right"|348,432||align="right"|290,977||align="right"|4,751||align="right"|3,011||align="right"|20,435||align="right"|778||align="right"|13,375||align="right"|15,105||align="right"|44,710
|-
|{{center|'''[[Incorporated city|Incorporated<br/>cities and towns]]'''}} ||{{center|'''Total<br/>Population'''}}||{{center|'''[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]'''}} ||{{center|'''[[African American (U.S. Census)|African<br/>American]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native<br/>American]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific<br/>Islander]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Race (United States Census)|other<br/>races]]'''}} || {{center|'''two or<br/>more races'''}} ||{{center|'''[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]]<br/>or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]<br/>(of any race)'''}}
|-
|'''[[Auburn, California|Auburn]]'''
|align="right"|13,330||align="right"|11,863||align="right"|100||align="right"|129||align="right"|240||align="right"|9||align="right"|405||align="right"|584||align="right"|1,331
|-
|'''[[Colfax, California|Colfax]]'''
|align="right"|1,963||align="right"|1,759||align="right"|4||align="right"|26||align="right"|29||align="right"|2||align="right"|54||align="right"|89||align="right"|178
|-
|'''[[Lincoln, California|Lincoln]]'''
|align="right"|42,819||align="right"|34,087||align="right"|629||align="right"|399||align="right"|2,663||align="right"|115||align="right"|3,125||align="right"|1,801||align="right"|7,597
|-
|'''[[Loomis, California|Loomis]]'''
|align="right"|6,430||align="right"|5,733||align="right"|33||align="right"|74||align="right"|169||align="right"|12||align="right"|149||align="right"|260||align="right"|568
|-
|'''[[Rocklin, California|Rocklin]]'''
|align="right"|56,974||align="right"|47,047||align="right"|858||align="right"|410||align="right"|4,105||align="right"|150||align="right"|1,538||align="right"|2,866||align="right"|6,555
|-
|'''[[Roseville, California|Roseville]]'''
|align="right"|118,788||align="right"|94,199||align="right"|2,329||align="right"|885||align="right"|10,026||align="right"|346||align="right"|5,087||align="right"|5,916||align="right"|17,359
|-
|{{center|'''[[Census-designated place|Census-designated<br/>places]]'''}} ||{{center|'''Total<br/>Population'''}}||{{center|'''[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]'''}} ||{{center|'''[[African American (U.S. Census)|African<br/>American]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native<br/>American]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific<br/>Islander]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Race (United States Census)|other<br/>races]]'''}} || {{center|'''two or<br/>more races'''}} ||{{center|'''[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]]<br/>or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]<br/>(of any race)'''}}
|-
|'''[[Alta, California|Alta]]'''
|align="right"|610||align="right"|592||align="right"|1||align="right"|3||align="right"|5||align="right"|1||align="right"|2||align="right"|6||align="right"|23
|-
|'''[[Carnelian Bay, California|Carnelian Bay]]'''
|align="right"|524||align="right"|493||align="right"|1||align="right"|4||align="right"|14||align="right"|0||align="right"|1||align="right"|11||align="right"|13
|-
|'''[[Dollar Point, California|Dollar Point]]'''
|align="right"|1,215||align="right"|1,145||align="right"|4||align="right"|6||align="right"|19||align="right"|0||align="right"|24||align="right"|17||align="right"|83
|-
|'''[[Dutch Flat, California|Dutch Flat]]'''
|align="right"|160||align="right"|155||align="right"|0||align="right"|3||align="right"|1||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|1||align="right"|4
|-
|'''[[Foresthill, California|Foresthill]]'''
|align="right"|1,483||align="right"|1,371||align="right"|8||align="right"|29||align="right"|6||align="right"|2||align="right"|17||align="right"|50||align="right"|97
|-
|'''[[Granite Bay, California|Granite Bay]]'''
|align="right"|20,402||align="right"|17,960||align="right"|148||align="right"|138||align="right"|1,152||align="right"|28||align="right"|222||align="right"|754||align="right"|1,260
|-
|'''[[Kings Beach, California|Kings Beach]]'''
|align="right"|3,796||align="right"|3,216||align="right"|15||align="right"|20||align="right"|14||align="right"|2||align="right"|409||align="right"|120||align="right"|2,115
|-
|'''[[Kingvale, California|Kingvale]]‡'''
|align="right"|143||align="right"|135||align="right"|1||align="right"|1||align="right"|0||align="right"|1||align="right"|2||align="right"|3||align="right"|6
|-
|'''[[Meadow Vista, California|Meadow Vista]]'''
|align="right"|3,217||align="right"|3,017||align="right"|1||align="right"|21||align="right"|35||align="right"|6||align="right"|34||align="right"|103||align="right"|171
|-
|'''[[Newcastle, California|Newcastle]]'''
|align="right"|1,224||align="right"|1,113||align="right"|7||align="right"|19||align="right"|17||align="right"|0||align="right"|35||align="right"|33||align="right"|104
|-
|'''[[North Auburn, California|North Auburn]]'''
|align="right"|13,022||align="right"|11,081||align="right"|115||align="right"|172||align="right"|298||align="right"|13||align="right"|893||align="right"|450||align="right"|2,108
|-
|'''[[Penryn, California|Penryn]]'''
|align="right"|831||align="right"|718||align="right"|3||align="right"|22||align="right"|32||align="right"|3||align="right"|27||align="right"|26||align="right"|79
|-
|'''[[Sheridan, Placer County, California|Sheridan]]'''
|align="right"|1,238||align="right"|1,026||align="right"|7||align="right"|20||align="right"|13||align="right"|3||align="right"|113||align="right"|56||align="right"|253
|-
|'''[[Sunnyside-Tahoe City, California|Sunnyside-Tahoe City]]'''
|align="right"|1,557||align="right"|1,480||align="right"|3||align="right"|4||align="right"|15||align="right"|1||align="right"|32||align="right"|22||align="right"|84
|-
|'''[[Tahoe Vista, California|Tahoe Vista]]'''
|align="right"|1,433||align="right"|1,279||align="right"|3||align="right"|8||align="right"|21||align="right"|2||align="right"|82||align="right"|38||align="right"|352
|-
|'''[[Tahoma, California|Tahoma]]‡'''
|align="right"|411||align="right"|393||align="right"|4||align="right"|3||align="right"|7||align="right"|0||align="right"|1||align="right"|3||align="right"|16
|-
|{{center|'''Other<br>[[unincorporated area]]s'''}} ||{{center|'''Total<br/>Population'''}}||{{center|'''[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]'''}} ||{{center|'''[[African American (U.S. Census)|African<br/>American]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native<br/>American]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific<br/>Islander]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Race (United States Census)|other<br/>races]]'''}} || {{center|'''two or<br/>more races'''}} ||{{center|'''[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]]<br/>or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]<br/>(of any race)'''}}
|-
|All others not CDPs (combined)
|align="right"|57,003||align="right"|51,248||align="right"|478||align="right"|616||align="right"|1,554||align="right"|83||align="right"|1,125||align="right"|1,899||align="right"|4,360
|-
!colspan=10|‡ Note: these numbers reflect only the portion of these CDPs in Placer County
|}

===2000===

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{Cite web |title=U.S. Census website |url=https://www.census.gov |access-date=May 14, 2011 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> of 2000, there were 248,399 people, 93,382 households, and 67,701 families residing in the county. The population density was {{convert|177|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 107,302 housing units at an average density of {{convert|76|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the county was 88.6% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.8% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.9% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 3.0% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.2% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 3.4% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.2% from two or more races. 9.7% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 15.5% were of [[German Americans|German]], 12.3% [[English Americans|English]], 10.6% [[Irish Americans|Irish]], 7.1% [[Italian Americans|Italian]] and 7.0% [[American ancestry]] according to [[Census 2000]]. 89.7% spoke only [[English language|English]] at home; 6.0% spoke [[Spanish language|Spanish]].

There were 93,382 households, out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.5% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 29.00% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.9 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $57,535, and the median income for a family was $65,858 (these figures had risen to $68,463 and $80,987 respectively as of a 2007 estimate<ref>{{Cite web |title=Placer County, California - Fact Sheet - American FactFinder |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=05000US06059&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US06%7C05000US06059&_street=&_county=placer&_cityTown=placer&_state=04000US06&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=050&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2007_3YR_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry= |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200211180655/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=05000US06059&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US06%7C05000US06059&_street=&_county=placer&_cityTown=placer&_state=04000US06&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=050&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2007_3YR_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null:null&_keyword=&_industry= |archive-date=February 11, 2020 |access-date=July 22, 2010 |publisher=Factfinder.census.gov}}</ref>). Males had a median income of $50,410 versus $33,763 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $27,963. About 3.9% of families and 5.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over. Unemployment in the county is just under 7% which is considerably lower than the state's average.