Camino, California
Camino is a census-designated place in El Dorado County, California, and, per the 2020 census, has a population of 1,871. According to the USGS, it lies at an elevation of 3133 feet, but the elevation actually ranges between 3,000 and 3,500 feet. Being well more than half a mile above sea level, it snows several times per year in the community. Nearby cities and towns include Pollock Pines, Placerville, Diamond Springs, El Dorado, Grizzly Flats, Somerset, [El Dorado County, California|Somerset], Coloma, El Dorado County, California|Garden Valley], Cameron Park, Shingle Springs, and Lotus.
Camino is a popular area in the fall for apple picking. As a result, Camino is often incorrectly mistaken as Apple Hill. It is also known for its many Christmas tree farm ranches and the annual Apple Hill Run.
Camino is located about halfway between Sacramento and South Lake Tahoe on U.S. [Route 50 in California|U.S. Route 50]. Its first post office opened in 1904. The ZIP code is 95709. The Camino community is inside area code 530.
Demographics
Camino first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.The 2020 United States census reported that Camino had a population of 1,871. The population density was. The racial makeup of Camino was 1,545 White, 5 African American, 10 Native American, 14 Asian, 4 Pacific Islander, 81 from other races, and 212 from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 154 persons.
The whole population lived in households. There were 782 households, out of which 190 had children under the age of 18 living in them, 435 were married-couple households, 55 were cohabiting couple households, 152 had a female householder with no partner present, and 140 had a male householder with no partner present. 180 households were one person, and 116 were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.39. There were 563 families.
The age distribution was 331 people under the age of 18, 84 people aged 18 to 24, 340 people aged 25 to 44, 519 people aged 45 to 64, and 597 people who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 55.3years. For every 100 females, there were 102.1 males.
There were 847 housing units at an average density of, of which 782 were occupied. Of these, 570 were owner-occupied, and 212 were occupied by renters.
Politics
In the state legislature, Camino is in, and.Federally, Camino is in.