Editing Brea, California (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1920= 1037
|1930= 2435
|1940= 2567
|1950= 3208
|1960= 8487
|1970= 18447
|1980= 27913
|1990= 32873
|2000= 35410
|2010= 39282
|2020= 47325
|estyear=
|estimate= 
|estref=
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 1860–1870<ref name=1870CensusCA1>{{Cite web|title= 1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Almeda County to Sutter County |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-12.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><ref name=1870CensusCA2>{{Cite web|title= 1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Tehama County to Yuba County  |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1880-1890<ref name=1890CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1890 Census of Population - Population of California by Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1890/bulletins/demographics/134-population-of-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1900<ref name=1900CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1900 Census of Population - Population of California by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/10-population-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1910<ref name=1910CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1910 Census of Population - Supplement for California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1920<ref name=1920CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-ca-number-of-inhabitants.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1930<ref name=1930CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1930 Census of Population - Number and Distribution of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch03.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1940<ref name=1940CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch03.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1950<ref name=1950CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-08.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1960<ref name=1960CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - General population Characteristics - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-06-d.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1970<ref name=1970CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ca1-01.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1980<ref name=1980CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_caAB-01.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1990<ref name=1990CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
2000<ref name=2000CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

Brea first appeared as a city in the [[1920 U.S. Census]] as part of Brea Township.<ref name=1990CensusCA/>

===2020===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Brea city, California – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Brea city, California|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US0608100&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Brea city, California |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0608100&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Brea city, California |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0608100&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|23,541
|20,690
|style='background: #ffffe6; |18,256
|66.48%
|52.67%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |38.58%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|409
|499
|style='background: #ffffe6; |784
|1.16%
|1.27%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.66%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|111
|90
|style='background: #ffffe6; |101
|0.31%
|0.23%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.21%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|3,184
|7,068
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13,082
|8.99%
|17.99%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |27.64%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|71
|62
|style='background: #ffffe6; |54
|0.20%
|0.16%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.11%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|57
|82
|style='background: #ffffe6; |230
|0.16%
|0.21%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.49%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|832
|974
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,846
|2.35%
|2.48%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.90%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|7,205
|9,817
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12,972
|20.35%
|24.99%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |27.41%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''35,410'''
|'''39,282'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''47,325'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010===
[[File:Entrance to Brea Mall.jpg|thumb|upright|Entrance to the Brea Mall]]

The [[2010 United States census]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0608100 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715023717/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0608100 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 15, 2014 |title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Brea city |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref> reported that Brea had a population of 39,282. The population density was {{convert|3,243.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Brea was 26,363 (67.1%) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (52.7% Non-Hispanic White),<ref name="quickfacts.census.gov">{{cite web|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0608100.html|title=Brea (City) QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau|access-date=December 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417204015/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0608100.html|archive-date=April 17, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> 549 (1.4%) [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 190 (0.5%) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 7,144 (18.2%) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 69 (0.2%) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 3,236 (8.2%) from [[Race (United States census)|other races]], and 1,731 (4.4%) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 9,817 persons (25.0%).

The census reported that 39,213 people (99.8% of the population) lived in households, 69 (0.2%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 14,266 households, out of which 5,043 (35.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 8,132 (57.0%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 1,605 (11.3%) had a female householder with no husband present, 632 (4.4%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 569 (4.0%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 100 (0.7%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 3,070 households (21.5%) were made up of individuals, and 1,265 (8.9%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75. There were 10,369 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (72.7% of all households); the average family size was 3.23.

The population was spread out, with 9,057 people (23.1%) under the age of 18, 3,654 people (9.3%) aged 18 to 24, 10,669 people (27.2%) aged 25 to 44, 10,952 people (27.9%) aged 45 to 64, and 4,950 people (12.6%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.9 males.

There were 14,785 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,221.0|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}, of which 9,266 (65.0%) were owner-occupied, and 5,000 (35.0%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.3%. 26,889 people (68.5% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 12,324 people (31.4%) lived in rental housing units.

According to the 2010 United States census, Brea had a median household income of $82,055, with 5.6% of the population living below the federal poverty line.<ref name="quickfacts.census.gov"/>

===2000===
There were 13,067 households, out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.6% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% were non-families. 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.6% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $64,820, and the median income for a family was $68,423. Males had a median income of $50,500 versus $35,674 for females. The per capita income for the city was $26,307. About 3.4% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.7% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.