Economic Profile for
El Dorado County

Information provided by
California Department of Finance
Economic Research


Population
Land area (acres): 1,095,350 Cities 1-1-95
EL DORADO
Population, 7-1-94 146,400 South Lake Tahoe 23,950 South Lake Tahoe
Percent of California 0.5 Placerville 9,100 Placerville
Population, 1-1-95 148,600 Unincorporated 112,124 Unincorporated
1-1-95
Population in households 147,227
Population/household 2.760



EDUCATION 1993-94
($ mill)
Median years of school, 1990 *** 13.6 Spending on education:
School districts* 155.0
Enrollment, Fall 1994
Kindergarten-12 28,888 1988-89
($ mill)
Enrollment, Fall 1987
College/University Community colleges** 6.1
Community colleges 1,467
* Not including community college districts.
** Includes governmental, proprietary and fiduciary group funds.
*** May not be comparable to the 1980 census. The 1990 median was computed on the
basis of educational attainment. The 1980 median was based on actual years of school
completed.



LABOR FORCE AND EMPLOYMENT Total employment, 1993 52,377 Number of establishments
(BEA series) by employment size, 1990
Civilian labor force, 1994 69,400 Percent of California 0.3
Civilian employment 64,200 Wage and salary 33,644 1-4 2,202
Unemployment 5,200 Proprietors 18,733 5-9 644
Unemployment rate 7.5 Farm 707 10-19 311
Non-Farm 18,026 20-49 183
Nonagricultural wage & salary 50-99 38
employment, 1993 (BLS series) 31,300 Farm 898 100-249 19
Percent of California 0.3 Agricultural services 790 250-499 4
Construction/mining 1,900 Mining 93 500-999 2
Manufacturing 1,800 Construction 5,257 1000 + --
Transportation-utility 1,000 Manufacturing 2,558 Total 3,403
Trade 8,900 Transportation-utility 1,390 Check:
Finance-insurance- Wholesale trade 1,517 0
real estate 1,600 Retail trade 10,808
Services 8,400 Finance, insurance,
Federal government 900 real estate 4,865
State-local government 6,800 Services 16,306
Federal civilian 986
Military 348
Totals may not add due to rounding. State and local 6,561



INCOME AND SALES 1979 1989
Personal income, 1993 ($ mill.) 2,919.3 Median family income, Census 20,182 39,823
Percent of California 0.4 Median household income, Census 17,522 35,058
Per capita income, 1993 20,598
Percent of California 94.1 1993 1994
Avg. earnings per job, 1993 22,196 Total taxable sales, ($ mill.) 881.0 905.1
Avg. wages per job, 1993 21,472 Percent of California 0.3 0.3
Avg. earnings per nonfarm Taxable retail sales 648.3 658.0
proprietor, 1993 19,712



HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION 4-1-90 1-1-95 Valuation
Units ($ mill.)
Housing stock 61,451 67,741 Housing authorizations, 1994
Percent of California 0.5 0.6 Total 1,024 $147.9
Single family 48,288 53,679 Percent of California 1.1 1.0
Multiple family 7,525 8,760 Single family 967 127.2
Mobile homes, trailers, etc. 5,638 5,302 Multi-family 57 3.9
Vacancy rate (percent): 23.8 21.3
Nonresidential permits -- $32.9
Percent of California 0.4



INDUSTRY 1982 1987 ($ mill.)
Value added by manufacture, ($ mill.) 36.3 78.2 Capital expenditures:
Percent of California * 0.1 1982 2.3
1987 9.3
Leading industry:
Lumber and wood products 37.6 Payroll in manufacturing:
1987 37.5
1990** 57.0
Timber production, 1994 (Thous. of board ft.) 129,130
Percent of California 5.6 Number of mfg. establishments:
1987 135
* Less than 5/100th of a percent. 1990** 159
** Not comparable with 1987 due to
source difference.



AGRICULTURE
Number of farms, 1992 690 Leading commodities with
Acreage in farms, 1992 102,028 value of production, 1994 $ mill.
% of land area 9.3
Apples 6.1
Agricultural employment, 1994 * 4,300 Nursery 2.2
Pasture and range 2.0
Value of production, 1994 ($ mill.) 18.9 Grapes 2.0
Percent of California 0.1 Cattle and calves 1.8
County Rank 47 Christmas trees 1.3
Livestock and livestock products 2.0 Pears 0.5
Poultry and poultry products 1.3 Cherries 0.4
Field crops 2.1 Peaches 0.3
Vegetables 0.3 Hogs and pigs 0.1
Fruits and nuts 9.5
Nursery products 3.5
Seed crops 0.0
Apiary products 0.2 * Includes Sacramento and Placer counties.



TRANSPORTATION
Vehicle registrations, 1994
Total 146,859 Miles of streets, roads and
Automobiles 85,135 highways, 1994 2,111.4
Per capita (7-1-94 pop.) 0.58
Trucks 36,672
Motorcycles 4,071
Trailers 20,981



PUBLIC FINANCE
Per Per
1993-94 $ mill. capita* $1,000 income** 1993-94 $ mill.
County government tax collections, total 29.8 208.81 10.21 Expenditures:
Property tax 23.0 161.34 7.89 Federal 381.7
Sales tax 4.1 28.77 1.41 Defense 21.5
County 120.9
Total receipts, local government 445.7 City 33.7
School districts 155.0
* 7-1-93 population Special districts 72.6
** 1993 personal income Redevelopment agencies 73.1