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Brea, California Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 35,410. Estimated population in July 2024: 38,465 (+8.6% change)
Males: 17,278 (48.8%), Females: 18,132 (51.2%)

Orange County

Zip codes: 92821, 92823.

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.4 years
Median household income: $59,759
Median house value: $261,700

Population by Race

Races in Brea:

  • White Non-Hispanic (66.5%)
  • Hispanic (20.3%)
  • Other race (7.8%)
  • Two or more races (3.8%)
  • Chinese (2.2%)
  • Korean (2.1%)
  • Filipino (1.4%)
  • Asian Indian (1.3%)
  • Black (1.3%)
  • American Indian (1.2%)
  • Japanese (1.0%)
  • Other Asian (0.5%)
  • Vietnamese (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (16.8%), English (12.7%), Irish (11.1%), Italian (7.2%), French (3.6%), United States (3.2%).

Elevation: 360 feet

Land area: 10.5 square miles

Map of Brea, CA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Brea

  • High school or higher: 88.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 33.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 11.6%
  • Unemployed: 3.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Brea city

  • Never married: 26.0%
  • Now married: 57.4%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 5.9%
  • Divorced: 9.0%

17.1% Foreign born (7.1% Asia, 7.0% Latin America, 2.2% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +2,450 (+7.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers in Brea:

  • BREA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (380 W CENTRAL AVE)
  • KINDRED HOSPITAL BREA (875 N BREA BLVD)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Brea:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Brea:

  • LOS ALAMITOS AAF (about 15 miles; LOS ALAMITOS, CA; Abbreviation: SLI)
  • JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT-ORANGE COUNTY (about 18 miles; SANTA ANA, CA; Abbreviation: SNA)
  • LONG BEACH /DAUGHERTY FIELD/ (about 20 miles; LONG BEACH, CA; Abbreviation: LGB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Brea:

  • FULLERTON MUNI (about 7 miles; FULLERTON, CA; Abbreviation: FUL)
  • BRACKETT FIELD (about 14 miles; LA VERNE, CA; Abbreviation: POC)
  • EL MONTE (about 15 miles; EL MONTE, CA; Abbreviation: EMT)

Amtrak stations near Brea:

  • 5 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.
  • 12 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

Colleges/Universities in Brea:

  • GOLDEN GATE BAPTIST SEMINARY-SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (Full-time enrollment: 120; Location: 251 S RANDOLPH AVE STE A; Private, not-for-profit; Offers Master’s degree)
  • SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE-BREA (Full-time enrollment: 93; Location: 595 W LAMBERT RD; Private, for-profit; Website: www.scic.edu)
  • MARR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE (Location: 649 W IMPERIAL HWY STE B; Private, for-profit)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brea:

  • FULLERTON COLLEGE (about 5 miles; FULLERTON, CA; Full-time enrollment: 11,158)
  • MT SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE (about 7 miles; WALNUT, CA; Full-time enrollment: 14,954)
  • BETHESDA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; ANAHEIM, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,342)
  • BIOLA UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; LA MIRADA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 3,479)
  • CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY-ACADEMIC CENTERS (about 10 miles; ORANGE, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,088)
  • CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; ORANGE, CA; Full-time enrollment: 3,757)
  • SANTA ANA COLLEGE (about 11 miles; SANTA ANA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 12,082)

Schools

Public high schools in Brea:

  • BREA-OLINDA HIGH (Students: 2,011; Location: 789 N. WILDCAT WAY; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • BREA CANYON HIGH (CONT.) (Students: 65; Location: 689 N. WILDCAT WAY; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high schools in Brea:

  • CARBON CANYON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 163; Location: 5600 CARBON CANYON RD; Grades: KG – 12)
  • ST. PETER ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN (Students: 6; Location: 1408 LAS LOMAS DR.; Grades: 6 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Brea:

  • BREA JUNIOR HIGH (Students: 1,107; Location: 400 N. BREA BLVD.; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • AROVISTA ELEMENTARY (Students: 630; Location: 900 EADINGTON DR.; Grades: KG – 06)
  • BREA COUNTRY HILLS ELEMENTARY (Students: 617; Location: 150 N. ASSOCIATED ROAD; Grades: KG – 06)
  • MARIPOSA ELEMENTARY (Students: 514; Location: 1111 W. MARIPOSA DR.; Grades: KG – 06)
  • WILLIAM E. FANNING ELEMENTARY (Students: 491; Location: 650 N. APRICOT; Grades: KG – 06)
  • LAUREL ELEMENTARY (Students: 474; Location: 200 S. FLOWER AVE.; Grades: KG – 06)
  • OLINDA ELEMENTARY (Students: 297; Location: 109 LILAC LANE; Grades: KG – 06)

Private primary/middle schools in Brea:

  • CHRIST LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 398; Location: 820 W IMPERIAL HWY; Grades: PK – 8)
  • BREA OLINDA FRIENDS CHRISTIAN (Students: 325; Location: 200 ASSOCIATED RD; Grades: PK – 6)
  • ST ANGELA MERICI CATHOLIC SCHO (Students: 306; Location: 575 SOUTH WALNUT STREET; Grades: KG – 8)
  • MONTESSORI OF BREA (Students: 42; Location: 400 WEST FIR STREET; Grades: PK – 5)
  • BREA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 8; Location: 314 E ALDER STREET; Grades: 8 – 11)

 

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