Placentia is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 52,192 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Placentia is the 177th largest community in California.

Housing costs in Placentia are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.

Also of interest is that Placentia has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.93% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Another interesting thing about Placentia, despite not being a huge city, is that there is a relatively high proportion of people living here who are young, single, and upwardly-mobile professionals. This makes it a good choice for other relocating single professionals. Here, these young singles will find many others like themselves, with opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

Placentia is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 43.73% of adults in Placentia have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in Placentia in 2022 was $46,069, which is upper middle income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $184,276 for a family of four. However, Placentia contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Placentia is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Placentia home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Placentia residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Placentia also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 35.92% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Placentia include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French.

In addition, Placentia has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (24.14%).

The most common language spoken in Placentia is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.