With 52,826 people, Placentia is a city in California. The typical home is worth $921,000, having more than tripled since 2000. That puts it in the top 4% of US cities for household income. Density works out to 7,847 people per square mile. Renters pay $2,388 a month at the median. 24% of people here were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $115,929, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.1
US median: 38.9
More educated
44% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 96%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Placentia
What changed most since 1990
White share65.4% → 36.6%(−28.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Asian share8.1% → 18.4%(+10.3 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)20%(287)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.4%(278)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.7%(455)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.5%(50)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.3%(18)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,436 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Placentia, decade by decade
Placentia population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
41,259
$122,272
$606,737
30.2%
63.4
2000
46,488
$114,405
$471,080
31.3%
75.2
2010
50,533
$110,307
$829,192
36.3%
80.6
2020
51,824
$122,061
$791,946
40.7%
85.3
2024
52,826
$115,929
$921,000
44.2%
85.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
