Population

51,026

US Census ACS 2024 5-year average

Median home value

$909,500

Owner-occupied units

El Dorado Hills, CA

California · 38.676° N, 121.048° W · 48 sq mi

El Dorado Hills is a city in California, with a population of 51,026 and about 1,053 residents per square mile. The median household earns $165,349 a year, and the median home is worth $909,500.

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Size & density

Land area

48 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

1,053

People per square mile

Rank by population

#868

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#250

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$165,349

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$2,552

Per month

Homeownership

87.5%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

32 min

One way

People

Median age

45.7

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

59.9%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

13.1%

Households

18,135

2.8 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 21.5^%

Professional & business services 18.5^%

Finance, insurance & real estate 9.8^%

Arts, food & hospitality 8.5^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in California

Name

Mark Zuckerberg

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$189B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Palo Alto

Source of wealth

Largest employer in California · private sector

Employer

University of California

Sector

Education

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in California

Company

Apple

Revenue

$391.0B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Cupertino

Ticker

AAPL

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of California

State bird

California Quail

State flower

California Poppy

State capital

Sacramento

Nickname

The Golden State

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