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Placentia, CA vs Oxnard, CA

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- Oxnard is 0% more densely populated than Placentia.
- People are 13.4% less likely to be married in Oxnard.
- The Median Age is 3.8 years younger in Oxnard.
 Placentia, CAOxnard, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock202,981329,725,481
 Female Population50.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.138.4
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 Population - 201050,937  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock170,358285,036,114
 Population - 199041,259  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock22.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now24.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock7,530.693.4
 Land Area6.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock12.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Placentia, CAOxnard, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.9%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, CAOxnard, CAUnited States
 White38.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.0%12.2%
 Asian16.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock75.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Placentia, CAOxnard, CAUnited States
 Married Population52.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock43.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock54.5%50.2%
 Never Married34.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.4%10.8%
 Widowed4.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock4.002.60
 Households16,371  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock40,72380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children37.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock29.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,748  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.3%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 Oxnard    28 Reviews

Hey folks, it’s Bob, back with an update since my review 3 years ago. I’m finally leaving CA , but I thought it would be nice to give an update and review some  More

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Over 9 years ago

But Oxnard takes the cake hands down. In reply to BOB. A real person living there in Oxnard. My reply to you is I hear you there. The one thing you didn't mention (  More

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1 Jan 95 LA Times interview / witness Andy Medvigy (Convicted 911 Bluebell St felony ARSON, felony BURGLARY Stephen Andrew Medvigy, aka Thermopolis, WY FIREMAN  More

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