Cities in California by average household size

Greenfield, CA had the highest average household size of 376 cities in 2021, 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 2.9 persons per household. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest4.6Greenfield, CA

Lowest1.5Laguna Woods, CA

Median2.9376 cities

California2.9History

Top 40 cities, 2021

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	2021 persons per household
1	Greenfield, CA	4.6
2	Soledad, CA	4.5
3	Arvin, CA	4.4
4	Calexico, CA	4.3
5	Mendota, CA	4.3
5	Perris, CA	4.3
7	Lynwood, CA	4.3
8	Livingston, CA	4.3
9	Bell Gardens, CA	4.2
10	Jurupa Valley, CA	4.2
10	King City, CA	4.2
12	Baldwin Park, CA	4.1
12	Lathrop, CA	4.1
14	Eastvale, CA	4.1
15	La Puente, CA	4.1
16	Adelanto, CA	4.1
17	South El Monte, CA	4.1
18	Santa Ana, CA	4
19	McFarland, CA	4
20	Maywood, CA	4
20	Oxnard, CA	4
22	Parlier, CA	4
23	Cudahy, CA	4
24	American Canyon, CA	3.9
24	Moreno Valley, CA	3.9
24	South Gate, CA	3.9
27	Huntington Park, CA	3.9
28	Dinuba, CA	3.9
28	Mountain House, CA	3.9
30	Imperial, CA	3.9
31	Rialto, CA	3.9
32	Delano, CA	3.8
32	Shafter, CA	3.8
34	Compton, CA	3.8
34	Norwalk, CA	3.8
36	El Monte, CA	3.8
36	Hawaiian Gardens, CA	3.8
36	Montclair, CA	3.8
39	Bell, CA	3.8
40	Farmersville, CA	3.8
40	Madera, CA	3.8
40	Salinas, CA	3.8
40	Santa Maria, CA	3.8
44	Fontana, CA	3.8
45	Paramount, CA	3.7
45	San Fernando, CA	3.7
47	El Centro, CA	3.7
47	Reedley, CA	3.7
49	Los Banos, CA	3.7
50	Patterson, CA	3.7
50	Rosemead, CA	3.7
52	Pico Rivera, CA	3.7
53	East Palo Alto, CA	3.6
54	Artesia, CA	3.6
55	Brawley, CA	3.6
55	Kerman, CA	3.6
55	Palmdale, CA	3.6
58	Carson, CA	3.6
58	San Jacinto, CA	3.6
58	Watsonville, CA	3.6
61	Avenal, CA	3.6
61	Lake Elsinore, CA	3.6
63	Ceres, CA	3.6
64	Commerce, CA	3.6
64	Sanger, CA	3.6
66	Pomona, CA	3.6
67	Garden Grove, CA	3.5
68	Chowchilla, CA	3.5
69	Tulare, CA	3.5
69	Wasco, CA	3.5
71	Hollister, CA	3.5
72	Victorville, CA	3.5
73	Hesperia, CA	3.5
74	Buena Park, CA	3.5
74	Newman, CA	3.5
76	Oakley, CA	3.4
77	Gilroy, CA	3.4
78	Corona, CA	3.4
78	Highland, CA	3.4
78	Ontario, CA	3.4
78	West Covina, CA	3.4
82	San Bernardino, CA	3.4
82	Santa Paula, CA	3.4
84	Selma, CA	3.4
84	Tracy, CA	3.4
86	Riverside, CA	3.4
87	Fillmore, CA	3.4
87	Union City, CA	3.4
89	Santa Fe Springs, CA	3.4
90	Wildomar, CA	3.4
91	Riverbank, CA	3.3
91	San Pablo, CA	3.3
93	Azusa, CA	3.3
93	Beaumont, CA	3.3
93	Pittsburg, CA	3.3
93	Porterville, CA	3.3
97	Anaheim, CA	3.3
97	Newark, CA	3.3
99	Chula Vista, CA	3.3
99	Corcoran, CA	3.3
99	Lindsay, CA	3.3
102	Walnut, CA	3.3
103	Downey, CA	3.3
103	Murrieta, CA	3.3
103	Norco, CA	3.3
103	Westminster, CA	3.3
107	Daly City, CA	3.3
107	Lawndale, CA	3.3
109	Chino, CA	3.3
110	Bellflower, CA	3.3
110	Milpitas, CA	3.3
110	Montebello, CA	3.3
113	Exeter, CA	3.2
113	Hillsborough, CA	3.2
113	Stockton, CA	3.2
116	Elk Grove, CA	3.2
117	Colton, CA	3.2
117	Hayward, CA	3.2
117	San Gabriel, CA	3.2
117	Stanton, CA	3.2
121	Bakersfield, CA	3.2
122	Antioch, CA	3.2
122	La Cañada Flintridge, CA	3.2
122	Manteca, CA	3.2
122	Merced, CA	3.2
122	Temecula, CA	3.2
127	La Habra, CA	3.2
127	Vista, CA	3.2
129	Cerritos, CA	3.2
129	La Palma, CA	3.2
129	San Marino, CA	3.2
132	Fairfield, CA	3.2
132	National City, CA	3.2
134	Lancaster, CA	3.2
134	Moorpark, CA	3.2
136	Placentia, CA	3.1
137	Chino Hills, CA	3.1
137	Cypress, CA	3.1
139	Galt, CA	3.1
139	Menifee, CA	3.1
141	Diamond Bar, CA	3.1
141	Suisun City, CA	3.1
141	Whittier, CA	3.1
144	Brentwood, CA	3.1
144	Covina, CA	3.1
144	Hanford, CA	3.1
144	Lakewood, CA	3.1
148	Fremont, CA	3.1
148	La Mirada, CA	3.1
148	San Jose, CA	3.1
148	San Marcos, CA	3.1
152	Santa Clarita, CA	3.1
153	Apple Valley, CA	3.1
153	Lompoc, CA	3.1
153	Port Hueneme, CA	3.1
153	Temple City, CA	3.1
157	Glendora, CA	3.1
157	Morgan Hill, CA	3.1
157	Seaside, CA	3.1
157	Visalia, CA	3.1
161	Atwater, CA	3
161	Coalinga, CA	3
161	Fresno, CA	3
161	Orange, CA	3
161	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	3
166	Kingsburg, CA	3
167	Clovis, CA	3
167	Fountain Valley, CA	3
167	Fullerton, CA	3
170	Lemon Grove, CA	3
170	Monterey Park, CA	3
170	South San Francisco, CA	3
173	Hawthorne, CA	3
173	Modesto, CA	3
175	Dublin, CA	3
175	Poway, CA	3
177	Piedmont, CA	3
177	Tustin, CA	3
177	Yorba Linda, CA	3
180	El Cajon, CA	3
180	Escondido, CA	3
180	Inglewood, CA	3
180	Yucaipa, CA	3
184	Lemoore, CA	3
185	Dixon, CA	2.9
185	Duarte, CA	2.9
185	San Leandro, CA	2.9
185	San Ramon, CA	2.9
185	Yuba City, CA	2.9
190	Arcadia, CA	2.9
191	Barstow, CA	2.9
191	Hemet, CA	2.9
191	Rancho Cordova, CA	2.9
194	Los Altos, CA	2.9
194	Richmond, CA	2.9
196	Gardena, CA	2.9
196	Lodi, CA	2.9
196	Windsor, CA	2.9
199	Cupertino, CA	2.9
199	San Dimas, CA	2.9
199	Turlock, CA	2.9
202	Hercules, CA	2.9
202	Simi Valley, CA	2.9
204	Half Moon Bay, CA	2.9
204	Oceanside, CA	2.9
204	Pleasanton, CA	2.9
204	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	2.9
204	Rocklin, CA	2.9
204	Woodland, CA	2.9
210	Lake Forest, CA	2.9
210	Upland, CA	2.9
212	Lafayette, CA	2.8
212	Ripon, CA	2.8
212	Vacaville, CA	2.8
215	Blythe, CA	2.8
215	Livermore, CA	2.8
215	Mission Viejo, CA	2.8
215	San Bruno, CA	2.8
219	Brea, CA	2.8
219	Millbrae, CA	2.8
219	San Juan Capistrano, CA	2.8
219	Vallejo, CA	2.8
223	Santee, CA	2.8
223	Saratoga, CA	2.8
225	Goleta, CA	2.8
225	West Sacramento, CA	2.8
227	Clayton, CA	2.8
227	Los Alamitos, CA	2.8
227	Monrovia, CA	2.8
227	Oakdale, CA	2.8
227	Pinole, CA	2.8
232	Canyon Lake, CA	2.8
232	Menlo Park, CA	2.8
234	Agoura Hills, CA	2.8
234	Redlands, CA	2.8
236	California City, CA	2.8
236	Imperial Beach, CA	2.8
236	Ukiah, CA	2.8
239	Los Angeles, CA	2.8
239	Pacifica, CA	2.8
239	Twentynine Palms, CA	2.8
242	Alhambra, CA	2.7
242	Calimesa, CA	2.7
242	Concord, CA	2.7
242	Grand Terrace, CA	2.7
242	Redwood City, CA	2.7
247	Cathedral City, CA	2.7
247	Desert Hot Springs, CA	2.7
247	Rancho Palos Verdes, CA	2.7
250	Clearlake, CA	2.7

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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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25010.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in California by average household size, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25010.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in California by average household size, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25010.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-household-size/california-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in California by average household size, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25010.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-household-size/california-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-household-size/california-cities?period=2021. Publisher attribution: 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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25010.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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Greenfield, CA, with 4.6 persons per household in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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