County profile
El Dorado County, CA
United States · GDP 2024
#394 of 3,127 US counties by GDP50th-percentile growthmore diversified than 94% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$11.6B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
49,522
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
5,005
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$64.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
192,323
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.7%
Median HH income
$108.8k±$3.0k
Bachelor's degree+
40.0%±1.2%
Poverty rate
8.0%±0.9%
Business applications
2,105 · 2025
Retail establishments
522
27.1/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Premier Power Renewable Energy, Inc.Energy$70.2M——2Blaize Holdings Inc. WtTechnology$38.6M27D3Blaize Holdings Inc.Technology———HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Food & accommodation23%
Health care20%
Retail trade20%
Construction15%
Arts & recreation12%
Admin & support11%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
192,323
residents · 2025 · +0.6% since 2020
Income per capita $89.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,792
International migration+1,249
Natural change−1,775
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$8.8B2019
$8.4B2020
$9.1B2021
$9.8B2022
$11.1B2023
$11.6B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$679.9k±$12.1k
Median gross rent
$1.7k/mo±$65/mo
Vacancy rate
19.5%±0.8%
Affordability
10.6× wages
Residential permits
$196.2M
477 units · 2.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
91.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$2.3k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Wildfire 100Landslide 97Earthquake 92
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
8042016
8632017
9142018
9372019
9582020
11032021
12452022
12332023
12562024
12622025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -29% since 20216692021
5992022
6082023
4372024
4772025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
47.5 km
I-80
Nearest freight rail
26.9 km
Freight rail
Nearest port
88.0 km
CITY OF SACRAMENTO, L STREET LANDING
Nearest commercial airport
92.9 km
SACRAMENTO INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR3 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$64.2k
avg. annual pay · +25% since 2019
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What is the GDP of El Dorado?
El Dorado's economy produced $11.6B in 2024, growing 4.3% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is food & accommodation.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.