Cities in California by median age, 2024

Laguna Woods, CA had the highest median age of 376 cities in 2024, at 74.9 years. Twentynine Palms, CA had the lowest, at 24.8 years. The median was 38.3 years and the figure for California was 37.9 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest74.9Laguna Woods, CA

Lowest24.8Twentynine Palms, CA

Median38.3376 cities

California37.9History

Top 40 cities, 2024

years. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2024 years	Change on 2023
1	Laguna Woods, CA	74.9	-0.1
2	Rancho Mirage, CA	66.1	+1.1
3	Rio Vista, CA	63.8	-0.9
4	Seal Beach, CA	61.5	+0.3
5	Palm Springs, CA	58.5	+0.7
6	Palm Desert, CA	57.5	+0.8
7	Paradise, CA	57.4	-2.9
8	Sonoma, CA	57.3	+2.9
9	Morro Bay, CA	54.3	+1.4
10	Laguna Beach, CA	53.9	+1.6
11	La Quinta, CA	53.3	+1.2
12	Palos Verdes Estates, CA	52.4	-0.5
13	Saratoga, CA	51.7	+0.4
14	Larkspur, CA	51.2	+1.3
14	Pacific Grove, CA	51.2	+0.9
16	Solana Beach, CA	50.1	+2.2
17	Grass Valley, CA	49.6	0
18	Rancho Palos Verdes, CA	49.1	-0.6
19	Mill Valley, CA	48.7	+1.5
20	Beverly Hills, CA	47.9	+0.2
21	Cerritos, CA	47.7	+0.7
22	Laguna Niguel, CA	47.6	-0.1
23	Auburn, CA	47.5	+0.5
23	Novato, CA	47.5	-0.3
23	Orinda, CA	47.5	-1.6
26	Dana Point, CA	47.4	-0.6
26	Half Moon Bay, CA	47.4	+0.9
28	Scotts Valley, CA	47.3	-0.5
29	Canyon Lake, CA	47	+0.4
29	Hillsborough, CA	47	+0.2
31	Agoura Hills, CA	46.8	+0.1
31	Placerville, CA	46.8	+0.6
31	Walnut Creek, CA	46.8	+0.7
31	Walnut, CA	46.8	+0.4
35	La Verne, CA	46.4	-0.5
36	San Juan Capistrano, CA	46.2	+1.4
37	Los Altos, CA	45.9	-0.1
37	Newport Beach, CA	45.9	-0.1
39	Arroyo Grande, CA	45.8	+0.6
40	Diamond Bar, CA	45.7	+0.1
40	Lafayette, CA	45.7	+0.7
40	San Marino, CA	45.7	+0.5
43	San Anselmo, CA	45.6	-0.1
43	San Clemente, CA	45.6	+1
45	Mission Viejo, CA	45.5	-0.6
45	Monterey Park, CA	45.5	0
45	San Gabriel, CA	45.5	+0.9
48	Danville, CA	45.4	-0.2
49	Petaluma, CA	45.3	+0.3
50	La Palma, CA	45.1	-1.5
51	Benicia, CA	44.9	-0.2
51	Duarte, CA	44.9	+0.3
51	Thousand Oaks, CA	44.9	+0.4
51	Yorba Linda, CA	44.9	+0.2
55	Carpinteria, CA	44.8	+0.3
55	Sierra Madre, CA	44.8	-2.1
57	Los Gatos, CA	44.7	-0.5
57	Pinole, CA	44.7	+0.6
59	Healdsburg, CA	44.6	+1.3
59	La Cañada Flintridge, CA	44.6	-0.6
59	Pacifica, CA	44.6	+0.3
59	Rosemead, CA	44.6	+0.1
63	Fountain Valley, CA	44.4	+0.7
64	Huntington Beach, CA	44	+0.6
65	Arcadia, CA	43.9	+0.7
65	Hercules, CA	43.9	+0.4
67	Clayton, CA	43.8	-0.5
68	Millbrae, CA	43.7	-1.6
69	Palo Alto, CA	43.6	+1.1
69	Piedmont, CA	43.6	+0.1
71	Temple City, CA	43.4	+0.4
72	San Dimas, CA	43.3	+0.5
73	Lincoln, CA	43.2	-0.5
73	San Rafael, CA	43.2	-0.3
73	South San Francisco, CA	43.2	+0.8
73	Torrance, CA	43.2	+0.1
73	Westminster, CA	43.2	+1.5
78	Encinitas, CA	43.1	+0.1
78	Pleasanton, CA	43.1	+0.7
80	Union City, CA	43	+0.9
81	La Mirada, CA	42.9	+0.5
82	Calabasas, CA	42.8	-0.1
82	Manhattan Beach, CA	42.8	-0.6
84	Hermosa Beach, CA	42.7	+0.6
84	Santa Monica, CA	42.7	-0.2
84	Windsor, CA	42.7	0
87	Daly City, CA	42.6	+0.9
87	Martinez, CA	42.6	+0.3
89	Carlsbad, CA	42.5	-0.3
90	Banning, CA	42.1	-1.2
91	Coronado, CA	42	+0.1
91	Pleasant Hill, CA	42	-0.5
91	Truckee, CA	42	-0.3
94	San Leandro, CA	41.9	+0.4
94	Signal Hill, CA	41.9	+1
94	Simi Valley, CA	41.9	+0.1
97	El Cerrito, CA	41.8	-0.6
97	Shasta Lake, CA	41.8	+2.4
99	Carson, CA	41.7	-0.2
99	Cupertino, CA	41.7	+0.4
99	Laguna Hills, CA	41.7	-1.4
99	San Carlos, CA	41.7	+0.1
103	San Ramon, CA	41.6	+0.7
104	Alhambra, CA	41.5	-0.4
104	Napa, CA	41.5	+0.3
106	Cypress, CA	41.4	+0.2
106	Glendale, CA	41.4	0
108	San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA	41.3	+0.3
109	Burlingame, CA	41.2	-0.3
109	Camarillo, CA	41.2	0
109	Poway, CA	41.2	-0.7
109	Santa Rosa, CA	41.2	+0.7
113	Cathedral City, CA	41.1	+0.2
113	Redondo Beach, CA	41.1	+0.4
113	South Lake Tahoe, CA	41.1	+1.8
116	Alameda, CA	41	+0.3
116	Folsom, CA	41	+0.6
118	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	40.9	+0.6
119	Culver City, CA	40.8	-0.4
120	Artesia, CA	40.7	+0.6
120	Livermore, CA	40.7	+0.2
122	Glendora, CA	40.6	+0.1
122	Vallejo, CA	40.6	+0.6
124	Chino Hills, CA	40.5	-0.1
124	Grover Beach, CA	40.5	0
124	South Pasadena, CA	40.5	+0.2
124	West Covina, CA	40.5	+0.4
128	Atascadero, CA	40.4	-0.1
128	Pico Rivera, CA	40.4	+1.2
130	Norco, CA	40.3	-0.7
130	Santee, CA	40.3	+0.8
132	Brentwood, CA	40.2	-0.3
132	Garden Grove, CA	40.2	+0.6
132	Lake Forest, CA	40.2	-0.2
132	Roseville, CA	40.2	+0.4
136	Burbank, CA	40.1	+0.3
136	Montebello, CA	40.1	+0.7
136	Moraga, CA	40.1	-1.3
136	Pasadena, CA	40.1	0
136	Ripon, CA	40.1	+0.5
141	Calimesa, CA	40	-3.2
141	San Francisco, CA	40	+0.3
141	West Hollywood, CA	40	+0.4
144	Campbell, CA	39.9	+0.7
145	Belmont, CA	39.8	-0.6
145	Hemet, CA	39.8	+0.1
145	San Bruno, CA	39.8	0
145	Stanton, CA	39.8	+0.9
149	Brea, CA	39.7	+0.1
149	Santa Barbara, CA	39.7	+0.3
151	Gardena, CA	39.6	-0.2
152	Foster City, CA	39.5	-0.2
152	Lomita, CA	39.5	+0.5
152	Menlo Park, CA	39.5	+1
155	Elk Grove, CA	39.4	+0.4
155	Lakewood, CA	39.4	+0.4
157	El Segundo, CA	39.3	+1.1
158	Aliso Viejo, CA	39.2	+0.6
158	Santa Fe Springs, CA	39.2	+0.4
158	Ukiah, CA	39.2	-0.1
161	Concord, CA	39.1	+0.5
161	Eureka, CA	39.1	+0.2
161	Fremont, CA	39.1	+0.3
161	Placentia, CA	39.1	+1.1
161	Tehachapi, CA	39.1	-0.1
161	Yucca Valley, CA	39.1	-1.1
167	Claremont, CA	39	-1.3
167	Morgan Hill, CA	39	+0.2
169	Oceanside, CA	38.9	+0.8
170	Clearlake, CA	38.8	+3
170	Redding, CA	38.8	+0.1
172	Citrus Heights, CA	38.7	+0.4
172	El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA	38.7	-0.1
172	Moorpark, CA	38.7	+0.4
175	Hayward, CA	38.6	+0.4
175	Indio, CA	38.6	+0.4
175	Inglewood, CA	38.6	+1.1
175	Kingsburg, CA	38.6	-2.6
175	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	38.6	+0.7
180	Albany, CA	38.4	+0.6
180	Antioch, CA	38.4	+0.3
180	Rocklin, CA	38.4	+0.2
180	Santa Clarita, CA	38.4	+0.3
180	Whittier, CA	38.4	+0.1
185	Blythe, CA	38.3	+1.7
185	Galt, CA	38.3	-0.4
185	La Habra, CA	38.3	+0.2
185	Monrovia, CA	38.3	0
185	San Mateo, CA	38.3	+0.3
190	Baldwin Park, CA	38.2	+0.8
190	Covina, CA	38.2	0
190	San Jose, CA	38.2	+0.1
190	Vacaville, CA	38.2	+0.1
194	Menifee, CA	38.1	-0.1
195	Anderson, CA	37.9	+0.8
195	La Puente, CA	37.9	+1
195	Newark, CA	37.9	+0.6
195	Oakland, CA	37.9	+0.3
195	Richmond, CA	37.9	+0.3
200	El Monte, CA	37.8	-0.3
200	Port Hueneme, CA	37.8	+1.7
202	Downey, CA	37.7	+0.7
202	Grand Terrace, CA	37.7	+0.5
202	Upland, CA	37.7	+0.2
202	Wildomar, CA	37.7	+2.6
206	Corona, CA	37.5	+0.2
206	Monterey, CA	37.5	+0.4
206	Redwood City, CA	37.5	0
206	San Fernando, CA	37.5	+1.2
206	Tustin, CA	37.5	+0.7
211	Dublin, CA	37.4	+0.1
211	Fortuna, CA	37.4	+0.7
211	La Mesa, CA	37.4	+0.3
214	Buena Park, CA	37.3	-0.1
214	Norwalk, CA	37.3	+0.8
216	Los Alamitos, CA	37.2	0
216	Los Angeles, CA	37.2	+0.3
216	Orange, CA	37.2	+0.3
216	South El Monte, CA	37.2	-0.6
220	Chula Vista, CA	37.1	+0.1
220	Lemon Grove, CA	37.1	-1.7
220	Long Beach, CA	37.1	+0.3
223	Gilroy, CA	37	+1
224	Escondido, CA	36.9	-0.2
224	Fairfield, CA	36.9	+0.1
224	Fullerton, CA	36.9	+0.8
224	Goleta, CA	36.9	+1.4
224	Lawndale, CA	36.9	+1.3
224	Marina, CA	36.9	+0.2
230	American Canyon, CA	36.8	+0.6
230	Eastvale, CA	36.8	+0.7
230	Manteca, CA	36.8	+0.2
230	Milpitas, CA	36.8	+0.4
230	San Marcos, CA	36.8	0
230	Susanville, CA	36.8	+1.3
236	Costa Mesa, CA	36.7	+0.2
236	Temecula, CA	36.7	+0.4
238	Murrieta, CA	36.6	+0.6
238	Oakley, CA	36.6	+0.2
238	Pittsburg, CA	36.6	+0.8
238	Woodland, CA	36.6	-0.4
242	Apple Valley, CA	36.5	+1
242	Coalinga, CA	36.5	-0.1
244	Lodi, CA	36.4	+0.5
245	East Palo Alto, CA	36.3	+2.1
245	South Gate, CA	36.3	+1.1
245	Yucaipa, CA	36.3	-0.3
248	Anaheim, CA	36.2	+0.3
248	Chino, CA	36.2	-0.6
248	San Diego, CA	36.2	+0.2

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Age that divides the resident population into two halves of equal size. Spain and the EU: on 1 January. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span. Canada: on 1 July, Statistics Canada population estimates.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population, 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-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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