City safety & data profile
BreaCA
Orange County, California. Federal health, economic and safety indicators for Brea, drawn from Census, CDC and CMS data. Larger than 75% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks.
- 42K
- Population
- Top 25%
- By size
- $131,129
- Median income
- $922,300
- Median home
- 6.6%
- Poverty rate
The read on Brea
Brea posts a median household income higher than 87% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.
- Top 13%
- by median income, US cities
Where Brea income ranks nationally
Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)
$131,129 Top 13% higher than 87% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year
The quick read
Reading Brea, CA beyond the headline numbers
Brea sits inside Orange County, California, at roughly 33.92°N, -117.90°W. Its population of 41,944 and $131,129 median household income are the two most quoted figures, but in isolation they hide the shape of the city. A median home value of $922,300 paired with median rent of $2,397 is the starting point for a price-to-income read that tells you how stretched a typical household is before any other cost of living factor is considered. The 6.6% poverty rate next to that income figure is the better signal, two cities with identical medians can have very different lived realities depending on the income distribution underneath.
Health and healthcare access are the next layer most residents and prospective movers actually care about. CDC PLACES indicators for Brea show the highest-prevalence measure is short sleep duration at 34.2%, followed by high blood pressure at 27.7%.
Areazine reconstructs these layers from U.S. Census ACS (place-level economics and demographics), CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare, each updated on its own cadence, and pairs them with live alerts from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC scoped to the Brea area. The comparison bars next to each metric anchor the number against a national reference, which is the fastest way to tell whether Brea is an outlier on a given dimension before drilling into the raw value.
10-Year Trends 2013–2024
County-level trend (Orange County) - Brea's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.
Economics
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Median Rent | |
| Poverty Rate | 6.6% -54% vs avg |
| Unemployment | 5.1% |
| Bachelor's Degree+ | 52.2% |
| Work From Home | 15.4% |
| Public Transit | 0.6% |
Population
Health Profile 15 measures
Health Indicators
Preventive Care
Other Measures
Frequently Asked Questions 5
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Safety Context
Brea, CA is located in Orange County, California. With a population of 42K and a $131,129 median household income, the community faces health challenges including short sleep duration and high blood pressure. Safety alerts for the Brea area are monitored from federal and state agencies including FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC.
Safety Guides
Primary source data
EPA Outdoor Air Quality Data
Federal monitoring network, every measurement we report
AirNow - California
Real-time AQI for every monitored California location
National Weather Service
NOAA active watches, warnings, advisories
CDC Air Quality & Health
Health-impact reference for every AQI category
EPA NAAQS standards
National Ambient Air Quality Standards, the regulatory thresholds
Nearby Cities 8
Using Brea's profile
Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.
- Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Brea area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
- Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
- Compare Brea against California peers on any ranking lens. Explore California
Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city.
Data Sources
All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Orange County) where that is the smallest published unit.
Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census, CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.