Latest news about poverty in Brea, CA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
6.7% of Brea, CA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 81.5% less than the poverty level of 12.2% across the entire state of California. 5.2% of high school graduates and 19.1% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 10.6% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 78.3%. For comparison, it was 32.4% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Brea, CA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Brea:
6.7%
Whole state:
12.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Brea:
3.9%
Whole state:
6.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Brea:
10.6%
California:
19.4%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 8.1% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Brea:
13.4%
California:
18.7%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
78.3%
Residents above poverty level:
32.4%
Poverty by age in Brea, CA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Brea,CA (percentage below poverty level)
0.6%Under 5 years
3.5%5 years
7.5%6 to 11 years
14.0%12 to 14 years
2.6%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
14.6%18 to 24 years
7.6%25 to 34 years
7.4%35 to 44 years
5.6%45 to 54 years
8.8%55 to 64 years
2.2%65 to 74 years
13.3%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Brea,CA (percentage below poverty level)
8.2%Under 5 years
12.0%5 years
6.2%6 to 11 years
12.7%12 to 14 years
1.0%15 years
4.3%16 and 17 years
7.2%18 to 24 years
6.5%25 to 34 years
5.2%35 to 44 years
4.9%45 to 54 years
5.1%55 to 64 years
2.1%65 to 74 years
13.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Brea,CA (% below half of poverty level)
2.1%Under 6 years
3.3%6 to 11 years
5.2%12 to 17 years
9.9%18 to 24 years
2.2%25 to 34 years
3.6%35 to 44 years
3.7%45 to 54 years
4.4%55 to 64 years
1.4%65 to 74 years
4.8%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Brea, CA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Brea, CA (%)
6.5%White
0.3%Black
0.0%American Indian
9.0%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
9.1%Other race
3.3%2+ races
6.2%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Brea, CA (absolute numbers)
1,111White
1Black
0American Indian
1,139Asian
0Native Hawaiian
361Other race
2892+ races
897Hispanic
5.1%Below poverty level
94.9%Above poverty level
12.1%Below poverty level
87.9%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Brea, CA
Children below poverty level:
Brea, California:
6.5%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Brea:
5.2%
California:
8.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Brea:
19.1%
California:
20.4%
49.1%Married-couple family
7.5%Male, no wife present
43.4%Female, no husband present
10.0%Worked full-time, year-round
29.4%Worked part-time
60.6%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
2.0%One full-time, other part-time
21.2%One full-time, other didn't work
5.3%Both worked part-time
34.4%One part-time, other didn't work
37.1%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
24.4%1980 to 1989
33.5%1970 to 1979
23.5%1960 to 1969
18.6%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.3%1999 to 2000
3.5%1995 to 1998
3.2%1990 to 1994
19.3%1980 to 1989
30.1%1970 to 1979
26.1%1960 to 1969
13.8%1950 to 1959
1.9%1940 to 1949
1.7%1939 or earlier
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