El Dorado Hills

Population: 50,553
Median household income: $163,544
Median home value: $870,300

Located in El Dorado County, California, El Dorado Hills is a community with a population of 50,553. At $163,544, its median household income sits above El Dorado County's $106,190.

From 2019 to 2023, El Dorado Hills's population grew 8.5% from 46,593 to 50,553, while its median home value rose 38.1% from $630,000 to $870,300.

Owners occupy 87.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 45.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 50,553
Median age: 45.6 yrs
Median household income: $163,544
Median home value: $870,300
Median gross rent: $2,468
Housing units: 18,452
Homeownership rate: 87.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 58.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

46,59350,553

Median household income

$137,726$163,544

Median home value

$630,000$870,300

Median gross rent

$1,964$2,468

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	46,593	$137,726	$630,000	$1,964
2020	47,107	$132,130	$657,300	$1,915
2021	48,612	$139,810	$690,200	$2,132
2022	49,082	$156,126	$810,000	$2,366
2023	50,553	$163,544	$870,300	$2,468

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1718.6%

18 to 246.0%

25 to 346.9%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5415.5%

55 to 6415.4%

65 to 7411.6%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,915	5.8%
5 to 17	9,400	18.6%
18 to 24	3,048	6.0%
25 to 34	3,500	6.9%
35 to 44	5,912	11.7%
45 to 54	7,848	15.5%
55 to 64	7,785	15.4%
65 to 74	5,883	11.6%
75 and over	4,262	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	35,094	69.4%
Black or African American	818	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	32	0.1%
Asian	5,988	11.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	307	0.6%
Two or more races	3,431	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,883	9.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.5%

High school graduate11.8%

Some college or associate's27.7%

Bachelor's degree36.9%

Graduate or professional degree21.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	869	2.5%
High school graduate	4,152	11.8%
Some college or associate's	9,742	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	12,983	36.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7,444	21.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone67.6%

Carpooled4.8%

Public transit0.4%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home25.9%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	15,258	67.6%
Carpooled	1,085	4.8%
Public transit	91	0.4%
Walked	87	0.4%
Bicycle	14	0.1%
Worked from home	5,846	25.9%
Other means	206	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,303	25.7%
15 to 29 min	5,278	31.5%
30 to 44 min	3,924	23.4%
45 to 59 min	1,332	8.0%
60+ min	1,904	11.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.83
Poverty rate: 3.7% (1,882 of 50,438)

	Count	Share
Family households	14,762	83.0%
Nonfamily households	3,029	17.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2002

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	17,791	96.4%
Vacant	661	3.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	15,627	87.8%
Renter-occupied	2,164	12.2%

1-unit, detached90.2%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units1.0%

5 to 19 units3.1%

20 or more units2.4%

Mobile home & other1.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	16,641	90.2%
1-unit, attached	369	2.0%
2 to 4 units	191	1.0%
5 to 19 units	567	3.1%
20 or more units	447	2.4%
Mobile home & other	237	1.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0621880
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 48 sq mi
Water area: 2.4 sq mi
Center point: 38.6761, -121.0477