Cities in California by housing units, 2024

Los Angeles, CA had the highest housing units of 376 cities in 2024, at 1.55 million. Farmersville, CA had the lowest, at 2,682. The median was 16,459 and the figure for California was 14.64 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,554,332Los Angeles, CA

Lowest2,682Farmersville, CA

Median16,459376 cities

California14,644,735History

Top 40 cities, 2024

count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, 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	1,554,332	+1.1%
2	San Diego, CA	568,668	+1.6%
3	San Francisco, CA	414,602	+0.7%
4	San Jose, CA	345,066	+0.6%
5	Sacramento, CA	212,485	+0.9%
6	Oakland, CA	191,713	+2.1%
7	Fresno, CA	189,098	+0.6%
8	Long Beach, CA	181,477	0%
9	Bakersfield, CA	135,724	+1.4%
10	Irvine, CA	120,206	-0.1%
11	Anaheim, CA	110,705	+0.4%
12	Stockton, CA	105,162	+0.2%
13	Riverside, CA	99,910	+2.9%
14	Chula Vista, CA	90,273	-0.3%
15	Santa Ana, CA	83,701	+1.6%
16	Huntington Beach, CA	82,624	+1%
17	Fremont, CA	81,579	+1.3%
18	Santa Clarita, CA	78,081	+0.4%
19	Glendale, CA	77,783	-0.9%
20	Modesto, CA	75,752	+0.3%
21	Santa Rosa, CA	71,382	+0.6%
22	San Bernardino, CA	67,108	+1.5%
23	Oceanside, CA	66,997	+0.4%
24	Sunnyvale, CA	63,239	+2.3%
25	Pasadena, CA	63,203	+0.6%
26	Roseville, CA	61,242	+1.9%
27	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	60,879	+1.6%
28	Fontana, CA	59,522	+2.2%
29	Torrance, CA	59,284	-0.2%
30	Moreno Valley, CA	57,381	+1.3%
31	Elk Grove, CA	57,004	+1.6%
32	Oxnard, CA	56,455	+1.5%
33	Ontario, CA	55,966	+1.8%
34	Lancaster, CA	55,273	+0.4%
35	Santa Monica, CA	53,274	+1.7%
36	Berkeley, CA	53,145	+2%
37	Santa Clara, CA	53,021	+2.2%
38	Hayward, CA	52,243	+0.1%
39	Escondido, CA	52,239	-0.8%
40	Garden Grove, CA	50,960	+1.1%
41	Corona, CA	50,799	+1.9%
42	Fullerton, CA	50,344	+1.3%
43	Visalia, CA	49,292	+1.1%
44	Palmdale, CA	48,467	-0.1%
45	Thousand Oaks, CA	48,084	-0%
46	Concord, CA	47,703	+1.6%
47	Carlsbad, CA	47,314	-0.3%
48	Vallejo, CA	47,084	+1.5%
49	Orange, CA	46,952	+0.9%
50	Chico, CA	46,625	+2.6%
51	Burbank, CA	46,243	-0.1%
52	Simi Valley, CA	45,290	-0.2%
53	Salinas, CA	45,249	+0.1%
54	Newport Beach, CA	45,185	-0.1%
55	Costa Mesa, CA	44,427	+1.7%
56	Pomona, CA	44,373	+1.4%
57	San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA	44,344	-1%
58	Clovis, CA	43,691	+3%
59	San Mateo, CA	42,641	+0.5%
60	Richmond, CA	42,509	+0.6%
61	Redding, CA	40,407	+1.2%
62	Fairfield, CA	40,391	+2%
63	Victorville, CA	40,320	+2.7%
64	Inglewood, CA	40,072	+3.4%
65	Mountain View, CA	39,458	+1.8%
66	Santa Barbara, CA	39,204	+0.5%
67	Antioch, CA	38,629	+1.8%
68	Menifee, CA	38,556	+3.5%
69	Temecula, CA	37,813	+2.6%
70	Murrieta, CA	37,603	+0.8%
71	Indio, CA	37,179	+1%
72	Palm Desert, CA	37,028	+1.2%
73	Palm Springs, CA	36,813	-0.4%
74	Daly City, CA	35,922	+1.4%
75	Downey, CA	35,919	+0.1%
76	Vacaville, CA	35,830	-0.9%
77	Hemet, CA	35,345	+1.3%
78	El Cajon, CA	35,185	-0.2%
79	Citrus Heights, CA	34,946	-0.1%
80	Walnut Creek, CA	34,389	+2.3%
81	West Covina, CA	34,287	+1.4%
82	Mission Viejo, CA	34,285	-0.2%
83	Vista, CA	33,536	+2.9%
84	Alhambra, CA	32,751	+1.9%
85	San Marcos, CA	32,557	+0.9%
86	Alameda, CA	32,291	+0.5%
87	Napa, CA	32,141	+0.1%
88	Redwood City, CA	32,135	-0.6%
89	San Leandro, CA	31,954	-1%
90	Livermore, CA	31,936	+0.2%
91	Lake Forest, CA	31,821	+0.3%
92	Hawthorne, CA	31,334	+0.9%
93	Folsom, CA	30,868	+2.5%
94	Redondo Beach, CA	30,753	-0.3%
95	San Ramon, CA	30,744	+1.1%
96	Santa Maria, CA	30,482	+0.9%
97	Hesperia, CA	30,425	-0.2%
98	El Monte, CA	30,333	-0.8%
99	Tracy, CA	30,228	+4.2%
100	Merced, CA	29,758	+1.9%
101	Whittier, CA	29,734	+1.9%
102	Rancho Cordova, CA	29,313	+2.2%
103	Westminster, CA	29,269	+0.6%
104	Jurupa Valley, CA	29,248	+2.9%
105	Palo Alto, CA	29,241	+0.5%
106	Pleasanton, CA	28,975	+1.1%
107	Manteca, CA	28,771	+2%
108	Tustin, CA	28,482	+2.7%
109	Upland, CA	28,280	+0.4%
110	Chino, CA	28,188	+0.3%
111	Carson, CA	28,178	+1.7%
112	Rialto, CA	27,973	+0.2%
113	Norwalk, CA	27,704	+1.3%
114	Camarillo, CA	27,658	+0.9%
115	Laguna Niguel, CA	27,643	+0.4%
116	Davis, CA	27,484	-1.2%
117	San Clemente, CA	27,058	+1.5%
118	Rocklin, CA	26,993	+2.1%
119	Lakewood, CA	26,867	+0.6%
120	Turlock, CA	26,323	+0.4%
121	Redlands, CA	26,256	-1.3%
122	Encinitas, CA	26,230	+0.1%
123	La Mesa, CA	26,212	-0.8%
124	West Hollywood, CA	26,079	+3%
125	Milpitas, CA	26,040	+1.1%
126	Chino Hills, CA	25,885	-1.3%
127	Apple Valley, CA	25,809	+0.2%
128	South Gate, CA	25,733	+1.2%
129	Dublin, CA	25,157	+1.7%
130	Petaluma, CA	25,107	+1.1%
131	Compton, CA	25,039	-0.5%
132	Buena Park, CA	24,877	-0.3%
133	Lodi, CA	24,806	+1.2%
134	La Quinta, CA	24,770	+0.4%
135	Bellflower, CA	24,683	+0.8%
136	Pittsburg, CA	24,482	+0.9%
137	Yuba City, CA	24,456	+0.5%
138	San Rafael, CA	23,909	-1.3%
139	Santa Cruz, CA	23,888	+0.5%
140	Yorba Linda, CA	23,887	-0.7%
141	South San Francisco, CA	23,515	+1.4%
142	Cathedral City, CA	22,599	-2.2%
143	San Luis Obispo, CA	22,250	+2.1%
144	Cupertino, CA	22,158	-0.8%
145	Monterey Park, CA	22,134	+0.2%
146	Woodland, CA	22,116	+1.3%
147	Tulare, CA	21,986	+2.2%
148	Union City, CA	21,901	-0.1%
149	Santee, CA	21,851	+1%
150	Gardena, CA	21,837	-0.9%
151	Brentwood, CA	21,756	+1.5%
152	Lake Elsinore, CA	21,428	-0.6%
153	La Habra, CA	21,225	+0.6%
154	Arcadia, CA	20,992	+0.2%
155	Novato, CA	20,982	-1.3%
156	West Sacramento, CA	20,826	+2.7%
157	Lincoln, CA	20,779	+3.4%
158	Aliso Viejo, CA	20,507	+0.7%
159	Hanford, CA	20,433	+2.6%
160	Montebello, CA	20,386	+0.2%
161	Porterville, CA	20,171	+0.7%
162	Perris, CA	20,095	+0.1%
163	National City, CA	19,414	+3.4%
164	Yucaipa, CA	19,248	+1.7%
165	Fountain Valley, CA	19,227	-0.1%
166	Diamond Bar, CA	18,969	-0.2%
167	Culver City, CA	18,803	-1.6%
168	Baldwin Park, CA	18,669	+0.8%
169	Madera, CA	18,562	+0.1%
170	Eastvale, CA	18,484	+1.6%
171	Campbell, CA	18,238	+1.6%
172	Gilroy, CA	18,054	+1.8%
173	Beaumont, CA	18,044	+3.7%
174	Placentia, CA	17,890	+2%
175	Colton, CA	17,856	-1.5%
176	Rohnert Park, CA	17,807	+2.2%
177	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	17,498	+0.4%
178	Brea, CA	17,373	+1%
179	Pico Rivera, CA	17,352	+0.4%
180	Glendora, CA	17,302	+0.3%
181	Covina, CA	16,978	-0.8%
182	Poway, CA	16,936	-0.2%
183	Cypress, CA	16,920	+2.5%
184	Highland, CA	16,795	-0.8%
185	Rancho Palos Verdes, CA	16,723	+0.7%
186	South Lake Tahoe, CA	16,662	+1.4%
187	Beverly Hills, CA	16,552	0%
188	Dana Point, CA	16,484	-1.9%
189	San Bruno, CA	16,433	-1.8%
190	Cerritos, CA	16,343	+1.8%
191	Newark, CA	16,015	+0.7%
192	Danville, CA	16,004	+0.6%
193	Watsonville, CA	15,790	-0%
194	La Mirada, CA	15,701	+2.3%
195	Lynwood, CA	15,645	+0.4%
196	Azusa, CA	15,580	+1.9%
197	Morgan Hill, CA	15,543	+3.4%
198	Rosemead, CA	15,447	+1.5%
199	San Jacinto, CA	15,420	-2.6%
200	Manhattan Beach, CA	15,281	+2.2%
201	Martinez, CA	15,178	+0.8%
202	Huntington Park, CA	15,128	-0.2%
203	Rancho Mirage, CA	15,026	+0.6%
204	Monrovia, CA	14,855	+0.4%
205	Lompoc, CA	14,850	+2.6%
206	Paramount, CA	14,773	+1.3%
207	Pacifica, CA	14,665	+0.5%
208	El Centro, CA	14,656	+0.8%
209	Seal Beach, CA	14,632	+0.1%
210	Ceres, CA	14,417	+1.5%
211	Monterey, CA	14,136	+2.7%
212	Truckee, CA	13,984	+0.1%
213	Oakley, CA	13,944	+2%
214	Pleasant Hill, CA	13,939	-2.7%
215	Los Banos, CA	13,906	+1.3%
216	San Gabriel, CA	13,818	+0.7%
217	Burlingame, CA	13,798	+0.9%
218	Los Gatos, CA	13,728	-1.2%
219	Foster City, CA	13,617	+1.6%
220	Laguna Beach, CA	13,598	+0.3%
221	Menlo Park, CA	13,388	+1.9%
222	Laguna Woods, CA	13,336	-1.2%
223	Stanton, CA	13,269	+2.1%
224	San Juan Capistrano, CA	13,071	+2.1%
225	Goleta, CA	12,939	+1.7%
226	Hollister, CA	12,921	+1.5%
227	El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA	12,910	+1.7%
228	Coachella, CA	12,683	+1.1%
229	Delano, CA	12,647	+2.1%
230	Claremont, CA	12,530	-2%
231	Desert Hot Springs, CA	12,474	-2.4%
232	San Dimas, CA	12,370	-0.4%
233	Banning, CA	12,355	-0.4%
234	Atascadero, CA	12,180	+0.7%
235	Ridgecrest, CA	12,155	+2%
236	Laguna Hills, CA	12,072	-1.5%
237	La Verne, CA	12,020	-0.1%
238	Calexico, CA	12,014	+2%
239	Temple City, CA	11,992	-0.1%
240	Los Altos, CA	11,781	+1.4%
241	Eureka, CA	11,628	-1.8%
242	San Carlos, CA	11,627	-0.4%
243	Benicia, CA	11,571	+1%
244	Moorpark, CA	11,563	+0.7%
245	Saratoga, CA	11,447	+0.4%
246	Belmont, CA	11,346	+1.1%
247	Wildomar, CA	11,251	+1.3%
248	El Cerrito, CA	11,247	+0.6%
249	Montclair, CA	10,974	+2.9%
250	Seaside, CA	10,853	-0.8%

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All housing units, occupied and vacant: houses, apartments, mobile homes and rooms intended as separate living quarters. 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 B25001: total housing units, 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-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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