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Most Expensive Brea Neighborhoods
| NAME | |
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| 1 | Brea Chem |
| 2 | Brea Blvd / Tonner Can... |
| 3 | Carbon Canyon Rd / Soq... |
| 4 | City Center |
| 5 | Puente St / La Serna |
| 6 | Imperial Hwy / State C... |
| 7 | Berry St / Lambert Rd |
REAL ESTATE IN POPULAR Brea NEIGHBORHOODS City Center, Brea Chem, Puente St / La Serna, Brea Blvd / Tonner Canyon Rd, Berry St / Lambert Rd, Imperial Hwy / State College Blvd, Carbon Canyon Rd / Soquel Canyon Rd
POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Brea, CA Anaheim, Fullerton, La Habra Heights, Orange, Placentia, San Dimas, Villa Park, West Covina, Whittier, Yorba Linda
POPULATION
35,122
| BREA INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 35,122 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 13,274 |
| BREA HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 63.08% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 34.98% |
| % VACANT | 1.94% |
| TYPE OF BREA HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 56.10% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 8.08% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 3.21% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 26.07% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 6.46% |
| OTHER | 0.08% |
| SIZE OF BREA HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 4.90% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 14.08% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 25.91% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 28.08% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 23.41% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 3.62% |
| AGE OF HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (1995 OR LATER) | 4.67% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1994) | 59.85% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 33.65% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 1.83% |
| BREA REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $549,819 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $1,684 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0-$110,000 | 6.36% |
| $110,001-$221,000 | 4.87% |
| $221,001-$442,000 | 16.11% |
| $442,001-$663,000 | 44.91% |
| $663,001-$885,000 | 20.52% |
| $885,001-$1,106,000 | 5.74% |
| $1,106,001-$1,659,000 | 1.42% |
| $1,659,001-$2,211,000 | 0.07% |
| > $2,211,000 | 0.00% |
| PEOPLE OF Brea | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 5.79% |
| 5 TO 17 | 19.40% |
| 18 TO 24 | 9.05% |
| 25 TO 34 | 12.64% |
| 35 TO 54 | 32.77% |
| 55 TO 64 | 9.38% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 10.97% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 88.44% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 33.46% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $59,759 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $26,307 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 5.35% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Manufacturing (16.03%), Education (11.61%), Retail (10.80%), Healthcare (7.97%), Professional, scientific, and technical services (7.85%), Finance (6.44%), Wholesale (5.90%), Accomodation (5.23%), Other (4.86%), Construction (4.78%), Public Service (4.40%), Information Technology (3.24%), Administration (3.01%), Transportation (2.70%), Real Estate (2.17%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 8.83% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 77.44% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 1.47% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 0.38% |
| ASIAN | 8.98% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER | 0.06% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 7.16% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 4.50% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 20.30% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | Other Groups (31.80%), Unclassified (13.16%), German (11.26%), English (8.79%), Irish (6.39%), Italian (5.82%), United States or American (3.21%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 17.23% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | English (71.25%) , Spanish (12.11%) , Korean (2.09%) |
Brea is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 35,122 people and seven constituent neighborhoods, Brea is the 210th largest community in California.
Brea is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 85.96% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Brea is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Brea who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.74%), sales jobs (13.30%), and management occupations (12.46%).
Also of interest is that Brea has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
In addition, Brea is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.
The citizens of Brea are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 33.46% of adults in Brea have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Brea in 2000 was $26,307, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $105,228 for a family of four.
Brea is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Brea home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Brea is White, followed by Asian. Brea also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.30% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Brea include German, English, Irish, and Italian.
Brea also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 17.23%.
The most common language spoken in Brea is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.
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