Cities in California by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate)

Hillsborough, CA had the highest per capita income (US five-year survey estimate) of 376 cities in 2022, at $168,494. Mendota, CA had the lowest, at $12,850. The median was $40,133 and the figure for California was $45,591. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest168,494Hillsborough, CA

Lowest12,850Mendota, CA

Median40,133376 cities

California45,591History

Top 40 cities, 2022

USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year, 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	168,494	+6%
2	Los Altos, CA	142,219	+14.4%
3	Orinda, CA	141,683	+10.4%
4	Piedmont, CA	139,921	+12.8%
5	Palos Verdes Estates, CA	133,004	+22.4%
6	Los Gatos, CA	120,561	+15.9%
7	Mill Valley, CA	120,154	+8.9%
8	Palo Alto, CA	117,476	+11.8%
9	Saratoga, CA	116,925	+7.5%
10	Menlo Park, CA	113,716	+15.5%
11	San Carlos, CA	113,618	+8.4%
12	Lafayette, CA	111,213	+13.5%
13	Newport Beach, CA	110,535	+5.3%
14	Manhattan Beach, CA	108,762	+9%
15	Laguna Beach, CA	107,044	+5.2%
16	Hermosa Beach, CA	106,731	+8.6%
17	Beverly Hills, CA	103,693	+14.3%
18	Mountain View, CA	102,077	+12.5%
19	Larkspur, CA	100,571	+6%
20	La Cañada Flintridge, CA	99,697	+13.6%
21	Cupertino, CA	99,138	+15.4%
22	Calabasas, CA	98,625	+16.6%
23	San Anselmo, CA	97,674	+11.1%
24	Danville, CA	96,855	+8%
25	Belmont, CA	92,904	+7.5%
26	Foster City, CA	91,552	+13.7%
27	Burlingame, CA	90,326	+7.4%
28	Sunnyvale, CA	89,432	+12.5%
29	San Marino, CA	88,297	+15.3%
30	Moraga, CA	88,262	+11.4%
31	Santa Monica, CA	86,888	+7.5%
32	Rancho Mirage, CA	86,546	+13.5%
33	Solana Beach, CA	86,222	+21.4%
34	San Francisco, CA	86,186	+11.5%
35	Pleasanton, CA	83,240	+9%
36	Emeryville, CA	83,173	+6.1%
37	Rancho Palos Verdes, CA	81,344	+7.2%
38	Walnut Creek, CA	80,347	+10.3%
39	Sierra Madre, CA	80,210	+6.2%
40	Half Moon Bay, CA	79,985	+17.7%
41	Scotts Valley, CA	79,871	+31.7%
42	West Hollywood, CA	79,645	+9.2%
43	San Mateo, CA	78,990	+10.6%
44	Santa Clara, CA	78,084	+15.1%
45	Redwood City, CA	77,982	+12.5%
46	Campbell, CA	77,923	+11.8%
47	Encinitas, CA	77,874	+7.3%
48	San Ramon, CA	77,696	+11.7%
49	Dublin, CA	76,941	+13.7%
50	Clayton, CA	75,862	+12.3%
51	Agoura Hills, CA	75,425	+6.3%
52	Culver City, CA	75,245	+12.9%
53	Dana Point, CA	74,878	+11%
54	El Segundo, CA	74,872	+16.4%
55	Laguna Niguel, CA	74,600	+10.6%
56	Redondo Beach, CA	73,285	+8.6%
57	Coronado, CA	72,266	+8.7%
58	South Pasadena, CA	71,865	+6.3%
59	Millbrae, CA	71,386	+8.5%
60	Sonoma, CA	70,445	+14.4%
61	San Clemente, CA	69,570	+7.9%
62	Fremont, CA	68,357	+12.3%
63	Alameda, CA	68,122	+11%
64	Livermore, CA	67,965	+9.2%
65	El Cerrito, CA	67,881	+6.8%
66	Carlsbad, CA	66,944	+8.1%
67	Pacifica, CA	66,531	+14%
68	San Rafael, CA	66,398	+7.2%
69	Albany, CA	65,976	+12.8%
70	Seal Beach, CA	65,859	+7.9%
71	Laguna Hills, CA	64,750	+10.9%
72	Pleasant Hill, CA	64,672	+3.9%
73	Pacific Grove, CA	64,346	+17.2%
74	Yorba Linda, CA	64,265	+6.3%
75	Truckee, CA	63,792	+7.9%
76	Berkeley, CA	63,310	+12.7%
77	Newark, CA	62,417	+17.3%
78	Novato, CA	62,407	+8.9%
79	Morgan Hill, CA	62,116	+8.3%
80	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	62,035	+10.8%
81	Palm Springs, CA	62,030	+10.4%
82	Milpitas, CA	61,826	+14.7%
83	Thousand Oaks, CA	61,458	+7.5%
84	Martinez, CA	61,048	+6.9%
85	Benicia, CA	61,021	+7.3%
86	Atascadero, CA	60,892	+44.8%
87	Huntington Beach, CA	60,654	+11%
88	San Jose, CA	59,913	+11.8%
89	Mission Viejo, CA	59,856	+10.4%
90	Aliso Viejo, CA	59,852	+11.6%
91	Pasadena, CA	59,655	+13.2%
92	Irvine, CA	59,354	+10.2%
93	Santa Barbara, CA	58,989	+8.4%
94	Canyon Lake, CA	58,583	+18.5%
95	La Quinta, CA	58,577	+8.3%
96	Poway, CA	58,325	+8.9%
97	South San Francisco, CA	58,031	+13.5%
98	San Bruno, CA	57,984	+12.2%
99	Monterey, CA	57,335	+8.9%
100	Healdsburg, CA	56,833	-0.8%
101	Oakland, CA	56,628	+13.3%
102	Lake Forest, CA	56,627	+10.4%
103	Folsom, CA	56,541	+10.3%
104	Petaluma, CA	56,290	+11.1%
105	San Juan Capistrano, CA	55,855	+2%
106	Palm Desert, CA	55,369	+10%
107	Torrance, CA	54,737	+10.3%
108	Arcadia, CA	53,959	+14.4%
109	Costa Mesa, CA	53,888	+13.1%
110	Brentwood, CA	53,655	+10.3%
111	Claremont, CA	53,395	+5.5%
112	Windsor, CA	53,064	+8.6%
113	Laguna Woods, CA	52,877	+8.8%
114	Hercules, CA	52,818	+8.3%
115	Camarillo, CA	52,817	+7.9%
116	Moorpark, CA	52,673	+7.6%
117	Union City, CA	52,646	+11.2%
118	Burbank, CA	52,513	+9.6%
119	Carpinteria, CA	52,303	+19.7%
120	Santa Cruz, CA	51,956	+11.2%
121	Roseville, CA	51,684	+9.7%
122	San Diego, CA	51,368	+10.6%
123	Simi Valley, CA	51,324	+13%
124	Cerritos, CA	51,243	+10.4%
125	Auburn, CA	51,036	+7%
126	Rocklin, CA	50,978	+10.7%
127	Morro Bay, CA	50,928	+6%
128	Brea, CA	50,780	+5.9%
129	Walnut, CA	50,712	+10.2%
130	La Palma, CA	50,335	+20.3%
131	Pinole, CA	49,738	+8.1%
132	Ripon, CA	49,400	+11.4%
133	Lincoln, CA	49,314	+10.8%
134	Goleta, CA	49,259	+10.9%
135	Concord, CA	48,628	+10.8%
136	Napa, CA	48,578	+8.9%
137	La Verne, CA	48,567	+5.4%
138	Los Alamitos, CA	48,541	+11.8%
139	Rio Vista, CA	48,159	+9.4%
140	Orange, CA	48,092	+8.9%
141	Mountain House, CA	47,916	+10.6%
142	Tustin, CA	47,648	+8.5%
143	Santa Clarita, CA	47,057	+10.9%
144	Davis, CA	46,899	+3.3%
145	Cypress, CA	46,827	+10.7%
146	Chino Hills, CA	46,826	+9%
147	Santa Rosa, CA	46,804	+11.8%
148	Signal Hill, CA	46,714	+18.6%
149	Fountain Valley, CA	46,609	+12.7%
150	Daly City, CA	46,581	+12.4%
151	San Dimas, CA	46,574	+11.8%
152	San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA	46,562	+9.6%
153	Lomita, CA	46,488	+10.3%
154	Fullerton, CA	46,182	+9.6%
155	South Lake Tahoe, CA	46,093	+15.8%
156	Glendora, CA	45,796	+5.9%
157	Redlands, CA	45,716	+8.5%
158	Arroyo Grande, CA	45,578	+6.2%
159	Diamond Bar, CA	45,516	+7.4%
160	Rohnert Park, CA	45,294	+14.7%
161	San Leandro, CA	45,010	+12.6%
162	Placentia, CA	44,788	+10.3%
163	Gilroy, CA	44,660	+7.9%
164	Monrovia, CA	44,566	+8.4%
165	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	44,345	+10.2%
166	Glendale, CA	44,298	+7.8%
167	La Mesa, CA	44,185	+11.9%
168	Vacaville, CA	44,147	+9.8%
169	Los Angeles, CA	43,527	+10.5%
170	El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA	43,370	+18.9%
171	Eastvale, CA	43,311	+9.2%
172	Lakewood, CA	43,086	+11.5%
173	Elk Grove, CA	42,764	+10.1%
174	Santee, CA	42,749	+10.2%
175	Temecula, CA	42,562	+8.3%
176	Hayward, CA	42,311	+9.4%
177	San Marcos, CA	42,194	+7.9%
178	Upland, CA	42,026	+9%
179	Clovis, CA	41,909	+10.8%
180	American Canyon, CA	41,813	+8.5%
181	San Luis Obispo, CA	41,749	+5.8%
182	Oakley, CA	41,163	+13.6%
183	Murrieta, CA	40,950	+7.8%
184	Fairfield, CA	40,600	+10.5%
185	West Sacramento, CA	40,553	+11%
186	Norco, CA	40,311	+9.9%
187	Grover Beach, CA	40,184	+8%
188	Temple City, CA	40,134	+9.2%
189	Oceanside, CA	40,131	+7.4%
190	Dixon, CA	40,095	+13.3%
191	Tracy, CA	40,041	+10.9%
192	Vallejo, CA	39,843	+8.6%
193	La Mirada, CA	39,623	+8.1%
193	Ridgecrest, CA	39,623	+7.2%
195	Long Beach, CA	39,589	+10.4%
196	Sacramento, CA	39,336	+9.9%
197	Marina, CA	38,806	+12.2%
198	Richmond, CA	38,522	+8.5%
199	Alhambra, CA	38,394	+9.8%
200	Corona, CA	38,353	+10.4%
201	Grand Terrace, CA	38,286	+12.2%
202	Buena Park, CA	37,945	+15.3%
203	Loma Linda, CA	37,841	+11.5%
204	Duarte, CA	37,833	+6.7%
205	East Palo Alto, CA	37,736	+3.4%
206	Chula Vista, CA	37,618	+7.4%
207	Red Bluff, CA	37,550	+10.2%
208	La Habra, CA	37,527	+11%
209	Antioch, CA	37,508	+12.4%
210	Whittier, CA	37,433	+10.1%
211	Woodland, CA	37,368	+9.5%
212	Covina, CA	37,234	+10.7%
213	Vista, CA	37,194	+12.2%
214	Yucaipa, CA	36,729	+11.9%
215	West Covina, CA	36,707	+8.3%
216	Oakdale, CA	36,622	+11.8%
217	Chico, CA	36,491	+8.9%
218	Suisun City, CA	36,348	+13.1%
219	Pittsburg, CA	36,333	+10.8%
220	Rancho Cordova, CA	36,124	+10.1%
221	Carson, CA	36,093	+10.8%
222	Placerville, CA	36,024	+6%
223	Manteca, CA	36,000	+9.3%
224	Redding, CA	35,923	+7.9%
225	Monterey Park, CA	35,852	+12.1%
226	San Gabriel, CA	35,799	+9.3%
227	Beaumont, CA	35,794	+11.6%
228	Citrus Heights, CA	35,722	+5.6%
229	Menifee, CA	35,682	+8%
230	Downey, CA	35,375	+11.2%
231	Lodi, CA	35,345	+10.3%
232	Escondido, CA	35,338	+11.7%
233	Anaheim, CA	35,331	+10.2%
234	Calimesa, CA	34,901	+9.3%
235	Galt, CA	34,857	+11.3%
236	Cathedral City, CA	34,807	+15.6%
237	Ukiah, CA	34,729	+22.2%
238	Wildomar, CA	34,607	+8.6%
239	Paradise, CA	34,255	+9%
240	Chino, CA	34,162	+14%
241	Hollister, CA	34,155	+11.5%
242	Lathrop, CA	33,980	+15.1%
243	Indio, CA	33,852	+7.5%
244	Westminster, CA	33,824	+7%
245	Yuba City, CA	33,720	+9.2%
246	Gardena, CA	33,617	+12.3%
247	Riverbank, CA	33,398	+17.7%
248	Seaside, CA	33,366	+13.1%
249	Stanton, CA	33,351	+11.3%
250	Eureka, CA	33,270	+12.2%

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Total money income received in the past 12 months by people aged 15 and over, divided by the total population, including children, 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.

Survey-reported money income before taxes. Lower than BEA per_capita_personal_income, which also counts employer contributions, imputed income and government transfers in kind.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year, 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-b19301.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in California by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b19301.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in California by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b19301.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-income-acs/california-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in California by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2022}},
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}

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