Cities in California by average household size

Greenfield, CA had the highest average household size of 376 cities in 2022, at 4.5 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.

Highest4.5Greenfield, CA

Lowest1.5Laguna Woods, CA

Median2.9376 cities

California2.9History

Top 40 cities, 2022

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	2022 persons per household	Change on 2021
1	Greenfield, CA	4.5	-0.9%
2	Arvin, CA	4.4	-0.5%
3	Livingston, CA	4.3	+0.5%
4	Perris, CA	4.2	-1.9%
5	Lynwood, CA	4.2	-2.3%
5	Soledad, CA	4.2	-7.9%
7	Mendota, CA	4.1	-4.4%
8	Calexico, CA	4.1	-4.9%
8	King City, CA	4.1	-1.2%
10	Bell Gardens, CA	4.1	-3.8%
11	Eastvale, CA	4	-1.7%
11	Jurupa Valley, CA	4	-2.9%
13	Lathrop, CA	4	-2.4%
14	McFarland, CA	4	-0.5%
15	Imperial, CA	4	+2.1%
15	Santa Ana, CA	4	-2%
17	Baldwin Park, CA	4	-4.1%
18	Adelanto, CA	3.9	-3%
19	Cudahy, CA	3.9	-1.5%
19	La Puente, CA	3.9	-3.9%
19	Oxnard, CA	3.9	-2%
22	Madera, CA	3.9	+4%
22	Maywood, CA	3.9	-2.2%
22	South El Monte, CA	3.9	-3.5%
25	Parlier, CA	3.9	-2.3%
26	Moreno Valley, CA	3.9	-1%
27	Rialto, CA	3.9	0%
27	South Gate, CA	3.9	-1.3%
29	Compton, CA	3.8	0%
29	Dinuba, CA	3.8	-1.5%
29	Mountain House, CA	3.8	-1.5%
32	Farmersville, CA	3.8	+1.1%
33	Hawaiian Gardens, CA	3.8	0%
34	Delano, CA	3.8	-1.6%
35	American Canyon, CA	3.8	-3.6%
35	San Fernando, CA	3.8	+0.8%
35	Shafter, CA	3.8	-1.8%
38	Santa Maria, CA	3.8	0%
39	Fontana, CA	3.7	-0.3%
39	Norwalk, CA	3.7	-2.3%
41	Patterson, CA	3.7	+1.6%
41	Salinas, CA	3.7	-0.8%
41	San Jacinto, CA	3.7	+3.6%
44	Huntington Park, CA	3.7	-5.1%
44	Montclair, CA	3.7	-2.4%
46	Los Banos, CA	3.7	0%
46	Paramount, CA	3.7	-1.6%
48	Bell, CA	3.7	-2.9%
48	East Palo Alto, CA	3.7	+0.5%
48	Pico Rivera, CA	3.7	+0.3%
51	Sanger, CA	3.6	+1.7%
52	El Monte, CA	3.6	-4.7%
52	Wasco, CA	3.6	+2.6%
54	Kerman, CA	3.6	-0.6%
55	Ceres, CA	3.6	0%
55	El Centro, CA	3.6	-3.8%
55	Palmdale, CA	3.6	-0.8%
55	Reedley, CA	3.6	-3.8%
55	Rosemead, CA	3.6	-2.5%
60	Carson, CA	3.6	-1.1%
61	Victorville, CA	3.5	+1.7%
62	Commerce, CA	3.5	-1.4%
63	Brawley, CA	3.5	-2.8%
63	Garden Grove, CA	3.5	-0.8%
65	Lake Elsinore, CA	3.5	-2.5%
65	Pomona, CA	3.5	-1.7%
67	Artesia, CA	3.5	-3.6%
68	Avenal, CA	3.5	-3.1%
68	Hesperia, CA	3.5	+0.6%
70	Corcoran, CA	3.5	+4.8%
70	Tulare, CA	3.5	-1.4%
72	Highland, CA	3.4	+0.6%
72	Lindsay, CA	3.4	+3.9%
74	Gilroy, CA	3.4	0%
74	Hollister, CA	3.4	-1.7%
76	Buena Park, CA	3.4	-1.4%
76	San Bernardino, CA	3.4	-0.3%
76	Watsonville, CA	3.4	-5.6%
76	Wildomar, CA	3.4	+1.5%
80	Ontario, CA	3.4	-0.9%
80	Tracy, CA	3.4	-0.3%
82	Corona, CA	3.4	-1.2%
83	Chowchilla, CA	3.4	-4.8%
83	Newman, CA	3.4	-2.6%
83	Selma, CA	3.4	-1.2%
86	Riverbank, CA	3.4	+0.3%
87	Santa Paula, CA	3.3	-2.1%
88	Oakley, CA	3.3	-3.2%
89	Riverside, CA	3.3	-1.8%
89	West Covina, CA	3.3	-2.9%
91	Chula Vista, CA	3.3	-0.3%
92	Union City, CA	3.3	-2.7%
93	Norco, CA	3.3	-0.6%
93	Walnut, CA	3.3	-0.9%
95	Anaheim, CA	3.3	-1.8%
95	Beaumont, CA	3.3	-2.1%
95	Chino, CA	3.3	-0.3%
95	Fillmore, CA	3.3	-3.3%
95	Pittsburg, CA	3.3	-2.1%
95	Santa Fe Springs, CA	3.3	-3%
95	Westminster, CA	3.3	-0.9%
102	Azusa, CA	3.3	-2.4%
103	Lawndale, CA	3.2	-1.2%
104	Hillsborough, CA	3.2	-0.3%
104	Murrieta, CA	3.2	-1.8%
104	Porterville, CA	3.2	-3%
104	Stockton, CA	3.2	-0.3%
108	Bellflower, CA	3.2	-1.2%
108	Downey, CA	3.2	-2.1%
108	San Pablo, CA	3.2	-3.6%
111	Bakersfield, CA	3.2	0%
111	Colton, CA	3.2	-0.3%
111	Montebello, CA	3.2	-1.8%
111	Moorpark, CA	3.2	+1.6%
111	Newark, CA	3.2	-3.6%
116	Daly City, CA	3.2	-2.7%
116	Elk Grove, CA	3.2	-0.9%
116	Merced, CA	3.2	0%
119	Coalinga, CA	3.2	+5%
119	Exeter, CA	3.2	-1.9%
121	Hayward, CA	3.2	-1.2%
121	Manteca, CA	3.2	-0.6%
123	Lancaster, CA	3.2	+0.3%
123	Milpitas, CA	3.2	-3.1%
125	La Cañada Flintridge, CA	3.2	-1.3%
126	Antioch, CA	3.1	-1.6%
126	Menifee, CA	3.1	+0.6%
126	National City, CA	3.1	-0.6%
126	San Marino, CA	3.1	-0.9%
126	Temecula, CA	3.1	-1.6%
131	Fairfield, CA	3.1	-0.9%
131	San Gabriel, CA	3.1	-2.5%
131	Stanton, CA	3.1	-2.5%
134	Vista, CA	3.1	-2.2%
135	Chino Hills, CA	3.1	-1%
135	Cypress, CA	3.1	-1%
137	Atwater, CA	3.1	+2%
137	Cerritos, CA	3.1	-2.5%
137	Galt, CA	3.1	-1%
137	Hanford, CA	3.1	0%
141	Brentwood, CA	3.1	-0.3%
141	Covina, CA	3.1	-0.3%
141	La Habra, CA	3.1	-3.1%
141	Lakewood, CA	3.1	-0.3%
141	Placentia, CA	3.1	-1.9%
141	Whittier, CA	3.1	-0.6%
147	Morgan Hill, CA	3.1	+0.7%
148	Lemoore, CA	3.1	+3.7%
149	Diamond Bar, CA	3.1	-1.6%
149	La Mirada, CA	3.1	-1%
149	La Palma, CA	3.1	-3.8%
149	San Marcos, CA	3.1	-1%
149	Santa Clarita, CA	3.1	-0.7%
149	Visalia, CA	3.1	0%
155	Glendora, CA	3	-0.3%
155	Temple City, CA	3	-0.7%
157	Apple Valley, CA	3	-1%
157	Coachella, CA	3	+12.6%
157	San Jose, CA	3	-1.6%
160	Fremont, CA	3	-1.9%
160	Suisun City, CA	3	-2.6%
162	Port Hueneme, CA	3	-1.6%
163	Modesto, CA	3	+0.3%
164	Clovis, CA	3	-0.7%
164	Fresno, CA	3	-1.3%
166	Duarte, CA	3	+1.4%
166	Orange, CA	3	-1.7%
166	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	3	-1.7%
169	Fountain Valley, CA	3	-1.3%
169	Lemon Grove, CA	3	-1%
169	Lompoc, CA	3	-2.9%
169	Poway, CA	3	-0.3%
173	El Cajon, CA	3	0%
173	San Juan Capistrano, CA	3	+5%
175	Fullerton, CA	3	-2%
175	Tustin, CA	3	-0.7%
175	Yorba Linda, CA	3	-0.7%
178	Dixon, CA	2.9	0%
178	Dublin, CA	2.9	-1.3%
178	Hawthorne, CA	2.9	-1.7%
178	Monterey Park, CA	2.9	-2%
178	Piedmont, CA	2.9	-1%
178	Seaside, CA	2.9	-3.6%
178	Yuba City, CA	2.9	0%
185	South San Francisco, CA	2.9	-2.3%
186	San Leandro, CA	2.9	-0.7%
187	Inglewood, CA	2.9	-1.7%
187	Kingsburg, CA	2.9	-3.6%
187	San Ramon, CA	2.9	-1%
190	Yucaipa, CA	2.9	-2%
191	Escondido, CA	2.9	-2.4%
191	Hercules, CA	2.9	+0.7%
191	Turlock, CA	2.9	+0.3%
194	Richmond, CA	2.9	-0.7%
195	Blythe, CA	2.9	+1.4%
195	Gardena, CA	2.9	-0.7%
195	Hemet, CA	2.9	-1.4%
195	Lodi, CA	2.9	-0.7%
195	Rancho Cordova, CA	2.9	-1.4%
195	Ripon, CA	2.9	+1.1%
201	California City, CA	2.9	+3.6%
201	Cupertino, CA	2.9	-0.7%
201	Rocklin, CA	2.9	0%
201	Upland, CA	2.9	+0.4%
205	Arcadia, CA	2.9	-2.4%
205	Brea, CA	2.9	+1.1%
205	Simi Valley, CA	2.9	-0.7%
205	Woodland, CA	2.9	-0.3%
209	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	2.8	-0.7%
210	Los Altos, CA	2.8	-2.4%
210	Saratoga, CA	2.8	+0.7%
210	Vacaville, CA	2.8	-0.4%
210	West Sacramento, CA	2.8	+1.1%
214	Agoura Hills, CA	2.8	+1.8%
214	Livermore, CA	2.8	-0.4%
214	Windsor, CA	2.8	-2.4%
217	Pleasanton, CA	2.8	-1.7%
217	San Bruno, CA	2.8	-0.7%
217	San Dimas, CA	2.8	-2.4%
217	Santee, CA	2.8	0%
221	Clearlake, CA	2.8	+2.9%
221	Lake Forest, CA	2.8	-1.8%
221	Oceanside, CA	2.8	-2.1%
224	Lafayette, CA	2.8	-1.8%
224	Millbrae, CA	2.8	-1.1%
224	Mission Viejo, CA	2.8	-1.4%
224	Vallejo, CA	2.8	-1.1%
228	Barstow, CA	2.8	-4.5%
228	Redlands, CA	2.8	+0.4%
230	Grand Terrace, CA	2.8	+1.1%
230	Los Alamitos, CA	2.8	-0.7%
230	Pinole, CA	2.8	-0.7%
233	Clayton, CA	2.8	-1.1%
233	Monrovia, CA	2.8	-1.1%
233	Oakdale, CA	2.8	-1.1%
236	Danville, CA	2.8	+2.6%
236	Desert Hot Springs, CA	2.8	+0.7%
236	Imperial Beach, CA	2.8	-0.4%
236	Menlo Park, CA	2.8	-1.1%
240	Calimesa, CA	2.7	0%
241	Cathedral City, CA	2.7	0%
242	Indio, CA	2.7	+7.1%
243	Alhambra, CA	2.7	-1.1%
243	Concord, CA	2.7	-1.1%
243	Goleta, CA	2.7	-3.2%
243	Pacifica, CA	2.7	-1.5%
243	Redwood City, CA	2.7	-1.1%
248	Folsom, CA	2.7	0%
248	Los Angeles, CA	2.7	-1.8%
248	Moraga, CA	2.7	0%

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25010.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Greenfield, CA, with 4.5 persons per household in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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