Placer County vs. Washoe County

Placer County (CA)Washoe County (NV)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)393,149465,735
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)12.8%10.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)348,503421,425
Population, Census, April 1, 2010348,432421,407
Persons under 5 years, percent5.3%5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.2%21.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent19.6%16.4%
Female persons, percent51.1%49.6%
White alone, percent84.3%84.8%
Black or African American alone, percent1.9%2.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.1%2.2%
Asian alone, percent8.0%5.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.3%0.7%
Two or More Races, percent4.4%3.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent14.3%24.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent72.1%62.6%
Veterans, 2014-201826,33332,528
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201811.0%14.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)167,134201,081
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201871.6%58.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$443,700$299,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$2,298$1,589
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$653$459
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,463$1,000
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201316.7%28.5%
Building permits, 20181,8874,437
Households, 2014-2018140,661177,632
Persons per household, 2014-20182.672.50
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201886.4%81.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201814.9%23.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201894.1%91.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201888.4%83.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201894.6%88.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201838.6%30.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20186.3%8.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent4.3%12.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.9%66.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201854.7%60.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,452,0141,860,761
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)932,8936,427,397
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)4,474,4366,401,901
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)6,437,8796,167,020
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$17,800$14,345
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201827.421.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$84,357$61,155
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$41,508$33,546
Persons in poverty, percent7.1%10.4%
Total employer establishments, 201710,81612,614
Total employment, 2017149,730195,306
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)7,789,7838,904,389
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20175.1%4.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201733,86832,853
All firms, 201231,84637,029
Men-owned firms, 201216,12318,503
Women-owned firms, 201210,46412,047
Minority-owned firms, 20125,1735,881
Nonminority-owned firms, 201224,72528,801
Veteran-owned firms, 20123,0954,272
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201226,28529,568
Black-owned firms, percent, 20071.2%1.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20076.6%4.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20075.3%5.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.3%27.1%
Population per square mile, 2010247.666.9
Land area in square miles, 20101,407.016,302.37

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Placer county (CA) and Washoe county (NV) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.