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Population (year 2000): 35,410. Estimated
population in July 2005: 38,465 (+8.6% change)
Males: 17,278 (48.8%), Females: 18,132 (51.2%)
Orange County
Zip codes:
92821,
92823.
Median resident age: 36.4 years
Median household income: $59,759 (year 2000)
Median house value: $261,700 (year 2000)
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
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/medical centers in Brea:
- BREA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (380 W CENTRAL AVE)
- KINDRED HOSPITAL BREA (875 N BREA BLVD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Brea:
- ST JUDE MEDICAL CENTER (about 3 miles; FULLERTON,
CA)
- PLACENTIA LINDA HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; PLACENTIA,
CA)
- WESTERN MEDICAL CENTER HOSP ANAHEIM (about 7 miles;
ANAHEIM, CA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Brea:
- LOS ALAMITOS AAF (about 15 miles; LOS ALAMITOS, CA;
ID: SLI)
- JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT-ORANGE COUNTY (about 18 miles;
SANTA ANA, CA; ID: SNA)
- LONG BEACH /DAUGHERTY FIELD/ (about 20 miles; LONG
BEACH, CA; ID: LGB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Brea:
- FULLERTON MUNI (about 7 miles; FULLERTON, CA; ID:
FUL)
- BRACKETT FIELD (about 14 miles; LA VERNE, CA; ID:
POC)
- EL MONTE (about 15 miles; EL MONTE, CA; ID: 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/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
(FT 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/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;
FT enrollment: 14,954)
- BETHESDA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles;
ANAHEIM, CA; FT enrollment: 2,342)
- BIOLA UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; LA MIRADA, CA; FT
enrollment: 3,479)
- CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY-ACADEMIC CENTERS (about 10 miles;
ORANGE, CA; FT enrollment: 4,088)
- CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; ORANGE, CA; FT
enrollment: 3,757)
- SANTA ANA COLLEGE (about 11 miles; SANTA ANA, CA; FT
enrollment: 12,082)
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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