Cities in California by single-family housing units authorized by building permits

Los Angeles, CA had the highest single-family housing units authorized by building permits of 369 cities in 2014, at 1,668. Ukiah, CA had the lowest, at 0. The median was 24. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,668Los Angeles, CA

Lowest0Ukiah, CA

Median24369 cities

Top 40 cities, 2014

count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2014 count	Change on 2013
1	Los Angeles, CA Estimated	1,668	+45.8%
2	Irvine, CA Estimated	1,564	-2.7%
3	Bakersfield, CA Estimated	1,277	+9.5%
4	Dublin, CA Estimated	816	+22.7%
5	San Diego, CA Estimated	712	-13.3%
6	Roseville, CA Estimated	645	+20.6%
7	Fresno, CA Estimated	641	-44.7%
8	Clovis, CA Estimated	604	-27.1%
9	Elk Grove, CA Estimated	571	+47.5%
10	Indio, CA Estimated	517	+46.9%
11	Lake Elsinore, CA Estimated	491	-24.3%
12	Menifee, CA Estimated	490	+31%
13	Brentwood, CA Estimated	476	-0.4%
14	Beaumont, CA Estimated	454	-9.2%
15	Eastvale, CA Estimated	428	+92.8%
16	Manteca, CA Estimated	427	+43.8%
16	Visalia, CA Estimated	427	-0.5%
18	San Jose, CA Estimated	384	+40.1%
19	Fontana, CA Estimated	336	+50.7%
20	Fairfield, CA Estimated	316	+45.6%
21	Morgan Hill, CA Estimated	311	+4.7%
22	Santa Clarita, CA Estimated	303	-1.3%
23	Folsom, CA Estimated	300	-11%
24	Azusa, CA Estimated	297	+42.8%
24	Chino, CA Estimated	297	+12.5%
24	Rocklin, CA Estimated	297	+149.6%
27	Lincoln, CA Estimated	286	+15.3%
28	Carlsbad, CA Estimated	283	+50.5%
29	Fremont, CA Estimated	258	+46.6%
29	Lake Forest, CA Estimated	258	+460.9%
31	Sacramento, CA Estimated	256	+10.3%
32	Rancho Cucamonga, CA Estimated	255	-23.2%
33	Jurupa Valley, CA Estimated	250	+6,150%
34	Gilroy, CA Estimated	243	+49.1%
35	Temecula, CA Estimated	234	-25.9%
36	Riverside, CA Estimated	230	+228.6%
37	Hayward, CA Estimated	222	+37.9%
38	Pittsburg, CA Estimated	217	-5.2%
39	Chula Vista, CA Estimated	215	-31.5%
40	Palm Desert, CA Estimated	208	+51.8%
41	Tulare, CA Estimated	203	+78.1%
42	Chico, CA Estimated	201	-11.5%
43	Sunnyvale, CA Estimated	196	+12.6%
44	Palm Springs, CA Estimated	194	+27.6%
45	Santa Rosa, CA Estimated	184	+33.3%
46	Costa Mesa, CA Estimated	178	+111.9%
46	Moorpark, CA Estimated	178	+100%
48	La Quinta, CA Estimated	174	+50%
49	Lathrop, CA Estimated	173	+140.3%
50	Rancho Cordova, CA Estimated	166	-49.5%
51	Encinitas, CA Estimated	157	+80.5%
52	Madera, CA Estimated	156	+8.3%
53	Fullerton, CA Estimated	147	+15.7%
54	Atascadero, CA Estimated	141	+261.5%
55	San Luis Obispo, CA Estimated	139	+143.9%
56	Hemet, CA Estimated	138	+15%
56	Vacaville, CA Estimated	138	+10.4%
58	Tracy, CA Estimated	135	+101.5%
59	Ontario, CA Estimated	132	-22.8%
60	Santa Maria, CA Estimated	130	+120.3%
61	Hawthorne, CA Estimated	129	-2.3%
62	Brea, CA Estimated	128	-6.6%
62	Woodland, CA Estimated	128	+32%
64	Milpitas, CA Estimated	127	-40.1%
65	Apple Valley, CA Estimated	125	+28.9%
66	Rio Vista, CA Estimated	123	-1.6%
67	Hanford, CA Estimated	122	-10.3%
68	Perris, CA Estimated	119	-0.8%
69	Imperial, CA Estimated	116	-50.4%
70	Redding, CA Estimated	112	+3.7%
71	Mountain View, CA Estimated	106	-3.6%
72	Lemoore, CA Estimated	105	+20.7%
72	Shafter, CA Estimated	105	+133.3%
74	Claremont, CA Estimated	104	+333.3%
74	Temple City, CA Estimated	104	+79.3%
76	Redondo Beach, CA Estimated	102	+45.7%
77	Manhattan Beach, CA Estimated	96	+5.5%
77	San Mateo, CA Estimated	96	-6.8%
79	San Bernardino, CA Estimated	95	+150%
79	San Marcos, CA Estimated	95	-66.7%
79	Santa Ana, CA Estimated	95	+375%
79	Turlock, CA Estimated	95	+86.3%
83	Yorba Linda, CA Estimated	94	-62.1%
84	Lancaster, CA Estimated	93	-47.5%
85	Camarillo, CA Estimated	91	+2,175%
86	Novato, CA Estimated	90	-1.1%
87	Palo Alto, CA Estimated	87	-17.9%
87	Truckee, CA Estimated	87	+14.5%
89	Oceanside, CA Estimated	86	-27.7%
90	Newport Beach, CA Estimated	84	+1.2%
91	Antioch, CA Estimated	83	-65.4%
92	Oakland, CA Estimated	81	+55.8%
93	South El Monte, CA Estimated	80	+3,900%
94	Pleasanton, CA Estimated	78	-56.7%
95	Hollister, CA Estimated	76	-35.6%
95	Oakdale, CA Estimated	76	+38.2%
95	Stockton, CA Estimated	76	-20.8%
98	Hesperia, CA Estimated	75	+316.7%
99	Bellflower, CA Estimated	73	+217.4%
99	Oakley, CA Estimated	73	-62.6%
101	Galt, CA Estimated	72	+75.6%
102	Livermore, CA Estimated	71	-36.6%
102	Oxnard, CA Estimated	71	-24.5%
104	McFarland, CA Estimated	64	+4.9%
104	San Clemente, CA Estimated	64	+540%
106	El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA Estimated	61	+27.1%
106	West Sacramento, CA Estimated	61	-55.8%
108	Arcadia, CA Estimated	59	-1.7%
108	Arvin, CA Estimated	59	+637.5%
108	San Juan Capistrano, CA Estimated	59	-42.2%
111	Redlands, CA Estimated	58	+427.3%
112	Hermosa Beach, CA Estimated	57	+78.1%
113	San Jacinto, CA Estimated	56	+60%
113	Santa Clara, CA Estimated	56	-24.3%
115	Upland, CA Estimated	54	-6.9%
115	Vista, CA Estimated	54	+20%
117	Ceres, CA Estimated	52	+108%
117	Huntington Beach, CA Estimated	52	+116.7%
117	Stanton, CA Estimated	52	+2,500%
120	Anaheim, CA Estimated	51	-8.9%
121	Barstow, CA Estimated	50	0%
121	Coachella, CA Estimated	50	-53.3%
121	Santa Cruz, CA Estimated	50	+2%
124	Menlo Park, CA Estimated	49	+250%
125	Yuba City, CA Estimated	47	+4.4%
126	Merced, CA Estimated	46	+411.1%
126	Moreno Valley, CA Estimated	46	-65.4%
126	Victorville, CA Estimated	46	-43.2%
129	Arroyo Grande, CA Estimated	45	+164.7%
130	Diamond Bar, CA Estimated	44	+633.3%
131	El Centro, CA Estimated	43	+760%
131	El Monte, CA Estimated	43	+2.4%
133	Downey, CA Estimated	42	-25%
133	La Mesa, CA Estimated	42	+23.5%
133	La Verne, CA Estimated	42	-23.6%
133	Palmdale, CA Estimated	42	-17.6%
137	Cupertino, CA Estimated	41	-25.5%
137	Cypress, CA Estimated	41	+156.3%
137	Fillmore, CA Estimated	41	+95.2%
137	Santa Monica, CA Estimated	41	+41.4%
141	Chino Hills, CA Estimated	40	+566.7%
142	Dana Point, CA Estimated	39	+160%
142	Los Gatos, CA Estimated	39	-30.4%
144	Campbell, CA Estimated	38	+40.7%
144	Martinez, CA Estimated	38	+1,166.7%
144	Rancho Mirage, CA Estimated	38	-11.6%
147	Coronado, CA Estimated	37	-14%
147	Placentia, CA Estimated	37	+105.6%
149	La Mirada, CA Estimated	35	n/a
149	Los Altos, CA Estimated	35	-55.1%
149	Pomona, CA Estimated	35	+775%
149	San Francisco, CA Estimated	35	-35.2%
153	Adelanto, CA Estimated	34	-41.4%
153	Larkspur, CA Estimated	34	+36%
153	Monrovia, CA Estimated	34	+41.7%
156	Agoura Hills, CA Estimated	33	+153.8%
157	Cathedral City, CA Estimated	32	+220%
157	Los Banos, CA Estimated	32	+88.2%
157	Porterville, CA Estimated	32	-11.1%
157	Riverbank, CA Estimated	32	+190.9%
161	San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA Estimated	31	+342.9%
161	San Pablo, CA Estimated	31	+1,450%
161	Watsonville, CA Estimated	31	-6.1%
164	Beverly Hills, CA Estimated	30	-9.1%
164	Corcoran, CA Estimated	30	n/a
164	Corona, CA Estimated	30	+7.1%
164	Salinas, CA Estimated	30	+900%
168	Calimesa, CA Estimated	29	-48.2%
168	Danville, CA Estimated	29	-54%
168	Patterson, CA Estimated	29	-34.1%
171	Carson, CA Estimated	28	+600%
171	El Cajon, CA Estimated	28	+180%
171	Healdsburg, CA Estimated	28	-12.5%
171	South Lake Tahoe, CA Estimated	28	+55.6%
175	Monterey Park, CA Estimated	27	+145.5%
175	Torrance, CA Estimated	27	+107.7%
177	Newark, CA Estimated	26	n/a
178	Long Beach, CA Estimated	25	+25%
178	Napa, CA Estimated	25	-34.2%
178	Parlier, CA Estimated	25	+4.2%
181	Dinuba, CA Estimated	24	-71.4%
181	Rialto, CA Estimated	24	-65.2%
181	San Gabriel, CA Estimated	24	+50%
181	Solana Beach, CA Estimated	24	+1,100%
181	Wasco, CA Estimated	24	-69.2%
186	Brawley, CA Estimated	23	0%
186	Dixon, CA Estimated	23	n/a
186	Lynwood, CA Estimated	23	+187.5%
189	Burbank, CA Estimated	22	+144.4%
189	Garden Grove, CA Estimated	22	-12%
189	Gardena, CA Estimated	22	+450%
189	Laguna Beach, CA Estimated	22	+29.4%
189	Lemon Grove, CA Estimated	22	+340%
189	Lompoc, CA Estimated	22	-61.4%
189	Paradise, CA Estimated	22	+100%
189	Port Hueneme, CA Estimated	22	-4.3%
197	Anderson, CA Estimated	21	-30%
197	Red Bluff, CA Estimated	21	0%
199	Berkeley, CA Estimated	20	+17.6%
199	Lindsay, CA Estimated	20	-58.3%
199	Shasta Lake, CA Estimated	20	+233.3%
202	Burlingame, CA Estimated	19	+72.7%
202	Imperial Beach, CA Estimated	19	+26.7%
202	La Habra, CA Estimated	19	-80.2%
202	Poway, CA Estimated	19	+5.6%
202	Saratoga, CA Estimated	19	+137.5%
207	Citrus Heights, CA Estimated	18	-14.3%
207	Colton, CA Estimated	18	-25%
207	Signal Hill, CA Estimated	18	-60.9%
207	West Covina, CA Estimated	18	+38.5%
207	Westminster, CA Estimated	18	+100%
207	Yucca Valley, CA Estimated	18	0%
213	Baldwin Park, CA Estimated	17	+240%
213	Escondido, CA Estimated	17	+112.5%
213	Glendale, CA Estimated	17	+41.7%
213	Newman, CA Estimated	17	+1,600%
213	Ripon, CA Estimated	17	-45.2%
213	Vallejo, CA Estimated	17	n/a
219	Culver City, CA Estimated	16	+1,500%
219	Lodi, CA Estimated	16	+60%
219	Lomita, CA Estimated	16	+128.6%
219	Mill Valley, CA Estimated	16	-27.3%
219	Murrieta, CA Estimated	16	+23.1%
219	Oroville, CA Estimated	16	+166.7%
219	Sanger, CA Estimated	16	-11.1%
219	Thousand Oaks, CA Estimated	16	-56.8%
227	Laguna Niguel, CA Estimated	15	-68.8%
227	National City, CA Estimated	15	+36.4%
227	Pasadena, CA Estimated	15	-65.9%
227	Petaluma, CA Estimated	15	-76.9%
227	San Marino, CA Estimated	15	+87.5%
232	Hillsborough, CA Estimated	14	0%
232	Walnut Creek, CA Estimated	14	-30%
232	Walnut, CA Estimated	14	+600%
235	Auburn, CA Estimated	13	-7.1%
235	Grover Beach, CA Estimated	13	+116.7%
235	Half Moon Bay, CA Estimated	13	0%
238	Kerman, CA Estimated	12	+140%
238	Modesto, CA Estimated	12	+9.1%
238	Selma, CA Estimated	12	-20%
241	Alhambra, CA Estimated	11	+1,000%
241	Marina, CA Estimated	11	n/a
241	Montebello, CA Estimated	11	+450%
241	Palos Verdes Estates, CA Estimated	11	+10%
241	West Hollywood, CA Estimated	11	+57.1%
246	Bell Gardens, CA Estimated	10	+66.7%
246	Fortuna, CA Estimated	10	+11.1%
246	Kingsburg, CA Estimated	10	+66.7%
246	Montclair, CA Estimated	10	-44.4%
246	Morro Bay, CA Estimated	10	-44.4%

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Annual number of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures (detached and attached single-family homes) authorized by building permits, from the US Census Bureau Building Permits Survey.

Part of building_permit_units, which also counts units in buildings with two or more units. Counts housing units, not starts, completions or sales.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. 3 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2014 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2014a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2016). Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation (Cities in California by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2014a.txt

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Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Cities in California by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2014. U.S. Census Bureau, 30 Sept. 2016, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2014a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/california-cities?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2016. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Cities in California by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2014a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/california-cities?period=2014.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2016) Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Cities in California by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2014a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/california-cities?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest single-family housing units authorized by building permits?

Los Angeles, CA, with 1,668 in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Ukiah, CA, with 0 in 2014.

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