County profile
Placer County, CA
United States · GDP 2024
#175 of 3,127 US counties by GDP60th-percentile growthmore diversified than 92% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$34.3B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
167,628
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
12,180
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$70.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
442,081
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.2%
Median HH income
$116.0k±$2.5k
Bachelor's degree+
43.2%±0.9%
Poverty rate
6.8%±0.4%
Business applications
5,485 · 2025
Retail establishments
1,278
29.4/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Syntrol Corp.Basic Materials$27.9M——2InnerScope Hearing Technologies, Inc.Healthcare$166.1k——3Smart Cannabis Corp.Financial Services$0——4Armada Mercantile Ltd.Financial Services———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
Health care25%
Food & accommodation23%
Retail trade21%
Construction15%
Professional services10%
Admin & support7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
442,081
residents · 2025 · +8.9% since 2020
Income per capita $87.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+31,019
International migration+5,622
Natural change−293
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$25.0B2019
$25.6B2020
$28.9B2021
$31.4B2022
$32.6B2023
$34.3B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$688.1k±$5.6k
Median gross rent
$2.1k/mo±$44/mo
Vacancy rate
11.9%±0.5%
Affordability
9.7× wages
Residential permits
$1.0B
3,254 units · 7.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
93.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$2.3k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Wildfire 99Avalanche 98Earthquake 95
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
8822016
9472017
10022018
10412019
10672020
12232021
13872022
13642023
14112024
14242025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -24% since 20214,3012021
4,0792022
3,6812023
3,7132024
3,2542025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
16.6 km
I-80
Nearest freight rail
15.6 km
UP
Nearest port
86.8 km
CITY OF SACRAMENTO, L STREET LANDING
Nearest commercial airport
85.8 km
SACRAMENTO INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$70.8k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Placer?
Placer's economy produced $34.3B in 2024, growing 5.2% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
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.