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Brea, California: commercial real estate data.
Brea is a Census city of 47,469 people across 12.65 square miles of land, in Orange County. Median household income is $131,129, 59.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 136 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $107.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Brea
What Brea is
- Census place typecity
- Land area12.65 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,753
- County holding the largest share of its areaOrange County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Brea
- Population47,469
- Median age39.7
- Population under 1810,769
- Share under 1822.7 percent
- Population 65 and over8,177
- Share 65 and over17.2 percent
- Households16,787
- Family households12,167
- Share of households that are families72.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Brea
- Median household income$131,129
- Per capita income$57,210
- Civilian labor force24,678
- Employed23,420
- Unemployed1,258 plus or minus 404
- Unemployment rate5.1 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Adults 25 and over33,146
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher52.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree20.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Brea
- Housing units17,373
- Occupied units16,787
- Vacant units586 plus or minus 251
- Vacancy rate3.4 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Owner occupied10,028
- Renter occupied6,759
- Ownership rate59.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$922,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,397
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.9 percent
- Single family units11,401
- Share single family65.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more5,289
- Share in buildings of two or more30.4 percent
- Mobile homes683 plus or minus 144
- Median year structure built1978
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Brea gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute19,351
- Commuting under 15 minutes3,484
- Share commuting under 15 minutes18.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more9,861
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more51.0 percent
- Drove alone74.1 percent
- Carpooled6.6 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Public transport0.6 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Walked0.9 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Worked from home15.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Brea (7(a))
- Approvals136
- Gross approval$107,032,800
- Average approval$787,006
- Median approval$300,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,087,500
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported1,394
- Jobs per approval10.3
- Loans with a final outcome23
- Paid in full20
- Charged off3
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more20.6 percent
- Share to franchises11.0 percent
- Distinct lenders48
- Distinct industries by NAICS86
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brea, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 23 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Brea (504)
- Approvals80
- Gross approval$88,931,000
- Average approval$1,111,638
- Median approval$676,500
- Largest approval$5,500,000
- Jobs supported893
- Loans with a final outcome36
- Charged off0
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans0.0 percent
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs9
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brea, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Brea
- NFIP communityCity of Brea
- NFIP community number060214
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/03/09
The City of Brea participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060214 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Orange County, not Brea
Orange County context, not Brea figures
- Establishments in Orange County106,961
- Covered employment, Orange County1,661,276
- Average annual pay, Orange County$81,403
- Housing units permitted, Orange County6,972
Every figure in this section is published for Orange County as a whole and is not a measurement of Brea.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Common questions
Brea questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Brea, California?
47,469, in 16,787 households. Brea city covers 12.65 square miles of land, which is 3,753 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Brea in?
Orange County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Brea?
$131,129. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $922,300. Median gross rent is $2,397 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Brea businesses?
136 7(a) approvals totaling $107.0 m since FY2020, across 48 lenders, median approval $300,000, plus 80 504 approvals worth $88.9 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brea, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Brea borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Brea. Only 23 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Brea in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Brea appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Brea, city of, community 060214, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Brea figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Orange County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Brea.
Is zoning published for Brea?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.