The Ralph B. Clark Regional Park is also another special point of interest in Buena Park. Nestled at the foot of the Coyote Hills, it is one of Orange County's prominent parks. The 105 acre property extends north and south of Rosecrans Avenue with the softball complex. The park lands range from large open grass areas, to gently rolling hills of native plants, to shear sandstone cliffs to the north. The park's impressive amenities include: an amphitheater, barbecues, baseball/softball fields, bicycling, fire rings, fishing, group picnic areas, hiking trails, horseshoe pits, Interpretive Center & Museum, interpretive programs, model sail boating, picnic tables, picnic shelters, playground equipment, tennis courts, and volleyball courts.

The City of Buena Park has its own local history park located on Beach Blvd just south of Interstate 5. On these grounds, the city has preserved several historic buildings. These include the Whitaker-Jaynes House (which serves as the city's local history museum) the Bacon House - possibly the oldest surviving structure from the area, the Stage Stop Hotel(which houses the current Chamber of Commerce offices) and the Tice House. The Buena Park Historical Society manages and maintains the historical content of the museum. The Dreger Clock, a 75 year old multi-faced street clock, best known for the time it spent at Knott's Berry Farm, was installed in front of the Whitaker/Jaynes house overlooking Beach Blvd in September 2009 after a two year restoration project.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.6 square miles. 10.5 square miles of it is land and 0.03 square miles of it (0.28%) is water. One of the things Buena Parkians are proud of is that Buena Park is considered the center of the southland.

Buena Park is divided into the more affluent North Buena Park and South Buena Park by freeways. It is bordered by Fullerton on the east, Anaheim on the southeast, Cypress on the southwest, Cerritos and La Palma on the west, and La Mirada on the north.

The 2010 United States Census reported that Buena Park had a population of 80,530. The racial makeup of Buena Park was 36,454 White, 3,073 African American, 862 Native American, 21,488 Asian, 455 Pacific Islander, 14,066 from other races, and 4,132 from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 31,638 persons.

As of the census of 2010, there were 23,686 households, and 19,105 families residing in the city.

Breaking out the Hispanic and Latino population, the racial makeup of the city was 27.7% non-Hispanic White, 3.8% Black or African American, 1.1% Native American, 8.4% Filipino, 9.7% Korean, 8.6% other Asian, and with Asians reporting more than one race a total of 28.6% of the population reported being Asian, 0.6% Pacific Islander, 17.5% from other races, and 5.1% from two or more races. 39.3% of the population are Hispanic or Latino.

There were (possibly in 2000) 23,332 households out of which 43.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.0% were married couples living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.7% were non-families. 14.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.32 and the average family size was 3.64.

In the city the population was spread out with 29.4% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $60,336, and the median income for a family was $62,327. Males had a median income of $37,471 versus $30,287 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,031. About 8.0% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.8% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.

Local government

Buena Park was incorporated as a General Law City on January 27, 1953. As a General Law City, it is governed by a body of rules in the State Constitution and may adopt its own laws in areas not preempted by State Law. Buena Park operates as a council-manager type of government. Under this type of government, the City Council is the policy-making body and the City Manager is responsible for carrying out Council policy and everyday management of city functions. An elected City Council of five non-partisan members is elected at large and the chair acts as mayor.

County, State, and Federal Representation

In the state legislature Buena Park is located in the 33rd, 34th, and 35th Senate Districts, and in the 56th Assembly District. Federally, Buena Park is located in California's 40th congressional district.

The United States Postal Service Buena Park Post Office is located at 7377 La Palma Avenue.

Buena Park is home to one of the 13 special district libraries in the State of California. The Buena Park Library District is a single-purpose library district governed by an elected Board of Trustees, and has as its principal source of income through property tax proration. The library's early history is much like other communities: it operated on and off as a volunteer operation beginning in 1905 at several temporary locations with donated books. It was formally established as a library district through the efforts of the Buena Park Woman's Club in 1919. The current facility's construction was completed in early 1969 financed by a bond measure passed by the citizens of Buena Park on June 6, 1967. The community's library holds over 125,000 library materials.

The city is served by seven different school districts. Buena Park School District covers nearly the entire northern half of the city, which feeds into the Fullerton Joint Union High School District, while the districts of Centralia, Cypress, Magnolia, and Savanna serve the remainder of the city, feeding into the Anaheim Union High School District. Buena Park High School is the only high school within city limits. Kennedy, Savanna, Sunny Hills and Western high schools also all serve the city's students, but are in either Fullerton, La Palma or Anaheim.

Gordon H Beatty, Arthur F. Corey, Charles G. Emery, Carl E. Gilbert, Mabel L. Pendleton and James A. Whitaker Elementary Schools along with Buena Park Junior High are the seven schools that make up the Buena Park School District.

Emergency services

Fire protection in Buena Park is provided by the Orange County Fire Authority. Law enforcement is provided by the Buena Park Police Department. Ambulance service is provided by Care Ambulance Service.

Transportation

Buena Park's main commercial artery is Beach Boulevard, State Route 39, also home to the city's civic center, the E-Zone entertainment district, and Buena Park Downtown shopping center. The 91 and Santa Ana Freeway (I-5) criss-cross the city, connecting it with cities to the east and west, north and south respectively. The Orange County Transportation Authority provides public bus services, but most residents rely on cars.

Fullerton Municipal Airport is the closest airport, but the nearest airport with commercial service is Long Beach Airport, about 13 miles to the southwest. Both Union Pacific (originally Southern Pacific) and BNSF railroad tracks cross the city. Construction on a Metrolink Orange County Line station in Buena Park started in January 2006, and the station opened in September 2007.