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Language Spoken At Home in Placer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 329,251 | 100% |
English only | 281,361 | 85.5% |
Language other than English | 47,890 | 14.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 17,109 | 5.2% |
Spanish | 22,108 | 6.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 8,612 | 2.6% |
Other Indo-European languages | 13,120 | 4.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,514 | 1.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 11,820 | 3.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,603 | 1.4% |
Other languages | 842 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 380 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Placer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 350,074 | 100% |
American | 15,035 | 4.3% |
Arab | 1,517 | 0.4% |
Czech | 1,464 | 0.4% |
Danish | 4,473 | 1.3% |
Dutch | 5,854 | 1.7% |
English | 48,536 | 13.9% |
French (except Basque) | 13,480 | 3.9% |
French Canadian | 1,623 | 0.5% |
German | 67,885 | 19.4% |
Greek | 2,126 | 0.6% |
Hungarian | 1,118 | 0.3% |
Irish | 50,748 | 14.5% |
Italian | 27,398 | 7.8% |
Lithuanian | 725 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 9,608 | 2.7% |
Polish | 6,816 | 1.9% |
Portuguese | 7,901 | 2.3% |
Russian | 4,304 | 1.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,504 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 10,077 | 2.9% |
Slovak | 235 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 573 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 8,710 | 2.5% |
Swiss | 2,077 | 0.6% |
Ukrainian | 2,659 | 0.8% |
Welsh | 2,766 | 0.8% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 267 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Placer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 131,775 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 93,404 | 70.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 41,708 | 31.7% |
Married-couple family | 76,074 | 57.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 31,878 | 24.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 4,855 | 3.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,407 | 1.8% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 12,475 | 9.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,423 | 5.6% |
Nonfamily households | 38,371 | 29.1% |
Householder living alone | 30,503 | 23.1% |
65 years and over | 13,290 | 10.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 44,506 | 33.8% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 37,798 | 28.7% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Placer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 346,765 | 100% |
Householder | 131,775 | 38.0% |
Spouse | 76,103 | 21.9% |
Child | 105,507 | 30.4% |
Other relatives | 16,635 | 4.8% |
Nonrelatives | 16,745 | 4.8% |
Unmarried partner | 7,437 | 2.1% |
Marital Status in Placer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 135,668 | 100% |
Never married | 38,538 | 28.4% |
Now married, except separated | 80,757 | 59.5% |
Separated | 1,788 | 1.3% |
Widowed | 3,257 | 2.4% |
Divorced | 11,328 | 8.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 145,081 | 100% |
Never married | 31,198 | 21.5% |
Now married, except separated | 80,747 | 55.7% |
Separated | 2,903 | 2.0% |
Widowed | 12,613 | 8.7% |
Divorced | 17,620 | 12.1% |
Fertility in Placer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 3,648 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 737 | 20.2% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 20 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 45 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 3 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 94 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 23 | 0% |
Grandparents in Placer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 5,985 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,583 | 26.4% |
Less than 1 year | 328 | 5.5% |
1 or 2 years | 362 | 6.0% |
3 or 4 years | 234 | 3.9% |
5 or more years | 659 | 11.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,583 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,037 | 65.5% |
Who are married | 1,144 | 72.3% |
School Enrollment in Placer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 94,470 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 5,600 | 5.9% |
Kindergarten | 5,052 | 5.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 38,387 | 40.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 20,664 | 21.9% |
College or graduate school | 24,767 | 26.2% |
Educational Attainment in Placer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 237,873 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 5,500 | 2.3% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 9,831 | 4.1% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 47,861 | 20.1% |
Some college, no degree | 66,030 | 27.8% |
Associate's degree | 26,113 | 11.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 56,361 | 23.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 26,177 | 11.0% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 93.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 34.7% |
Veteran Status in Placer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 264,337 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 30,432 | 11.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Placer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 347,706 | 100% |
With a disability | 36,571 | 10.5% |
Under 18 years | 84,924 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,708 | 3.2% |
18 to 64 years | 209,275 | 100% |
With a disability | 16,714 | 8.0% |
65 years and over | 53,507 | 100% |
With a disability | 17,149 | 32.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Placer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 346,843 | 100% |
Same house | 295,391 | 85.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 50,288 | 14.5% |
Same county | 27,592 | 8.0% |
Different county | 22,696 | 6.5% |
Same state | 17,777 | 5.1% |
Different state | 4,919 | 1.4% |
Abroad | 1,164 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Placer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 350,074 | 100% |
Native | 313,909 | 89.7% |
Born in United States | 310,101 | 88.6% |
State of residence | 221,105 | 63.2% |
Different state | 88,996 | 25.4% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 3,808 | 1.1% |
Foreign born | 36,165 | 10.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Placer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 36,165 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 19,122 | 52.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 17,043 | 47.1% |
Year of Entry in Placer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 39,973 | 100% |
Native | 3,808 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 47 | 1.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 3,761 | 98.8% |
Foreign born | 36,165 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 630 | 1.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 35,535 | 98.3% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Placer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 36,165 | 100% |
Europe | 6,593 | 18.2% |
Asia | 15,126 | 41.8% |
Africa | 939 | 2.6% |
Oceania | 532 | 1.5% |
Latin America | 11,464 | 31.7% |
Northern America | 1,511 | 4.2% |