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 2023, at $168,063. Avenal, CA had the lowest, at $13,664. The median was $42,335 and the figure for California was $47,977. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest168,063Hillsborough, CA

Lowest13,664Avenal, CA

Median42,335376 cities

California47,977History

Top 40 cities, 2023

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	2023 USD	Change on 2022
1	Hillsborough, CA	168,063	-0.3%
2	Piedmont, CA	143,485	+2.5%
3	Los Altos, CA	142,907	+0.5%
4	Palos Verdes Estates, CA	142,117	+6.9%
5	Orinda, CA	139,503	-1.5%
6	San Carlos, CA	126,389	+11.2%
7	Los Gatos, CA	125,734	+4.3%
8	Saratoga, CA	123,743	+5.8%
9	Menlo Park, CA	123,422	+8.5%
10	Palo Alto, CA	121,565	+3.5%
11	Mill Valley, CA	120,115	-0%
12	Lafayette, CA	116,206	+4.5%
13	Newport Beach, CA	113,918	+3.1%
14	Manhattan Beach, CA	113,441	+4.3%
15	Beverly Hills, CA	112,920	+8.9%
16	Laguna Beach, CA	110,736	+3.4%
17	Hermosa Beach, CA	110,660	+3.7%
18	Cupertino, CA	106,821	+7.7%
19	Mountain View, CA	106,510	+4.3%
20	Larkspur, CA	103,235	+2.6%
21	Danville, CA	102,584	+5.9%
22	La Cañada Flintridge, CA	101,748	+2.1%
23	Belmont, CA	98,669	+6.2%
24	San Anselmo, CA	98,602	+1%
25	Calabasas, CA	98,120	-0.5%
26	Burlingame, CA	97,803	+8.3%
27	Sunnyvale, CA	95,752	+7.1%
28	Foster City, CA	95,509	+4.3%
29	Emeryville, CA	93,433	+12.3%
30	Solana Beach, CA	93,265	+8.2%
31	San Marino, CA	90,890	+2.9%
32	Santa Monica, CA	90,657	+4.3%
33	San Francisco, CA	90,285	+4.8%
34	Moraga, CA	89,439	+1.3%
35	West Hollywood, CA	88,026	+10.5%
36	Rancho Mirage, CA	87,637	+1.3%
37	Rancho Palos Verdes, CA	86,568	+6.4%
38	Pleasanton, CA	86,151	+3.5%
39	Santa Clara, CA	84,533	+8.3%
40	Sierra Madre, CA	83,522	+4.1%
41	Redwood City, CA	83,490	+7.1%
42	Walnut Creek, CA	83,164	+3.5%
43	Encinitas, CA	82,289	+5.7%
44	San Ramon, CA	82,145	+5.7%
45	Culver City, CA	82,105	+9.1%
46	Campbell, CA	82,016	+5.3%
47	Dublin, CA	81,377	+5.8%
48	Half Moon Bay, CA	81,034	+1.3%
49	El Segundo, CA	80,399	+7.4%
50	San Mateo, CA	80,312	+1.7%
51	Coronado, CA	79,771	+10.4%
52	Scotts Valley, CA	79,348	-0.7%
53	Redondo Beach, CA	79,040	+7.9%
54	Agoura Hills, CA	78,264	+3.8%
55	Dana Point, CA	78,103	+4.3%
56	Laguna Niguel, CA	77,246	+3.5%
57	South Pasadena, CA	76,583	+6.6%
58	Millbrae, CA	76,277	+6.9%
59	Truckee, CA	73,455	+15.1%
60	Fremont, CA	73,378	+7.3%
61	Clayton, CA	73,228	-3.5%
62	San Clemente, CA	73,051	+5%
63	El Cerrito, CA	72,937	+7.4%
64	Albany, CA	72,518	+9.9%
65	Alameda, CA	72,245	+6.1%
66	Sonoma, CA	72,127	+2.4%
67	Livermore, CA	71,179	+4.7%
68	Carlsbad, CA	70,896	+5.9%
69	Pacifica, CA	69,917	+5.1%
70	Newark, CA	68,775	+10.2%
71	Pleasant Hill, CA	68,493	+5.9%
72	San Rafael, CA	67,609	+1.8%
73	Seal Beach, CA	67,571	+2.6%
74	Milpitas, CA	67,448	+9.1%
75	Laguna Hills, CA	67,319	+4%
76	Yorba Linda, CA	67,109	+4.4%
77	Berkeley, CA	66,936	+5.7%
78	Pacific Grove, CA	66,784	+3.8%
79	Morgan Hill, CA	65,671	+5.7%
80	Palm Springs, CA	64,811	+4.5%
81	Aliso Viejo, CA	64,689	+8.1%
82	Thousand Oaks, CA	64,448	+4.9%
83	Novato, CA	64,439	+3.3%
84	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	63,535	+2.4%
85	Pasadena, CA	63,513	+6.5%
86	San Jose, CA	63,253	+5.6%
87	Santa Barbara, CA	62,921	+6.7%
88	La Quinta, CA	62,742	+7.1%
89	Monterey, CA	62,541	+9.1%
90	Huntington Beach, CA	62,450	+3%
91	Benicia, CA	62,347	+2.2%
92	Martinez, CA	62,336	+2.1%
93	Irvine, CA	62,149	+4.7%
94	Poway, CA	62,061	+6.4%
95	San Bruno, CA	62,026	+7%
96	South San Francisco, CA	61,431	+5.9%
97	Folsom, CA	61,008	+7.9%
98	Mission Viejo, CA	60,816	+1.6%
99	San Juan Capistrano, CA	60,670	+8.6%
100	Healdsburg, CA	60,189	+5.9%
101	Atascadero, CA	59,728	-1.9%
102	Morro Bay, CA	59,411	+16.7%
103	Petaluma, CA	59,036	+4.9%
104	Oakland, CA	58,987	+4.2%
105	Lake Forest, CA	58,506	+3.3%
106	Arcadia, CA	57,951	+7.4%
107	Palm Desert, CA	57,793	+4.4%
108	Torrance, CA	57,392	+4.9%
109	Costa Mesa, CA	56,625	+5.1%
110	Camarillo, CA	56,144	+6.3%
111	Hercules, CA	56,098	+6.2%
112	Union City, CA	56,020	+6.4%
113	Brentwood, CA	55,927	+4.2%
114	Canyon Lake, CA	55,877	-4.6%
115	Burbank, CA	55,630	+5.9%
116	Cerritos, CA	54,839	+7%
117	Santa Cruz, CA	54,688	+5.3%
118	San Diego, CA	54,678	+6.4%
119	Moorpark, CA	54,538	+3.5%
120	Rocklin, CA	54,517	+6.9%
121	Roseville, CA	54,484	+5.4%
122	Windsor, CA	54,425	+2.6%
123	Claremont, CA	54,163	+1.4%
124	Laguna Woods, CA	54,008	+2.1%
125	Simi Valley, CA	53,828	+4.9%
126	Brea, CA	53,128	+4.6%
127	La Palma, CA	53,050	+5.4%
128	Signal Hill, CA	52,980	+13.4%
129	Ripon, CA	52,891	+7.1%
130	Carpinteria, CA	52,711	+0.8%
131	Goleta, CA	52,610	+6.8%
132	Pinole, CA	52,589	+5.7%
133	Napa, CA	52,369	+7.8%
134	Auburn, CA	52,314	+2.5%
135	Lincoln, CA	52,006	+5.5%
136	Walnut, CA	51,555	+1.7%
137	Rio Vista, CA	51,519	+7%
138	Los Alamitos, CA	51,404	+5.9%
139	La Verne, CA	50,951	+4.9%
140	Orange, CA	50,759	+5.5%
141	Tustin, CA	50,723	+6.5%
142	Santa Rosa, CA	50,520	+7.9%
143	Arroyo Grande, CA	50,203	+10.1%
144	South Lake Tahoe, CA	50,098	+8.7%
145	Cypress, CA	50,072	+6.9%
146	Davis, CA	50,060	+6.7%
147	Santa Clarita, CA	49,571	+5.3%
148	San Dimas, CA	49,568	+6.4%
149	Concord, CA	49,514	+1.8%
150	Mountain House, CA	49,507	+3.3%
151	Chino Hills, CA	49,460	+5.6%
152	San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA	49,411	+6.1%
153	Glendora, CA	48,438	+5.8%
154	Fountain Valley, CA	48,238	+3.5%
155	Daly City, CA	48,219	+3.5%
156	Fullerton, CA	48,061	+4.1%
157	Redlands, CA	47,944	+4.9%
158	Diamond Bar, CA	47,919	+5.3%
159	Monrovia, CA	47,622	+6.9%
160	Gilroy, CA	46,830	+4.9%
161	La Mesa, CA	46,783	+5.9%
162	Glendale, CA	46,597	+5.2%
163	Eastvale, CA	46,449	+7.2%
164	San Leandro, CA	46,387	+3.1%
165	Los Angeles, CA	46,270	+6.3%
166	Placentia, CA	46,069	+2.9%
167	Vacaville, CA	45,807	+3.8%
168	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	45,626	+2.9%
169	Rohnert Park, CA	45,603	+0.7%
170	Santee, CA	45,530	+6.5%
171	San Luis Obispo, CA	45,462	+8.9%
172	Upland, CA	45,163	+7.5%
173	Elk Grove, CA	44,932	+5.1%
174	Temecula, CA	44,826	+5.3%
175	Hayward, CA	44,613	+5.4%
176	Lomita, CA	44,522	-4.2%
177	Lakewood, CA	44,444	+3.2%
178	San Marcos, CA	44,376	+5.2%
179	Murrieta, CA	43,992	+7.4%
180	Oakley, CA	43,879	+6.6%
181	Clovis, CA	43,774	+4.5%
182	El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA	43,615	+0.6%
183	American Canyon, CA	43,301	+3.6%
184	Loma Linda, CA	43,108	+13.9%
185	Oceanside, CA	43,094	+7.4%
186	Tracy, CA	42,884	+7.1%
187	Temple City, CA	42,664	+6.3%
188	Long Beach, CA	42,370	+7%
189	Sacramento, CA	42,300	+7.5%
190	Dixon, CA	42,163	+5.2%
191	Alhambra, CA	42,036	+9.5%
192	Richmond, CA	41,898	+8.8%
193	Fairfield, CA	41,878	+3.1%
194	West Sacramento, CA	41,653	+2.7%
195	Grover Beach, CA	41,607	+3.5%
196	La Mirada, CA	41,536	+4.8%
197	Vallejo, CA	40,845	+2.5%
198	Duarte, CA	40,634	+7.4%
199	Corona, CA	40,453	+5.5%
200	Antioch, CA	40,337	+7.5%
201	Ridgecrest, CA	40,173	+1.4%
202	Norco, CA	40,165	-0.4%
203	Red Bluff, CA	40,159	+6.9%
204	East Palo Alto, CA	40,141	+6.4%
205	Chula Vista, CA	40,085	+6.6%
206	La Habra, CA	40,009	+6.6%
207	Calimesa, CA	39,738	+13.9%
208	Vista, CA	39,560	+6.4%
209	Whittier, CA	39,555	+5.7%
210	Marina, CA	39,382	+1.5%
211	Pittsburg, CA	39,067	+7.5%
212	Covina, CA	38,840	+4.3%
213	Imperial Beach, CA	38,709	+16.7%
214	Buena Park, CA	38,689	+2%
215	Woodland, CA	38,559	+3.2%
216	Yucaipa, CA	38,468	+4.7%
217	Chico, CA	38,201	+4.7%
218	San Gabriel, CA	38,157	+6.6%
219	West Covina, CA	38,100	+3.8%
220	Escondido, CA	38,098	+7.8%
221	Carson, CA	37,986	+5.2%
222	Placerville, CA	37,929	+5.3%
223	Rancho Cordova, CA	37,822	+4.7%
224	Monterey Park, CA	37,702	+5.2%
225	Redding, CA	37,685	+4.9%
226	Lodi, CA	37,676	+6.6%
227	Santa Fe Springs, CA	37,379	+21.2%
228	Beaumont, CA	37,360	+4.4%
229	Manteca, CA	37,326	+3.7%
230	Hollister, CA	37,253	+9.1%
231	Eureka, CA	37,226	+11.9%
232	Suisun City, CA	37,217	+2.4%
233	Downey, CA	37,122	+4.9%
234	Menifee, CA	37,057	+3.9%
235	Oakdale, CA	36,849	+0.6%
236	Kingsburg, CA	36,788	+14.4%
237	Citrus Heights, CA	36,645	+2.6%
238	Anaheim, CA	36,541	+3.4%
238	Ukiah, CA	36,541	+5.2%
240	Paradise, CA	36,444	+6.4%
241	Turlock, CA	36,306	+9.4%
242	Grand Terrace, CA	36,267	-5.3%
243	Galt, CA	36,124	+3.6%
244	Chino, CA	36,118	+5.7%
245	Lathrop, CA	36,037	+6.1%
246	Stanton, CA	36,027	+8%
247	Gardena, CA	35,807	+6.5%
248	Exeter, CA	35,747	+29.9%
249	Lemon Grove, CA	35,402	+6.4%
250	Indio, CA	35,231	+4.1%

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b19301.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-income-acs/california-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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@misc{census_cities_in_california_by_2023,
  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), 2023}},
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}

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Hillsborough, CA, with $168,063 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Avenal, CA, with $13,664 in 2023.

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