Cities in California by housing units

Los Angeles, CA had the highest housing units of 376 cities in 2023, at 1.54 million. Farmersville, CA had the lowest, at 2,676. The median was 16,475 and the figure for California was 14.53 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,537,034Los Angeles, CA

Lowest2,676Farmersville, CA

Median16,475376 cities

California14,532,683History

Top 40 cities, 2023

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	2023 count	Change on 2022
1	Los Angeles, CA	1,537,034	+1.2%
2	San Diego, CA	559,653	+1.3%
3	San Francisco, CA	411,542	+0.8%
4	San Jose, CA	343,058	+0.8%
5	Sacramento, CA	210,621	+1.8%
6	Fresno, CA	188,013	+0.8%
7	Oakland, CA	187,847	+1.8%
8	Long Beach, CA	181,469	+0.8%
9	Bakersfield, CA	133,876	+2%
10	Irvine, CA	120,368	+1%
11	Anaheim, CA	110,278	+0.5%
12	Stockton, CA	104,955	+1.5%
13	Riverside, CA	97,105	+1.7%
14	Chula Vista, CA	90,535	+2.3%
15	Santa Ana, CA	82,352	+2.6%
16	Huntington Beach, CA	81,812	-0.2%
17	Fremont, CA	80,545	+2.4%
18	Glendale, CA	78,451	+0.1%
19	Santa Clarita, CA	77,808	+2.6%
20	Modesto, CA	75,525	+1.1%
21	Santa Rosa, CA	70,961	+0.2%
22	Oceanside, CA	66,744	+0.2%
23	San Bernardino, CA	66,147	+0.5%
24	Pasadena, CA	62,853	+1.4%
25	Sunnyvale, CA	61,808	+0.5%
26	Roseville, CA	60,107	+2.9%
27	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	59,894	+0.1%
28	Torrance, CA	59,411	-0.6%
29	Fontana, CA	58,265	+2.1%
30	Moreno Valley, CA	56,654	+1.3%
31	Elk Grove, CA	56,080	0%
32	Oxnard, CA	55,636	+0.8%
33	Lancaster, CA	55,045	-0.4%
34	Ontario, CA	54,951	+1.9%
35	Escondido, CA	52,662	-0.8%
36	Santa Monica, CA	52,381	+0.2%
37	Hayward, CA	52,182	+0.1%
38	Berkeley, CA	52,112	+2.5%
39	Santa Clara, CA	51,886	+2.1%
40	Garden Grove, CA	50,401	+1.1%
41	Corona, CA	49,869	+3%
42	Fullerton, CA	49,707	+1.1%
43	Visalia, CA	48,737	+2%
44	Palmdale, CA	48,505	-0.5%
45	Thousand Oaks, CA	48,095	+0.3%
46	Carlsbad, CA	47,460	-0.2%
47	Concord, CA	46,948	+0.4%
48	Orange, CA	46,547	+1%
49	Vallejo, CA	46,395	+0.3%
50	Burbank, CA	46,301	-0.8%
51	Chico, CA	45,451	-0.3%
52	Simi Valley, CA	45,371	+0.5%
53	Newport Beach, CA	45,243	-0.6%
54	Salinas, CA	45,206	+1.6%
55	San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA	44,793	0%
56	Pomona, CA	43,767	+1.3%
57	Costa Mesa, CA	43,684	+0.6%
58	Clovis, CA	42,437	+2.2%
59	San Mateo, CA	42,431	-1.1%
60	Richmond, CA	42,257	+1.7%
61	Redding, CA	39,937	+0.9%
62	Fairfield, CA	39,608	+0.7%
63	Victorville, CA	39,249	+1.6%
64	Santa Barbara, CA	39,015	+0.9%
65	Mountain View, CA	38,770	+1.4%
66	Inglewood, CA	38,744	+1.5%
67	Antioch, CA	37,936	+1.4%
68	Murrieta, CA	37,306	+1.8%
69	Menifee, CA	37,247	+4.9%
70	Palm Springs, CA	36,959	+0.7%
71	Temecula, CA	36,866	+1%
72	Indio, CA	36,815	-3.7%
73	Palm Desert, CA	36,584	-0.5%
74	Vacaville, CA	36,173	+1.8%
75	Downey, CA	35,870	-0.1%
76	Daly City, CA	35,414	+1.5%
77	El Cajon, CA	35,264	-1.5%
78	Citrus Heights, CA	34,977	+1.6%
79	Hemet, CA	34,908	+3%
80	Mission Viejo, CA	34,360	+0.7%
81	West Covina, CA	33,810	+0.2%
82	Walnut Creek, CA	33,618	+0.3%
83	Vista, CA	32,589	+1.3%
84	Redwood City, CA	32,334	+0.7%
85	San Leandro, CA	32,285	+1.2%
86	San Marcos, CA	32,255	+1.1%
87	Alhambra, CA	32,130	+0.2%
88	Alameda, CA	32,129	+0.3%
89	Napa, CA	32,094	+1.4%
90	Livermore, CA	31,874	+0.3%
91	Lake Forest, CA	31,739	-0.4%
92	Hawthorne, CA	31,056	+1.8%
93	Redondo Beach, CA	30,837	+0.4%
94	El Monte, CA	30,575	-0.6%
95	Hesperia, CA	30,495	+1.5%
96	San Ramon, CA	30,396	+0.4%
97	Santa Maria, CA	30,212	+1.2%
98	Folsom, CA	30,125	+3.3%
99	Merced, CA	29,208	+1.5%
100	Whittier, CA	29,185	+1.7%
101	Palo Alto, CA	29,104	+0.1%
101	Westminster, CA	29,104	+1.2%
103	Tracy, CA	28,998	+1.7%
104	Rancho Cordova, CA	28,694	+1.1%
105	Pleasanton, CA	28,663	-0.8%
106	Jurupa Valley, CA	28,415	+4.1%
107	Manteca, CA	28,195	+2.8%
108	Upland, CA	28,180	+0.5%
109	Chino, CA	28,104	+0.9%
110	Rialto, CA	27,910	+0.6%
111	Davis, CA	27,805	+1.4%
112	Tustin, CA	27,746	+0.2%
113	Carson, CA	27,713	+1.8%
114	Laguna Niguel, CA	27,527	+1.3%
115	Camarillo, CA	27,412	+1%
116	Norwalk, CA	27,346	+0.7%
117	Lakewood, CA	26,709	-1.2%
118	San Clemente, CA	26,650	+0.3%
119	Redlands, CA	26,614	-0.9%
120	Rocklin, CA	26,434	+3.7%
121	La Mesa, CA	26,420	+1%
122	Chino Hills, CA	26,219	+1.1%
123	Turlock, CA	26,215	+2%
124	Encinitas, CA	26,209	+0.8%
125	Milpitas, CA	25,763	+2%
126	Apple Valley, CA	25,748	-1%
127	South Gate, CA	25,430	+3.9%
128	West Hollywood, CA	25,315	-0.6%
129	Compton, CA	25,154	-1.4%
130	Buena Park, CA	24,961	+0.1%
131	Petaluma, CA	24,842	+2.9%
132	Dublin, CA	24,737	+0.8%
133	La Quinta, CA	24,669	+0.8%
134	Lodi, CA	24,516	+0.9%
135	Bellflower, CA	24,499	-2.3%
136	Yuba City, CA	24,331	+1%
137	Pittsburg, CA	24,272	+0.9%
138	San Rafael, CA	24,212	-0.7%
139	Yorba Linda, CA	24,063	0%
140	Santa Cruz, CA	23,778	+0.1%
141	South San Francisco, CA	23,194	+0.5%
142	Cathedral City, CA	23,114	-1%
143	Cupertino, CA	22,341	+1.9%
144	Monterey Park, CA	22,081	+1.6%
145	Gardena, CA	22,044	+0.7%
146	Union City, CA	21,923	+1.2%
147	Woodland, CA	21,827	+0.9%
148	San Luis Obispo, CA	21,783	+3.9%
149	Santee, CA	21,625	+1.6%
150	Lake Elsinore, CA	21,554	+2.8%
151	Tulare, CA	21,514	+2.9%
152	Brentwood, CA	21,444	0%
153	Novato, CA	21,257	-1.5%
154	La Habra, CA	21,100	+1.6%
155	Arcadia, CA	20,948	-1%
156	Aliso Viejo, CA	20,370	-0.2%
157	Montebello, CA	20,347	+1.1%
158	West Sacramento, CA	20,282	+1.6%
159	Lincoln, CA	20,102	+1.6%
160	Perris, CA	20,083	+2.9%
161	Porterville, CA	20,025	+0.4%
162	Hanford, CA	19,912	+2.8%
163	Fountain Valley, CA	19,250	-0.2%
164	Culver City, CA	19,104	+0.7%
165	Diamond Bar, CA	19,000	+2%
166	Yucaipa, CA	18,933	-3%
167	National City, CA	18,783	+0.8%
168	Madera, CA	18,543	+1.7%
169	Baldwin Park, CA	18,523	+0.4%
170	Eastvale, CA	18,190	+3.2%
171	Colton, CA	18,131	0%
172	Campbell, CA	17,950	-2.1%
173	Gilroy, CA	17,732	+0.5%
174	Placentia, CA	17,545	+2.2%
175	Rohnert Park, CA	17,431	-1%
176	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	17,424	+1.6%
177	Beaumont, CA	17,403	+3.5%
178	Pico Rivera, CA	17,281	+1%
179	Glendora, CA	17,254	-0.9%
180	Brea, CA	17,205	-0.2%
181	Covina, CA	17,112	+0.5%
182	Poway, CA	16,969	+1.3%
183	Highland, CA	16,924	+0.3%
184	Dana Point, CA	16,802	-1.5%
185	San Bruno, CA	16,736	+2.5%
186	Rancho Palos Verdes, CA	16,612	+0.1%
187	Beverly Hills, CA	16,545	-1.1%
188	Cypress, CA	16,514	-0.4%
189	South Lake Tahoe, CA	16,436	+1%
190	Cerritos, CA	16,054	-0.6%
191	Danville, CA	15,909	-1.9%
192	Newark, CA	15,897	+2.8%
193	San Jacinto, CA	15,826	+2.7%
194	Watsonville, CA	15,792	-0.3%
195	Lynwood, CA	15,577	-0.7%
196	La Mirada, CA	15,341	+1.2%
197	Azusa, CA	15,288	+3.7%
198	Rosemead, CA	15,220	+1.5%
199	Huntington Park, CA	15,165	+0.2%
200	Martinez, CA	15,057	-1.3%
201	Morgan Hill, CA	15,025	-0.2%
202	Manhattan Beach, CA	14,945	-1.4%
203	Rancho Mirage, CA	14,936	-0.8%
204	Monrovia, CA	14,796	+2.2%
205	Seal Beach, CA	14,616	-0.3%
206	Pacifica, CA	14,596	+1.6%
207	Paramount, CA	14,585	-0.9%
208	El Centro, CA	14,535	+4.1%
209	Lompoc, CA	14,480	+0.7%
210	Pleasant Hill, CA	14,320	-0.9%
211	Ceres, CA	14,209	+1.6%
212	Truckee, CA	13,964	+2.8%
213	Los Gatos, CA	13,901	+1%
214	Monterey, CA	13,760	-1.6%
215	San Gabriel, CA	13,726	+2.5%
216	Los Banos, CA	13,723	+7.8%
217	Burlingame, CA	13,675	+2.9%
218	Oakley, CA	13,667	+2.3%
219	Laguna Beach, CA	13,558	-1.4%
220	Laguna Woods, CA	13,494	-0.5%
221	Foster City, CA	13,408	+0.7%
222	Menlo Park, CA	13,136	+0.2%
223	Stanton, CA	12,992	+3.3%
224	San Juan Capistrano, CA	12,801	+1.2%
225	Desert Hot Springs, CA	12,786	-3.3%
226	Claremont, CA	12,785	-2.9%
227	Goleta, CA	12,727	+1.1%
228	Hollister, CA	12,724	+2.9%
229	El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA	12,688	-1.3%
230	Coachella, CA	12,543	-11.4%
231	San Dimas, CA	12,421	-0.1%
232	Banning, CA	12,402	+3.5%
233	Delano, CA	12,388	+2.8%
234	Laguna Hills, CA	12,261	+0.5%
235	Atascadero, CA	12,090	-0.7%
236	La Verne, CA	12,036	+0.2%
237	Temple City, CA	12,005	-2.9%
238	Ridgecrest, CA	11,920	-2.2%
239	Eureka, CA	11,837	-1.3%
240	Calexico, CA	11,784	+3.6%
241	San Carlos, CA	11,679	-2.7%
242	Los Altos, CA	11,620	-0.6%
243	Moorpark, CA	11,481	-1.6%
244	Benicia, CA	11,454	+1%
245	Saratoga, CA	11,404	-0.6%
246	Belmont, CA	11,227	-2.7%
247	El Cerrito, CA	11,177	-0.3%
248	Wildomar, CA	11,112	-1.1%
249	South Pasadena, CA	11,040	+0.7%
250	Twentynine Palms, CA	10,992	+5.2%

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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