Cities in California by housing units

Los Angeles, CA had the highest housing units of 376 cities in 2022, at 1.52 million. Farmersville, CA had the lowest, at 2,841. The median was 16,298 and the figure for California was 14.42 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,518,992Los Angeles, CA

Lowest2,841Farmersville, CA

Median16,298376 cities

California14,424,442History

Top 40 cities, 2022

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	2022 count	Change on 2021
1	Los Angeles, CA	1,518,992	+1%
2	San Diego, CA	552,285	+1.2%
3	San Francisco, CA	408,198	+0.9%
4	San Jose, CA	340,392	+0.2%
5	Sacramento, CA	206,808	+1.4%
6	Fresno, CA	186,461	+1.4%
7	Oakland, CA	184,530	+2.4%
8	Long Beach, CA	180,015	+0.3%
9	Bakersfield, CA	131,310	+0.9%
10	Irvine, CA	119,149	+2.8%
11	Anaheim, CA	109,685	+1%
12	Stockton, CA	103,378	+0.4%
13	Riverside, CA	95,517	+2.6%
14	Chula Vista, CA	88,526	+0.3%
15	Huntington Beach, CA	82,011	+0.7%
16	Santa Ana, CA	80,240	+1.3%
17	Fremont, CA	78,667	+0.5%
18	Glendale, CA	78,407	-0.6%
19	Santa Clarita, CA	75,865	+0.2%
20	Modesto, CA	74,686	-0%
21	Santa Rosa, CA	70,808	+0.6%
22	Oceanside, CA	66,596	+1.3%
23	San Bernardino, CA	65,815	-0%
24	Pasadena, CA	61,956	+0.9%
25	Sunnyvale, CA	61,519	+1.7%
26	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	59,810	+1.9%
27	Torrance, CA	59,761	+0.3%
28	Roseville, CA	58,435	+2.8%
29	Fontana, CA	57,046	+0.6%
30	Elk Grove, CA	56,057	+1%
31	Moreno Valley, CA	55,942	+0.7%
32	Lancaster, CA	55,252	-0.6%
33	Oxnard, CA	55,184	+1.3%
34	Ontario, CA	53,940	+1.4%
35	Escondido, CA	53,082	+1.4%
36	Santa Monica, CA	52,277	-0.5%
37	Hayward, CA	52,115	-0.1%
38	Berkeley, CA	50,854	+3.2%
39	Santa Clara, CA	50,805	+3.6%
40	Garden Grove, CA	49,845	+0.6%
41	Fullerton, CA	49,146	+0.6%
42	Palmdale, CA	48,737	-0.2%
43	Corona, CA	48,403	+1.3%
44	Thousand Oaks, CA	47,950	-0.1%
45	Visalia, CA	47,804	+1.2%
46	Carlsbad, CA	47,556	-0.8%
47	Concord, CA	46,745	-0.1%
48	Burbank, CA	46,662	+0.5%
49	Vallejo, CA	46,253	0%
50	Orange, CA	46,067	+1.7%
51	Chico, CA	45,570	-0.2%
52	Newport Beach, CA	45,539	-0.7%
53	Simi Valley, CA	45,161	-0.2%
54	San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA	44,787	-0.6%
55	Salinas, CA	44,503	+0.4%
56	Costa Mesa, CA	43,409	+0.8%
57	Pomona, CA	43,212	-0.1%
58	San Mateo, CA	42,903	-0.4%
59	Richmond, CA	41,566	-0.1%
60	Clovis, CA	41,523	+1.7%
61	Redding, CA	39,592	-0.4%
62	Fairfield, CA	39,346	+0.8%
63	Santa Barbara, CA	38,678	-1.4%
64	Victorville, CA	38,637	-0.4%
65	Mountain View, CA	38,230	+1.2%
66	Indio, CA	38,222	-4.3%
67	Inglewood, CA	38,157	-0.2%
68	Antioch, CA	37,408	+2.1%
69	Palm Desert, CA	36,758	-0.8%
70	Palm Springs, CA	36,702	+0.6%
71	Murrieta, CA	36,647	+2.1%
72	Temecula, CA	36,514	+1%
73	Downey, CA	35,907	+0.4%
74	El Cajon, CA	35,786	-0.6%
75	Vacaville, CA	35,518	+0.9%
76	Menifee, CA	35,516	+2.7%
77	Daly City, CA	34,876	+3.3%
78	Citrus Heights, CA	34,419	-1%
79	Mission Viejo, CA	34,116	-0.5%
80	Hemet, CA	33,898	+1.8%
81	West Covina, CA	33,727	+1.4%
82	Walnut Creek, CA	33,507	-0.4%
83	Vista, CA	32,172	+1.7%
84	Redwood City, CA	32,099	+0.5%
85	Alhambra, CA	32,054	+0.5%
86	Alameda, CA	32,037	-1.3%
87	San Leandro, CA	31,910	-0.6%
88	San Marcos, CA	31,896	+0.8%
89	Lake Forest, CA	31,857	+1.3%
90	Livermore, CA	31,770	-1.7%
91	Napa, CA	31,666	+0.9%
92	El Monte, CA	30,748	+3%
93	Redondo Beach, CA	30,725	-0.9%
94	Hawthorne, CA	30,516	-0.2%
95	San Ramon, CA	30,271	+1.4%
96	Hesperia, CA	30,038	+0.2%
97	Santa Maria, CA	29,860	+0.1%
98	Folsom, CA	29,159	+3.5%
99	Palo Alto, CA	29,065	+1.8%
100	Pleasanton, CA	28,894	-0.2%
101	Merced, CA	28,767	+1.3%
102	Westminster, CA	28,754	+0.3%
103	Whittier, CA	28,685	+0.3%
104	Tracy, CA	28,500	+1.5%
105	Rancho Cordova, CA	28,381	+1.9%
106	Upland, CA	28,040	-0.2%
107	Chino, CA	27,863	+5.3%
108	Rialto, CA	27,738	-0.7%
109	Tustin, CA	27,694	-0.1%
110	Manteca, CA	27,432	+2.1%
111	Davis, CA	27,427	+2.3%
112	Jurupa Valley, CA	27,287	+3.2%
113	Carson, CA	27,236	+0.3%
114	Laguna Niguel, CA	27,163	-0.3%
115	Norwalk, CA	27,148	+0.1%
116	Camarillo, CA	27,130	+0.8%
117	Lakewood, CA	27,036	-1.2%
118	Redlands, CA	26,844	-0.7%
119	San Clemente, CA	26,576	-1.1%
120	La Mesa, CA	26,150	+1.3%
121	Apple Valley, CA	26,005	+1%
122	Encinitas, CA	25,993	0%
123	Chino Hills, CA	25,945	-0.8%
124	Turlock, CA	25,692	-0.5%
125	Compton, CA	25,510	-1.2%
126	Rocklin, CA	25,496	+1.7%
127	West Hollywood, CA	25,477	-0.9%
128	Milpitas, CA	25,252	+2.2%
129	Bellflower, CA	25,070	-0.1%
130	Buena Park, CA	24,935	0%
131	Dublin, CA	24,544	+3.2%
132	La Quinta, CA	24,473	-0.2%
133	South Gate, CA	24,466	+0.5%
134	San Rafael, CA	24,385	-1.2%
135	Lodi, CA	24,294	+1.9%
136	Petaluma, CA	24,141	+3.2%
137	Yuba City, CA	24,090	-0.9%
138	Pittsburg, CA	24,066	+2.3%
139	Yorba Linda, CA	24,057	+0.7%
140	Santa Cruz, CA	23,749	-1.2%
141	Cathedral City, CA	23,354	+0.2%
142	South San Francisco, CA	23,079	+1.3%
143	Cupertino, CA	21,917	-1.2%
144	Gardena, CA	21,887	+0.3%
145	Monterey Park, CA	21,731	+0.4%
146	Union City, CA	21,663	-0.1%
147	Woodland, CA	21,622	+0.3%
148	Novato, CA	21,588	+0.5%
149	Brentwood, CA	21,440	+1.3%
150	Santee, CA	21,294	+0.1%
151	Arcadia, CA	21,162	+0.4%
152	San Luis Obispo, CA	20,969	-0.3%
153	Lake Elsinore, CA	20,965	+4.4%
154	Tulare, CA	20,905	+2.8%
155	La Habra, CA	20,766	+2.3%
156	Aliso Viejo, CA	20,411	+1.2%
157	Montebello, CA	20,121	+0.4%
158	West Sacramento, CA	19,968	+1.1%
159	Porterville, CA	19,937	+2.9%
160	Lincoln, CA	19,778	+3.2%
161	Yucaipa, CA	19,525	+2.1%
162	Perris, CA	19,521	+3.2%
163	Hanford, CA	19,374	+0.8%
164	Fountain Valley, CA	19,279	+0.3%
165	Culver City, CA	18,972	-1.8%
166	National City, CA	18,631	+0.5%
167	Diamond Bar, CA	18,621	+0.8%
168	Baldwin Park, CA	18,453	+2.2%
169	Campbell, CA	18,341	-0.8%
170	Madera, CA	18,241	-1.9%
171	Colton, CA	18,122	-1.7%
172	Gilroy, CA	17,644	-0.1%
173	Eastvale, CA	17,633	+2%
174	Rohnert Park, CA	17,603	-1.1%
175	Glendora, CA	17,403	-1.1%
176	Brea, CA	17,245	-0.6%
177	Placentia, CA	17,174	+1.7%
178	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	17,150	+0.1%
179	Pico Rivera, CA	17,107	-1.6%
180	Dana Point, CA	17,057	+0.8%
181	Covina, CA	17,023	+0.1%
182	Highland, CA	16,871	-0.6%
183	Beaumont, CA	16,818	+4.4%
184	Poway, CA	16,757	-0.7%
185	Beverly Hills, CA	16,733	-2%
186	Rancho Palos Verdes, CA	16,589	+0.5%
187	Cypress, CA	16,588	+0.2%
188	San Bruno, CA	16,321	+0.8%
189	South Lake Tahoe, CA	16,275	-0.7%
190	Danville, CA	16,225	-3.4%
191	Cerritos, CA	16,150	+0.7%
192	Watsonville, CA	15,835	+4%
193	Lynwood, CA	15,690	+1.4%
194	Newark, CA	15,471	+3.2%
195	San Jacinto, CA	15,406	-2.1%
196	Martinez, CA	15,254	-0.4%
197	La Mirada, CA	15,161	+1.1%
198	Manhattan Beach, CA	15,158	+1%
199	Huntington Park, CA	15,133	+3.6%
200	Rancho Mirage, CA	15,055	+0.4%
201	Morgan Hill, CA	15,054	-0.9%
202	Rosemead, CA	15,000	+1.7%
203	Azusa, CA	14,741	+4.3%
204	Paramount, CA	14,712	-0.4%
205	Seal Beach, CA	14,664	+1.4%
206	Monrovia, CA	14,483	0%
207	Pleasant Hill, CA	14,450	+0.6%
208	Lompoc, CA	14,382	+2.5%
209	Pacifica, CA	14,371	-0.6%
210	Coachella, CA	14,153	-10.9%
211	Monterey, CA	13,988	-1.2%
212	Ceres, CA	13,979	+0.4%
213	El Centro, CA	13,958	+1.5%
214	Los Gatos, CA	13,765	-1.1%
215	Laguna Beach, CA	13,745	-1.4%
216	Truckee, CA	13,581	-0.9%
217	Laguna Woods, CA	13,561	+1.1%
218	San Gabriel, CA	13,394	+1.8%
219	Oakley, CA	13,357	+5.4%
220	Foster City, CA	13,318	+0.8%
221	Burlingame, CA	13,294	+0.8%
222	Desert Hot Springs, CA	13,218	-0.6%
223	Claremont, CA	13,172	+3.5%
224	Menlo Park, CA	13,114	+0.3%
225	El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA	12,856	+2.4%
226	Los Banos, CA	12,732	+2.2%
227	San Juan Capistrano, CA	12,648	-5%
228	Goleta, CA	12,584	+2.7%
229	Stanton, CA	12,583	+3.5%
230	San Dimas, CA	12,435	+1.1%
231	Hollister, CA	12,369	+2.6%
232	Temple City, CA	12,366	-0.6%
233	Laguna Hills, CA	12,201	+1.3%
234	Ridgecrest, CA	12,186	+0.3%
235	Atascadero, CA	12,170	0%
236	Delano, CA	12,047	-0.4%
237	La Verne, CA	12,013	+0.1%
238	San Carlos, CA	12,003	+0.8%
239	Eureka, CA	11,992	-0.8%
240	Banning, CA	11,985	+2.9%
241	Los Altos, CA	11,685	+2%
242	Moorpark, CA	11,670	-1.4%
243	Belmont, CA	11,536	-1%
244	Saratoga, CA	11,473	-0.6%
245	Calexico, CA	11,370	+2.2%
246	Benicia, CA	11,341	+0.5%
247	Wildomar, CA	11,238	-0.7%
248	El Cerrito, CA	11,214	+0.7%
249	Seaside, CA	11,143	+0.4%
250	South Pasadena, CA	10,968	-1.1%

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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