Brea

Population: 47,337
Median household income: $124,837
Median home value: $874,300

Brea is a community in Orange County, California, home to 47,337 residents. The median household income of $124,837 is above the Orange County median ($113,702).

From 2019 to 2023, Brea's population grew 10.9% from 42,678 to 47,337, while its median home value rose 32.4% from $660,400 to $874,300.

54.1% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1978.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 47,337
Median age: 39.6 yrs
Median household income: $124,837
Median home value: $874,300
Median gross rent: $2,285
Housing units: 17,205
Homeownership rate: 60.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 50.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

42,67847,337

Median household income

$94,492$124,837

Median home value

$660,400$874,300

Median gross rent

$1,851$2,285

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	42,678	$94,492	$660,400	$1,851
2020	44,182	$100,969	$687,700	$1,958
2021	46,912	$108,721	$727,500	$2,015
2022	47,099	$120,226	$834,600	$2,218
2023	47,337	$124,837	$874,300	$2,285

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1716.6%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,790	5.9%
5 to 17	7,866	16.6%
18 to 24	3,766	8.0%
25 to 34	6,317	13.3%
35 to 44	6,614	14.0%
45 to 54	6,262	13.2%
55 to 64	5,864	12.4%
65 to 74	4,731	10.0%
75 and over	3,127	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17,426	36.8%
Black or African American	788	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	23	0.0%
Asian	12,243	25.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	35	0.1%
Some other race	200	0.4%
Two or more races	2,040	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	14,582	30.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.8%

High school graduate14.4%

Some college or associate's28.6%

Bachelor's degree31.1%

Graduate or professional degree19.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,225	6.8%
High school graduate	4,742	14.4%
Some college or associate's	9,422	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	10,249	31.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6,277	19.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone76.5%

Carpooled7.3%

Public transit0.7%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home12.9%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	17,475	76.5%
Carpooled	1,678	7.3%
Public transit	153	0.7%
Walked	258	1.1%
Bicycle	46	0.2%
Worked from home	2,945	12.9%
Other means	292	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,751	18.8%
15 to 29 min	5,960	29.9%
30 to 44 min	5,131	25.8%
45 to 59 min	2,600	13.1%
60+ min	2,460	12.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.85
Poverty rate: 6.4% (3,006 of 47,193)

	Count	Share
Family households	12,218	73.8%
Nonfamily households	4,348	26.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	16,566	96.3%
Vacant	639	3.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,992	60.3%
Renter-occupied	6,574	39.7%

1-unit, detached54.1%

1-unit, attached11.5%

2 to 4 units3.9%

5 to 19 units8.0%

20 or more units18.5%

Mobile home & other3.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,310	54.1%
1-unit, attached	1,986	11.5%
2 to 4 units	673	3.9%
5 to 19 units	1,379	8.0%
20 or more units	3,186	18.5%
Mobile home & other	671	3.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0608100
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 13 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 33.9252, -117.8651