Moving to Buena Park, California
Population: 78,282. Estimated population in July 2024: 79,174 (+1.1% change)
Males: 38,800 (49.6%), Females: 39,482 (50.4%)
Orange County
Zip codes: 90620, 90621.
Demographics
Median resident age: 32.0 years
Median household income: $50,336
Median house value: $199,400
Population by Race
Races in Buena Park:
- White Non-Hispanic (38.2%)
- Hispanic (33.5%)
- Other race (15.2%)
- Filipino (6.4%)
- Korean (6.3%)
- Two or more races (5.5%)
- Black (3.8%)
- Asian Indian (2.5%)
- Chinese (1.9%)
- American Indian (1.8%)
- Vietnamese (1.5%)
- Other Asian (1.5%)
- Japanese (1.0%)
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (7.9%), Irish (6.6%), English (5.8%), Italian (3.7%), United States (3.5%), French (1.8%).
Elevation: 74 feet
Land area: 10.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Buena Park
- High school or higher: 75.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 19.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
- Unemployed: 6.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Buena Park city
- Never married: 29.3%
- Now married: 53.6%
- Separated: 2.4%
- Widowed: 5.6%
- Divorced: 9.1%
33.0% Foreign born (16.5% Asia, 13.8% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +9,529 (+13.9%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Buena Park:
- ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (6850 LINCOLN AVENUE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Buena Park:
- LA PALMA INTERCOMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; LA PALMA, CA)
- ANAHEIM GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; ANAHEIM, CA)
- WEST ANAHEIM MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles; ANAHEIM, CA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Buena Park:
- LOS ALAMITOS AAF (about 6 miles; LOS ALAMITOS, CA; Abbreviation: SLI)
- LONG BEACH /DAUGHERTY FIELD/ (about 11 miles; LONG BEACH, CA; Abbreviation: LGB)
- JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT-ORANGE COUNTY (about 17 miles; SANTA ANA, CA; Abbreviation: SNA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Buena Park:
- FULLERTON MUNI (about 3 miles; FULLERTON, CA; Abbreviation: FUL)
- EL MONTE (about 16 miles; EL MONTE, CA; Abbreviation: EMT)
- COMPTON/WOODLEY (about 16 miles; COMPTON, CA; Abbreviation: CPM)
Amtrak stations near Buena Park:
- 6 miles: FULLERTON (120 E. SANTA FE AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, taxi stand, public transit connection.
- 9 miles: ANAHEIM (2150 KATELLA AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.
- 13 miles: SANTA ANA (1000 E. SANTA ANA BLVD.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
Colleges and Universities
College/University in Buena Park:
- SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SCHOOL OF EVANGELISM (Location: 7201 WALNUT AVE; Private, not-for-profit)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Buena Park:
- BIOLA UNIVERSITY (about 4 miles; LA MIRADA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 3,479)
- BETHESDA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 4 miles; ANAHEIM, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,342)
- CYPRESS COLLEGE (about 4 miles; CYPRESS, CA; Full-time enrollment: 10,446)
- FULLERTON COLLEGE (about 6 miles; FULLERTON, CA; Full-time enrollment: 11,158)
- CERRITOS COLLEGE (about 7 miles; NORWALK, CA; Full-time enrollment: 11,666)
- LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; LONG BEACH, CA; Full-time enrollment: 11,108)
- GOLDEN WEST COLLEGE (about 10 miles; HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA; Full-time enrollment: 7,000)
Schools
Public high schools in Buena Park:
- BUENA PARK HIGH (Students: 1,963; Location: 8833 ACADEMY DR.; Grades: 09 – 12)
- HOPE SPECIAL EDUCATION CENTER (Students: 262; Location: 7901 KNOTT AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Buena Park:
- BUENA PARK JUNIOR HIGH (Students: 1,307; Location: 6931 ORANGETHORPE AVE.; Grades: 07 – 08)
- BEATTY (GORDON H.) ELEMENTARY (Students: 1,123; Location: 8201 COUNTRY CLUB DR.; Grades: KG – 06)
- GILBERT (CARL E.) ELEMENTARY (Students: 862; Location: 7255 EIGHTH ST.; Grades: KG – 06)
- WHITAKER (JAMES A.) ELEMENTARY (Students: 814; Location: 8401 MONTANA AVE.; Grades: KG – 06)
- EMERY (CHARLES G.) ELEMENTARY (Students: 787; Location: 8600 SOMERSET ST.; Grades: KG – 06)
- PENDLETON (MABLE L.) ELEMENTAR (Students: 752; Location: 7101 STANTON AVE.; Grades: KG – 06)
- COREY (ARTHUR F.) ELEMENTARY (Students: 727; Location: 7351 HOLDER ST.; Grades: KG – 06)
- SAN MARINO ELEMENTARY (Students: 683; Location: 6215 SAN ROLANDO CIR.; Grades: KG – 06)
- HOLDER ELEMENTARY (Students: 583; Location: 9500 HOLDER ST; Grades: KG – 06)
- KNOTT (WALTER) ELEMENTARY (Students: 574; Location: 7300 LA PALMA AVE.; Grades: KG – 06)
Private primary/middle schools in Buena Park:
- ST PIUS V ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 626; Location: 7681 ORANGETHORPE; Grades: KG – 8)
- SPEECH LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT (Students: 270; Location: 8699 HOLDER STREET; Grades: UG – UG)
- CRESCENT AVE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 253; Location: 5600 CRESCENT AVENUE; Grades: PK – 6)
- KINDER CARE LRNG CENTER INC (Students: 153; Location: 4601 BEACH BLVD; Grades: PK – KG)
- CHILDREN’S LEARNING CENTER (Students: 97; Location: 6441 LINCOLN AVE.; Grades: PK – 3)
- CHILDRENS CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOL (Students: 46; Location: 6575 CRESCENT AVE; Grades: PK – KG)
- HAPPY TIME PRE-SCHOOL (Students: 22; Location: 8252 ARTESIA BLVD; Grades: PK – KG)
Libraries
Library in Buena Park:
- BUENA PARK LIBRARY DISTRICT (Operating income: $1,760,314; Location: 7150 LA PALMA AVE.; 99,384 books; 3,180 audio materials; 2,900 video materials; 362 serial subscriptions)