Editing Placentia, California (section)

=== 2000 ===
At the 2000 census,<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> there were 46,488 people, 15,037 households and 11,683 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|7,051.3|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. The 15,326 housing units had an average density of {{convert|2,324.6|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup was 67.76% White, 1.77% African American, 0.83% Native American, 11.16% Asian, 0.18% Pacific Islander, and 13.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race were 31.10% of the population.

Of the 15,037 households, 37.9% had children under 18 living with them, 61.5% were married couples living together, 50.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.3% were not families. About 16.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 3.07, and the average family size was 3.42.

The age distribution was 27.0% under 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% were 65 or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 96.0 males.

The median household income was $62,803 and the median family income was $68,976. These figures had risen to $77,496 and $83,674, respectively, in a 2007 estimate.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fact Sheet: Placentia city, California: 2006–2008 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=16000US0650916&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US06%7C16000US0650916&_street=&_county=placentia&_cityTown=placentia&_state=04000US06&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2007_3YR_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry= |access-date=August 26, 2010 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200211181056/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=16000US0650916&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US06%7C16000US0650916&_street=&_county=placentia&_cityTown=placentia&_state=04000US06&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2007_3YR_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null:null&_keyword=&_industry= |archive-date=February 11, 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Males had a median income of $46,956 and females $34,184. The [[per capita income]] was $23,843. About 5.7% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.2% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those 65 or over.