Cities in California by population speaking Spanish at home, 2024

Calexico, CA had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 376 cities in 2024, at 92.1%. Saratoga, CA had the lowest, at 0.8%. The median was 21.5% and the figure for California was 28.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest92.1Calexico, CA

Lowest0.8Saratoga, CA

Median21.5376 cities

California28.3History

Top 40 cities, 2024

%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2024 (%)	Change on 2023
1	Calexico, CA	92.1	-0.9 pts
2	Maywood, CA	88.9	-0.5 pts
3	Bell Gardens, CA	88.3	-0.8 pts
4	Cudahy, CA	87.9	-1.4 pts
5	Huntington Park, CA	87.4	-1.3 pts
6	Mendota, CA	85.1	-2.6 pts
7	Arvin, CA	83.6	+0.6 pts
8	Coachella, CA	83.3	+2.4 pts
9	Bell, CA	82.2	+0.2 pts
10	South Gate, CA	81.5	-1.5 pts
11	Greenfield, CA	80.9	-1.2 pts
12	King City, CA	79.1	-0.4 pts
13	Parlier, CA	78.9	-1.8 pts
14	Lynwood, CA	76.8	-1.3 pts
15	Commerce, CA	76.6	+4.5 pts
16	El Centro, CA	75.5	-0.3 pts
17	Avenal, CA	75.3	-0.4 pts
18	Watsonville, CA	71.1	+0.1 pts
19	San Fernando, CA	70.5	+1.1 pts
20	McFarland, CA	70.5	+0.3 pts
21	Lindsay, CA	69.9	-3.6 pts
22	Salinas, CA	68.9	+1.3 pts
23	Farmersville, CA	67.8	+1.5 pts
24	Wasco, CA	67.6	+0.1 pts
25	Imperial, CA	67.5	+2.6 pts
26	Brawley, CA	67	+0.6 pts
27	Santa Ana, CA	66.1	-1 pts
28	Soledad, CA	65.6	+0.4 pts
29	La Puente, CA	64.7	+1 pts
30	Santa Paula, CA	64.2	+0.6 pts
31	Paramount, CA	64	-3.5 pts
32	Compton, CA	63.2	+0.1 pts
33	Dinuba, CA	62.9	+0.6 pts
34	Delano, CA	62.6	+0.2 pts
35	Pico Rivera, CA	62	-1.2 pts
36	South El Monte, CA	61.9	+1 pts
37	Santa Maria, CA	60.9	+0.3 pts
38	Oxnard, CA	60.7	+0.3 pts
39	Perris, CA	60.5	-2 pts
40	Hawaiian Gardens, CA	60.1	-0.6 pts
41	Baldwin Park, CA	59.7	-0.3 pts
42	Reedley, CA	59.1	-0.1 pts
43	Madera, CA	58.3	-0.3 pts
44	Shafter, CA	56.8	+0.5 pts
45	Downey, CA	56.8	+0.1 pts
46	El Monte, CA	56.5	+1.7 pts
47	Livingston, CA	56.3	-1.5 pts
48	Lawndale, CA	56.2	-1.2 pts
49	Montebello, CA	55.9	-2.2 pts
50	Rialto, CA	55.4	+0.7 pts
51	Pomona, CA	54.1	+0.9 pts
52	Jurupa Valley, CA	53.6	+0.9 pts
53	Kerman, CA	53.3	-8.1 pts
54	Norwalk, CA	52	+0.6 pts
55	Indio, CA	52	+2 pts
56	National City, CA	51.5	-2.7 pts
57	Porterville, CA	51.4	-0.1 pts
58	San Pablo, CA	51.2	-0.9 pts
59	Desert Hot Springs, CA	50.1	+3.3 pts
60	East Palo Alto, CA	50	-2 pts
61	San Bernardino, CA	49.9	+0.6 pts
62	Colton, CA	49.9	+0.8 pts
63	Fontana, CA	49.3	-0.2 pts
64	Selma, CA	49.2	+2.7 pts
65	Palmdale, CA	48.7	+1.4 pts
66	Patterson, CA	48.6	-0 pts
67	Los Banos, CA	48.6	-0.2 pts
68	Ceres, CA	48.6	-0.3 pts
69	Sanger, CA	48.4	-2 pts
70	Fillmore, CA	47.9	-0.5 pts
71	Montclair, CA	47.7	+0.6 pts
72	Coalinga, CA	47.4	-1.1 pts
73	Cathedral City, CA	47.2	+1.4 pts
74	Santa Fe Springs, CA	46.9	+3.5 pts
75	Chula Vista, CA	46.9	+0.7 pts
76	Hollister, CA	46.7	+1.5 pts
77	Corcoran, CA	46.6	-2.4 pts
78	Bellflower, CA	46.5	+0.4 pts
79	Ontario, CA	46.5	+0.2 pts
80	Adelanto, CA	46	+0.8 pts
81	San Jacinto, CA	45.6	+1.2 pts
82	Moreno Valley, CA	44.5	+1.1 pts
83	Hawthorne, CA	44.5	-2.9 pts
84	Azusa, CA	43.5	+0.7 pts
85	Inglewood, CA	43.2	-0.7 pts
86	Tulare, CA	43	+2.9 pts
87	Newman, CA	42.5	-9.4 pts
88	Riverbank, CA	42.2	-1.1 pts
89	Lompoc, CA	42.1	+0.8 pts
90	Stanton, CA	42	+0.5 pts
91	Port Hueneme, CA	41.6	-3.9 pts
92	Anaheim, CA	40.8	-0.4 pts
93	Atwater, CA	40.5	-0.7 pts
94	Richmond, CA	39.5	-1.3 pts
95	Los Angeles, CA	39.3	-0.4 pts
96	Victorville, CA	39.1	+1.3 pts
97	Blythe, CA	38.9	-2.2 pts
98	Highland, CA	38.2	+0.2 pts
99	La Habra, CA	38	-0.1 pts
100	Merced, CA	37.9	+0.5 pts
101	Escondido, CA	37.7	+1.9 pts
102	Imperial Beach, CA	37.7	+0.5 pts
103	Hesperia, CA	37.5	+2.9 pts
104	Riverside, CA	37	-0.3 pts
105	Whittier, CA	36.9	+0.7 pts
106	Gilroy, CA	36.6	+0.7 pts
107	Bakersfield, CA	35.8	+0.6 pts
108	Seaside, CA	35.1	+0.7 pts
109	Duarte, CA	35.1	-0.8 pts
110	Chowchilla, CA	35	+0.7 pts
111	West Covina, CA	34.6	+0.5 pts
112	Covina, CA	34.5	-0.1 pts
113	Vista, CA	34.1	-1.3 pts
114	Gardena, CA	33.6	0 pts
115	Lake Elsinore, CA	33.4	-2.2 pts
116	Long Beach, CA	33	-0.2 pts
117	Hayward, CA	32.8	+0.7 pts
118	Carpinteria, CA	32.6	+2.3 pts
119	Woodland, CA	32.2	+0.3 pts
120	Galt, CA	32.2	+0.5 pts
121	Corona, CA	31.5	-0.7 pts
122	Pittsburg, CA	31.4	-1.1 pts
123	Tustin, CA	31.3	+1.5 pts
124	Turlock, CA	31.3	+2 pts
125	Lemon Grove, CA	31.3	+0.9 pts
126	Napa, CA	30.9	-0.4 pts
127	Banning, CA	30.7	0 pts
128	Lemoore, CA	30.6	+4.8 pts
129	Chino, CA	30.5	-1.4 pts
130	Stockton, CA	30.4	+0.8 pts
131	Monrovia, CA	30.1	+1.9 pts
132	Lancaster, CA	29.9	+1.4 pts
133	Carson, CA	29.2	-0.7 pts
134	California City, CA	29.2	-0.1 pts
135	Fresno, CA	29.2	-0.3 pts
136	Hemet, CA	29.1	-1.5 pts
137	Norco, CA	28.7	+1.4 pts
138	Garden Grove, CA	28.4	-0.6 pts
139	Redwood City, CA	28.3	+1 pts
140	San Rafael, CA	28.3	+0.9 pts
141	Healdsburg, CA	27.9	+2.1 pts
142	Hanford, CA	27.6	-1.6 pts
143	Dixon, CA	27.4	-0.8 pts
143	Exeter, CA	27.4	-1 pts
143	Visalia, CA	27.4	-1.7 pts
146	Santa Rosa, CA	27.4	+1.1 pts
147	Grand Terrace, CA	27.3	-1.6 pts
148	Costa Mesa, CA	27	+0.3 pts
149	San Juan Capistrano, CA	27	-2.4 pts
150	Modesto, CA	26.9	-0.8 pts
151	Wildomar, CA	26.9	+0.4 pts
152	Lodi, CA	26.7	+0.1 pts
153	Fullerton, CA	26.1	+0.9 pts
154	Buena Park, CA	25.9	-1 pts
155	Signal Hill, CA	25.8	+2.6 pts
156	La Mirada, CA	25.8	+1.1 pts
157	Orange, CA	25.7	0 pts
158	Windsor, CA	25.7	+0.8 pts
159	Eastvale, CA	25.6	+2.9 pts
160	Oceanside, CA	25.3	-0.2 pts
161	Grover Beach, CA	25.1	-0.2 pts
162	Santa Barbara, CA	25.1	-0.4 pts
163	Half Moon Bay, CA	24.9	-1.1 pts
164	San Marcos, CA	24.9	-0 pts
165	Pasadena, CA	24.2	-1 pts
166	Beaumont, CA	23.8	+1.1 pts
167	Clearlake, CA	23.8	+1.6 pts
168	Ukiah, CA	23.8	+1.9 pts
169	Placentia, CA	23.7	+2.1 pts
170	Tehachapi, CA	23.6	-0.5 pts
171	Concord, CA	23.5	-0.2 pts
172	Antioch, CA	23.4	-0.4 pts
173	Artesia, CA	23.1	-2.4 pts
173	El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA	23.1	+0.8 pts
175	Alhambra, CA	23	-0.8 pts
176	Santa Clarita, CA	22.9	+0.3 pts
177	Lakewood, CA	22.8	+2 pts
178	Tracy, CA	22.7	-1.5 pts
179	La Quinta, CA	22.7	-1.3 pts
180	Oakland, CA	22.6	+0.2 pts
181	Apple Valley, CA	22.5	+1.9 pts
182	Rosemead, CA	22.5	-0.9 pts
183	Goleta, CA	22.4	0 pts
184	Menifee, CA	22	+0.9 pts
185	San Jose, CA	21.8	-0.1 pts
186	Fairfield, CA	21.8	+0.8 pts
187	Moorpark, CA	21.6	+0.4 pts
188	American Canyon, CA	21.6	-0.3 pts
189	Oakley, CA	21.5	+0.5 pts
190	Manteca, CA	21.4	+2.1 pts
191	Lomita, CA	21.4	+0.5 pts
192	San Diego, CA	21.4	+0.3 pts
193	Redlands, CA	21.3	+2.1 pts
194	San Leandro, CA	21.2	+0.7 pts
195	Upland, CA	21	+0.4 pts
196	South Lake Tahoe, CA	20.9	-0.7 pts
197	South San Francisco, CA	20.8	+1.4 pts
198	San Mateo, CA	20.5	+0.8 pts
199	Novato, CA	20.3	+0.8 pts
200	Rohnert Park, CA	20.3	+0.3 pts
201	Yuba City, CA	20.2	+0.3 pts
202	Barstow, CA	20.2	-1.5 pts
203	Morgan Hill, CA	20.1	+0.2 pts
204	Palm Springs, CA	20	+3.4 pts
205	Vallejo, CA	19.9	+0.3 pts
206	West Sacramento, CA	19.8	-0.6 pts
207	San Dimas, CA	19.7	+1.3 pts
208	Marina, CA	19.6	-1.1 pts
209	El Cajon, CA	19.6	-0.9 pts
210	Oakdale, CA	19.4	+0.8 pts
211	Kingsburg, CA	19.3	+4.8 pts
212	Lathrop, CA	19.2	+0.3 pts
213	San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA	19.2	+0.4 pts
214	Loma Linda, CA	19	+0.3 pts
215	San Bruno, CA	18.6	-1.2 pts
216	Glendora, CA	18.5	+0.3 pts
217	Fortuna, CA	18.5	+3.3 pts
218	Yucaipa, CA	18.4	-0.4 pts
219	Newark, CA	18.1	-1.1 pts
220	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	18.1	-0.8 pts
221	Suisun City, CA	17.7	0 pts
222	Susanville, CA	17.4	-1.3 pts
223	Murrieta, CA	17.2	+0.7 pts
224	Westminster, CA	16.8	-0.7 pts
225	Palm Desert, CA	16.8	-0.3 pts
226	Sacramento, CA	16.5	+0.1 pts
227	Monterey Park, CA	16.4	-0.5 pts
228	Lake Forest, CA	16.3	+0.2 pts
229	Simi Valley, CA	16.2	+0.4 pts
230	Culver City, CA	16.2	+1 pts
231	Laguna Hills, CA	15.9	+1.6 pts
232	Pinole, CA	15.9	+1.1 pts
233	Red Bluff, CA	15.8	+4.7 pts
234	Santa Cruz, CA	15.8	+1 pts
235	Temecula, CA	15.5	+0.5 pts
236	Twentynine Palms, CA	15.5	+1.7 pts
237	Los Alamitos, CA	15.3	+0.4 pts
238	Menlo Park, CA	15.3	-1.1 pts
239	Monterey, CA	15.1	+1.9 pts
240	San Gabriel, CA	15.1	-1.1 pts
241	Brea, CA	14.7	-0.3 pts
242	Burbank, CA	14.6	+0.1 pts
243	Camarillo, CA	14.5	-1.4 pts
244	Marysville, CA	14.4	+1.8 pts
245	Brentwood, CA	14.1	+1.1 pts
246	La Mesa, CA	14	-0.4 pts
247	Vacaville, CA	13.8	+1 pts
248	Chino Hills, CA	13.7	-0.2 pts
249	Glendale, CA	13.7	+0.1 pts
250	Claremont, CA	13.6	+1.7 pts

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People aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, as a percentage of all people aged 5 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Measures the language used at home, not English ability or Hispanic origin. Hispanic origin is hispanic_share.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in California by population speaking Spanish at home, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in California by population speaking Spanish at home, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/california-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in California by population speaking Spanish at home, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/california-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in California by population speaking Spanish at home, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/california-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in California by population speaking Spanish at home, 2024}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/california-cities. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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Calexico, CA, with 92.1% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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