El Dorado Hills and the Gold Rush: Read our feature article!

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A planned community that dates from the 1960s, El Dorado Hills sprawls along U.S. Highway 50 just as one starts to climb into the Sierra Nevada foothills. Many high-end homes are located here. The region is expanding rapidly.

GOVERNMENT

El Dorado Hills is unincorporated. Recommendations on land use are made to the Board of Supervisors by the El Dorado Hills-Salmon Falls Area Plan Advisory Committee.

HOUSEHOLDS

In June-September of 2000, the median price for a home was $302,000, or $127 per square foot.
Monthly rent, two bedroom apartment: $750

POPULATION

Please see U.S. Census table to the left. Projected 2015 population: 58,403

For more information:

Eldoradohills.net (a small, private site)

Serrano (a recent expansion to El Dorado Hills)

**Census 2000 Population Figures**
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Subject	Number	Percent
Total population	18,016	100.0
SEX AND AGE
Male	8,978	49.8
Female	9,038	50.2
Under 5 years	1,281	7.1
5 to 9 years	1,797	10.0
10 to14 years	1,927	10.7
15 to 19 years	1,375	7.6
20 to 24 years	410	2.3
25 to 34 years	1,385	7.7
35 to 44 years	3,915	21.7
45 to 54 years	3,188	17.7
55 to 59 years	862	4.8
60 to 64 years	555	3.1
65 to 74 years	875	4.9
75 to 84 years	367	2.0
85 years and over	79	0.4
Median age (years)	37.6	(X)
18 years and over	12,043	66.8
Male	5,899	32.7
Female	6,144	34.1
21 years and over	11,522	64.0
62 years and over	1,640	9.1
65 years and over	1,321	7.3
Male	647	3.6
Female	674	3.7
RACE
One race	17,473	97.0
White	16,234	90.1
Black or African American	139	0.8
American Indian and Alaska Native	83	0.5
Asian	740	4.1
AsianIndian	169	0.9
Chinese	189	1.0
Filipino	129	0.7
Japanese	89	0.5
Korean	62	0.3
Vietnamese	49	0.3
Other Asian	53	0.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	30	0.2
Native Hawaiian	13	0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro	4	-
Samoan.	9	-
Other Pacific Islander	4	-
Some other race	247	1.4
Two or more races	543	3.0
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:	3
White	16,740	92.9
Black or African American	172	1.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	194	1.1
Asian	1,021	5.7
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	67	0.4
Some other race	387	2.1
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	18,016	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	896	5.0
Mexican	527	2.9
Puerto Rican	49	0.3
Cuban	13	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	307	1.7
Not Hispanic or Latino	17,120	95.0
White alone	15,665	87.0
RELATIONSHIP
Total population	18,016	100.0
In households	18,016	100.0
Householder	5,896	32.7
Spouse	4,685	26.0
Child	6,719	37.3
Own child under 18 years	5,808	32.2
Other relatives	373	2.1
Under 18 years	119	0.7
Nonrelatives	343	1.9
Unmarried partner	163	0.9
In group quarters	-	-
Institutionalized population	-	-
HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE
Total households	5,896	100.0
Family households (families)	5,207	88.3
With own children under 18 years	2,988	50.7
Married-couple family	4,685	79.5
With own children under18 years	2,618	44.4
Female householder, no husband present	382	6.5
With own children under18 years	275	4.7
Nonfamily households	689	11.7
Householder living alone	553	9.4
Householder 65 years and over	160	2.7
Households with individuals under 18 years	3,070	52.1
Average household size	3.06	(X)
Average family size	3.26	(X)
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	6,071	100.0
Occupied housing units	5,896	97.1
Vacant housing units.	175	2.9
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	20	0.3
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.1	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	6.6	(X)
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	5,896	100.0
Owner-occupiedhousingunits	5,319	90.2
Renter-occupied housing units	577	9.8
Average household size of owner-occupied units.	3.08	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied units	2.88	(X)

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