Demographics of Brea city, California

Brea city, California had 47,260 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +19 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Brea city, in four figures

47,260
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 47,469 ±55.; < +0.1%
Change since July 2020: +19 people.; 39.7 ±1.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $131,129 ±$11,525
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Brea city, California's population grew < 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Brea city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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Brea city, California's population grew < 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Brea city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	47,241	100.0	100.0
2021	46,879	99.2	100.2
2022	47,364	100.3	100.7
2023	47,812	101.2	101.6
2024	47,656	100.9	102.5
2025	47,260	100.0	103.1

Population of Brea city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	47,241	—
2021	46,879	−362
2022	47,364	+485
2023	47,812	+448
2024	47,656	−156
2025	47,260	−396

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.7 ±1.4: for men 39.5 ±1.9 and for women 39.7 ±1.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Brea city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	2,915 ±513	6.1% ±1.1	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	7,854 ±739	16.5% ±1.6	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,554 ±554	7.5% ±1.2	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	13,450 ±977	28.3% ±2.1	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	11,519 ±853	24.3% ±1.8	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	8,177 ±683	17.2% ±1.4	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $131,129 ±$11,525, and income per person $57,210 ±$3,554, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Brea city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	1,446 ±336	8.6% ±2.0	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,417 ±287	8.4% ±1.7	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,856 ±370	11.1% ±2.2	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,651 ±372	9.8% ±2.2	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,196 ±424	19.0% ±2.4	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,430 ±353	14.5% ±2.0	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	4,791 ±508	28.5% ±2.8	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Brea city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	3,133 ±634	6.6% ±1.3	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	593 ±236	5.5% ±2.2	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,765 ±456	6.8% ±1.7	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	775 ±261	7.3% ±2.4	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Brea city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Brea city	California	United States
Housing units	17,373 ±687	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.6% ±5.3	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.4% ±1.4	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	59.7% ±2.2	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	40.3% ±2.9	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$922,300 ±$23,884	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,397 ±$82	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±2	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Brea city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	14,197 ±1,631	29.9% ±3.4	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	16,810 ±1,455	35.4% ±3.1	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	374 to 1,180	0.8% to 2.5%	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	13,142 ±1,112	27.7% ±2.3	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	2 to 32	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 43	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	49 to 323	0.1% to 0.7%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,325 ±559	4.9% ±1.2	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Brea city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	28,360 ±1,229	59.7% ±2.6	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,810 ±835	14.3% ±1.8	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	334 to 1,128	0.7% to 2.4%	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	11,568 ±1,070	24.4% ±2.3	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	6,579 ±779	13.9% ±1.6	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	4,989 ±900	10.5% ±1.9	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Brea city among the places of California

198th of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near Brea city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
San Luis Obispo city	48,491 ±43
Antelope CDP	48,301 ±2,408
North Highlands CDP	47,957 ±2,791
Cerritos city	47,867 ±53
Los Banos city	47,593 ±35
Brea city	47,469 ±55
La Mirada city	47,180 ±101
Rancho Santa Margarita city	46,990 ±61
Newark city	46,903 ±42
Rowland Heights CDP	45,911 ±1,991
Morgan Hill city	45,425 ±53

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Brea city, California

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026