Cities in California by households

Los Angeles, CA had the highest households of 376 cities in 2023, at 1.42 million. Farmersville, CA had the lowest, at 2,621. The median was 15,273 and the figure for California was 13.43 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,419,663Los Angeles, CA

Lowest2,621Farmersville, CA

Median15,273376 cities

California13,434,847History

Top 40 cities, 2023

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	2023 count	Change on 2022
1	Los Angeles, CA	1,419,663	+1.4%
2	San Diego, CA	522,146	+1.3%
3	San Francisco, CA	362,650	+0.5%
4	San Jose, CA	326,767	+0.6%
5	Sacramento, CA	199,401	+1.5%
6	Fresno, CA	179,684	+1.1%
7	Oakland, CA	173,179	+1.7%
8	Long Beach, CA	171,309	+0.7%
9	Bakersfield, CA	127,626	+2.3%
10	Irvine, CA	111,979	+1.4%
11	Anaheim, CA	105,819	+1.1%
12	Stockton, CA	98,295	+1.4%
13	Riverside, CA	92,368	+2%
14	Chula Vista, CA	85,193	+2.6%
15	Santa Ana, CA	79,691	+2.8%
16	Huntington Beach, CA	77,549	-0.1%
17	Fremont, CA	77,019	+2.7%
18	Santa Clarita, CA	75,281	+2.6%
19	Glendale, CA	73,179	+0.1%
20	Modesto, CA	72,418	+0.9%
21	Santa Rosa, CA	68,234	+0.2%
22	San Bernardino, CA	63,133	+1%
23	Oceanside, CA	61,417	-0.4%
24	Sunnyvale, CA	58,791	+0.2%
25	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	57,945	+0.7%
26	Roseville, CA	57,921	+3.2%
27	Pasadena, CA	57,131	+1.9%
28	Fontana, CA	57,111	+2.2%
29	Torrance, CA	55,317	-0.7%
30	Moreno Valley, CA	54,808	+1.6%
31	Elk Grove, CA	54,707	-0.2%
32	Ontario, CA	52,664	+1.7%
33	Lancaster, CA	52,183	-0.3%
34	Oxnard, CA	51,798	+1.4%
35	Escondido, CA	50,658	-1.2%
36	Hayward, CA	49,470	-0.1%
37	Garden Grove, CA	48,650	+1%
38	Santa Clara, CA	48,601	+2.5%
39	Corona, CA	48,083	+3.4%
40	Fullerton, CA	47,484	+1%
41	Berkeley, CA	46,762	+2.1%
42	Palmdale, CA	46,502	-0.2%
43	Visalia, CA	46,466	+1.5%
44	Santa Monica, CA	46,457	+0.5%
45	Thousand Oaks, CA	46,268	+0.3%
46	Concord, CA	45,635	+0.1%
47	Orange, CA	44,867	+1.2%
48	Simi Valley, CA	44,355	+1%
49	Carlsbad, CA	43,981	+0.2%
50	Vallejo, CA	43,921	-0.4%
51	Salinas, CA	43,624	+1.3%
52	Burbank, CA	43,066	-0.7%
53	San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA	42,119	+0.4%
54	Chico, CA	41,934	+1.2%
55	Pomona, CA	41,827	+0.9%
56	Costa Mesa, CA	41,628	+0.5%
57	Clovis, CA	41,080	+2.4%
58	Richmond, CA	40,466	+2.1%
59	San Mateo, CA	39,760	-0.4%
60	Newport Beach, CA	38,103	-1.4%
61	Fairfield, CA	37,955	+1%
62	Victorville, CA	37,480	+1.7%
63	Antioch, CA	37,042	+1.7%
64	Redding, CA	36,774	+0.7%
65	Santa Barbara, CA	36,618	+1.1%
66	Inglewood, CA	35,979	+0.6%
67	Murrieta, CA	35,452	+2.8%
68	Temecula, CA	35,423	+1.2%
69	Menifee, CA	35,034	+6.1%
70	Mountain View, CA	34,933	+1.2%
71	Downey, CA	34,727	-0.2%
72	Vacaville, CA	34,401	+2%
73	El Cajon, CA	33,986	-1.8%
74	Citrus Heights, CA	33,672	+2.2%
75	Mission Viejo, CA	32,917	+0.8%
76	West Covina, CA	32,586	+0.9%
77	Daly City, CA	32,225	+0.1%
78	Walnut Creek, CA	32,142	-0.2%
79	Hemet, CA	32,102	+3.7%
80	Vista, CA	31,321	+1.6%
81	Indio, CA	31,027	-4.8%
82	San Leandro, CA	30,903	+1.4%
83	San Marcos, CA	30,880	+1.2%
84	Livermore, CA	30,835	+0.6%
85	Lake Forest, CA	30,246	-0.2%
86	Redwood City, CA	30,225	+0.8%
87	Alhambra, CA	30,092	+0.1%
88	Napa, CA	30,084	+2.2%
89	Hawthorne, CA	29,849	+1.9%
90	Alameda, CA	29,810	-0%
91	San Ramon, CA	29,680	+0.3%
92	El Monte, CA	29,540	-0.4%
93	Folsom, CA	29,234	+3.3%
94	Hesperia, CA	29,215	+1.8%
95	Santa Maria, CA	29,092	+1.2%
96	Redondo Beach, CA	28,547	-0.1%
97	Tracy, CA	27,943	+1.1%
98	Westminster, CA	27,865	+0.6%
99	Rancho Cordova, CA	27,715	+1.4%
100	Whittier, CA	27,687	+0.7%
101	Pleasanton, CA	27,613	-0.8%
102	Merced, CA	27,482	+1.5%
103	Upland, CA	27,185	-0.2%
104	Jurupa Valley, CA	27,132	+4.5%
105	Manteca, CA	26,926	+2.7%
106	Chino, CA	26,866	+1.8%
107	Rialto, CA	26,856	+0.6%
108	Norwalk, CA	26,801	+1.1%
109	Tustin, CA	26,698	+0.7%
110	Carson, CA	26,406	+1.2%
111	Lakewood, CA	26,118	-1%
112	Camarillo, CA	26,068	+0.5%
113	Palo Alto, CA	26,054	-0%
114	Davis, CA	25,941	+1.1%
115	Rocklin, CA	25,517	+3.6%
116	Laguna Niguel, CA	25,486	+1%
117	Chino Hills, CA	25,485	+1.3%
118	Redlands, CA	25,400	+0.3%
119	Turlock, CA	25,302	+2.3%
120	La Mesa, CA	25,178	+1.4%
121	South Gate, CA	24,826	+3.8%
122	Apple Valley, CA	24,747	-0.1%
123	Milpitas, CA	24,713	+1.3%
124	Palm Springs, CA	24,297	+1.7%
125	Compton, CA	24,227	-1.6%
126	Buena Park, CA	24,199	-0.3%
127	Petaluma, CA	24,155	+2.8%
128	Palm Desert, CA	24,145	+0.1%
129	San Clemente, CA	24,093	+1.9%
130	Encinitas, CA	24,088	+1.1%
131	Dublin, CA	23,811	+1%
132	Yuba City, CA	23,692	+1.2%
133	Bellflower, CA	23,669	-1.6%
134	Pittsburg, CA	23,503	+1.1%
135	San Rafael, CA	23,250	-0.5%
136	Lodi, CA	23,002	+0.7%
137	Yorba Linda, CA	22,876	-0.3%
138	West Hollywood, CA	22,479	-1.6%
139	South San Francisco, CA	21,870	-0.8%
140	Santa Cruz, CA	21,669	+0.3%
141	Union City, CA	21,202	+1.6%
142	Cupertino, CA	21,137	+1.9%
143	Woodland, CA	21,069	-0%
144	Santee, CA	20,944	+1.5%
145	Brentwood, CA	20,918	+0.4%
146	Gardena, CA	20,893	+0.7%
147	Monterey Park, CA	20,737	+1.6%
148	Tulare, CA	20,511	+3.2%
149	La Habra, CA	20,488	+1.5%
150	Novato, CA	20,431	-2.2%
151	Lake Elsinore, CA	20,416	+2.1%
152	San Luis Obispo, CA	20,005	+3.9%
153	Montebello, CA	19,631	+2%
154	Lincoln, CA	19,481	+1.7%
155	Aliso Viejo, CA	19,421	+0.6%
156	Perris, CA	19,386	+4%
157	Arcadia, CA	19,291	-0.6%
158	Porterville, CA	19,247	+1.7%
159	Cathedral City, CA	19,157	+1.5%
160	West Sacramento, CA	19,074	+0.5%
161	Hanford, CA	19,016	+2.8%
162	Fountain Valley, CA	18,840	-0.3%
163	Diamond Bar, CA	18,238	+2.3%
164	Baldwin Park, CA	18,163	+0.8%
165	Yucaipa, CA	18,006	-3.2%
166	Eastvale, CA	17,824	+3.3%
167	Culver City, CA	17,740	+0.3%
168	National City, CA	17,706	+1.5%
169	Madera, CA	17,456	+3.5%
170	Colton, CA	17,191	+2.7%
171	Beaumont, CA	17,065	+4.4%
172	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	17,042	+1.5%
173	Placentia, CA	16,979	+2.1%
174	Gilroy, CA	16,916	-0.3%
175	Rohnert Park, CA	16,823	-0.9%
176	Pico Rivera, CA	16,804	+0.8%
177	Campbell, CA	16,628	-2.6%
178	Glendora, CA	16,603	-0.9%
179	Brea, CA	16,566	+0.7%
180	Poway, CA	16,403	+1.5%
181	Highland, CA	16,401	-0.4%
182	Covina, CA	16,397	+0.5%
183	Cypress, CA	15,988	-0.2%
184	Cerritos, CA	15,763	-0.1%
185	La Quinta, CA	15,733	+2.2%
186	Danville, CA	15,537	-1.2%
187	San Bruno, CA	15,463	+1.9%
188	Rancho Palos Verdes, CA	15,279	-0.5%
189	Watsonville, CA	15,267	+0.3%
190	Lynwood, CA	15,210	-0.2%
191	Newark, CA	15,184	+2.6%
192	La Mirada, CA	15,002	+1.3%
193	San Jacinto, CA	14,915	+3.4%
194	Huntington Park, CA	14,690	-0.1%
195	Martinez, CA	14,673	+0.4%
196	Azusa, CA	14,638	+3.8%
197	Morgan Hill, CA	14,511	-0.4%
198	Paramount, CA	14,348	-0.1%
199	Rosemead, CA	14,273	+1.3%
200	Beverly Hills, CA	14,263	-0.5%
201	Monrovia, CA	14,019	+3.4%
202	Pacifica, CA	13,969	+0.2%
203	Dana Point, CA	13,952	-1.6%
204	Lompoc, CA	13,853	-0.1%
205	Ceres, CA	13,757	+1.5%
206	Pleasant Hill, CA	13,552	-1.9%
207	Oakley, CA	13,448	+3.2%
208	Los Banos, CA	13,388	+8.5%
209	Manhattan Beach, CA	13,323	-0.6%
210	Seal Beach, CA	12,948	-1.9%
211	Foster City, CA	12,865	+1.6%
212	El Centro, CA	12,832	+5%
213	Los Gatos, CA	12,766	-0.7%
214	San Gabriel, CA	12,614	+2.4%
215	Hollister, CA	12,424	+1.7%
216	Monterey, CA	12,420	-1.3%
217	Stanton, CA	12,419	+2.2%
218	Coachella, CA	12,352	-11.4%
219	Burlingame, CA	12,347	+0.7%
220	San Dimas, CA	12,236	+1.7%
221	Claremont, CA	12,185	-3.3%
222	Goleta, CA	12,135	+1.7%
223	San Juan Capistrano, CA	12,095	+2.8%
224	Delano, CA	11,872	+3.2%
225	Laguna Woods, CA	11,797	-1.1%
226	El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA	11,676	-2.7%
227	Menlo Park, CA	11,624	-0.3%
228	La Verne, CA	11,530	-0.5%
229	Atascadero, CA	11,510	-1.4%
230	Banning, CA	11,494	+3.8%
231	Laguna Hills, CA	11,490	-0.3%
232	Temple City, CA	11,453	-2.3%
233	Desert Hot Springs, CA	11,432	-2.1%
234	Moorpark, CA	11,157	-1%
235	San Carlos, CA	11,052	-2.7%
236	Ridgecrest, CA	10,948	-1.8%
237	Benicia, CA	10,916	+0.4%
238	Laguna Beach, CA	10,830	+2%
239	Los Altos, CA	10,756	-1.2%
240	Saratoga, CA	10,753	-0.4%
241	Eureka, CA	10,735	-1.6%
242	El Cerrito, CA	10,696	+0.6%
243	Wildomar, CA	10,622	-1.6%
244	Belmont, CA	10,528	-2.6%
245	South Pasadena, CA	10,413	+1.4%
246	Montclair, CA	10,371	+2.3%
247	Seaside, CA	10,323	-1.6%
248	Atwater, CA	10,296	+0.5%
249	Calexico, CA	9,918	+5.5%
250	Lawndale, CA	9,879	+2%

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/california-cities?period=2023. 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, 2023}},
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}

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