Placer County is a county located in California, USA's Sierra Nevada, in the Gold Country. It stretches from the suburbs of Sacramento to Lake Tahoe and the Nevada border. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 3,892 km² (1,503 mi²). 3,637 km² (1,404 mi²) of it is land and 255 km² (98 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 6.55% water. As of the census2 of 2000, there were 248,399 people, 93,382 households, and 67,701 families residing in the county. The population density was 68/km² (177/mi²). There were 107,302 housing units at an average density of 30/km² (76/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 88.59% White, 0.82% Black or African American, 0.89% Native American, 2.95% Asian, 0.16% Pacific Islander, 3.39% from other races, and 3.21% from two or more races. 9.67% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.