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County:

El Dorado County

State:

California

FIPS Code:

6017

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

45% to 50%

Percent Land in NF:

45.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

498,257

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

919,337

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

Eldorado NF

496,165

% Water:

4.5

Toiyabe NF

31

Mean Jan. Temp:

40

Other

2,061

Mean July Temp:

74

Topography:

High Mountains

Metro Status:

Large metro area of 1+ million residents

Economic Type:

Services

Policy Type:

Housing Stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

43,833

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

85,812

95.8%

88.2%

7.5%

1990:

125,995

46.8%

37.0%

9.8%

2000:

156,299

24.1%

17.9%

6.2%

2005:

176,841

13.1%

11.3%

1.7%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

132,725

84.9%

0-to-19:

44,688

28.6%

Black:

745

0.5%

20-to-39:

35,166

22.5%

Hispanic:

14,566

9.3%

40-to-59:

50,422

32.3%

American Indian:

1,272

0.8%

60-plus:

26,023

16.6%

Other:

6,991

4.5%

Median Age:

39.3

Population Density (persons per square mile):

91.3

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

89.1%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

26.5%

Median Family Income:

$60,250

Families Below Poverty Line:

5.0%

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