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Placentia, CA
Full City Profile · California · Orange County County
3.1
/5.0
B
Good
52,384
Population
7,784/sq mi density
$110,575
Median Income
$46,069 per capita
$871,000
Home Value
$1,094,721 Zillow
$2,267
Median Rent
35.4% income on rent
68°F
Avg Temperature
330 sunny days/yr
371
Violent Crime/100K
1,718 property/100K
B
Overall
3.1 / 5.0
Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
A+
Economy
4.7 / 5.0
$110,575 median income, 3.6% unemployment
C
Affordability
2.2 / 5.0
$871,000 home value, $2,267/mo rent
F
Safety
1.0 / 5.0
371 violent crimes/100K
A
Education
4.5 / 5.0
43.7% bachelor's degree or higher
Change Over Time (2013–2023)
Population Change
+1.7%
52,356 → 53,238
over 10 years
Annual Pop. Growth
+0.17%
Compound annual growth rate
Median Income Change
+41.3%
$78,233 → $110,575
nominal, not inflation-adjusted
Annual Income Growth
+3.52%
Compound annual growth rate
Population Over Time
Total population for Placentia across each available Census ACS release.
Median Household Income Over Time
Median household income reported by U.S. Census ACS. Values are nominal (not adjusted for inflation).
Projected 2030
Simple projections extrapolating the 2013–2023 compound annual growth rate forward. These are mathematical extensions of recent trends, not forecasts — real outcomes depend on migration, policy and economic shifts.
Projected Population 2030
53,875
+637 from 2023 (53,238)
Projected Median Income 2030
$140,873
+$30,298 from 2023 ($110,575)
Year-by-Year Detail
| Year | Population | YoY % | Median Income | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 52,356 | — | $78,233 | — |
| 2015 | 52,658 | +0.6% | $79,598 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 52,420 | -0.5% | $88,501 | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 51,596 | -1.6% | $95,757 | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 51,274 | -0.6% | $103,041 | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 53,238 | +3.8% | $110,575 | +7.3% |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (Data Commons). Home value and rent are not yet available historically.