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Placentia, CA vs La Habra, CA

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- Household income in La Habra, is 15% less than it is in Placentia and is 22% above the National Average.
- Placentia unemployment rate is 6.5%.
- La Habra unemployment rate is 7.1%.
 Placentia, CALa Habra, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$40,598  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$88,002$69,021
 Family Median Income$116,073  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Placentia, CALa Habra, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock4.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock22.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock9.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Placentia, CALa Habra, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance18.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.7%6.5%
 Community, social services1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.5%1.2%
 Education, library7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock16.0%13.1%
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 La Habra    4 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

La Habra tax rate is  More

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Over 16 years ago

The good thing about living in La Habra - you are next to  More

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Over 19 years ago

The cost of housing is very high. It seems that unless you have been a homeowner for at least 5 years, getting into a home is very difficult because the cost is so  More

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