Cities in California by median household income, 2024

Hillsborough, CA had the highest median household income of 376 cities in 2024, at $250,001. Clearlake, CA had the lowest, at $41,867. The median was $98,132 and the figure for California was $99,122. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest250,001Hillsborough, CA

Lowest41,867Clearlake, CA

Median98,132376 cities

California99,122History

Top 40 cities, 2024

USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2024 USD	Change on 2023
1	Hillsborough, CA Estimated	250,001	0%
1	Los Altos, CA Estimated	250,001	0%
1	Orinda, CA Estimated	250,001	0%
1	Piedmont, CA Estimated	250,001	0%
1	Saratoga, CA Estimated	250,001	+3.6%
6	Palos Verdes Estates, CA	242,014	-2.2%
7	La Cañada Flintridge, CA	241,875	+9.2%
8	San Carlos, CA	237,470	+1.8%
9	Cupertino, CA	234,707	+1.5%
10	Danville, CA	232,216	+4%
11	Palo Alto, CA	231,101	+4.9%
12	Lafayette, CA	228,250	+2.6%
13	Los Gatos, CA	217,554	+4.6%
14	Moraga, CA	216,193	+8.2%
15	Dublin, CA	214,385	+4.6%
16	San Marino, CA	214,167	+14.1%
17	Menlo Park, CA	210,025	+1.7%
18	Mill Valley, CA	206,212	-1.1%
19	Belmont, CA	205,297	-1.1%
20	Manhattan Beach, CA	204,306	+5.4%
21	Foster City, CA	199,143	+2.8%
22	San Ramon, CA	196,161	-0.6%
23	Pleasanton, CA	190,124	+2.1%
24	Mountain View, CA	189,917	+5.6%
25	Sunnyvale, CA	186,170	+2.4%
26	Fremont, CA	181,506	+2.9%
27	Rancho Palos Verdes, CA	179,623	+2.5%
28	Santa Clara, CA	178,958	+3%
29	Milpitas, CA	178,798	+1.1%
30	Mountain House, CA	177,163	+3.2%
31	Clayton, CA	175,707	+2%
32	Burlingame, CA	174,000	+3.1%
33	San Anselmo, CA	173,641	+1.9%
34	Agoura Hills, CA	171,302	-0.4%
35	Newark, CA	169,064	+2.5%
36	Hermosa Beach, CA	166,442	+9.5%
37	Calabasas, CA	165,288	+4.7%
38	Morgan Hill, CA	163,920	+2.6%
39	Millbrae, CA	163,476	+3.8%
40	Encinitas, CA	162,229	+7.8%
41	Livermore, CA	160,775	+4.7%
42	Pacifica, CA	160,523	+2.4%
43	Eastvale, CA	160,069	-0.8%
44	Half Moon Bay, CA	157,884	+3.1%
45	Redwood City, CA	157,814	+4.6%
46	Yorba Linda, CA	157,582	+3.6%
47	Newport Beach, CA	156,867	-1%
48	San Mateo, CA	153,504	+0.5%
49	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	152,560	+3.9%
50	Solana Beach, CA	152,167	+0.9%
51	El Segundo, CA	150,737	+1.1%
52	Redondo Beach, CA	150,245	+3.9%
53	Moorpark, CA	148,480	-0.6%
54	Poway, CA	148,359	+3.2%
55	San Jose, CA	146,427	+3.4%
56	Campbell, CA	145,268	-1.3%
57	Pleasant Hill, CA	145,029	+0.4%
58	Albany, CA	144,107	+6%
59	Laguna Beach, CA	143,843	+2.4%
60	Scotts Valley, CA	143,750	+2%
61	Sierra Madre, CA	143,547	+1.7%
62	Carlsbad, CA	142,748	+2.5%
63	Brentwood, CA	142,494	+2.1%
64	Aliso Viejo, CA	142,439	+3.2%
65	Dana Point, CA	141,520	+11.2%
66	San Bruno, CA	141,272	+3.9%
67	San Francisco, CA	140,970	-0.3%
68	Laguna Niguel, CA	140,452	-0.1%
69	Larkspur, CA	140,417	+4.2%
70	San Clemente, CA	140,062	+4%
71	Folsom, CA	139,804	+0.4%
72	Alameda, CA	137,697	+4.3%
73	Oakley, CA	137,677	+4.2%
74	Irvine, CA	136,719	+5.5%
75	South San Francisco, CA	136,578	+0.5%
76	Mission Viejo, CA	136,123	0%
77	Thousand Oaks, CA	135,603	+0.9%
78	Cerritos, CA	135,439	+1.1%
79	Lake Forest, CA	135,175	+2.9%
80	Coronado, CA	134,534	-0.4%
81	Windsor, CA	133,979	+3.9%
82	Union City, CA	133,715	-2.5%
83	Ripon, CA	133,380	+11.1%
84	Gilroy, CA	133,107	+1.2%
85	Beverly Hills, CA	132,977	+3.9%
86	Brea, CA	131,129	+5%
87	Truckee, CA	130,462	+3.5%
88	Walnut Creek, CA	130,432	-3.9%
89	Cypress, CA	130,215	+4.9%
90	San Juan Capistrano, CA	129,457	+1.2%
91	Walnut, CA	129,449	-3.2%
92	Hercules, CA	129,397	-0.9%
93	Laguna Hills, CA	128,851	+4.9%
94	El Cerrito, CA	127,876	+0.3%
95	Pinole, CA	127,717	+5.7%
96	Norco, CA	127,566	+2%
97	Martinez, CA	127,355	+1.5%
98	South Pasadena, CA	127,175	-0.7%
99	Canyon Lake, CA	126,926	+1.6%
100	Lathrop, CA	126,421	+6.6%
101	Chino Hills, CA	126,334	+3%
102	Elk Grove, CA	125,924	+3%
103	Claremont, CA	125,647	+2.9%
104	Rocklin, CA	124,168	+2.7%
105	Daly City, CA	123,547	+3.3%
106	Santa Clarita, CA	123,062	+2.6%
107	Goleta, CA	122,370	+3.7%
108	Simi Valley, CA	122,081	+3.7%
109	American Canyon, CA	121,700	-1.8%
110	Benicia, CA	121,204	-3.1%
111	Tracy, CA	121,119	+2.4%
112	Temecula, CA	121,063	+2.7%
113	Huntington Beach, CA	120,919	+0.9%
114	San Rafael, CA	119,435	+9.3%
115	Roseville, CA	119,288	+1.6%
116	Lakewood, CA	119,177	+2%
117	La Palma, CA	117,989	+1.9%
118	Culver City, CA	117,389	-4%
119	Orange, CA	117,113	+0.1%
120	Emeryville, CA	117,092	-2.7%
121	Torrance, CA	116,217	+2.8%
122	Placentia, CA	115,929	+4.8%
123	Novato, CA	115,736	+3.2%
124	Santa Cruz, CA	115,475	+3.6%
125	Petaluma, CA	115,430	+5.1%
126	Fountain Valley, CA	115,237	+3.1%
127	Santa Monica, CA	114,885	+4.7%
128	Murrieta, CA	114,081	+3.9%
129	Glendora, CA	113,569	+1.5%
130	Arcadia, CA	113,516	-2.3%
131	East Palo Alto, CA	113,493	+8.3%
132	Camarillo, CA	113,428	+3.7%
133	Santee, CA	113,394	+7.4%
134	Hayward, CA	113,318	-0.4%
135	Signal Hill, CA	113,298	+10.7%
136	Tustin, CA	112,503	+3.8%
137	Lincoln, CA	111,990	+3.6%
138	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	111,895	+2.2%
139	Hollister, CA	111,834	+9.7%
140	Costa Mesa, CA	111,505	+1.3%
141	Vacaville, CA	111,126	+2.3%
142	Buena Park, CA	110,550	+2.2%
143	San Marcos, CA	109,377	+3.9%
144	La Mirada, CA	109,288	-0.8%
145	Corona, CA	109,242	+2.6%
146	Concord, CA	108,709	-0.4%
147	Carson, CA	108,703	+1.2%
148	Diamond Bar, CA	108,281	+1.6%
149	Berkeley, CA	108,092	-0.4%
150	San Diego, CA	108,077	+3.6%
151	Chula Vista, CA	108,032	+2.7%
152	Rancho Mirage, CA	107,364	-2.3%
153	Beaumont, CA	107,118	+1.9%
154	Santa Barbara, CA	106,182	+4.4%
155	Pacific Grove, CA	106,065	+0.5%
156	Napa, CA	105,963	+3.7%
157	Upland, CA	105,830	+4.4%
158	Duarte, CA	105,483	+7.7%
159	San Dimas, CA	105,321	-0.5%
160	Pasadena, CA	105,192	+1.4%
161	Redlands, CA	105,041	+5.9%
162	Chino, CA	104,682	+0.8%
163	Temple City, CA	104,425	+1.9%
164	Fullerton, CA	104,286	+0.1%
165	La Verne, CA	103,761	-0.8%
166	Healdsburg, CA	103,554	+3.5%
167	Wildomar, CA	103,506	+8.2%
168	San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA	103,069	+2.7%
169	Dixon, CA	102,878	+4.1%
170	Monterey, CA	102,846	-1.2%
171	Fontana, CA	102,821	+4.7%
172	Arroyo Grande, CA	102,553	-0.7%
173	Fairfield, CA	101,895	-0.4%
174	Lake Elsinore, CA	101,888	+5.6%
175	Oakland, CA	101,600	+4.3%
176	San Leandro, CA	101,420	+3.4%
177	West Covina, CA	101,065	+2.5%
178	Artesia, CA	101,004	+3.4%
179	Carpinteria, CA	100,658	-3.4%
180	La Habra, CA	100,106	+2%
181	Norwalk, CA	100,085	+1.4%
182	Pittsburg, CA	99,861	-1.2%
183	Rohnert Park, CA	99,273	+2.7%
184	La Quinta, CA	99,250	+1.7%
185	Clovis, CA	99,241	-1.1%
186	Santa Rosa, CA	99,060	+1.7%
187	Covina, CA	98,671	+4.1%
188	Sonoma, CA	98,527	-2.7%
189	Oceanside, CA	97,737	+4.3%
190	Jurupa Valley, CA	97,550	+1.4%
191	Antioch, CA	97,465	+3.4%
192	Whittier, CA	97,201	+5.2%
193	Los Alamitos, CA	97,155	-1.4%
194	Burbank, CA	97,082	+1.3%
195	Manteca, CA	97,055	+2.5%
196	West Hollywood, CA	96,995	+2.3%
197	Soledad, CA	96,862	+3.9%
198	Oxnard, CA	96,212	+3%
199	Monrovia, CA	96,021	-1.1%
200	Marina, CA	95,955	+8.4%
201	Morro Bay, CA	95,843	+3.6%
202	Richmond, CA	95,391	+5.9%
203	Anaheim, CA	95,227	+5.1%
204	La Mesa, CA	95,028	+12.7%
205	Vista, CA	94,975	+3.4%
206	Suisun City, CA	94,787	-2.4%
207	Galt, CA	94,393	+9.3%
208	Santa Ana, CA	93,999	+6.4%
209	Lomita, CA	93,810	+1%
210	Patterson, CA	93,650	+0.1%
211	Menifee, CA	93,454	+4.8%
212	Moreno Valley, CA	93,222	+6.6%
213	West Sacramento, CA	93,188	+2.6%
214	Fillmore, CA	92,931	+2.9%
215	Port Hueneme, CA	92,660	+20.9%
216	El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA	92,228	-0.9%
217	Garden Grove, CA	92,174	+2.2%
218	Escondido, CA	91,967	+8.9%
219	Salinas, CA	91,908	+3.1%
220	Atascadero, CA	91,429	+2.9%
221	Riverside, CA	91,045	+2.8%
222	Yucaipa, CA	90,794	-1.7%
223	Azusa, CA	90,721	+5.8%
224	Downey, CA	90,699	+3.8%
225	San Gabriel, CA	90,488	+3.3%
226	Imperial, CA	90,195	+8.4%
227	Woodland, CA	90,180	+2.6%
228	Vallejo, CA	90,171	+0.8%
229	Davis, CA	90,045	+3%
230	Rancho Cordova, CA	89,585	+0.5%
231	Rio Vista, CA	89,306	+2.7%
232	Ridgecrest, CA	89,250	+1.3%
233	Ontario, CA	88,941	+7.4%
234	Perris, CA	88,911	+7.7%
235	Rialto, CA	88,857	+3.9%
236	Lodi, CA	88,530	+4.9%
237	Glendale, CA	88,393	+4.9%
238	Santa Fe Springs, CA	88,238	+1.6%
239	Pico Rivera, CA	88,201	+1.4%
240	Alhambra, CA	88,024	+3.3%
241	Lemon Grove, CA	88,009	+11%
242	Riverbank, CA	87,966	-2.5%
243	Long Beach, CA	87,430	+4.1%
244	Sacramento, CA	87,321	+4.3%
245	Calimesa, CA	87,181	-3.5%
246	La Puente, CA	86,602	+2.1%
247	Grover Beach, CA	86,458	+4.8%
248	Imperial Beach, CA	86,111	+8.9%
249	Seal Beach, CA	85,964	+3.5%
250	Westminster, CA	85,541	+3.5%

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Household income in the past 12 months at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars adjusted to the last year of the period. 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 B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, 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-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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