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Placentia, CA

52,384 Population
6.7 square miles 7,781 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38 ±1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 38.2 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in California: 37.6 ±0.1

Economics

$46,069 ±$1,906 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $46,385 ±$211
  • a little less than the amount in California: $47,977 ±$163
$110,575 ±$6,293 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $93,525 ±$441
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in California: $96,334 ±$298

8.5% ±1.6% (4,432  ±818) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 12.6% 1,618,969 (±0.1% / ±17,774)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 12% 4,610,600 (±0.1% / ±37,676)

29.2 minutes ±2 (639,735  ±50,923) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 29.9 158,071,870 (±0.1 / ±561,489)
  • about the same as the figure in California: 29 449,199,070 (±0 / ±1,016,968)

Families

16,979 ±469 Number of households
  • the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 4,464,908 ±7,808
  • California: 13,434,847 ±19,805
3.1 ±0.1 (51,760  ±59) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 2.9 12,760,073 (±0 / ±2,802)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 2.9 38,375,888

4.5% ±1.4% (536  ±170) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 4.3% 139,589 (±0.1% / ±2,914)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 4.8% 458,434 (±0.1% / ±6,537)

Housing

17,545 ±495 Number of housing units
  • the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 4,762,557 ±1,595
  • California: 14,532,683 ±1,118

$871,000 ±$15,669 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $825,300 ±$2,278
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in California: $695,400 ±$1,030

10.4% ±2.4% (5,410  ±1,232.1) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 9.9% 1,278,596 (±0.1% / ±14,445.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 11.2% 4,339,762 (±0.1% / ±29,112.5)

Social

90.9% ±3.4% (32,110  ±1,364.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 82.2% 7,492,639
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 84.6% 22,792,052 (±0.2% / ±42,908.7)
43.7% ±2.3% (15,447  ±884.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 37.4% 3,408,792
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 36.5% 9,834,361 (±0.1% / ±27,165.3)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

24.1% ±1.8% (12,643  ±938) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 32.5% 4,231,599
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 26.7% 10,479,526

3.5% ±0.6% (1,381  ±233) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 3% 310,552 (±0.1% / ±4,866)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 4.5% 1,355,918 (±0% / ±10,743)
1,381 Total veterans ±233 1,285 Male ±222 96 Female ±86

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