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Buena Park, California: commercial real estate data.
Buena Park is a Census city of 82,871 people across 10.53 square miles of land, in Orange County. Median household income is $110,550, 55.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 148 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $109.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Buena Park
What Buena Park is
- Census place typecity
- Land area10.53 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land7,872
- 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 Buena Park
- Population82,871
- Median age37.3
- Population under 1819,164
- Share under 1823.1 percent
- Population 65 and over11,570
- Share 65 and over14.0 percent
- Households24,322
- Family households19,721
- Share of households that are families81.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Buena Park
- Median household income$110,550
- Per capita income$40,669
- Civilian labor force44,542
- Employed42,038
- Unemployed2,504
- Unemployment rate5.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over56,427
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher33.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Buena Park
- Housing units24,877
- Occupied units24,322
- Vacant units555 plus or minus 224
- Vacancy rate2.2 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Owner occupied13,378
- Renter occupied10,944
- Ownership rate55.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$838,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,206
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.9 percent
- Single family units16,829
- Share single family67.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more7,718
- Share in buildings of two or more31.0 percent
- Mobile homes330 plus or minus 224
- Median year structure built1965
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Buena Park gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute36,451
- Commuting under 15 minutes7,187
- Share commuting under 15 minutes19.7 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more16,595
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more45.5 percent
- Drove alone73.1 percent
- Carpooled11.7 percent
- Public transport1.5 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Walked1.0 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Worked from home10.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Buena Park (7(a))
- Approvals148
- Gross approval$109,847,800
- Average approval$742,215
- Median approval$350,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,274,100
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported1,547
- Jobs per approval10.5
- Loans with a final outcome39
- Paid in full35
- Charged off4
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans10.3 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more20.3 percent
- Share to franchises5.4 percent
- Distinct lenders47
- Distinct industries by NAICS78
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Buena Park, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026.
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 Buena Park (504)
- Approvals40
- Gross approval$55,147,000
- Average approval$1,378,675
- Median approval$950,000
- Largest approval$5,500,000
- Jobs supported832
- Loans with a final outcome20
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs8
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Buena Park, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 20 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
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 Buena Park
- NFIP communityCity of Buena Park
- NFIP community number060215
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/03/09
The City of Buena Park participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060215 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 Buena Park
Orange County context, not Buena Park 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 Buena Park.
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
Buena Park questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Buena Park, California?
82,871, in 24,322 households. Buena Park city covers 10.53 square miles of land, which is 7,872 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Buena Park 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 Buena Park?
$110,550. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $838,800. Median gross rent is $2,206 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Buena Park businesses?
148 7(a) approvals totaling $109.8 m since FY2020, across 47 lenders, median approval $350,000, plus 40 504 approvals worth $55.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Buena Park, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Buena Park borrowers get paid back?
Of the 39 loans that have reached a final outcome, 35 were paid in full and 4 charged off, a charge off rate of 10.3 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Is Buena Park in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Buena Park appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Buena Park, city of, community 060215, 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 Buena Park 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 Buena Park.
Is zoning published for Buena Park?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.