Demographics of Placentia city, California

Placentia city, California had 54,911 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,249 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Placentia city, in four figures

54,911
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 52,826 ±59.; +4.3%
Change since July 2020: +2,249 people.; 39.1 ±1.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $115,929 ±$6,317
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Placentia city, California's population grew 4.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Placentia city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Placentia city, California's population grew 4.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Placentia city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	52,662	100.0	100.0
2021	52,209	99.1	100.2
2022	52,624	99.9	100.7
2023	53,127	100.9	101.6
2024	53,831	102.2	102.5
2025	54,911	104.3	103.1

Population of Placentia city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	52,662	—
2021	52,209	−453
2022	52,624	+415
2023	53,127	+503
2024	53,831	+704
2025	54,911	+1,080

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.1 ±1.2: for men 38.8 ±1.8 and for women 39.5 ±1.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Placentia city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	2,817 ±455	5.3% ±0.9	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	9,467 ±843	17.9% ±1.6	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,483 ±563	8.5% ±1.1	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	14,099 ±1,013	26.7% ±1.9	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	13,683 ±835	25.9% ±1.6	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	8,277 ±647	15.7% ±1.2	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $115,929 ±$6,317, and income per person $48,006 ±$2,328, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Placentia city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	1,575 ±336	9.2% ±1.9	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,874 ±377	10.9% ±2.2	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,838 ±339	10.7% ±1.9	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,096 ±350	12.2% ±2.0	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,349 ±445	19.5% ±2.5	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,649 ±328	15.4% ±1.9	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	3,801 ±363	22.1% ±2.0	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Placentia city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	4,161 ±892	7.9% ±1.7	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	925 ±334	7.7% ±2.7	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,128 ±421	7.3% ±1.4	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,108 ±344	9.7% ±2.9	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Placentia city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Placentia city	California	United States
Housing units	17,890 ±521	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.0% ±3.9	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.0% ±1.5	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	63.6% ±2.8	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	36.4% ±3.0	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$921,000 ±$16,946	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,388 ±$84	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1976 ±1	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Placentia city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	19,996 ±1,519	37.9% ±2.9	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	19,321 ±1,417	36.6% ±2.7	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,083 ±360	2.1% ±0.7	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	9,708 ±917	18.4% ±1.7	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 32	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 101	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	148 to 650	0.3% to 1.2%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,275 ±602	4.3% ±1.1	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Placentia city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	32,011 ±868	60.6% ±1.6	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	7,394 ±673	14.0% ±1.3	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	753 ±270	1.4% ±0.5	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	12,668 ±847	24.0% ±1.6	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	7,891 ±783	14.9% ±1.5	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	4,777 ±529	9.0% ±1.0	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Placentia city among the places of California

176th of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near Placentia city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Hacienda Heights CDP	54,291 ±1,942
Colton city	53,772 ±47
Diamond Bar city	53,355 ±61
Huntington Park city	53,108 ±51
Lincoln city	52,956 ±89
Placentia city	52,826 ±59
Novato city	52,546 ±71
Cathedral City city	52,267 ±75
Paramount city	52,050 ±59
Palm Desert city	51,990 ±43
Watsonville city	51,712 ±34

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Placentia city, California

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026