Brea, California Population History 1990 - 2016

Latest Data (2016)
Population 42,471
Nationwide Rank 890

Quick Facts

Brea, California is the 890th largest city in the United States as of 2016.

Brea, California is a city.

Brea, California is as large as it has ever been. In 2016 Brea had its largest population ever.

Brea, California is growing moderately quickly. It is growing faster than 75% of similarly sized cities since 2000.

Brea, California Border Map

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US Rank Name Population Growth
2000-2016
880 Riverton, Utah 42,838 69.2%
881 Bell Gardens, California 42,806 -2.9%
882 Peachtree Corners, Georgia 42,773
883 Leander, Texas 42,761 406.1%
884 Rohnert Park, California 42,622 3.0%
885 Fairfield, Ohio 42,617 1.1%
886 Brentwood, Tennessee 42,517 61.4%
887 Prescott, Arizona 42,513 23.7%
888 Little Elm, Texas 42,504 841.6%
889 Moorhead, Minnesota 42,492 30.8%
890 Brea, California 42,471 19.5%
891 Linden, New Jersey 42,457 7.6%
892 Rancho Palos Verdes, California 42,435 2.9%
893 The Colony, Texas 42,408 56.6%
894 Burlington, Vermont 42,260 6.0%
895 Moline, Illinois 42,250 -3.8%
896 Ormond Beach, Florida 42,162 15.3%
897 Kearny, New Jersey 42,126 4.0%
898 Midland, Michigan 42,096 0.7%
899 Goose Creek, South Carolina 42,039 33.1%
900 Urbana, Illinois 42,014 11.0%

Similarly Sized Cities In California

US Rank Name Population Growth
2000-2016
392 Hemet 84,281 41.8%
401 Lake Forest 83,240 9.4%
402 Buena Park 83,156 6.5%
407 Merced 82,594 27.7%
410 Pleasanton 82,270 27.9%
417 Lakewood 81,138 2.1%
421 Mountain View 80,447 13.8%
422 Napa 80,416 10.3%
423 Tustin 80,395 18.7%
430 Alameda 78,906 8.8%
431 Chino Hills 78,822 17.0%
434 Bellflower 77,790 6.5%
436 Milpitas 77,528 23.3%
440 Folsom 77,271 46.5%
445 Manteca 76,908 52.5%
448 Upland 76,684 11.3%
450 Baldwin Park 76,464 0.6%
452 Perris 76,331 109.7%
456 San Ramon 75,639 68.3%
461 Union City 75,322 11.6%
481 Turlock 72,796 27.8%
484 Apple Valley 72,553 32.8%
488 Rancho Cordova 72,326 34.6%
496 Redlands 71,288 11.4%
497 Lynwood 71,187 1.7%
498 Pittsburg 70,679 23.6%
508 Walnut Creek 69,122 7.0%
518 Yorba Linda 68,235 15.4%
519 Davis 68,111 15.1%
522 Redondo Beach 67,867 6.8%
530 Camarillo 67,363 17.1%
533 Palo Alto 67,024 14.4%
535 South San Francisco 66,980 10.4%
538 Yuba City 66,845 30.7%
550 Laguna Niguel 65,328 3.9%
551 San Clemente 65,309 29.1%
559 Lodi 64,641 12.4%
562 Santa Cruz 64,465 15.4%
563 Madera 64,444 47.5%
567 Lake Elsinore 64,205 119.3%
575 Pico Rivera 63,635 0.2%
576 Montebello 63,335 1.7%
577 Encinitas 63,131 8.5%
582 Rocklin 62,787 68.5%
583 Tulare 62,779 36.8%
594 La Habra 61,664 3.6%
598 Eastvale 61,151
599 National City 61,147 12.5%
602 Monterey Park 61,075 1.5%
608 Cupertino 60,643 15.2%
609 Brentwood 60,532 144.7%
610 Petaluma 60,530 10.3%
617 Gardena 60,048 3.6%
618 La Mesa 59,948 9.3%
622 Dublin 59,583 94.3%
633 Woodland 59,068 18.7%
635 Porterville 58,978 28.3%
636 San Rafael 58,954 5.0%
637 Huntington Park 58,879 -4.1%
643 Arcadia 58,523 10.0%
649 Santee 57,834 9.0%
661 Diamond Bar 56,793 0.7%
665 Fountain Valley 56,529 2.7%
668 Novato 56,004 17.1%
675 Hanford 55,547 32.3%
682 Gilroy 55,069 32.0%
685 Highland 54,939 22.4%
686 Paramount 54,909 -0.8%
692 Colton 54,712 13.8%
695 Rosemead 54,500 1.6%
701 Cathedral City 54,056 25.8%
702 Watsonville 53,796 15.5%
710 Yucaipa 53,309 28.6%
716 West Sacramento 52,981 65.2%
720 Delano 52,707 32.6%
728 Palm Desert 52,231 17.1%
729 Placentia 52,228 11.9%
737 Glendora 51,851 4.7%
744 Aliso Viejo 51,424 28.5%
753 Cerritos 50,555 -1.9%
757 Poway 50,077 3.8%
760 Azusa 49,628 10.7%
769 La Mirada 49,216 4.8%
775 Rancho Santa Margarita 48,969 4.0%
776 Cypress 48,906 4.9%
787 Covina 48,549 3.4%
790 Ceres 48,278 38.5%
802 Palm Springs 47,689 10.9%
806 San Luis Obispo 47,536 7.1%
808 San Jacinto 47,413 98.3%
816 Lincoln 47,030 300.4%
832 Newark 45,810 7.3%
835 Beaumont 45,349 297.1%
840 Coachella 44,953 96.6%
846 Danville 44,631 6.8%
855 El Centro 44,201 15.9%
856 Morgan Hill 44,155 29.3%
863 Lompoc 43,712 6.0%
875 San Bruno 42,957 6.9%
881 Bell Gardens 42,806 -2.9%
884 Rohnert Park 42,622 3.0%
890 Brea 42,471 19.5%
892 Rancho Palos Verdes 42,435 2.9%
922 La Quinta 40,956 66.5%
923 Campbell 40,939 5.1%
928 Oakley 40,622 57.1%
936 San Gabriel 40,404 1.2%
937 La Puente 40,377 -1.8%
940 Calexico 40,232 47.1%
967 Culver City 39,364 1.2%
971 Pacifica 39,062 1.7%
979 Montclair 38,944 14.8%
986 Stanton 38,644 2.8%
996 Martinez 38,259 6.4%
1009 Hollister 37,833 8.6%
1017 Los Banos 37,643 43.0%
1030 Monrovia 37,126 0.3%
1040 West Hollywood 36,698 2.2%
1046 Moorpark 36,481 14.5%
1049 Temple City 36,365 8.2%
1052 San Juan Capistrano 36,276 7.0%
1057 Claremont 36,059 5.8%
1058 Wildomar 36,042 70.8%
1063 Bell 35,864 -2.2%
1069 Manhattan Beach 35,741 5.1%
1093 Pleasant Hill 34,853 5.4%
1101 Beverly Hills 34,687 2.3%
1109 San Dimas 34,338 -2.0%
1110 Seaside 34,312 3.6%
1113 Foster City 34,175 18.7%
1118 Dana Point 34,012 -3.3%
1123 Menlo Park 33,888 10.0%
1140 Adelanto 33,391 83.6%
1148 Lawndale 33,145 4.3%
1174 La Verne 32,389 2.1%
1185 El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) 31,907 29.3%
1197 Laguna Hills 31,509 -1.6%
1216 Banning 31,026 31.1%
1227 Goleta 30,850 7.0%
1232 Saratoga 30,767 2.3%
1239 Los Altos 30,561 8.7%
1240 Los Gatos 30,545 6.3%
1241 San Pablo 30,536 0.9%
1244 Santa Paula 30,335 5.4%
1245 Atascadero 30,330 14.3%
1247 Burlingame 30,301 7.6%
1257 Walnut 30,047 0.0%
1265 San Carlos 29,797 7.4%
1268 East Palo Alto 29,684 -0.9%
1275 Suisun City 29,505 12.2%
1280 Atwater 29,270 25.7%
1305 Ridgecrest 28,701 15.1%
1316 Desert Hot Springs 28,492 73.1%
1319 Monterey 28,454 -4.2%
1332 Benicia 28,174 4.5%
1350 Maywood 27,633 -1.7%
1352 Windsor 27,555 19.5%
1361 Imperial Beach 27,418 1.3%
1367 Eureka 27,226 4.4%
1376 Belmont 27,081 7.9%
1391 Lemon Grove 26,860 7.6%
1397 Norco 26,714 9.7%
1401 Paradise 26,551 0.3%
1412 Wasco 26,395 23.7%
1427 Brawley 26,149 18.9%
1430 Lafayette 26,103 8.4%
1432 Twentynine Palms 26,049 -9.8%
1435 Coronado 25,952 7.5%
1438 South Pasadena 25,913 6.6%
1445 Lemoore 25,785 30.2%
1454 Galt 25,633 29.5%
1455 Soledad 25,622 10.4%
1458 Reedley 25,582 22.4%
1467 El Cerrito 25,400 9.4%
1469 Hercules 25,360 30.1%
1491 Sanger 25,007 31.2%
1515 San Fernando 24,717 4.6%
1521 Selma 24,597 24.8%
1533 Seal Beach 24,440 1.1%
1537 Riverbank 24,389 54.3%
1547 Calabasas 24,176 16.9%
1549 Loma Linda 24,129 25.2%
1551 Cudahy 24,098 -0.8%
1562 Dinuba 23,961 34.2%
1568 Barstow 23,835 5.4%
1601 Laguna Beach 23,190 -2.4%
1635 Millbrae 22,661 9.4%
1639 Corcoran 22,626 1.2%
1641 Oakdale 22,564 42.8%
1658 Port Hueneme 22,277 1.8%
1670 Lathrop 22,073 97.0%
1685 Duarte 21,801 1.2%
1687 Patterson 21,776 81.7%
1692 South Lake Tahoe 21,717 -8.1%
1694 Marina 21,688 14.5%
1697 Yucca Valley 21,652 27.7%

Demographics

Population History

Year Population Rank in US
2016 42,471 890
2015 41,944 894
2014 41,508 894
2013 40,963 893
2012 40,330 901
2011 39,970 903
2010 39,282 913
2009 38,452 915
2008 38,078 916
2007 37,912 909
2006 37,970 897
2005 38,076 880
2004 38,119 867
2003 37,587 876
2002 36,694 889
2001 35,806 905
2000 35,536 904
1990 32,865 851