Placentia

Population & Demographics

Placentia, CA

Placentia is home to 52,826 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 27,513 resident workers commute each day.

CaliforniaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
52,826
people
Population

52,826 residents

Median age 39.1 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Placentia population & demographics

Who lives in Placentia — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
52,826
Median age
39.1yrs
Median household income
$115,929
Median home value
$921,000
Median gross rent
$2,388/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
44.2%
Poverty rate
7.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Placentia

How Placentia breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Hispanic or Latino37.9%
White36.6%
Asian18.4%
Two or more races4.3%
Black2.1%
Some other race0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%

Race across Placentia

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Placentia.

Placentia at a glance
Employed Residents
27,513
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
12.4mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
6.3%
Share working within the area
Work from home
15.4%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Anaheim
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Placentia proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Placentia commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

53 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Placentia

27,513 commutes, one dot at a time

Placentia

Where 27,513 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Placentia, by worker count.

1Anaheim4.0 mi3,227
2Los Angeles32.9 mi2,003
3Placentia0.0 mi1,733
4Irvine14.3 mi1,706
5Fullerton4.2 mi1,518
6Santa Ana10.1 mi1,364
7Orange5.8 mi1,337
8Brea3.3 mi991

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Placentia.

1Anaheim4.0 mi2,030
2Placentia0.0 mi1,733
3Yorba Linda3.8 mi1,545
4Fullerton4.2 mi1,060
5Santa Ana10.1 mi685
6Los Angeles32.9 mi573
7Orange5.8 mi562
8Garden Grove9.4 mi448

Top industries

The sectors that employ Placentia’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
EDEducational Services20.7%
MFManufacturing12.4%
COConstruction11.2%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance10.8%
AFAccommodation and Food Services9.3%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services6.8%
RTRetail Trade6.6%
WSWholesale Trade5.7%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)3.7%
Connectivity

Internet options for Placentia

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

5 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Placentia

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