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Buena Park, CA

82,597 Population
10.5 square miles 7,846.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.4 ±2.9 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 39.2 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 38.4 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$41,974 ±$4,022 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $48,297 ±$412
  • about 80 percent of the amount in California: $49,934 ±$232
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$106,666 ±$7,141 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $96,405 ±$980
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in California: $100,149 ±$381
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

10% ±4.7% (8,143  ±3,848) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 12.4% 1,577,387 (±0.3% / ±37,640)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 11.8% 4,567,967 (±0.2% / ±68,831)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

28.8 minutes ±0.7 (1,049,120  ±51,707) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about the same as the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 29.5 152,295,600 (±0.1 / ±584,790)
  • about the same as the figure in California: 28.7 436,266,100 (±0 / ±1,099,829)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

25,789 ±1,791 Number of households
  • the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 4,583,939 ±11,287
  • California: 13,797,638 ±19,379
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
3.2 ±0.2 (81,547  ±86) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 2.8 12,669,142 (±0 / ±1,609)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 2.8 38,537,960
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

6.3% ±3.3% (1,237  ±672) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 3.9% 124,721 (±0.2% / ±6,786)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in California: 4.5% 430,221 (±0.1% / ±12,150)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

25,789 ±1,791 Number of housing units
  • the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 4,870,148 ±946
  • California: 14,877,017 ±1,124
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$861,500 ±$22,830 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $908,500 ±$4,270
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in California: $759,500 ±$3,644
  • more than double the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

5.8% ±2.2% (4,758  ±1,813.6) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 9.3% 1,185,489 (±0.2% / ±29,446.1)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in California: 10.4% 4,053,576 (±0.2% / ±69,085.7)
  • about half the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

89.1% ±6.7% (51,810  ±4,504.9) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 82.8% 7,605,430 (±0.5% / ±46,909.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 84.9% 23,227,841 (±0.3% / ±84,605.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
33.9% ±3.9% (19,702  ±2,442.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 39% 3,584,880 (±0.3% / ±31,412.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 38.1% 10,436,652 (±0.2% / ±53,771.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

37.9% ±5.2% (31,274  ±4,324) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 33.4% 4,318,347
  • about 1.4 times the rate in California: 27.7% 10,902,022
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

3% ±1.3% (1,970  ±822) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 2.7% 282,350 (±0.1% / ±8,840)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in California: 4% 1,239,625 (±0.1% / ±17,966)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
1,970 Total veterans ±822 1,592 Male ±756 378 Female ±256

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