Placentia, CA (California) Houses and Residents

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Placentia Apartments for Rent

Total population: 49,692 (All urban)

Placentia, California Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 15,424 (15,138 occupied: 10,413 owner occupied, 4,725 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	31%
State:	43%

Housing density: 2340 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $488,768.

Median contract rent in 2007: $1,243 (lower quartile is $1,012, upper quartile is $1,539)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,396

Median gross rent in Placentia, CA in 2007: $1,322

Housing units in Placentia with a mortgage: 7,988 (1,180 second mortgage, 808 home equity loan, 17 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,411

Placentia,CA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $685,443 (it was $258,600 in 2000)

Placentia:	$685,443
California:	$532,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $532,874 - $728,444

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $639,137
Here: $639,137
State: $619,135

Townhouses or other attached units: $451,957
Here: $451,957
State: $541,123

In 2-unit structures: $251,514
Here: $251,514
State: $702,713

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $388,254
Here: $388,254
State: $512,546

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $387,832
Here: $387,832
State: $482,470

Mobile homes: $35,919
Here: $35,919
State: $59,450

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000
Here: $5,000
State: $63,652

Household type by relationship

Households: 46,794

In family households: 42,289 (9,400 male householders, 2,441 female householders)
9,675 spouses, 15,115 children (14,077 natural, 372 adopted, 666 stepchildren), 1,041 grandchildren, 944 brothers or sisters, 627 parents, 1,476 other relatives, 1,570 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,505 (1,471 male householders (883 living alone)), 1,824 female householders (1,542 living alone)), 1,210 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 305 (98 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,949 2-persons, 2,826 3-persons, 2,495 4-persons, 1,228 5-persons, 618 6-persons, 725 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,425 1-person, 707 2-persons, 75 3-persons, 52 4-persons, 22 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

9,060 married couples with children.
1,921 single-parent households (525 men, 1,396 women).

64.5% of residents of Placentia speak English at home.
23.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (45% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 18% don't speak English at all).
3.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
7.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 11,554 (24.5%)
(39.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.5
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.8
State:	3.5

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Placentia, California:
	1 room: 7 2 rooms: 199 3 rooms: 575 4 rooms: 638 5 rooms: 1,571 6 rooms: 2,102 7 rooms: 2,606 8 rooms: 1,733 9 or more rooms: 982

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Placentia, California:
	1 room: 251 2 rooms: 893 3 rooms: 775 4 rooms: 1,407 5 rooms: 665 6 rooms: 366 7 rooms: 175 8 rooms: 159 9 or more rooms: 34

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 345
1995 to 1998: 1,250
1990 to 1994: 883
1980 to 1989: 2,395
1970 to 1979: 5,149
1960 to 1969: 3,901
1950 to 1959: 955
1940 to 1949: 228
1939 or earlier: 318

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Placentia:
	no bedroom: 92 1 bedroom: 421 2 bedrooms: 1,444 3 bedrooms: 3,660 4 bedrooms: 3,944 5 or more bedrooms: 852

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Placentia:
	no bedroom: 505 1 bedroom: 1,165 2 bedrooms: 1,977 3 bedrooms: 697 4 bedrooms: 332 5 or more bedrooms: 49

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Placentia in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 309 1 vehicle: 2,064 2 vehicles: 5,230 3 vehicles: 2,004 4 vehicles: 622 5 or more vehicles: 184

Cars and other vehicles available in Placentia in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 381 1 vehicle: 1,834 2 vehicles: 1,856 3 vehicles: 490 4 vehicles: 91 5 or more vehicles: 73

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Placentia, CA:

Less than $10,000: 27
$10,000 to $14,999: 14
$15,000 to $19,999: 14
$20,000 to $24,999: 14
$25,000 to $29,999: 16
$30,000 to $34,999: 17
$35,000 to $39,999: 17
$40,000 to $49,999: 48
$50,000 to $59,999: 51
$60,000 to $69,999: 53
$70,000 to $79,999: 57
$80,000 to $89,999: 73
$90,000 to $99,999: 33
$100,000 to $124,999: 28
$125,000 to $149,999: 24
$150,000 to $174,999: 39
$175,000 to $199,999: 45
$200,000 to $249,999: 115
$250,000 to $299,999: 229
$300,000 to $399,999: 672
$400,000 to $499,999: 968
$500,000 to $749,999: 4653
$750,000 to $999,999: 2926
$1,000,000 or more: 1000

Placentia rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Placentia:

Less than $100: 16 people
$100 to $149: 8
$150 to $199: 22
$200 to $249: 28
$250 to $299: 33
$300 to $349: 22
$350 to $399: 20
$400 to $449: 17
$450 to $499: 40
$500 to $549: 40
$550 to $599: 40
$600 to $649: 57
$650 to $699: 61
$700 to $749: 66
$750 to $799: 140
$800 to $899: 174
$900 to $999: 285
$1,000 to $1,249: 1,420
$1,250 to $1,499: 1,175
$1,500 to $1,999: 879
$2,000 or more: 378
No cash rent: 109

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 2,279 1990 to 1994: 1,954 1985 to 1989: 2,456 1980 to 1984: 1,519 1975 to 1979: 1,419 1970 to 1974: 614 1970 to 1974: 426 1965 to 1969: 887

Placentia, CA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 79.2%
Number of people working at home: 778 (3.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 379
5 to 9 minutes: 2000
10 to 14 minutes: 3192
15 to 19 minutes: 3330
20 to 24 minutes: 3239
25 to 29 minutes: 1328
30 to 34 minutes: 3310
35 to 39 minutes: 875
40 to 44 minutes: 948
45 to 59 minutes: 1960
60 to 89 minutes: 1368
90 or more minutes: 441

Placentia mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 18,172 (79%)
Carpooled: 3,049 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 193 (1%)
Subway or elevated: 15 (0%)
Railroad: 70 (0%)
Ferryboat: 15 (0%)
Motorcycle: 53 (0%)
Bicycle: 182 (1%)
Walked: 450 (2%)
Other means: 171 (1%)
Worked at home: 778 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 502
$10,000 to $14,999: 374
$15,000 to $19,999: 535
$20,000 to $24,999: 630
$25,000 to $29,999: 645
$30,000 to $34,999: 803
$35,000 to $39,999: 718
$40,000 to $44,999: 723
$45,000 to $49,999: 651
$50,000 to $59,999: 1462
$60,000 to $74,999: 1955
$75,000 to $99,999: 2669
$100,000 to $124,999: 1612
$125,000 to $149,999: 808
$150,000 to $199,999: 699
$200,000 or more: 350

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 20172

German: 4378

English: 3549

Irish: 2830

Italian: 1718

United States or American: 1407

Polish: 652

Norwegian: 613

Swedish: 565

French (except Basque): 562

Scottish: 509

European: 489

Scotch-Irish: 434

Dutch: 433

Arab:: 230

French Canadian: 221

Canadian: 217

Russian: 204

Iranian: 201

Danish: 190

Portuguese: 164

Armenian: 159

British: 150

Romanian: 129

Hungarian: 108

Czech: 103

Greek: 98

Lebanese: 95

Scandinavian: 94

Welsh: 92

Slovak: 84

Lithuanian: 77

Ukrainian: 67

Czechoslovakian: 64

Austrian: 60

Finnish: 53

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 49

Swiss: 40

Subsaharan African:: 38

Croatian: 38

Syrian: 36

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 34

Jamaican: 34

Australian: 28

Pennsylvania German: 27

Palestinian: 25

Maltese: 25

Egyptian: 24

African: 24

Northern European: 21

Serbian: 20

Eastern European: 18

Arab/Arabic: 18

Belgian: 15

Latvian: 15

Kenyan: 14

Other Arab: 13

Yugoslavian: 12

Jordanian: 10

Brazilian: 9

Turkish: 9

Iraqi: 9

Slavic: 6

Basque: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (46%)
Vietnam (7%)
Philippines (5%)
Taiwan (4%)
India (4%)
Korea (3%)
Guatemala (3%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 24160
Northeast: 2356
Midwest: 4585
South: 2132
West: 1734

53% of Placentia residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 327
Nursery to 4th grade: 237
5th and 6th grade: 494
7th and 8th grade: 214
9th grade: 256
10th grade: 295
11th grade: 287
12th grade, no diploma: 552
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,314
Less than 1 year of college: 901
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,483
Associate degree: 1,148
Bachelor's degree: 3,252
Master's degree: 1,205
Professional school degree: 324
Doctorate degree: 216

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 372
Nursery to 4th grade: 264
5th and 6th grade: 523
7th and 8th grade: 318
9th grade: 292
10th grade: 311
11th grade: 214
12th grade, no diploma: 592
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,012
Less than 1 year of college: 1,135
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,791
Associate degree: 1,262
Bachelor's degree: 2,936
Master's degree: 1,161
Professional school degree: 196
Doctorate degree: 86

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.5%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 5.3%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 9.8%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 5.7%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 2.1%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 3.9%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 8.8%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 6.1%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 3.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 5.6%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 7.1%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $87,691
Black householders: $57,577
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $59,284
Asian householders: $95,316
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $23,152
Some other race householders: $53,578
Two or more races householders: $100,742
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $58,467

Placentia household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Placentia household income for Black householders

Placentia household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Placentia household income for Asian householders

Placentia household income for Some other race householders

Placentia household income for Two or more races householders

Placentia household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Placentia marital status for males

Placentia marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $709,828
Black or African American householders: $676,431
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $731,828
Asian householders: $719,370
Some other race householders: $494,335
Two or more races householders: $629,515
Hispanic or Latino householders: $586,046

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 9,267
One, attached: 2,046
Two: 120
3 or 4: 985
5 to 9: 714
10 to 19: 358
20 to 49: 431
50 or more: 939
Mobile homes: 556
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Median worth of mobile homes: $61,471

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Placentia:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (89%) Electricity (10%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (66%) Electricity (31%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 779

Here:	13.3%
California:	9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 144

Here:	5.0%
California:	7.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 443

Here:	14.0%
California:	15.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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