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- Irvine is 0% more densely populated than Placentia.
- People are 2.2% less likely to be married in Irvine.
- The Median Age is 3.1 years younger in Irvine.
 Placentia, CAIrvine, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock297,868329,725,481
 Female Population50.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.838.4
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 Population - 201050,937  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock143,072285,036,114
 Population - 199041,259  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock98.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now24.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,541.993.4
 Land Area6.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Placentia, CAIrvine, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Placentia, CAIrvine, CAUnited States
 White38.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.7%12.2%
 Asian16.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock11.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Placentia, CAIrvine, CAUnited States
 Married Population52.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock50.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock48.6%50.2%
 Never Married34.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.5%10.8%
 Widowed4.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.702.60
 Households16,371  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock69,18180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children37.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,748  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock9.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Placentia    6 Reviews

I lived in that city for almost 10 years and recently found out that both their city government and their police force are blocking people from leaving bad reviews of  More

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Over 14 years ago

PLACENTIA IS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE. BEEN HERE SINCE 1980. EASY ACCESS TO FREEWAYS, PLENTY OF COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL BUSINESSES AROUND FOR EMPLOYMENT. NEARBY--GOLF  More

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Over 15 years ago

If you rent, Placentia's not bad. I haven't noticed too much crime but there are quite a few reasonable apartments. Being close to a California State School has its  More

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Reviews for Irvine    42 Reviews

We've lived in Irvine since '87. We have raised two children within the ISUD. Both are grown up. Sure, there have been many changes since then.. the City has  More

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I've lived in Irvine for 2 years and in Orange County for 10 so I'm pretty familiar with the area by now and all it has to offer. Perhaps my review of this place has  More

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I wouldn't live elsewhere. I originally moved to Irvine in 2002 from the Midwest, not knowing what it even was. I left and moved around a great deal locally in OC,  More

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