El Dorado County, California

15 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 192,299
Median household income: $106,190
Median home value: $640,500

El Dorado County, California counts 192,299 residents. 15 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $106,190 is above the California median ($96,334).

Between 2019 and 2023, El Dorado County's population grew 2.0% from 188,563 to 192,299, while its median household income rose 27.4% from $83,377 to $106,190.

The typical home was built around 1983. 8.3% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 192,299
Median age: 46.1 yrs
Median household income: $106,190
Median home value: $640,500
Median gross rent: $1,626
Housing units: 94,258
Homeownership rate: 76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

188,563192,299

Median household income

$83,377$106,190

Median home value

$460,900$640,500

Median gross rent

$1,260$1,626

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	188,563	$83,377	$460,900	$1,260
2020	190,345	$83,710	$479,800	$1,320
2021	190,568	$88,770	$510,200	$1,409
2022	191,713	$99,246	$597,600	$1,597
2023	192,299	$106,190	$640,500	$1,626

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1715.2%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 3410.1%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6416.1%

65 to 7414.2%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	8,711	4.5%
5 to 17	29,206	15.2%
18 to 24	12,550	6.5%
25 to 34	19,396	10.1%
35 to 44	23,795	12.4%
45 to 54	23,919	12.4%
55 to 64	30,914	16.1%
65 to 74	27,216	14.2%
75 and over	16,592	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	142,547	74.1%
Black or African American	1,522	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	824	0.4%
Asian	9,640	5.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	218	0.1%
Some other race	927	0.5%
Two or more races	9,391	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	27,230	14.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.1%

High school graduate20.7%

Some college or associate's35.4%

Bachelor's degree25.7%

Graduate or professional degree13.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	7,210	5.1%
High school graduate	29,405	20.7%
Some college or associate's	50,152	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	36,513	25.7%
Graduate or professional degree	18,552	13.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone68.8%

Carpooled7.8%

Public transit0.5%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home19.2%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	59,117	68.8%
Carpooled	6,670	7.8%
Public transit	430	0.5%
Walked	1,675	1.9%
Bicycle	529	0.6%
Worked from home	16,490	19.2%
Other means	1,016	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	21,429	30.9%
15 to 29 min	21,843	31.5%
30 to 44 min	12,374	17.8%
45 to 59 min	6,071	8.7%
60+ min	7,720	11.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.51
Poverty rate: 8.3% (15,754 of 190,642)

	Count	Share
Family households	53,032	70.0%
Nonfamily households	22,687	30.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	75,719	80.3%
Vacant	18,539	19.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	57,838	76.4%
Renter-occupied	17,881	23.6%

1-unit, detached80.0%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units5.1%

5 to 19 units4.4%

20 or more units2.6%

Mobile home & other5.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	75,366	80.0%
1-unit, attached	2,505	2.7%
2 to 4 units	4,798	5.1%
5 to 19 units	4,135	4.4%
20 or more units	2,474	2.6%
Mobile home & other	4,980	5.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 06017
State: California
Land area: 1,708 sq mi
Water area: 79 sq mi
Center point: 38.7856, -120.5342