Placer County Economic and Demographic Profile 2007
PLACER COUNTY ECONOMIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE 2007 Placer County, California PLACER COUNTY ECONOMIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE 2007 PLACER COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Prepared for County of Placer Office of Economic Development 175 Fulweiler Avenue Auburn, CA 95603-4543 530/889-4016 FAX 530/889-4095 Prepared by Sacramento Regional Research Institute, A Joint Venture of SACTO and Sacramento State 400 Capitol Mall, Suite 2500 Sacramento, CA 95814-4436 916/491-0444 FAX 916/441-2312 January 2007, Sacramento Regional Research Institute, SACTO-Sacramento State. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form, by any means, without written permission of the publisher. Placer County Economic and Demographic Profile 2007 Funded by: County of Placer Office of Economic Development Produced by: Sacramento Regional Research Institute A Joint Venture of SACTO and Sacramento State Ryan Sharp, Director Helen Schaubmayer, Deputy Director Sean Rudden, Research Analyst Angela Owens, Research Analyst Sacramento Regional Research Institute ii FOREWORD Foreword Placer County, one of California’s fastest growing counties and a key component of the Sacramento Region’s economy, offers many attractive features to businesses and residents including strong economic and demographic growth, a healthy business climate, developed infrastructure, and excellent quality of life. The County has benefited from expansions in its transportation infrastructure and the location of prominent businesses such as Hewlett Packard, Oracle Corporation, Ace Hardware, and Pride Industries. One of the County’s most noted gems, the Sierra Nevada Mountains, home of the 1960 Winter Olympics, provides abundant recreational opportunities to its residents and visitors from around the world. All of these aspects have made Placer County a desirable location to live, work, and play.
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