Cities in California by median household income

Hillsborough, CA had the highest median household income of 376 cities in 2022, at $250,001. Clearlake, CA had the lowest, at $41,047. The median was $91,509 and the figure for California was $91,905. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest250,001Hillsborough, CA

Lowest41,047Clearlake, CA

Median91,509376 cities

California91,905History

Top 40 cities, 2022

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	2022 USD	Change on 2021
1	Hillsborough, CA Estimated	250,001	0%
1	Los Altos, CA Estimated	250,001	0%
1	Orinda, CA Estimated	250,001	+0.4%
1	Piedmont, CA Estimated	250,001	0%
5	Saratoga, CA	237,730	+6%
6	Palos Verdes Estates, CA	224,766	+11%
7	Cupertino, CA	223,667	+12%
8	San Carlos, CA	219,413	+7.3%
9	Lafayette, CA	219,250	+13.9%
10	Palo Alto, CA	214,118	+9.9%
11	La Cañada Flintridge, CA	210,625	+12.4%
12	Danville, CA	209,518	+15.5%
13	Mill Valley, CA	202,986	+13.1%
14	Menlo Park, CA	198,273	+10.2%
15	Los Gatos, CA	198,117	+18.9%
16	Moraga, CA	193,707	+15.5%
17	Foster City, CA	191,267	+10.1%
18	Dublin, CA	191,039	+11.6%
19	San Ramon, CA	190,829	+10%
20	Manhattan Beach, CA	187,217	+10.4%
21	Belmont, CA	185,944	+4.4%
22	Pleasanton, CA	181,639	+8.2%
23	Sunnyvale, CA	174,506	+7.9%
24	San Marino, CA	174,253	-0.3%
25	Mountain View, CA	174,156	+10.2%
26	Fremont, CA	169,023	+10.1%
27	Mountain House, CA	166,821	+8.1%
28	Milpitas, CA	166,769	+11.7%
29	Rancho Palos Verdes, CA	166,747	+4.9%
30	Burlingame, CA	165,940	+10.5%
31	San Anselmo, CA	165,366	+7.8%
32	Santa Clara, CA	165,352	+10.1%
33	Clayton, CA	164,899	+9.2%
34	Newark, CA	159,465	+10.7%
35	Agoura Hills, CA	157,930	+11.9%
36	Calabasas, CA	154,079	+16%
37	Livermore, CA	152,590	+9.1%
38	Morgan Hill, CA	152,199	+9.4%
39	Pacifica, CA	151,849	+9.6%
40	Eastvale, CA	151,615	+6.9%
41	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	150,146	+10.9%
42	Hermosa Beach, CA	149,500	+3.5%
43	Newport Beach, CA	149,471	+4.9%
44	San Mateo, CA	149,152	+11.6%
45	Half Moon Bay, CA	148,702	+8.3%
46	Yorba Linda, CA	148,325	+8.3%
47	Larkspur, CA	147,772	+9.3%
48	Millbrae, CA	146,649	+3.7%
49	Redwood City, CA	145,620	+8.4%
50	Moorpark, CA	143,218	+13.7%
51	El Segundo, CA	142,596	+12.6%
52	Encinitas, CA	142,506	+7.7%
53	Laguna Beach, CA	141,875	+4.3%
54	Campbell, CA	141,794	+8.9%
55	Union City, CA	138,013	+8%
56	Pleasant Hill, CA	137,685	+5.1%
57	Solana Beach, CA	137,647	+20.8%
58	Scotts Valley, CA	136,867	+19.5%
59	San Francisco, CA	136,689	+8.3%
60	Mission Viejo, CA	136,570	+8.1%
61	San Jose, CA	136,010	+8.7%
62	Laguna Niguel, CA	135,822	+8.2%
63	Poway, CA	135,605	+13.1%
64	Folsom, CA	134,935	+5.1%
65	San Clemente, CA	134,730	+9.5%
66	Brentwood, CA	134,689	+7.6%
67	Carlsbad, CA	134,139	+12.4%
68	Redondo Beach, CA	134,033	+8.2%
69	Aliso Viejo, CA	131,708	+7.7%
70	San Bruno, CA	131,669	+11.8%
71	Walnut, CA	130,444	+7%
72	Walnut Creek, CA	129,971	+7.2%
73	Alameda, CA	129,917	+14.6%
74	Lake Forest, CA	128,358	+9.4%
75	Windsor, CA	128,115	+3.9%
76	Sierra Madre, CA	128,056	+9.6%
77	South Pasadena, CA	127,882	+11.1%
78	Gilroy, CA	127,391	+9.6%
79	South San Francisco, CA	127,062	+12.6%
80	Hercules, CA	125,880	+10.3%
81	Coronado, CA	125,558	+9.6%
82	Thousand Oaks, CA	125,399	+10.1%
83	Martinez, CA	124,669	+9%
84	Albany, CA	124,469	+9.6%
85	Cerritos, CA	124,460	+7.7%
86	Benicia, CA	124,375	+5%
87	San Juan Capistrano, CA	123,474	+10.4%
88	Irvine, CA	122,948	+7.8%
89	Laguna Hills, CA	122,902	+12%
90	American Canyon, CA	122,694	+4.1%
91	Canyon Lake, CA	120,938	+0.7%
92	Oakley, CA	120,915	+10.1%
93	Norco, CA	120,636	+4.3%
94	El Cerrito, CA	120,414	+3%
95	Brea, CA	120,226	+10.6%
96	Dana Point, CA	119,632	+7.6%
97	Chino Hills, CA	117,548	+7.6%
98	Cypress, CA	117,461	+7.6%
99	Beverly Hills, CA	116,771	+12.3%
100	Santa Clarita, CA	116,186	+9.4%
101	Rocklin, CA	116,006	+9.3%
102	Elk Grove, CA	115,864	+8.5%
103	Ripon, CA	115,583	+12.6%
104	Claremont, CA	115,091	+2.8%
105	Daly City, CA	114,910	+9%
106	Huntington Beach, CA	114,747	+9.6%
107	Culver City, CA	114,429	+8.6%
108	Emeryville, CA	114,345	+4%
109	Goleta, CA	113,889	+8.6%
110	San Rafael, CA	113,839	+8.9%
111	Pinole, CA	113,630	+9%
112	La Palma, CA	113,398	+6.5%
113	Lakewood, CA	113,030	+10.6%
114	Roseville, CA	112,265	+9.4%
115	Simi Valley, CA	112,144	+9.3%
116	Temecula, CA	111,881	+8%
117	Tracy, CA	111,717	+9.2%
118	Novato, CA	110,948	+2.8%
119	Torrance, CA	109,554	+9.3%
120	Orange, CA	109,335	+7.1%
121	Fountain Valley, CA	108,860	+17.4%
122	Lathrop, CA	108,732	+9.1%
123	Petaluma, CA	108,527	+8.1%
124	Arcadia, CA	108,214	+8.7%
125	Concord, CA	107,789	+7.8%
126	Truckee, CA	107,423	+3.5%
127	Murrieta, CA	106,925	+8.6%
128	Diamond Bar, CA	106,881	+6.1%
129	Santa Monica, CA	106,797	+7%
130	Vacaville, CA	106,764	+9.3%
131	Glendora, CA	106,718	+3.5%
132	Placentia, CA	106,155	+3%
133	Rancho Mirage, CA	105,557	+10.9%
134	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	105,534	+8.7%
135	Santa Cruz, CA	105,491	+9.6%
136	Hayward, CA	105,371	+6.6%
137	Camarillo, CA	105,141	+2.3%
138	Costa Mesa, CA	104,981	+8.9%
139	Berkeley, CA	104,716	+7%
140	La Mirada, CA	104,130	+6.6%
141	Carpinteria, CA	103,879	+32.6%
142	La Verne, CA	103,816	+8.2%
143	Corona, CA	103,727	+8.9%
144	East Palo Alto, CA	103,248	+7.2%
145	Carson, CA	103,045	+11.3%
146	Pacific Grove, CA	102,553	+10.3%
147	Beaumont, CA	102,469	+10.4%
148	San Dimas, CA	102,241	+1.1%
149	Tustin, CA	102,065	+8.7%
150	Chula Vista, CA	101,984	+9.8%
151	Santee, CA	101,777	+9.6%
152	Buena Park, CA	101,586	+12.2%
153	Los Alamitos, CA	100,987	+10.9%
154	Napa, CA	100,273	+8.2%
155	Lincoln, CA	99,434	+6.7%
156	San Marcos, CA	99,413	+9.7%
157	Chino, CA	99,385	+9.1%
158	Fullerton, CA	99,279	+7.1%
159	Arroyo Grande, CA	99,143	+9.7%
160	Fairfield, CA	98,857	+6.7%
161	San Diego, CA	98,657	+10.3%
162	Clovis, CA	98,554	+9.8%
163	Pittsburg, CA	98,408	+11.4%
164	Santa Barbara, CA	98,346	+10.2%
165	Monterey, CA	98,003	+14.8%
166	Pasadena, CA	97,818	+9.1%
167	San Leandro, CA	97,141	+8.3%
168	Signal Hill, CA	96,385	+21.5%
169	West Covina, CA	96,219	+7.1%
170	Sonoma, CA	96,090	+4.4%
171	San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA	96,036	+10.7%
172	Hollister, CA	95,764	+9.1%
173	Suisun City, CA	95,394	+10.4%
174	Temple City, CA	95,263	+7.3%
175	Healdsburg, CA	94,799	+0.4%
176	Redlands, CA	94,473	+8.4%
177	Oakland, CA	94,389	+10.2%
178	Upland, CA	93,994	+14.3%
179	Duarte, CA	93,908	+8.1%
180	Monrovia, CA	93,827	+7.8%
181	La Habra, CA	93,801	+6.6%
182	Rohnert Park, CA	93,322	+12.7%
183	Fontana, CA	93,230	+11.7%
184	La Quinta, CA	92,776	+11.2%
185	Artesia, CA	92,702	+11.3%
186	Santa Rosa, CA	92,604	+9.2%
187	Dixon, CA	92,138	+9.4%
188	Jurupa Valley, CA	91,562	+9.7%
189	Burbank, CA	91,455	+11.2%
190	Norwalk, CA	91,259	+9.7%
191	Antioch, CA	90,709	+10.3%
192	Oxnard, CA	90,409	+8.7%
193	Manteca, CA	89,966	+9%
194	Wildomar, CA	89,912	+10.2%
195	Lake Elsinore, CA	89,788	+11.7%
196	Grand Terrace, CA	89,781	+16.9%
197	Whittier, CA	89,686	+11.7%
198	Covina, CA	89,650	+9.9%
199	Riverbank, CA	89,504	+19%
200	West Hollywood, CA	89,034	+13.1%
201	Atascadero, CA	88,984	+7.5%
202	Vista, CA	88,715	+12%
203	Morro Bay, CA	88,547	+9.6%
204	Anaheim, CA	88,538	+8.2%
205	Menifee, CA	87,871	+8.8%
206	Lomita, CA	87,717	+2.2%
207	West Sacramento, CA	87,044	+12.5%
208	Oceanside, CA	86,701	+7.3%
209	Richmond, CA	86,618	+9%
210	Garden Grove, CA	86,139	+10.4%
211	Vallejo, CA	86,112	+10.1%
212	Patterson, CA	86,031	+3.7%
213	Ridgecrest, CA	85,872	+10.8%
214	Marina, CA	85,783	+8.9%
215	Fillmore, CA	85,255	+9.3%
216	Rancho Cordova, CA	85,099	+10.5%
217	Yucaipa, CA	85,075	+12.7%
218	Galt, CA	85,069	+9.5%
219	Soledad, CA	85,040	+26.2%
220	Woodland, CA	84,494	+7.9%
221	Salinas, CA	84,250	+11.2%
222	Downey, CA	84,236	+8%
223	Santa Ana, CA	84,210	+9%
224	San Gabriel, CA	84,056	+9.3%
225	El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA	83,948	+11.1%
226	La Mesa, CA	83,649	+10.6%
227	Davis, CA	83,592	+2.9%
228	Rio Vista, CA	83,538	+9.3%
229	Riverside, CA	83,448	+8.7%
230	Oakdale, CA	83,110	+14.7%
231	Imperial, CA	83,029	+1.7%
232	Moreno Valley, CA	82,637	+12.2%
233	Pico Rivera, CA	82,539	+5.7%
234	Azusa, CA	81,516	+10.1%
235	Santa Fe Springs, CA	81,500	+8.5%
236	Santa Maria, CA	81,237	+10.8%
237	Glendale, CA	81,219	+9%
238	Rialto, CA	80,750	+15.5%
239	Grover Beach, CA	80,438	+3.6%
240	Westminster, CA	80,271	+12.9%
241	Seaside, CA	80,239	+8.2%
242	Alhambra, CA	80,234	+9.9%
243	Long Beach, CA	78,995	+11%
244	Sacramento, CA	78,954	+11.1%
245	Lodi, CA	78,468	+11.6%
246	Palmdale, CA	78,414	+10.7%
247	Lemoore, CA	78,366	+9.6%
248	Perris, CA	78,352	+10.5%
249	Ontario, CA	78,070	+8.6%
250	Lemon Grove, CA	77,833	+9.5%

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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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