Cities / California / Brea

Brea, CA

47,099 people

Right Now

Air Quality (OZONE, North Orange CO)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 3.3 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Small Craft Advisory (statewide feed)

Nearest Major Airport

LGB

16 mi — Long Beach International Airport

Small Craft Advisory — Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 nm
Small Craft Advisory — Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 nm
Small Craft Advisory — Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 nm

Population & People

Population

47,099

Median age

—

Median household income

—

Poverty rate

—

Unemployment rate

—

Bachelor's degree+

—

Avg. commute

—

Hispanic or Latino

—

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

—

Median gross rent

—

Homeownership rate

—

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$2,070

HUD Fair Market Rent (California statewide average across 58 areas — not specific to Brea), 2026. Efficiency $1526, 1BR $1661, 2BR $2070, 3BR $2775, 4BR $3190. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

California gasoline midgrade

$5.81

California commercial electricity

26.36¢/kWh

California industrial electricity

21.62¢/kWh

California residential electricity

32.54¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

4250840.8

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

3388904.8

All-Transactions House Price Index for California

974.97

Unemployment Rate

5.1%

Source: FRED, California-specific series.

Nearby Airports

LGB

Long Beach International Airport

16 mi away

SNA

John Wayne Orange County International Airport

17 mi away

ONT

Ontario International Airport

20 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (California energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (California economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).