Cities in California by median household income

Hillsborough, CA had the highest median household income of 376 cities in 2023, at $250,001. Clearlake, CA had the lowest, at $41,580. The median was $96,581 and the figure for California was $96,334. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest250,001Hillsborough, CA

Lowest41,580Clearlake, CA

Median96,581376 cities

California96,334History

Top 40 cities, 2023

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	2023 USD	Change on 2022
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%
5	Palos Verdes Estates, CA	247,500	+10.1%
6	Saratoga, CA	241,348	+1.5%
7	San Carlos, CA	233,333	+6.3%
8	Cupertino, CA	231,139	+3.3%
9	Danville, CA	223,206	+6.5%
10	Lafayette, CA	222,393	+1.4%
11	La Cañada Flintridge, CA	221,451	+5.1%
12	Palo Alto, CA	220,408	+2.9%
13	Mill Valley, CA	208,466	+2.7%
14	Los Gatos, CA	207,891	+4.9%
15	Belmont, CA	207,609	+11.7%
16	Menlo Park, CA	206,588	+4.2%
17	Dublin, CA	205,046	+7.3%
18	Moraga, CA	199,800	+3.1%
19	San Ramon, CA	197,358	+3.4%
20	Manhattan Beach, CA	193,904	+3.6%
21	Foster City, CA	193,633	+1.2%
22	San Marino, CA	187,633	+7.7%
23	Pleasanton, CA	186,206	+2.5%
24	Sunnyvale, CA	181,862	+4.2%
25	Mountain View, CA	179,917	+3.3%
26	Milpitas, CA	176,822	+6%
27	Fremont, CA	176,350	+4.3%
28	Rancho Palos Verdes, CA	175,307	+5.1%
29	Santa Clara, CA	173,670	+5%
30	Clayton, CA	172,226	+4.4%
31	Agoura Hills, CA	171,944	+8.9%
32	Mountain House, CA	171,675	+2.9%
33	San Anselmo, CA	170,457	+3.1%
34	Burlingame, CA	168,832	+1.7%
35	Newark, CA	164,909	+3.4%
36	Eastvale, CA	161,322	+6.4%
37	Morgan Hill, CA	159,758	+5%
38	Newport Beach, CA	158,461	+6%
39	Calabasas, CA	157,938	+2.5%
40	Millbrae, CA	157,567	+7.4%
41	Pacifica, CA	156,819	+3.3%
42	Livermore, CA	153,602	+0.7%
43	Half Moon Bay, CA	153,199	+3%
44	San Mateo, CA	152,669	+2.4%
45	Yorba Linda, CA	152,060	+2.5%
46	Hermosa Beach, CA	152,019	+1.7%
47	Redwood City, CA	150,840	+3.6%
48	Solana Beach, CA	150,820	+9.6%
49	Encinitas, CA	150,471	+5.6%
50	Moorpark, CA	149,403	+4.3%
51	El Segundo, CA	149,149	+4.6%
52	Campbell, CA	147,128	+3.8%
53	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	146,827	-2.2%
54	Redondo Beach, CA	144,588	+7.9%
55	Pleasant Hill, CA	144,513	+5%
56	Poway, CA	143,825	+6.1%
57	San Jose, CA	141,565	+4.1%
58	San Francisco, CA	141,446	+3.5%
59	Sierra Madre, CA	141,094	+10.2%
60	Scotts Valley, CA	140,887	+2.9%
61	Laguna Niguel, CA	140,605	+3.5%
62	Laguna Beach, CA	140,508	-1%
63	Brentwood, CA	139,567	+3.6%
64	Carlsbad, CA	139,326	+3.9%
65	Folsom, CA	139,263	+3.2%
66	Aliso Viejo, CA	137,970	+4.8%
67	Union City, CA	137,194	-0.6%
68	Mission Viejo, CA	136,071	-0.4%
69	San Bruno, CA	135,976	+3.3%
70	Albany, CA	135,927	+9.2%
71	South San Francisco, CA	135,909	+7%
72	Walnut Creek, CA	135,665	+4.4%
73	Coronado, CA	135,056	+7.6%
74	Larkspur, CA	134,744	-8.8%
75	San Clemente, CA	134,735	0%
76	Thousand Oaks, CA	134,367	+7.2%
77	Cerritos, CA	133,953	+7.6%
78	Walnut, CA	133,762	+2.5%
79	Oakley, CA	132,067	+9.2%
80	Alameda, CA	132,015	+1.6%
81	Gilroy, CA	131,554	+3.3%
82	Lake Forest, CA	131,378	+2.4%
83	Hercules, CA	130,583	+3.7%
84	Irvine, CA	129,647	+5.4%
85	Windsor, CA	129,004	+0.7%
86	South Pasadena, CA	128,105	+0.2%
87	Beverly Hills, CA	127,979	+9.6%
88	San Juan Capistrano, CA	127,893	+3.6%
89	El Cerrito, CA	127,475	+5.9%
90	Dana Point, CA	127,246	+6.4%
91	Truckee, CA	125,995	+17.3%
92	Martinez, CA	125,436	+0.6%
93	Norco, CA	125,117	+3.7%
94	Benicia, CA	125,040	+0.5%
95	Canyon Lake, CA	124,948	+3.3%
96	Brea, CA	124,837	+3.8%
97	Cypress, CA	124,167	+5.7%
98	American Canyon, CA	123,935	+1%
99	Laguna Hills, CA	122,778	-0.1%
100	Chino Hills, CA	122,600	+4.3%
101	Culver City, CA	122,312	+6.9%
102	Elk Grove, CA	122,229	+5.5%
103	Claremont, CA	122,127	+6.1%
104	Rocklin, CA	120,916	+4.2%
105	Pinole, CA	120,833	+6.3%
106	Emeryville, CA	120,302	+5.2%
107	Ripon, CA	120,061	+3.9%
108	Santa Clarita, CA	119,926	+3.2%
109	Huntington Beach, CA	119,885	+4.5%
110	Daly City, CA	119,570	+4.1%
111	Lathrop, CA	118,605	+9.1%
112	Tracy, CA	118,253	+5.9%
113	Goleta, CA	118,039	+3.6%
114	Temecula, CA	117,840	+5.3%
115	Simi Valley, CA	117,703	+5%
116	Roseville, CA	117,354	+4.5%
117	Orange, CA	116,945	+7%
118	Lakewood, CA	116,794	+3.3%
119	Arcadia, CA	116,142	+7.3%
120	La Palma, CA	115,833	+2.1%
121	Hayward, CA	113,775	+8%
122	Torrance, CA	113,105	+3.2%
123	Novato, CA	112,193	+1.1%
124	Glendora, CA	111,915	+4.9%
125	Fountain Valley, CA	111,797	+2.7%
126	Santa Cruz, CA	111,427	+5.6%
127	Placentia, CA	110,575	+4.2%
128	La Mirada, CA	110,177	+5.8%
129	Costa Mesa, CA	110,073	+4.9%
130	Rancho Mirage, CA	109,943	+4.2%
131	Petaluma, CA	109,823	+1.2%
132	Murrieta, CA	109,780	+2.7%
133	Santa Monica, CA	109,739	+2.8%
134	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	109,511	+3.8%
135	Camarillo, CA	109,390	+4%
136	San Rafael, CA	109,317	-4%
137	Concord, CA	109,195	+1.3%
138	Vacaville, CA	108,580	+1.7%
139	Berkeley, CA	108,558	+3.7%
140	Tustin, CA	108,435	+6.2%
141	Buena Park, CA	108,187	+6.5%
142	Lincoln, CA	108,108	+8.7%
143	Carson, CA	107,391	+4.2%
144	Diamond Bar, CA	106,602	-0.3%
145	Corona, CA	106,438	+2.6%
146	San Dimas, CA	105,833	+3.5%
147	Santee, CA	105,613	+3.8%
148	Pacific Grove, CA	105,568	+2.9%
149	San Marcos, CA	105,286	+5.9%
150	Chula Vista, CA	105,173	+3.1%
151	Beaumont, CA	105,164	+2.6%
152	East Palo Alto, CA	104,832	+1.5%
153	La Verne, CA	104,565	+0.7%
154	San Diego, CA	104,321	+5.7%
155	Carpinteria, CA	104,233	+0.3%
156	Fullerton, CA	104,219	+5%
157	Monterey, CA	104,110	+6.2%
158	Chino, CA	103,845	+4.5%
159	Pasadena, CA	103,778	+6.1%
160	Arroyo Grande, CA	103,258	+4.2%
161	Temple City, CA	102,449	+7.5%
162	Fairfield, CA	102,321	+3.5%
163	Signal Hill, CA	102,303	+6.1%
164	Napa, CA	102,231	+2%
165	Hollister, CA	101,979	+6.5%
166	Santa Barbara, CA	101,672	+3.4%
167	Upland, CA	101,407	+7.9%
168	Sonoma, CA	101,281	+5.4%
169	Pittsburg, CA	101,099	+2.7%
170	San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA	100,407	+4.6%
171	Clovis, CA	100,360	+1.8%
172	Healdsburg, CA	100,082	+5.6%
173	Redlands, CA	99,158	+5%
174	Dixon, CA	98,798	+7.2%
175	Norwalk, CA	98,709	+8.2%
176	West Covina, CA	98,570	+2.4%
177	Los Alamitos, CA	98,539	-2.4%
178	Fontana, CA	98,187	+5.3%
179	La Habra, CA	98,158	+4.6%
180	San Leandro, CA	98,063	+0.9%
181	Duarte, CA	97,952	+4.3%
182	Artesia, CA	97,712	+5.4%
183	La Quinta, CA	97,628	+5.2%
184	Santa Rosa, CA	97,410	+5.2%
185	Oakland, CA	97,369	+3.2%
186	Monrovia, CA	97,083	+3.5%
186	Suisun City, CA	97,083	+1.8%
188	Rohnert Park, CA	96,635	+3.6%
189	Lake Elsinore, CA	96,527	+7.5%
190	Jurupa Valley, CA	96,190	+5.1%
191	Burbank, CA	95,816	+4.8%
192	Wildomar, CA	95,677	+6.4%
193	West Hollywood, CA	94,844	+6.5%
194	Covina, CA	94,792	+5.7%
195	Manteca, CA	94,718	+5.3%
196	Antioch, CA	94,256	+3.9%
197	Oceanside, CA	93,724	+8.1%
198	Patterson, CA	93,542	+8.7%
199	Oxnard, CA	93,372	+3.3%
200	Soledad, CA	93,204	+9.6%
201	El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA	93,098	+10.9%
202	Lomita, CA	92,920	+5.9%
203	Morro Bay, CA	92,553	+4.5%
204	Yucaipa, CA	92,401	+8.6%
205	Whittier, CA	92,374	+3%
206	Vista, CA	91,854	+3.5%
207	West Sacramento, CA	90,791	+4.3%
208	Anaheim, CA	90,583	+2.3%
209	Fillmore, CA	90,343	+6%
210	Calimesa, CA	90,313	+21.7%
211	Riverbank, CA	90,216	+0.8%
212	Garden Grove, CA	90,166	+4.7%
213	Richmond, CA	90,038	+3.9%
214	Vallejo, CA	89,496	+3.9%
215	Menifee, CA	89,183	+1.5%
216	Salinas, CA	89,150	+5.8%
217	Rancho Cordova, CA	89,120	+4.7%
218	Atascadero, CA	88,830	-0.2%
219	Riverside, CA	88,575	+6.1%
220	Marina, CA	88,518	+3.2%
221	Santa Ana, CA	88,354	+4.9%
222	Ridgecrest, CA	88,107	+2.6%
223	Woodland, CA	87,880	+4%
224	San Gabriel, CA	87,592	+4.2%
225	Moreno Valley, CA	87,477	+5.9%
226	Davis, CA	87,421	+4.6%
227	Downey, CA	87,400	+3.8%
228	Rio Vista, CA	86,970	+4.1%
229	Pico Rivera, CA	86,956	+5.4%
230	Santa Fe Springs, CA	86,857	+6.6%
231	Oakdale, CA	86,478	+4.1%
232	Galt, CA	86,327	+1.5%
233	Azusa, CA	85,727	+5.2%
234	Rialto, CA	85,521	+5.9%
235	Alhambra, CA	85,189	+6.2%
236	La Puente, CA	84,811	+9.1%
237	Santa Maria, CA	84,617	+4.2%
238	Escondido, CA	84,477	+8.9%
239	Lodi, CA	84,402	+7.6%
240	La Mesa, CA	84,337	+0.8%
241	Glendale, CA	84,262	+3.7%
242	Long Beach, CA	83,969	+6.3%
243	Sacramento, CA	83,753	+6.1%
244	Grand Terrace, CA	83,668	-6.8%
245	Lawndale, CA	83,538	+9.6%
246	Imperial, CA	83,214	+0.2%
247	Seal Beach, CA	83,045	+10%
248	Loma Linda, CA	82,824	+17.2%
249	Ontario, CA	82,806	+6.1%
250	Westminster, CA	82,686	+3%

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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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