Cities in California by average household size, 2024

Greenfield, CA had the highest average household size of 376 cities in 2024, at 4.6 persons per household. Laguna Woods, CA had the lowest, at 1.5 persons per household. The median was 2.9 persons per household and the figure for California was 2.8 persons per household. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest4.6Greenfield, CA

Lowest1.5Laguna Woods, CA

Median2.9376 cities

California2.8History

Top 40 cities, 2024

persons per household. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2024 persons per household	Change on 2023
1	Greenfield, CA	4.6	+0.4%
2	King City, CA	4.2	+3.7%
3	Arvin, CA	4.2	-4.8%
3	Soledad, CA	4.2	+3.7%
5	Livingston, CA	4.1	-1.4%
6	Perris, CA	4.1	+1.2%
7	Lynwood, CA	4.1	-0.5%
8	Farmersville, CA	4	+2.3%
8	Parlier, CA	4	-0.5%
10	Lathrop, CA	4	+3.4%
11	Eastvale, CA	3.9	-1.3%
11	McFarland, CA	3.9	-0.5%
13	Bell Gardens, CA	3.9	-0.8%
14	Adelanto, CA	3.9	-0.8%
14	Mendota, CA	3.9	-3.5%
16	La Puente, CA	3.9	-3.7%
17	Compton, CA	3.8	0%
18	Rialto, CA	3.8	-0.3%
19	Calexico, CA	3.8	-1.3%
19	Madera, CA	3.8	+0.5%
21	Santa Ana, CA	3.8	-1.3%
22	Baldwin Park, CA	3.8	-1.6%
22	Cudahy, CA	3.8	-1%
24	Moreno Valley, CA	3.8	-0.8%
24	South El Monte, CA	3.8	-1.3%
26	Jurupa Valley, CA	3.8	-2.6%
26	Patterson, CA	3.8	-0.3%
26	San Fernando, CA	3.8	0%
29	Dinuba, CA	3.8	+1.6%
29	Oxnard, CA	3.8	-2.1%
29	San Jacinto, CA	3.8	+2.7%
32	Delano, CA	3.7	-1.1%
32	Santa Maria, CA	3.7	-0.8%
34	Maywood, CA	3.7	-4.4%
35	Avenal, CA	3.7	+4.6%
35	Fontana, CA	3.7	-1.1%
37	Salinas, CA	3.7	-0.3%
38	Shafter, CA	3.6	-0.8%
39	South Gate, CA	3.6	-1.9%
40	Sanger, CA	3.6	+0.6%
41	Huntington Park, CA	3.6	-0.8%
41	Mountain House, CA	3.6	-5%
43	American Canyon, CA	3.6	-1.6%
43	Commerce, CA	3.6	+3.4%
43	Norwalk, CA	3.6	-1.9%
46	Imperial, CA	3.6	+3.2%
47	Wasco, CA	3.6	-3.8%
48	El Monte, CA	3.6	-0.3%
49	Palmdale, CA	3.6	0%
49	Pico Rivera, CA	3.6	-1.1%
51	Los Banos, CA	3.5	+1.7%
51	Paramount, CA	3.5	-2.7%
53	Lake Elsinore, CA	3.5	+0.9%
54	Montclair, CA	3.5	-2.5%
55	Bell, CA	3.5	-4.1%
55	Ceres, CA	3.5	-0.6%
55	East Palo Alto, CA	3.5	0%
55	Victorville, CA	3.5	-0.6%
59	Coachella, CA	3.5	+0.6%
59	Corcoran, CA	3.5	+1.2%
59	Hawaiian Gardens, CA	3.5	-2.8%
59	Highland, CA	3.5	+0.9%
63	Hollister, CA	3.5	+0.3%
63	Lindsay, CA	3.5	+3.6%
65	Reedley, CA	3.5	-0.9%
65	Wildomar, CA	3.5	-0.6%
67	Brawley, CA	3.4	-0.9%
67	Hesperia, CA	3.4	+0.6%
69	Garden Grove, CA	3.4	-0.6%
70	Rosemead, CA	3.4	-1.7%
71	El Centro, CA	3.4	-0.3%
72	Artesia, CA	3.4	-4%
72	Carson, CA	3.4	-2.9%
72	Tulare, CA	3.4	-0.3%
75	Buena Park, CA	3.4	-0.6%
75	Pomona, CA	3.4	-2%
77	San Bernardino, CA	3.4	-0.9%
77	Watsonville, CA	3.4	+0.3%
79	Gilroy, CA	3.3	-2.6%
79	Norco, CA	3.3	+0.6%
79	Ontario, CA	3.3	-0.9%
79	Tracy, CA	3.3	-1.8%
83	Newman, CA	3.3	+1.2%
83	Selma, CA	3.3	+3.7%
85	Chowchilla, CA	3.3	-1.8%
85	Oakley, CA	3.3	+0.3%
87	Chino, CA	3.3	-0.3%
87	Merced, CA	3.3	+0.9%
89	Atwater, CA	3.2	+4.9%
89	Riverbank, CA	3.2	-4.4%
89	Santa Fe Springs, CA	3.2	+0.3%
89	Santa Paula, CA	3.2	-1.8%
93	West Covina, CA	3.2	-1.2%
94	Corona, CA	3.2	-1.8%
95	Fillmore, CA	3.2	-0.6%
95	Porterville, CA	3.2	+0.6%
95	Riverside, CA	3.2	-1.8%
98	Chula Vista, CA	3.2	0%
98	Elk Grove, CA	3.2	-0.6%
98	Manteca, CA	3.2	+0.3%
98	Moorpark, CA	3.2	-0.6%
98	Stockton, CA	3.2	0%
103	Bellflower, CA	3.2	-1.2%
103	Kerman, CA	3.2	-7.3%
105	Anaheim, CA	3.2	-0.6%
105	Pittsburg, CA	3.2	-0.6%
105	San Pablo, CA	3.2	+0.6%
105	Walnut, CA	3.2	-2.5%
105	Westminster, CA	3.2	-1.2%
110	Beaumont, CA	3.2	-0.9%
111	Colton, CA	3.2	+1.6%
112	Downey, CA	3.2	-1.3%
113	Bakersfield, CA	3.1	-0.6%
114	Azusa, CA	3.1	-0.6%
114	Daly City, CA	3.1	-0.6%
114	Hayward, CA	3.1	-0.6%
114	Lancaster, CA	3.1	-0.6%
114	Lawndale, CA	3.1	0%
114	Union City, CA	3.1	-0.9%
120	Exeter, CA	3.1	-1%
120	La Cañada Flintridge, CA	3.1	-0.3%
122	San Marino, CA	3.1	-3.1%
123	Antioch, CA	3.1	-0.3%
124	Lemoore, CA	3.1	+3%
124	Murrieta, CA	3.1	-1.6%
124	Stanton, CA	3.1	-0.3%
127	Fairfield, CA	3.1	-1.3%
127	Galt, CA	3.1	-1.3%
127	Hillsborough, CA	3.1	-1.9%
127	Montebello, CA	3.1	-1%
127	Newark, CA	3.1	-1%
132	Chino Hills, CA	3.1	+0.3%
132	Milpitas, CA	3.1	-0.6%
134	Brentwood, CA	3.1	-1%
134	Temple City, CA	3.1	-0.7%
136	Covina, CA	3	+0.3%
136	Lakewood, CA	3	-1.3%
136	Placentia, CA	3	-0.3%
136	Temecula, CA	3	-2.3%
140	Suisun City, CA	3	-0.3%
141	Cypress, CA	3	-1.9%
141	Morgan Hill, CA	3	-1.6%
141	Santa Clarita, CA	3	0%
141	Visalia, CA	3	-0.7%
145	Hanford, CA	3	-2.3%
145	Menifee, CA	3	-1.3%
145	Whittier, CA	3	-1%
148	Lemon Grove, CA	3	+3.8%
148	National City, CA	3	-2.9%
148	San Gabriel, CA	3	-0.7%
151	Vista, CA	3	-2.6%
152	Apple Valley, CA	3	-1.7%
152	Coalinga, CA	3	-2.3%
152	Glendora, CA	3	-1.3%
152	La Habra, CA	3	-0.7%
152	La Palma, CA	3	-1%
157	El Cajon, CA	3	-0.7%
157	Fountain Valley, CA	3	+0.3%
157	Fresno, CA	3	0%
157	San Jose, CA	3	-0.3%
161	Cerritos, CA	3	-3%
161	Modesto, CA	3	-0.7%
161	San Marcos, CA	3	-1%
164	Clovis, CA	3	-0.7%
164	Diamond Bar, CA	3	+0.7%
166	La Mirada, CA	2.9	-1.3%
166	Poway, CA	2.9	+0.7%
166	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	2.9	-1%
169	Yucaipa, CA	2.9	-2.3%
170	Escondido, CA	2.9	+0.3%
170	Orange, CA	2.9	-1.4%
170	Seaside, CA	2.9	-1.4%
170	Yorba Linda, CA	2.9	-0.7%
170	Yuba City, CA	2.9	+0.3%
175	Desert Hot Springs, CA	2.9	+1.8%
175	Duarte, CA	2.9	-1%
175	Fremont, CA	2.9	-1.4%
175	Indio, CA	2.9	+0.3%
175	South San Francisco, CA	2.9	-0.3%
180	Dixon, CA	2.9	+1.8%
181	Rancho Cordova, CA	2.9	-0.3%
181	Ripon, CA	2.9	-1%
181	Woodland, CA	2.9	+1.1%
184	Kingsburg, CA	2.9	+2.1%
184	Lodi, CA	2.9	0%
186	Fullerton, CA	2.9	-1.7%
186	Lompoc, CA	2.9	-3.1%
186	San Leandro, CA	2.9	+0.7%
189	Monterey Park, CA	2.9	-0.3%
189	San Ramon, CA	2.9	-1%
189	Upland, CA	2.9	-0.7%
192	San Juan Capistrano, CA	2.8	-1%
192	Tustin, CA	2.8	-2.7%
194	Dublin, CA	2.8	-1.4%
194	Piedmont, CA	2.8	-4.1%
194	Pinole, CA	2.8	+4%
197	Arcadia, CA	2.8	-0.4%
197	Brea, CA	2.8	-1.1%
197	Windsor, CA	2.8	+0.4%
200	Gardena, CA	2.8	-0.4%
200	Hawthorne, CA	2.8	-1.4%
200	Lake Forest, CA	2.8	-0.4%
200	Los Altos, CA	2.8	-0.7%
200	Redlands, CA	2.8	+1.4%
200	Turlock, CA	2.8	-0.4%
200	Vacaville, CA	2.8	+0.7%
207	California City, CA	2.8	-1.1%
207	Half Moon Bay, CA	2.8	+1.4%
207	Hercules, CA	2.8	-0.4%
207	Richmond, CA	2.8	-0.7%
207	Simi Valley, CA	2.8	-0.4%
207	West Sacramento, CA	2.8	-0.7%
213	Blythe, CA	2.8	+0.4%
213	Saratoga, CA	2.8	-0.4%
215	Hemet, CA	2.8	-0.4%
215	Oakdale, CA	2.8	-0.4%
215	Rocklin, CA	2.8	-0.7%
218	Cupertino, CA	2.8	+0.4%
218	Danville, CA	2.8	0%
220	Millbrae, CA	2.8	-0.7%
221	Oceanside, CA	2.8	-1.4%
221	San Dimas, CA	2.8	+0.7%
223	Agoura Hills, CA	2.7	-1.8%
223	Calimesa, CA	2.7	0%
223	Clayton, CA	2.7	-0.7%
223	Inglewood, CA	2.7	-4.5%
223	Livermore, CA	2.7	-0.7%
223	Lomita, CA	2.7	+1.9%
223	Mission Viejo, CA	2.7	-0.4%
223	Port Hueneme, CA	2.7	-2.8%
223	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	2.7	-1.1%
223	San Bruno, CA	2.7	+0.7%
233	Cathedral City, CA	2.7	+1.5%
233	Moraga, CA	2.7	+1.5%
233	Pleasanton, CA	2.7	-1.8%
233	Santee, CA	2.7	-1.8%
237	Grand Terrace, CA	2.7	-3.9%
237	Vallejo, CA	2.7	-2.5%
239	Barstow, CA	2.7	0%
239	Clearlake, CA	2.7	-6.6%
241	Canyon Lake, CA	2.7	-0.4%
242	Marina, CA	2.7	+2.7%
242	Redwood City, CA	2.7	+1.1%
244	Imperial Beach, CA	2.7	+0.4%
244	Laguna Hills, CA	2.7	+1.5%
244	Menlo Park, CA	2.7	-1.1%
244	San Carlos, CA	2.7	0%
248	Orinda, CA	2.7	+1.5%
249	Pacifica, CA	2.7	-0.4%
249	Rancho Palos Verdes, CA	2.7	-0.4%

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Average number of persons per private household. EU countries: EU-SILC. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate of people in households divided by occupied housing units, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Covers private households only; people living in institutions or other group quarters are excluded. EU-SILC figures refer to the survey year. The EU and US surveys differ, so their figures are not strictly comparable.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25010.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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