Cities in California by households, 2024

Los Angeles, CA had the highest households of 376 cities in 2024, at 1.44 million. Farmersville, CA had the lowest, at 2,581. The median was 15,238 and the figure for California was 13.55 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,439,097Los Angeles, CA

Lowest2,581Farmersville, CA

Median15,238376 cities

California13,548,091History

Top 40 cities, 2024

count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2024 count	Change on 2023
1	Los Angeles, CA	1,439,097	+1.4%
2	San Diego, CA	530,412	+1.6%
3	San Francisco, CA	363,970	+0.4%
4	San Jose, CA	328,550	+0.5%
5	Sacramento, CA	200,321	+0.5%
6	Fresno, CA	180,450	+0.4%
7	Oakland, CA	176,584	+2%
8	Long Beach, CA	170,927	-0.2%
9	Bakersfield, CA	129,625	+1.6%
10	Irvine, CA	112,091	+0.1%
11	Anaheim, CA	106,317	+0.5%
12	Stockton, CA	99,093	+0.8%
13	Riverside, CA	95,176	+3%
14	Chula Vista, CA	85,710	+0.6%
15	Santa Ana, CA	81,069	+1.7%
16	Huntington Beach, CA	78,307	+1%
17	Fremont, CA	78,054	+1.3%
18	Santa Clarita, CA	75,808	+0.7%
19	Modesto, CA	72,989	+0.8%
20	Glendale, CA	72,573	-0.8%
21	Santa Rosa, CA	68,321	+0.1%
22	San Bernardino, CA	64,199	+1.7%
23	Oceanside, CA	61,947	+0.9%
24	Sunnyvale, CA	60,293	+2.6%
25	Roseville, CA	59,123	+2.1%
26	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	58,835	+1.5%
27	Fontana, CA	58,362	+2.2%
28	Pasadena, CA	57,425	+0.5%
29	Elk Grove, CA	55,592	+1.6%
30	Moreno Valley, CA	55,565	+1.4%
31	Torrance, CA	54,869	-0.8%
32	Ontario, CA	53,770	+2.1%
33	Oxnard, CA	52,828	+2%
34	Lancaster, CA	52,374	+0.4%
35	Escondido, CA	50,346	-0.6%
36	Santa Clara, CA	50,088	+3.1%
37	Hayward, CA	49,631	+0.3%
38	Corona, CA	49,247	+2.4%
39	Garden Grove, CA	49,122	+1%
40	Fullerton, CA	48,117	+1.3%
41	Santa Monica, CA	47,297	+1.8%
42	Berkeley, CA	47,135	+0.8%
43	Visalia, CA	47,089	+1.3%
44	Thousand Oaks, CA	46,546	+0.6%
45	Palmdale, CA	46,373	-0.3%
46	Concord, CA	46,236	+1.3%
47	Orange, CA	45,329	+1%
48	Vallejo, CA	44,798	+2%
49	Simi Valley, CA	44,457	+0.2%
50	Carlsbad, CA	44,038	+0.1%
51	Salinas, CA	43,620	-0%
52	Burbank, CA	42,995	-0.2%
53	Chico, CA	42,943	+2.4%
54	Pomona, CA	42,623	+1.9%
55	Costa Mesa, CA	42,292	+1.6%
56	Clovis, CA	42,071	+2.4%
57	San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA	41,858	-0.6%
58	Richmond, CA	40,806	+0.8%
59	San Mateo, CA	39,895	+0.3%
60	Fairfield, CA	38,757	+2.1%
61	Victorville, CA	38,136	+1.8%
62	Newport Beach, CA	37,965	-0.4%
63	Inglewood, CA	37,524	+4.3%
64	Antioch, CA	37,381	+0.9%
65	Redding, CA	36,847	+0.2%
66	Menifee, CA	36,557	+4.3%
67	Temecula, CA	36,536	+3.1%
68	Santa Barbara, CA	36,291	-0.9%
69	Murrieta, CA	36,145	+2%
70	Mountain View, CA	35,767	+2.4%
71	Downey, CA	34,876	+0.4%
72	Vacaville, CA	34,298	-0.3%
73	El Cajon, CA	33,890	-0.3%
74	Citrus Heights, CA	33,687	0%
75	Walnut Creek, CA	33,072	+2.9%
76	Mission Viejo, CA	32,946	+0.1%
77	West Covina, CA	32,892	+0.9%
78	Hemet, CA	32,585	+1.5%
79	Vista, CA	32,323	+3.2%
80	Daly City, CA	32,262	+0.1%
81	San Marcos, CA	31,350	+1.5%
82	Indio, CA	31,250	+0.7%
83	Livermore, CA	30,922	+0.3%
84	Lake Forest, CA	30,466	+0.7%
85	San Leandro, CA	30,454	-1.5%
86	Alhambra, CA	30,425	+1.1%
87	San Ramon, CA	30,103	+1.4%
88	Hawthorne, CA	30,030	+0.6%
89	Alameda, CA	29,988	+0.6%
90	Napa, CA	29,984	-0.3%
91	Folsom, CA	29,963	+2.5%
92	Redwood City, CA	29,951	-0.9%
93	Santa Maria, CA	29,505	+1.4%
94	El Monte, CA	29,344	-0.7%
95	Hesperia, CA	29,245	+0.1%
96	Tracy, CA	28,920	+3.5%
97	Redondo Beach, CA	28,307	-0.8%
98	Rancho Cordova, CA	28,174	+1.7%
99	Westminster, CA	28,150	+1%
100	Whittier, CA	28,099	+1.5%
101	Jurupa Valley, CA	28,053	+3.4%
102	Merced, CA	27,950	+1.7%
103	Pleasanton, CA	27,877	+1%
104	Manteca, CA	27,607	+2.5%
105	Tustin, CA	27,551	+3.2%
106	Upland, CA	27,402	+0.8%
107	Chino, CA	27,261	+1.5%
108	Norwalk, CA	27,216	+1.5%
109	Rialto, CA	27,047	+0.7%
110	Carson, CA	26,974	+2.2%
111	Camarillo, CA	26,250	+0.7%
112	Lakewood, CA	26,230	+0.4%
113	Palo Alto, CA	26,021	-0.1%
114	Rocklin, CA	25,951	+1.7%
115	Laguna Niguel, CA	25,670	+0.7%
116	Turlock, CA	25,365	+0.2%
117	Davis, CA	25,358	-2.2%
118	Chino Hills, CA	25,340	-0.6%
119	South Gate, CA	25,199	+1.5%
120	Apple Valley, CA	25,184	+1.8%
121	Redlands, CA	25,152	-1%
122	Milpitas, CA	25,066	+1.4%
123	La Mesa, CA	25,038	-0.6%
124	Palm Desert, CA	24,690	+2.3%
125	Palm Springs, CA	24,567	+1.1%
126	San Clemente, CA	24,350	+1.1%
127	Buena Park, CA	24,322	+0.5%
128	Petaluma, CA	24,239	+0.3%
129	Dublin, CA	24,165	+1.5%
130	Compton, CA	24,011	-0.9%
131	Encinitas, CA	23,927	-0.7%
132	Bellflower, CA	23,802	+0.6%
133	Pittsburg, CA	23,781	+1.2%
134	Yuba City, CA	23,634	-0.2%
135	Lodi, CA	23,176	+0.8%
136	West Hollywood, CA	22,920	+2%
137	Yorba Linda, CA	22,916	+0.2%
138	San Rafael, CA	22,910	-1.5%
139	South San Francisco, CA	21,838	-0.1%
140	Santa Cruz, CA	21,713	+0.2%
141	Brentwood, CA	21,295	+1.8%
142	Union City, CA	21,240	+0.2%
143	Santee, CA	21,196	+1.2%
144	Woodland, CA	21,100	+0.1%
145	Cupertino, CA	21,020	-0.6%
146	Tulare, CA	20,898	+1.9%
147	Gardena, CA	20,822	-0.3%
148	Monterey Park, CA	20,646	-0.4%
149	La Habra, CA	20,538	+0.2%
150	Lake Elsinore, CA	20,499	+0.4%
151	San Luis Obispo, CA	20,441	+2.2%
152	Lincoln, CA	20,078	+3.1%
153	Novato, CA	20,056	-1.8%
154	Montebello, CA	19,683	+0.3%
155	Aliso Viejo, CA	19,633	+1.1%
156	Hanford, CA	19,518	+2.6%
157	Perris, CA	19,447	+0.3%
158	West Sacramento, CA	19,367	+1.5%
159	Porterville, CA	19,335	+0.5%
160	Arcadia, CA	19,227	-0.3%
161	Cathedral City, CA	18,979	-0.9%
162	Fountain Valley, CA	18,778	-0.3%
163	Yucaipa, CA	18,506	+2.8%
164	Baldwin Park, CA	18,282	+0.7%
165	National City, CA	18,217	+2.9%
166	Eastvale, CA	18,168	+1.9%
167	Diamond Bar, CA	18,005	-1.3%
168	Beaumont, CA	17,721	+3.8%
169	Culver City, CA	17,529	-1.2%
170	Madera, CA	17,526	+0.4%
171	Gilroy, CA	17,459	+3.2%
172	Placentia, CA	17,182	+1.2%
173	Rohnert Park, CA	17,181	+2.1%
174	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	17,123	+0.5%
175	Campbell, CA	16,923	+1.8%
176	Colton, CA	16,897	-1.7%
177	Pico Rivera, CA	16,866	+0.4%
178	Brea, CA	16,787	+1.3%
179	Glendora, CA	16,734	+0.8%
180	Poway, CA	16,423	+0.1%
181	Covina, CA	16,292	-0.6%
182	Cypress, CA	16,272	+1.8%
183	Highland, CA	16,265	-0.8%
184	Cerritos, CA	16,065	+1.9%
185	La Quinta, CA	15,962	+1.5%
186	Danville, CA	15,545	+0.1%
187	La Mirada, CA	15,304	+2%
188	Newark, CA	15,252	+0.4%
189	San Bruno, CA	15,224	-1.5%
190	Lynwood, CA	15,206	-0%
191	Rancho Palos Verdes, CA	15,174	-0.7%
192	Watsonville, CA	15,151	-0.8%
193	Azusa, CA	14,870	+1.6%
194	Morgan Hill, CA	14,865	+2.4%
195	Martinez, CA	14,723	+0.3%
196	Huntington Park, CA	14,653	-0.3%
197	Paramount, CA	14,618	+1.9%
198	San Jacinto, CA	14,598	-2.1%
199	Beverly Hills, CA	14,449	+1.3%
200	Rosemead, CA	14,434	+1.1%
201	Lompoc, CA	14,199	+2.5%
202	Monrovia, CA	14,181	+1.2%
203	Ceres, CA	13,943	+1.4%
204	Pacifica, CA	13,915	-0.4%
205	Dana Point, CA	13,860	-0.7%
206	Oakley, CA	13,685	+1.8%
207	Los Banos, CA	13,403	+0.1%
208	Manhattan Beach, CA	13,369	+0.3%
209	Pleasant Hill, CA	13,258	-2.2%
210	Foster City, CA	12,998	+1%
211	El Centro, CA	12,890	+0.5%
212	Seal Beach, CA	12,837	-0.9%
213	Los Gatos, CA	12,714	-0.4%
214	Stanton, CA	12,712	+2.4%
215	San Gabriel, CA	12,612	-0%
216	Hollister, CA	12,593	+1.4%
217	Monterey, CA	12,534	+0.9%
218	Coachella, CA	12,473	+1%
219	Goleta, CA	12,348	+1.8%
220	Burlingame, CA	12,266	-0.7%
221	San Juan Capistrano, CA	12,252	+1.3%
222	Delano, CA	12,071	+1.7%
222	San Dimas, CA	12,071	-1.3%
224	El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA	11,979	+2.6%
225	Claremont, CA	11,950	-1.9%
226	Menlo Park, CA	11,837	+1.8%
227	Laguna Woods, CA	11,706	-0.8%
228	Banning, CA	11,624	+1.1%
229	Atascadero, CA	11,579	+0.6%
230	La Verne, CA	11,517	-0.1%
231	Temple City, CA	11,454	0%
232	Desert Hot Springs, CA	11,379	-0.5%
233	Ridgecrest, CA	11,303	+3.2%
234	Laguna Hills, CA	11,292	-1.7%
235	Moorpark, CA	11,196	+0.3%
236	Benicia, CA	11,051	+1.2%
237	San Carlos, CA	11,001	-0.5%
238	Los Altos, CA	10,840	+0.8%
239	Laguna Beach, CA	10,839	+0.1%
240	El Cerrito, CA	10,831	+1.3%
241	Saratoga, CA	10,783	+0.3%
242	Wildomar, CA	10,760	+1.3%
243	Montclair, CA	10,652	+2.7%
244	Belmont, CA	10,500	-0.3%
245	Eureka, CA	10,392	-3.2%
246	Seaside, CA	10,371	+0.5%
247	South Pasadena, CA	10,220	-1.9%
248	Calexico, CA	10,069	+1.5%
249	Atwater, CA	9,872	-4.1%
250	San Pablo, CA	9,743	-1.1%

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Number of households, which equals the number of occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), 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-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in California by households, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/california-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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