El Dorado County, CA Population

Overview

190,568

Total Population

46.2

Median age

50.04%

Female population %

99.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

60.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

25,362

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

El Dorado County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in El Dorado County is 46.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
El Dorado County's population under 18 was 19.98%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
El Dorado County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.45% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in El Dorado County, 16.13% were under the age of 15, 15.59% aged 15 to 29, 46.83% aged 30 to 64, 19.22% aged 65 to 84, and 2.24% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 158 more females than males in El Dorado County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.04% females and 49.96% males in El Dorado County, CA.
The El Dorado County, CA gender ratio is 99.8:100 i.e. 99.8 men to 100 women (0.998).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 8,034.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 8,399.

El Dorado County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of El Dorado County population: 84.68% are White, 0.86% are Black or African American, 0.57% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 4.96% are Asian, 0.16% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 2.75% are some other race and 6.01% are multiracial.
El Dorado County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 25,362 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 165,206 (86.69% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in El Dorado County is White with a population of 161,381 (84.68% of the total population).

El Dorado County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 193,590 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, El Dorado County's population increased by 24,025 (15.29%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, El Dorado County's population increased by 10,059 (5.55%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, El Dorado County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 157,136.