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Moving to Placentia, California

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Population: 46,488. Estimated population in July 2024: 49,795 (+7.1% change)
Males: 23,038 (49.6%), Females: 23,450 (50.4%)

Orange County

Zip codes: 92870.

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.3 years
Median household income: $62,803
Median house value: $264,500

Population by Race

Races in Placentia:

  • White Non-Hispanic (53.7%)
  • Hispanic (31.1%)
  • Other race (14.7%)
  • Two or more races (3.6%)
  • Chinese (2.8%)
  • Vietnamese (2.2%)
  • Black (1.8%)
  • Filipino (1.6%)
  • American Indian (1.5%)
  • Asian Indian (1.3%)
  • Korean (1.2%)
  • Japanese (1.1%)
  • Other Asian (1.0%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (14.5%), English (11.2%), Irish (9.7%), Italian (4.7%), United States (3.0%), French (2.6%).

Elevation: 250 feet

Land area: 6.6 square miles

Map of Placentia, CA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Placentia

  • High school or higher: 81.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 31.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 10.6%
  • Unemployed: 4.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Placentia city

  • Never married: 26.9%
  • Now married: 58.0%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 5.1%
  • Divorced: 8.2%

24.9% Foreign born (13.6% Latin America, 8.4% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +5,304 (+12.9%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Placentia:

  • PLACENTIA LINDA HOSPITAL (1301 N ROSE DRIVE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Placentia:

  • BREA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; BREA, CA)
  • KINDRED HOSPITAL BREA (about 4 miles; BREA, CA)
  • ST JUDE MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; FULLERTON, CA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Placentia:

  • JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT-ORANGE COUNTY (about 15 miles; SANTA ANA, CA; Abbreviation: SNA)
  • LOS ALAMITOS AAF (about 16 miles; LOS ALAMITOS, CA; Abbreviation: SLI)
  • LONG BEACH /DAUGHERTY FIELD/ (about 21 miles; LONG BEACH, CA; Abbreviation: LGB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Placentia:

  • FULLERTON MUNI (about 8 miles; FULLERTON, CA; Abbreviation: FUL)
  • BRACKETT FIELD (about 16 miles; LA VERNE, CA; Abbreviation: POC)
  • CHINO (about 17 miles; CHINO, CA; Abbreviation: CNO)

Amtrak stations near Placentia:

  • 5 miles: FULLERTON (120 E. SANTA FE AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 6 miles: ANAHEIM (2150 KATELLA AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.
  • 9 miles: SANTA ANA (1000 E. SANTA ANA BLVD.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Placentia:

  • DMC AUTOMOTIVE TRAINING SCHOOL (Location: 530 CAMERON; Private, for-profit)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Placentia:

  • FULLERTON COLLEGE (about 6 miles; FULLERTON, CA; Full-time enrollment: 11,158)
  • CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY-ACADEMIC CENTERS (about 7 miles; ORANGE, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,088)
  • CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; ORANGE, CA; Full-time enrollment: 3,757)
  • SANTIAGO CANYON COLLEGE (about 8 miles; ORANGE, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,442)
  • BETHESDA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; ANAHEIM, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,342)
  • SANTA ANA COLLEGE (about 9 miles; SANTA ANA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 12,082)
  • MT SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE (about 10 miles; WALNUT, CA; Full-time enrollment: 14,954)

Schools

Public high schools in Placentia:

  • VALENCIA HIGH (Students: 2,343; Location: 500 N. BRADFORD AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • EL DORADO HIGH (Students: 2,189; Location: 1651 N. VALENCIA AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • EL CAMINO REAL CONTINUATION HI (Students: 313; Location: 1351 ORANGETHORPE AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • LA ENTRADA HIGH (ALTER) (Students: 40; Location: 1351 E. ORANGETHORPE AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Placentia:

  • KRAEMER JUNIOR HIGH (Students: 1,726; Location: 645 N. ANGELINA AVE.; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • TYNES (JOHN O.) ELEMENTARY (Students: 1,148; Location: 735 STANFORD; Grades: KG – 06)
  • VAN BUREN ELEMENTARY (Students: 732; Location: 1245 N. VAN BUREN ST.; Grades: KG – 06)
  • GOLDEN ELEMENTARY (Students: 689; Location: 740 E. GOLDEN AVE.; Grades: KG – 06)
  • RUBY DRIVE ELEMENTARY (Students: 667; Location: 601 RUBY DR.; Grades: KG – 06)
  • TUFFREE (COL. J. K.) JUNIOR HI (Students: 644; Location: 2151 N. KRAEMER BLVD.; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • WAGNER (CHARLES) ELEMENTARY (Students: 521; Location: 717 E. YORBA LINDA BLVD.; Grades: KG – 06)
  • MORSE AVENUE ELEMENTARY (Students: 514; Location: 431 E. MORSE AVE.; Grades: KG – 06)
  • SIERRA VISTA ELEMENTARY (Students: 509; Location: 1811 N. PLACENTIA AVE.; Grades: KG – 06)
  • BROOKHAVEN ELEMENTARY (Students: 469; Location: 1851 N. BROOKHAVEN AVE.; Grades: KG – 06)

Private primary/middle schools in Placentia:

  • ST JOSEPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 322; Location: 801 N BRADFORD AVENUE; Grades: PK – 8)
  • MULBERRY CHILD CARE & PRESCHOO (Students: 108; Location: 612 NORTH ROSE DRIVE; Grades: PK – KG)
  • PLACENTIA TOWNE & COUNTRY EARL (Students: 67; Location: 201 E MADISON AVE; Grades: PK – 4)

Libraries

Library in Placentia:

  • PLACENTIA LIBRARY DISTRICT (Operating income: $1,359,250; Location: 411 E. CHAPMAN AVE.; 156,857 books; 9,684 audio materials; 2,217 video materials; 148 serial subscriptions)

 

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