Businesses in Placer

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Placer

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Education	41
Shopping	37
Churches	21
Religion	12
Restaurants	11
Grocery stores and supermarkets	10
Public administration	10
Travel agencies	9
Bakeries	7
Wholesalers	6
Clothing stores	6

Placer Facts

Area	74.8 km²
Population	31,872
Male Population	16,459 (51.6%)
Female Population	15,413 (48.4%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+783.4%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+82.8%
Median Age	23.8 years (Male: 23.6, Female: 24.1)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$8,464 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Bad-as, 3, Socorro, Sta. Cruz, Brgy. Bad-as
Local Time
Timezone	Philippine Standard Time
Lat & Lng	9.65417, 125.60250
Zip Codes	8405

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Placer Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	3,608	10,995	17,437	28,012	31,872	35,688	39,401
Population Density	48.2 / km²	147 / km²	233.1 / km²	374.4 / km²	426 / km²	477 / km²	526.7 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Placer Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 82.8% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Placer	+783.4%	+189.9%	+82.8%
Philippines	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Placer Median Age

Median Age: 23.8 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Placer	23.8 yrs	24.1 yrs	23.6 yrs
Philippines	23.2 yrs	23.6 yrs	22.8 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Placer Population Density

Population Density: 426 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Placer	31,872	74.8 km²	426 / km²
Philippines	96.6 million	296,939.4 km²	325 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Placer Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1910 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Placer

Zip Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Placer

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Placer Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$2,365	$2,996	$3,811	$3,975	$4,713	$8,116	$7,917	$8,464
Total GDP	$35.4M	$53.7M	$83M	$101.4M	$136.6M	$267.6M	$295.1M	$331.4M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Placer CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Placer	29,773 tn	0.93 tn	398 tons/km²
Philippines	104,920,564 tn	1.09 tn	353.3 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Placer CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	29,773 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.93 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	398 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (4)
Flood	High (10)
Earthquake	High (9)
Cyclone	High (10)
Landslide	High (9)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development - The World Bank, and United Nations Environment Programme Global Resource Information Database Geneva - UNEP/GRID-Geneva. 2005. Global Cyclone Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4CZ353K.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
1/20/19	3:42 PM	4.3	29.6 km	110,550 m	12km WSW of Socorro, Philippines	usgs.gov
10/7/18	7:29 AM	4.5	26.2 km	48,430 m	4km SSW of Cagdianao, Philippines	usgs.gov
7/10/18	4:24 PM	5.1	33.3 km	43,120 m	10km W of San Francisco, Philippines	usgs.gov
7/10/18	7:54 AM	4.7	26.4 km	53,420 m	4km WSW of San Francisco, Philippines	usgs.gov
6/1/18	1:31 PM	4.5	31.4 km	40,560 m	5km NE of Jabonga, Philippines	usgs.gov
11/12/17	6:33 AM	4.7	32.1 km	56,190 m	8km S of Basilisa, Philippines	usgs.gov
3/14/17	11:47 AM	4.7	27.3 km	40,980 m	5km WSW of San Francisco, Philippines	usgs.gov
3/5/17	4:06 AM	4.3	26.2 km	10,000 m	5km NNE of Mabua, Philippines	usgs.gov
3/5/17	12:08 AM	5.7	22.8 km	10,510 m	5km N of Surigao, Philippines	usgs.gov
2/17/17	9:18 AM	4.7	29.4 km	10,000 m	5km NNW of Mabua, Philippines	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

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