Buena Park

Population: 83,052
Median household income: $108,187
Median home value: $771,900

Buena Park, a community in Orange County, California, has 83,052 residents. At $108,187, its median household income sits below Orange County's $113,702.

From 2019 to 2023, Buena Park's population held roughly steady from 82,489 to 83,052, while its median home value rose 33.3% from $579,100 to $771,900.

Households average 3.39 people. The median gross rent is $2,112.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 83,052
Median age: 37.4 yrs
Median household income: $108,187
Median home value: $771,900
Median gross rent: $2,112
Housing units: 24,961
Homeownership rate: 56.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

82,48983,052

Median household income

$78,932$108,187

Median home value

$579,100$771,900

Median gross rent

$1,662$2,112

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	82,489	$78,932	$579,100	$1,662
2020	82,228	$84,680	$608,800	$1,723
2021	83,974	$90,503	$627,200	$1,818
2022	83,542	$101,586	$702,600	$2,012
2023	83,052	$108,187	$771,900	$2,112

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1717.1%

18 to 248.7%

25 to 3414.9%

35 to 4414.7%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 748.3%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,682	5.6%
5 to 17	14,217	17.1%
18 to 24	7,238	8.7%
25 to 34	12,362	14.9%
35 to 44	12,216	14.7%
45 to 54	10,002	12.0%
55 to 64	10,745	12.9%
65 to 74	6,869	8.3%
75 and over	4,721	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17,034	20.5%
Black or African American	1,622	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.0%
Asian	26,368	31.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	289	0.3%
Some other race	152	0.2%
Two or more races	2,292	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	35,287	42.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.1%

High school graduate23.4%

Some college or associate's29.5%

Bachelor's degree22.4%

Graduate or professional degree9.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8,566	15.1%
High school graduate	13,326	23.4%
Some college or associate's	16,762	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	12,744	22.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5,517	9.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone74.8%

Carpooled11.7%

Public transit1.4%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home9.8%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	31,090	74.8%
Carpooled	4,864	11.7%
Public transit	591	1.4%
Walked	294	0.7%
Bicycle	211	0.5%
Worked from home	4,053	9.8%
Other means	452	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,406	19.7%
15 to 29 min	13,108	35.0%
30 to 44 min	9,306	24.8%
45 to 59 min	2,943	7.8%
60+ min	4,739	12.6%

Households

Average household size: 3.39
Poverty rate: 8.6% (7,077 of 82,579)

	Count	Share
Family households	19,891	82.2%
Nonfamily households	4,308	17.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	24,199	96.9%
Vacant	762	3.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	13,577	56.1%
Renter-occupied	10,622	43.9%

1-unit, detached57.8%

1-unit, attached9.0%

2 to 4 units7.5%

5 to 19 units11.3%

20 or more units12.7%

Mobile home & other1.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	14,416	57.8%
1-unit, attached	2,251	9.0%
2 to 4 units	1,865	7.5%
5 to 19 units	2,831	11.3%
20 or more units	3,169	12.7%
Mobile home & other	429	1.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0608786
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 33.8574, -118.0074