Cities in California by households

Los Angeles, CA had the highest households of 376 cities in 2022, at 1.4 million. Farmersville, CA had the lowest, at 2,732. The median was 15,230 and the figure for California was 13.32 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,399,442Los Angeles, CA

Lowest2,732Farmersville, CA

Median15,230376 cities

California13,315,822History

Top 40 cities, 2022

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	2022 count	Change on 2021
1	Los Angeles, CA	1,399,442	+1.1%
2	San Diego, CA	515,475	+1.2%
3	San Francisco, CA	360,842	-0.1%
4	San Jose, CA	324,842	+0.1%
5	Sacramento, CA	196,524	+1.3%
6	Fresno, CA	177,757	+1.7%
7	Oakland, CA	170,282	+1.8%
8	Long Beach, CA	170,174	+0.1%
9	Bakersfield, CA	124,744	+1.1%
10	Irvine, CA	110,465	+3.1%
11	Anaheim, CA	104,671	+1.1%
12	Stockton, CA	96,975	+0.8%
13	Riverside, CA	90,540	+2.5%
14	Chula Vista, CA	83,074	+0.9%
15	Huntington Beach, CA	77,641	+0.6%
16	Santa Ana, CA	77,553	+1.2%
17	Fremont, CA	74,995	+0.5%
18	Santa Clarita, CA	73,362	+0.1%
19	Glendale, CA	73,104	-0.4%
20	Modesto, CA	71,794	-0.1%
21	Santa Rosa, CA	68,096	+0.6%
22	San Bernardino, CA	62,486	+1.3%
23	Oceanside, CA	61,636	+1.3%
24	Sunnyvale, CA	58,646	+1.9%
25	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	57,553	+2.1%
26	Roseville, CA	56,133	+2.9%
27	Pasadena, CA	56,076	+1.6%
28	Fontana, CA	55,856	+1%
29	Torrance, CA	55,719	+0.2%
30	Elk Grove, CA	54,813	+1%
31	Moreno Valley, CA	53,958	+1.5%
32	Lancaster, CA	52,341	-0.2%
33	Ontario, CA	51,760	+1.4%
34	Escondido, CA	51,288	+1.6%
35	Oxnard, CA	51,099	+1.4%
36	Hayward, CA	49,542	0%
37	Garden Grove, CA	48,183	-0.1%
38	Santa Clara, CA	47,434	+3.5%
39	Fullerton, CA	47,014	+1.2%
40	Palmdale, CA	46,588	+0.2%
41	Corona, CA	46,524	+1.4%
42	Santa Monica, CA	46,207	-1%
43	Thousand Oaks, CA	46,143	-0.3%
44	Berkeley, CA	45,788	+3.6%
45	Visalia, CA	45,757	+0.8%
46	Concord, CA	45,574	+0.2%
47	Orange, CA	44,336	+2.1%
48	Vallejo, CA	44,107	+0.5%
49	Simi Valley, CA	43,936	+0.1%
50	Carlsbad, CA	43,912	-1%
51	Burbank, CA	43,349	-0%
52	Salinas, CA	43,073	+0.2%
53	San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA	41,954	-0.3%
54	Chico, CA	41,454	-0.8%
55	Pomona, CA	41,438	-0%
56	Costa Mesa, CA	41,407	+0.4%
57	Clovis, CA	40,135	+2.4%
58	San Mateo, CA	39,916	-0.8%
59	Richmond, CA	39,618	+0.3%
60	Newport Beach, CA	38,636	-0.2%
61	Fairfield, CA	37,593	+1.1%
62	Victorville, CA	36,842	-0.1%
63	Redding, CA	36,522	-1%
64	Antioch, CA	36,411	+1.9%
65	Santa Barbara, CA	36,233	-1.9%
66	Inglewood, CA	35,773	+0.1%
67	Temecula, CA	35,012	+2.2%
68	Downey, CA	34,788	+0.8%
69	El Cajon, CA	34,624	-1.1%
70	Mountain View, CA	34,516	+0.6%
71	Murrieta, CA	34,482	+2.6%
72	Vacaville, CA	33,723	+0.8%
73	Menifee, CA	33,008	+2%
74	Citrus Heights, CA	32,956	-1.1%
75	Mission Viejo, CA	32,650	-0.1%
76	Indio, CA	32,579	-5.5%
77	West Covina, CA	32,285	+1.7%
78	Daly City, CA	32,206	+1.3%
79	Walnut Creek, CA	32,205	+0.2%
80	Hemet, CA	30,963	+2.1%
81	Vista, CA	30,836	+1.6%
82	Livermore, CA	30,666	-1.4%
83	San Marcos, CA	30,503	+0.7%
84	San Leandro, CA	30,468	-1.1%
85	Lake Forest, CA	30,298	+1.4%
86	Alhambra, CA	30,054	-0%
87	Redwood City, CA	29,993	-0.1%
88	Alameda, CA	29,820	-2.2%
89	El Monte, CA	29,660	+3.2%
90	San Ramon, CA	29,585	+1.7%
91	Napa, CA	29,443	+1.2%
92	Hawthorne, CA	29,292	+0.3%
93	Santa Maria, CA	28,738	-0.2%
94	Hesperia, CA	28,687	+0.2%
95	Redondo Beach, CA	28,562	-0.7%
96	Folsom, CA	28,298	+3.8%
97	Pleasanton, CA	27,849	+0.4%
98	Westminster, CA	27,700	+0.3%
99	Tracy, CA	27,645	+1.5%
100	Whittier, CA	27,489	-0.5%
101	Rancho Cordova, CA	27,339	+2.3%
102	Upland, CA	27,237	-0.5%
103	Merced, CA	27,084	+1.5%
104	Rialto, CA	26,708	-0.1%
105	Norwalk, CA	26,508	+0.6%
105	Tustin, CA	26,508	-0.1%
107	Chino, CA	26,391	+6.6%
108	Lakewood, CA	26,388	-1%
109	Manteca, CA	26,217	+2%
110	Carson, CA	26,084	-0%
111	Palo Alto, CA	26,064	+0.2%
112	Jurupa Valley, CA	25,957	+3.7%
113	Camarillo, CA	25,939	+1%
114	Davis, CA	25,669	+2.2%
115	Redlands, CA	25,319	+0.2%
116	Laguna Niguel, CA	25,239	-0.5%
117	Chino Hills, CA	25,148	+0.9%
118	La Mesa, CA	24,824	+1.4%
119	Apple Valley, CA	24,777	+1.4%
120	Turlock, CA	24,733	-0.7%
121	Rocklin, CA	24,630	+1.9%
122	Compton, CA	24,617	-1.2%
123	Milpitas, CA	24,395	+3%
124	Buena Park, CA	24,283	+0.9%
125	Palm Desert, CA	24,129	+0.7%
126	Bellflower, CA	24,065	+0.2%
127	South Gate, CA	23,920	+0.3%
128	Palm Springs, CA	23,889	+0.9%
129	Encinitas, CA	23,837	+0.4%
130	San Clemente, CA	23,646	-1.5%
131	Dublin, CA	23,583	+2.8%
132	Petaluma, CA	23,486	+3.2%
133	Yuba City, CA	23,409	0%
134	San Rafael, CA	23,370	-1.9%
135	Pittsburg, CA	23,254	+2.9%
136	Yorba Linda, CA	22,938	+0.1%
137	Lodi, CA	22,841	+1%
138	West Hollywood, CA	22,836	-0.6%
139	South San Francisco, CA	22,036	+0.6%
140	Santa Cruz, CA	21,594	-2.1%
141	Woodland, CA	21,078	+0.6%
142	Novato, CA	20,898	+1%
143	Union City, CA	20,860	+0.3%
144	Brentwood, CA	20,840	+1.6%
145	Gardena, CA	20,758	-0.2%
146	Cupertino, CA	20,744	-1%
147	Santee, CA	20,642	+0.1%
148	Monterey Park, CA	20,416	+0.5%
149	La Habra, CA	20,188	+2.3%
150	Lake Elsinore, CA	20,004	+4.4%
151	Tulare, CA	19,868	+2.8%
152	Arcadia, CA	19,412	+1.2%
153	Aliso Viejo, CA	19,300	+1.6%
154	San Luis Obispo, CA	19,254	+1.2%
155	Montebello, CA	19,241	+0.6%
156	Lincoln, CA	19,163	+2.9%
157	West Sacramento, CA	18,979	+0.1%
158	Porterville, CA	18,925	+3.4%
159	Fountain Valley, CA	18,906	+0.3%
160	Cathedral City, CA	18,868	+0.2%
161	Perris, CA	18,640	+2.9%
162	Yucaipa, CA	18,593	+2.2%
163	Hanford, CA	18,495	+0.5%
164	Baldwin Park, CA	18,022	+2.7%
165	Diamond Bar, CA	17,820	+0.2%
166	Culver City, CA	17,691	-2.5%
167	National City, CA	17,440	-0.3%
168	Eastvale, CA	17,250	+3.2%
169	Campbell, CA	17,064	-1.6%
170	Rohnert Park, CA	16,979	-1.2%
171	Gilroy, CA	16,969	-0.3%
172	Madera, CA	16,871	-2.9%
173	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	16,798	-0.2%
174	Glendora, CA	16,751	-0.7%
175	Colton, CA	16,740	+0.2%
176	Pico Rivera, CA	16,665	-1.9%
177	Placentia, CA	16,628	+1.6%
178	Highland, CA	16,464	-0.4%
179	Brea, CA	16,454	-0.8%
180	Beaumont, CA	16,349	+4.7%
181	Covina, CA	16,313	-0.5%
182	Poway, CA	16,159	-0.6%
183	Cypress, CA	16,025	+0.2%
184	Cerritos, CA	15,772	+1.2%
185	Danville, CA	15,726	-3.2%
186	La Quinta, CA	15,392	+0.1%
187	Rancho Palos Verdes, CA	15,351	-0.1%
188	Lynwood, CA	15,239	+0.9%
189	Watsonville, CA	15,221	+4.3%
190	San Bruno, CA	15,169	-0.9%
191	La Mirada, CA	14,814	+0.9%
192	Newark, CA	14,805	+3.1%
193	Huntington Park, CA	14,712	+3.8%
194	Martinez, CA	14,615	-1.4%
195	Morgan Hill, CA	14,575	-1%
196	San Jacinto, CA	14,426	-2.1%
197	Paramount, CA	14,366	+0.1%
198	Beverly Hills, CA	14,338	-0.4%
199	Dana Point, CA	14,177	-0.1%
200	Azusa, CA	14,102	+5.4%
201	Rosemead, CA	14,091	+1.2%
202	Coachella, CA	13,942	-11%
203	Pacifica, CA	13,938	-0.3%
204	Lompoc, CA	13,873	+3.3%
205	Pleasant Hill, CA	13,818	-0.1%
206	Monrovia, CA	13,560	+0.1%
207	Ceres, CA	13,549	+0.3%
208	Manhattan Beach, CA	13,400	-0.2%
209	Seal Beach, CA	13,203	+1.3%
210	Oakley, CA	13,036	+4.5%
211	Los Gatos, CA	12,855	-1.4%
212	Foster City, CA	12,658	+1.5%
213	Claremont, CA	12,603	+3.5%
214	Monterey, CA	12,586	-2.5%
215	Los Banos, CA	12,336	+2.6%
216	San Gabriel, CA	12,319	+1.4%
217	Burlingame, CA	12,260	-1.3%
218	El Centro, CA	12,225	+3.6%
219	Hollister, CA	12,220	+4.1%
220	Stanton, CA	12,148	+2.9%
221	San Dimas, CA	12,026	+1.8%
222	El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA	12,005	+0.4%
223	Goleta, CA	11,938	+3%
224	Laguna Woods, CA	11,932	-0%
225	San Juan Capistrano, CA	11,769	-5.5%
226	Temple City, CA	11,722	-0.6%
227	Atascadero, CA	11,677	-0.5%
228	Desert Hot Springs, CA	11,672	+0.3%
229	Menlo Park, CA	11,661	-0.5%
230	La Verne, CA	11,590	0%
231	Laguna Hills, CA	11,525	+0.7%
232	Delano, CA	11,500	+1%
233	San Carlos, CA	11,361	-0.3%
234	Moorpark, CA	11,268	-2%
235	Ridgecrest, CA	11,144	+0.9%
236	Banning, CA	11,069	+1.4%
237	Eureka, CA	10,905	+0.9%
238	Los Altos, CA	10,887	+0.8%
239	Benicia, CA	10,873	+0.3%
240	Belmont, CA	10,811	-1.4%
241	Saratoga, CA	10,798	-2.2%
242	Wildomar, CA	10,790	-0.8%
243	El Cerrito, CA	10,637	+0.6%
244	Laguna Beach, CA	10,618	+0.8%
245	Seaside, CA	10,493	+1.7%
246	South Pasadena, CA	10,274	-0.7%
247	Atwater, CA	10,248	-0.6%
248	Montclair, CA	10,137	+2.3%
249	San Pablo, CA	9,737	+3.1%
250	Lawndale, CA	9,684	-0.4%

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). 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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat

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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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/california-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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  title = {{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, 2022}},
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}

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