Buena Park is a city of 82,871 people in California. The typical home is worth $838,800, having more than tripled since 2000. The foreign-born share is 35%. That puts it in the top 5% of US cities for household income. There are 7,872 people per square mile. Median rent is $2,206 a month.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $110,550, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.3
US median: 38.9
Average education
33% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 133%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Buena Park
What changed most since 1990
White share59.0% → 20.0%(−39.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Asian share14.2% → 32.1%(+17.9 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
Buena Park's population equals 2.6% of Orange County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 1.5% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 1.9% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)32.6%(616)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.2%(362)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era26.1%(493)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.8%(147)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.8%(34)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,889 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Buena Park, decade by decade
Buena Park population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
68,784
$99,447
$489,614
15.9%
71.7
2000
78,282
$91,695
$359,413
19.7%
87.0
2010
80,530
$91,054
$697,707
26.6%
87.2
2020
84,034
$102,635
$737,889
30.5%
85.8
2024
82,871
$110,550
$838,800
33.0%
84.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
