Demographics of Buena Park city, California

Buena Park city, California had 81,741 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −2,074 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Buena Park city, in four figures

81,741
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 82,871 ±110.; −2.5%
Change since July 2020: −2,074 people.; 37.3 ±1.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $110,550 ±$4,245
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.

Buena Park city, California's population shrank 2.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Buena Park 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Buena Park city, California's population shrank 2.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Buena Park 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	83,815	100.0	100.0
2021	82,988	99.0	100.2
2022	82,477	98.4	100.7
2023	82,180	98.0	101.6
2024	82,182	98.1	102.5
2025	81,741	97.5	103.1

Population of Buena Park city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	83,815	—
2021	82,988	−827
2022	82,477	−511
2023	82,180	−297
2024	82,182	+2
2025	81,741	−441

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.3 ±1.1: for men 36.7 ±1.0 and for women 38.0 ±2.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Buena Park city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	4,802 ±558	5.8% ±0.7	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	14,362 ±1,201	17.3% ±1.4	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	7,280 ±764	8.8% ±0.9	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	23,916 ±1,393	28.9% ±1.7	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	20,941 ±1,233	25.3% ±1.5	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	11,570 ±874	14.0% ±1.1	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $110,550 ±$4,245, and income per person $40,669 ±$1,544, 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 Buena Park city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	2,021 ±361	8.3% ±1.5	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,560 ±408	10.5% ±1.7	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,172 ±511	13.0% ±2.1	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,641 ±393	10.9% ±1.6	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	5,718 ±582	23.5% ±2.3	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	3,475 ±463	14.3% ±1.9	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	4,735 ±560	19.5% ±2.2	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 Buena Park city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	7,234 ±1,098	8.8% ±1.3	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,858 ±464	9.9% ±2.4	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,645 ±660	7.9% ±1.4	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,731 ±324	10.0% ±1.7	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Buena Park city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Buena Park city	California	United States
Housing units	24,877 ±656	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	97.8% ±3.6	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.2% ±0.9	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	55.0% ±2.0	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	45.0% ±2.7	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$838,800 ±$13,578	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,206 ±$51	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1965 ±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 Buena Park city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	34,855 ±2,246	42.1% ±2.7	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	16,610 ±1,560	20.0% ±1.9	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,370 ±397	1.7% ±0.5	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	26,635 ±1,849	32.1% ±2.2	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to < 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	40 to 816	< 0.1% to 1.0%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	52 to 386	0.1% to 0.5%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,746 ±627	3.3% ±0.8	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 Buena Park city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	46,152 ±1,821	55.7% ±2.2	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,449 ±738	7.8% ±0.9	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,390 ±400	1.7% ±0.5	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	28,880 ±1,747	34.8% ±2.1	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	18,522 ±1,437	22.4% ±1.7	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	10,358 ±1,168	12.5% ±1.4	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Buena Park city among the places of California

104th 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 Buena Park city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Livermore city	85,522 ±68
Hawthorne city	85,191 ±64
Folsom city	83,916 ±39
Newport Beach city	83,845 ±53
Mountain View city	83,732 ±46
Buena Park city	82,871 ±110
Redwood City city	82,447 ±66
Rancho Cordova city	81,849 ±49
Alhambra city	81,022 ±126
Perris city	80,511 ±83
Lakewood city	79,850 ±71

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Buena Park city, California

Rankings this appears in

No. 71 Places in California by foreign-born share
No. 134 Places in California by median rent
No. 153 Places in California by median household income
No. 160 Places in California by median home value
No. 209 Places in California by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 215 Places in California by poverty rate

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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026