El Dorado County, CA
Demographic and economic profile of El Dorado County, CA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
El Dorado County is a primarily residential, owner-occupied community of 192,823 with a 77.2% homeownership rate and a median household income of $108,845—well above typical suburban benchmarks—though its GDP per capita of $46,123 trails per capita income, reflecting a workforce that commutes elsewhere (mean commute 28.6 minutes). The labor force is moderately educated, with 38.8% holding a bachelor's degree or higher and 94.9% completing high school, but participation is limited at 58.1%, consistent with an older median age of 46.1 years. The county posted 3.0% population growth over five years, maintains a low poverty rate of 8.3%, and carries relatively high housing costs at a $640,500 median home value.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+3.0% since 2018
El Dorado County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone150,027 (77.9%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race10,619 (5.5%)
- Asian Alone10,497 (5.4%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races9,820 (5.1%)
- Some Other Race Alone8,889 (4.6%)
- Black or African American Alone1,574 (0.8%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish11,703
- 2.Other Indo-European2,022
- 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)1,747
- 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island1,747
- 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic1,048
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance18,752
- 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services12,675
- 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services10,547
- 4.Retail Trade (Group)8,586
- 5.Construction (Group)7,749
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations41,716
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations16,634
- 3.Service Occupations16,059
- 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations7,660
- 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations6,515
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Public Administration (LQ 1.50×)6,233
- 2.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.40×)10,805
- 3.Construction (LQ 1.24×)7,537
- 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.09×)11,871
- 5.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.06×)6,222
Housing
Education
Workforce
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.