Cities in California by median age

Laguna Woods, CA had the highest median age of 376 cities in 2022, at 75.1 years. Mendota, CA had the lowest, at 24.3 years. The median was 37.5 years and the figure for California was 37.3 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest75.1Laguna Woods, CA

Lowest24.3Mendota, CA

Median37.5376 cities

California37.3History

Top 40 cities, 2022

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	2022 years	Change on 2021
1	Laguna Woods, CA	75.1	+0.6
2	Rancho Mirage, CA	64.9	-0.1
3	Rio Vista, CA	64.6	+0.6
4	Seal Beach, CA	60.8	+1.5
5	Paradise, CA	57.9	+1.7
6	Palm Springs, CA	57.3	+0.7
7	Palm Desert, CA	55.2	-1
8	Sonoma, CA	54.7	+0.6
9	Laguna Beach, CA	53.7	+1.2
10	Palos Verdes Estates, CA	53.3	+1.5
11	Morro Bay, CA	52.1	+0.8
12	La Quinta, CA	51	+1.4
13	Larkspur, CA	50.9	+0.9
13	Saratoga, CA	50.9	+0.7
15	Rancho Palos Verdes, CA	49.8	+0.1
16	Dana Point, CA	49.5	+1
17	Orinda, CA	49.4	+0.4
18	Pacific Grove, CA	49.2	+1.2
19	Scotts Valley, CA	49	+2.7
20	Novato, CA	48.6	+0.5
21	Healdsburg, CA	48.5	+1.6
22	Half Moon Bay, CA	48.3	+3.4
23	Solana Beach, CA	47.8	+1.4
24	Grass Valley, CA	47.7	+0.7
25	Beverly Hills, CA	47.5	+1
26	Auburn, CA	47.3	-0.9
27	Laguna Niguel, CA	47.2	0
27	Walnut Creek, CA	47.2	-0.6
29	Mill Valley, CA	47.1	-0.8
30	Newport Beach, CA	46.7	-1.5
31	Cerritos, CA	46.6	+1
31	Los Altos, CA	46.6	+0.8
31	Sierra Madre, CA	46.6	-1.7
34	Hillsborough, CA	46.5	+0.2
34	Walnut, CA	46.5	+0.7
36	Danville, CA	46.1	-0.8
37	Mission Viejo, CA	46	+0.3
37	San Anselmo, CA	46	+1.1
39	La Verne, CA	45.8	-0.2
40	Millbrae, CA	45.7	+0.8
41	Los Gatos, CA	45.6	-1.1
42	San Marino, CA	45.5	-0.1
43	Lafayette, CA	45.4	+0.6
44	Arroyo Grande, CA	45.3	-1.4
44	Benicia, CA	45.3	+0.2
46	La Cañada Flintridge, CA	45.1	+0.6
47	Canyon Lake, CA	45	+2.9
48	Duarte, CA	44.9	+1.7
49	Diamond Bar, CA	44.7	+1
49	Monterey Park, CA	44.7	+0.9
51	Agoura Hills, CA	44.5	-0.3
51	Lincoln, CA	44.5	+0.6
53	Clayton, CA	44.4	+0.3
53	La Palma, CA	44.4	+0.2
53	Thousand Oaks, CA	44.4	0
56	Fountain Valley, CA	44.3	+0.4
56	Piedmont, CA	44.3	-1.1
56	San Gabriel, CA	44.3	+1.3
56	Yorba Linda, CA	44.3	0
60	San Clemente, CA	44.2	+0.4
61	Arcadia, CA	44.1	+1.6
62	Calimesa, CA	44	-0.2
62	San Rafael, CA	44	+0.9
64	Laguna Hills, CA	43.8	+0.8
65	Petaluma, CA	43.5	+0.7
66	Carpinteria, CA	43.4	+2.8
66	Manhattan Beach, CA	43.4	+0.6
66	Placerville, CA	43.4	+0.1
69	Huntington Beach, CA	43.3	+0.2
70	Pacifica, CA	43.2	-0.2
71	Rosemead, CA	43.1	+1.3
72	Encinitas, CA	42.9	+0.2
72	Temple City, CA	42.9	-0.1
72	Torrance, CA	42.9	+0.7
75	Banning, CA	42.8	-0.3
76	San Dimas, CA	42.7	+0.1
77	Hercules, CA	42.6	-0.1
77	Pinole, CA	42.6	0
79	Carlsbad, CA	42.4	-0.1
79	San Juan Capistrano, CA	42.4	-2.4
81	Palo Alto, CA	42.3	+0.5
81	South San Francisco, CA	42.3	+0.2
83	Calabasas, CA	42.1	+0.3
83	Martinez, CA	42.1	+0.3
83	Santa Monica, CA	42.1	+0.7
86	Pleasant Hill, CA	42	+0.4
87	El Cerrito, CA	41.9	-0.1
87	Truckee, CA	41.9	0
87	Windsor, CA	41.9	+0.3
90	La Mirada, CA	41.7	0
90	Poway, CA	41.7	+0.1
90	San Carlos, CA	41.7	+0.7
93	Westminster, CA	41.6	+0.8
94	Claremont, CA	41.5	+0.2
94	Culver City, CA	41.5	-0.2
94	Cypress, CA	41.5	+0.3
94	Pleasanton, CA	41.5	+0.4
94	San Leandro, CA	41.5	+0.6
99	Daly City, CA	41.4	+0.8
99	Norco, CA	41.4	+0.6
101	Carson, CA	41.3	+0.4
101	Moraga, CA	41.3	-0.1
101	San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA	41.3	+0.6
101	Union City, CA	41.3	+0.5
105	Simi Valley, CA	41.2	+0.2
106	Alhambra, CA	41.1	-0.1
106	Glendale, CA	41.1	-0.1
108	Atascadero, CA	40.9	+0.9
108	Belmont, CA	40.9	+0.7
108	Burlingame, CA	40.9	0
111	Brentwood, CA	40.7	+0.2
112	Alameda, CA	40.6	0
112	South Pasadena, CA	40.6	+0.2
114	Cathedral City, CA	40.5	+0.2
114	Lomita, CA	40.5	+1
114	Napa, CA	40.5	+0.6
114	San Ramon, CA	40.5	-0.1
118	Cupertino, CA	40.4	-0.6
118	Glendora, CA	40.4	+0.4
118	Santa Rosa, CA	40.4	+0.4
118	Vallejo, CA	40.4	+0.6
122	Camarillo, CA	40.3	-0.3
122	Coronado, CA	40.3	-0.3
122	Grover Beach, CA	40.3	+0.5
122	Livermore, CA	40.3	-0.1
122	West Hollywood, CA	40.3	+1.2
127	Hermosa Beach, CA	40.2	-0.3
128	Gardena, CA	40.1	+0.1
128	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	40.1	+0.4
128	Redondo Beach, CA	40.1	+0.3
131	Lake Forest, CA	40	-0.1
132	Folsom, CA	39.9	-0.4
132	Foster City, CA	39.9	+0.3
132	Pasadena, CA	39.9	+0.8
132	Yucca Valley, CA	39.9	-0.2
136	Eureka, CA	39.8	+1.6
136	Roseville, CA	39.8	+0.6
136	West Covina, CA	39.8	+0.3
139	Brea, CA	39.7	-0.6
140	Burbank, CA	39.6	+0.1
140	Santa Barbara, CA	39.6	+0.5
142	El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA	39.5	+1.1
143	Chino Hills, CA	39.4	+0.5
143	Ripon, CA	39.4	-0.6
145	Campbell, CA	39.3	+0.2
145	San Francisco, CA	39.3	+0.6
147	Garden Grove, CA	39.2	+0.1
147	Indio, CA	39.2	-1.5
149	Artesia, CA	39.1	+0.7
150	Hemet, CA	39	+0.4
150	Pico Rivera, CA	39	0
150	San Bruno, CA	39	-0.1
150	Santee, CA	39	-0.3
154	South Lake Tahoe, CA	38.9	-0.1
154	Ukiah, CA	38.9	+1.5
156	Concord, CA	38.8	+0.3
156	Moorpark, CA	38.8	0
156	Redding, CA	38.8	+0.2
156	Shasta Lake, CA	38.8	-1.2
160	Elk Grove, CA	38.7	+0.6
161	Clearlake, CA	38.6	0
161	Fremont, CA	38.6	+0.2
163	Galt, CA	38.5	-0.1
163	Menlo Park, CA	38.5	+0.1
165	Lakewood, CA	38.4	0
166	Tehachapi, CA	38.3	+0.2
167	Monrovia, CA	38.2	-0.9
167	Placentia, CA	38.2	+1.3
169	Citrus Heights, CA	38.1	+0.2
169	San Mateo, CA	38.1	+0.4
171	Montebello, CA	38	+0.6
171	Morgan Hill, CA	38	-0.5
171	Santa Fe Springs, CA	38	+1
174	Aliso Viejo, CA	37.9	+0.5
175	Loma Linda, CA	37.8	+0.5
175	San Jose, CA	37.8	+0.3
175	Whittier, CA	37.8	+0.4
178	Grand Terrace, CA	37.7	+0.9
178	La Habra, CA	37.7	+0.9
180	Covina, CA	37.6	0
180	Hayward, CA	37.6	+1
180	Kingsburg, CA	37.6	+0.5
183	Fortuna, CA	37.5	-2.7
183	Lemon Grove, CA	37.5	+1.6
183	Oakland, CA	37.5	+0.6
183	Oceanside, CA	37.5	+0.4
183	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	37.5	+0.6
183	Rocklin, CA	37.5	+0.4
189	El Monte, CA	37.4	+1.1
189	South El Monte, CA	37.4	+1.6
189	Stanton, CA	37.4	+1.4
192	Commerce, CA	37.3	-0.3
192	Inglewood, CA	37.3	+0.5
192	Los Alamitos, CA	37.3	-1.5
192	Menifee, CA	37.3	0
192	Santa Clarita, CA	37.3	+0.3
192	Vacaville, CA	37.3	-0.5
198	Albany, CA	37.2	+0.6
198	Antioch, CA	37.2	+0.2
200	Baldwin Park, CA	37.1	+1.2
200	Dublin, CA	37.1	+0.6
200	Redwood City, CA	37.1	+0.1
200	Richmond, CA	37.1	+0.4
200	Upland, CA	37.1	-0.6
205	Manteca, CA	37	+0.1
205	Woodland, CA	37	+0.7
207	Buena Park, CA	36.9	+0.3
207	Chino, CA	36.9	-0.3
207	Newark, CA	36.9	+0.4
210	Monterey, CA	36.8	-0.6
210	Signal Hill, CA	36.8	+0.9
212	Anderson, CA	36.6	+0.9
213	Downey, CA	36.5	+0.6
213	Escondido, CA	36.5	+0.8
213	Los Angeles, CA	36.5	+0.3
213	Orange, CA	36.5	+0.5
213	Oroville, CA	36.5	+1.6
218	Costa Mesa, CA	36.4	+0.4
218	El Segundo, CA	36.4	-0.4
218	La Puente, CA	36.4	+1
218	Yucaipa, CA	36.4	+0.9
222	La Mesa, CA	36.3	+0.3
223	American Canyon, CA	36.2	-0.6
223	Temecula, CA	36.2	+0.4
223	Tustin, CA	36.2	+0.6
226	Apple Valley, CA	36.1	-0.7
226	Chula Vista, CA	36.1	-0.2
226	Long Beach, CA	36.1	+0.2
226	Milpitas, CA	36.1	+0.3
230	Marina, CA	36	+1.1
230	National City, CA	36	-0.8
230	Suisun City, CA	36	0
233	Corona, CA	35.9	+0.6
233	San Marcos, CA	35.9	+0.3
235	Emeryville, CA	35.8	+1
235	Fairfield, CA	35.8	+0.6
235	Oakdale, CA	35.8	-0.6
235	Oakley, CA	35.8	+0.3
235	San Diego, CA	35.8	+0.4
235	San Fernando, CA	35.8	-0.9
235	Wildomar, CA	35.8	-0.1
242	El Cajon, CA	35.6	+0.8
242	Murrieta, CA	35.6	+0.6
242	Norwalk, CA	35.6	+0.1
242	Soledad, CA	35.6	+0.3
242	Yuba City, CA	35.6	+0.2
247	Bellflower, CA	35.5	+0.8
247	Fullerton, CA	35.5	+0.1
247	Mountain View, CA	35.5	+0.1
247	Redlands, CA	35.5	0

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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