What kinds of homes are in El Dorado Hills, CA?

Name: Types of homes in El Dorado Hills, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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El Dorado Hills, CA has 18,791 (±631) homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is about 388 homes per square mile of land.

90.0% are detached single-family houses.

1.4% are in buildings of two to four units.

5.8% are in buildings of five or more units.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Housing units: 18,791 (±631)
Detached houses: 90.0%
2–4 unit buildings: 1.4%
5+ unit buildings: 5.8%

Homes in El Dorado Hills by building size

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	El Dorado Hills	El Dorado County	California	United States
Single-family, detached	90.0% (±1.7 points)	80.6%	57.0%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	1.6% (±0.6 points)	2.6%	7.4%	6.2%
2 units	0.2% (±0.2 points)	1.8%	2.4%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	1.2% (±0.6 points)	3.0%	5.4%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	2.0% (±0.7 points)	2.7%	5.7%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	1.5% (±0.8 points)	1.5%	4.9%	4.3%
20 or more units	2.3% (±0.8 points)	2.7%	13.6%	10.3%
Mobile home	1.2% (±0.9 points)	5.0%	3.5%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.0% (±0.2 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%

In El Dorado Hills, the share of homes in buildings of five or more units is not measurably different from El Dorado County (6.9%).

It is also lower than in California (24.2%).

It is lower than the national figure (19.1%).

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units in places near El Dorado Hills

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with El Dorado Hills
Place	Distance	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units	Compared with this place
El Dorado Hills	—	5.8% (±1.3 points)	—
Cameron Park	3.2 mi	17.2% (±3.7 points)	Higher
Folsom	5.1 mi	17.8% (±1.9 points)	Higher
Shingle Springs	6.1 mi	3.8% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different
Granite Bay	8.7 mi	0.6% (±0.9 points)	Lower
Orangevale	9.5 mi	8.1% (±2.0 points)	Not measurably different
Fair Oaks	11 mi	14.6% (±2.5 points)	Higher
Diamond Springs	11 mi	7.8% (±2.9 points)	Not measurably different
Gold River	11 mi	10.7% (±5.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Granite Bay, CA (0.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Cameron Park, CA (17.2%), Folsom, CA (17.8%), Fair Oaks, CA (14.6%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units across El Dorado County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units
1	Cameron Park	17.2% (±3.7 points)
2	South Lake Tahoe	16.6% (±2.2 points)
3	Placerville	12.9% (±4.7 points)
4	Diamond Springs	7.8% (±2.9 points)
5	El Dorado Hills	5.8% (±1.3 points)
6	Pollock Pines	3.9% (±3.2 points)
7	Shingle Springs	3.8% (±5.3 points)
8	Meyers	2.2% (±3.8 points)
9	Camino	1.4% (±7.2 points)
10 (tie)	Auburn Lake Trails	0.0% (±5.0 points)
10 (tie)	Georgetown	0.0% (±5.7 points)

Showing 11 of 12 places in El Dorado County, ranked from highest to lowest.

El Dorado Hills is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about El Dorado Hills

How many homes are in El Dorado Hills?

El Dorado Hills, CA has an estimated 18,791 (±631) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Are most homes in El Dorado Hills houses or apartments?

90.0% are detached houses and 1.6% attached houses, while 7.2% are in buildings of two or more units.

How many two-family and small multifamily homes are in El Dorado Hills?

1.4% of homes in El Dorado Hills are in buildings of two to four units, the small rental buildings that are often owner-occupied.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — El Dorado Hills CDP, California

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DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0007PE, DP04_0007PM, DP04_0008PE, DP04_0008PM, DP04_0009PE, DP04_0009PM, DP04_0010PE, DP04_0010PM, DP04_0011PE, DP04_0011PM, DP04_0012PE, DP04_0012PM, DP04_0013PE, DP04_0013PM, DP04_0014PE, DP04_0014PM, DP04_0015PE, DP04_0015PM

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