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Census ACS 2023 · 502 cities

Largest Cities in California

California has 502 cities with populations of 10,000 or more. The largest city is Los Angeles city with a population of 3,857,897. These cities represent the economic and cultural centers of the state, each with distinct demographic profiles reflecting local industries, housing markets, and community character. Explore the full ranking below to compare population, income, and age across all major cities in California.

Source: Census ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates

#CityPopulationMedian IncomeMedian Age
1Yucca Valley town21,744$55,30240.2
2Yucaipa city54,348$92,40136.6
3Yuba City city69,545$72,32236.1
4Yorba Linda city67,407$152,06044.7
5Woodland city61,256$87,88037
6Woodcrest Cdp17,111$139,65938.3
7Winton Cdp11,429$58,88429.8
8Winter Gardens Cdp22,003$94,32038.5
9Windsor town26,179$129,00442.7
10Willowbrook Cdp21,642$60,38632.8
11Wildomar city36,953$95,67735.1
12Whittier city85,925$92,37438.3
13Westmont Cdp34,291$47,89932.9
14Westminster city90,147$82,68641.7
15West Whittier-Los Nietos Cdp25,459$101,13837.8
16West Sacramento city54,496$90,79134.6
17West Rancho Dominguez Cdp22,560$81,58535
18West Puente Valley Cdp22,198$86,69238.8
19West Hollywood city35,090$94,84439.6
20West Covina city107,436$98,57040.1
21West Carson Cdp21,909$95,38546.1
22Watsonville city51,968$74,78532.7
23Wasco city26,222$55,52130.4
24Walnut Park Cdp15,446$79,20537.3
25Walnut Creek city69,790$135,66546.1
26Walnut city27,857$133,76246.4
27Vista city98,646$91,85434.9
28Visalia city142,649$79,95233.5
29Vineyard Cdp42,645$108,40337.2
30Vincent Cdp15,151$99,15737.5
31View Park-Windsor Hills Cdp11,744$120,60451.2
32Victorville city135,983$70,66332
33Valley Center Cdp10,303$116,62040.8
34Vallejo city124,637$89,49640
35Valle Vista Cdp19,263$61,79934.2
36Valinda Cdp21,626$99,97938.4
37Vacaville city102,085$108,58038.1
38Upland city78,940$101,40737.5
39University of California-Santa Barbara Cdp11,634$75,00019.9
40Union City city68,141$137,19442.1
41Ukiah city16,419$67,12239.3
42Twentynine Palms city28,738$56,00024.6
43Tustin city79,035$108,43536.8
44Turlock city72,400$79,80734.6
45Tulare city69,984$69,51729.5
46Truckee town16,942$125,99542.3
47Tracy city95,358$118,25335.2
48Torrance city143,499$113,10543.1
49Thousand Oaks city125,676$134,36744.5
50Temple City city35,749$102,44943
51Temescal Valley Cdp28,560$119,64739.6
52Temecula city110,404$117,84036.3
53Tehachapi city12,366$67,78539.2
54Tamalpais-Homestead Valley Cdp12,153$238,15844.3
55Susanville city14,992$57,60735.5
56Sunnyvale city153,455$181,86235.1
57Sun Village Cdp11,009$68,28436.4
58Suisun City city29,205$97,08335.5
59Stockton city320,470$76,85133.7
60Stevenson Ranch Cdp21,317$146,40441.5
61Stanton city38,639$81,45538.9
62Stanford Cdp17,958$70,65122.7
63Spring Valley Lake Cdp10,098$93,04035.2
64Spring Valley Cdp (San Diego County)32,215$104,80836.6
65South Whittier Cdp55,201$98,97435.1
66South San Jose Hills Cdp17,451$94,74035.1
67South San Francisco city64,487$135,90942.4
68South Pasadena city26,297$128,10540.3
69South Lake Tahoe city21,319$73,94039.3
70South Gate city91,836$71,31535.2
71South El Monte city19,413$67,15337.8
72Soquel Cdp10,691$114,99142.6
73Sonoma city10,726$101,28154.4
74Soledad city24,476$93,20437.1
75Solana Beach city12,841$150,82047.9
76Simi Valley city125,769$117,70341.8
77Signal Hill city11,563$102,30340.9
78Sierra Madre city11,020$141,09446.9
79Shasta Lake city10,334$61,31939.4
80Shafter city20,618$67,98928
81Selma city24,586$55,83933.3
82Seaside city31,964$82,30333.7
83Seal Beach city24,868$83,04561.2
84Scotts Valley city12,138$140,88747.8
85Saratoga city30,335$241,34851.3
86Santee city59,485$105,61339.5
87Santa Rosa city177,216$97,41040.5
88Santa Paula city31,202$77,13035.2
89Santa Monica city91,535$109,73942.9
90Santa Maria city109,880$84,61729.3
91Santa Fe Springs city19,310$86,85738.8
92Santa Cruz city60,953$111,42730.7
93Santa Clarita city229,021$119,92638.1
94Santa Clara city129,239$173,67034.5
95Santa Barbara city88,024$101,67239.4
96Santa Ana city311,639$88,35434.3
97Sanger city26,515$74,42831
98San Ramon city85,734$197,35840.9
99San Rafael city60,604$109,31743.5
100San Pablo city31,771$78,21534.3
101San Mateo city103,555$152,66938
102San Marino city12,279$187,63345.2
103San Marcos city94,078$105,28636.8
104San Luis Obispo city48,039$66,71126.2
105San Lorenzo Cdp29,453$110,49540.3
106San Leandro city88,531$98,06341.5
107San Juan Capistrano city34,998$127,89344.8
108San Jose city990,054$141,56538.1
109San Jacinto city54,756$78,28132.4
110San Gabriel city38,764$87,59244.6
111San Francisco city836,321$141,44639.7
112San Fernando city23,716$79,69436.3
113San Dimas city34,099$105,83342.8
114San Diego Country Estates Cdp10,142$134,63943.2
115San Diego city1,385,061$104,32136
116San Clemente city63,510$134,73544.6
117San Carlos city29,797$233,33341.6
118San Buenaventura (Ventura) city109,900$100,40741
119San Bruno city42,612$135,97639.8
120San Bernardino city221,774$63,98831.9
121San Anselmo town12,711$170,45745.7
122Salinas city161,993$89,15032.1
123Salida Cdp14,457$91,99033.9
124Sacramento city524,802$83,75335.7
125Rowland Heights Cdp46,787$85,20245.2
126Rossmoor Cdp11,895$200,83347
127Roseville city152,438$117,35439.8
128Rosemont Cdp23,448$86,17835.7
129Rosemead city50,340$72,24844.5
130Rosedale Cdp19,325$134,69737.2
131Rosamond Cdp20,835$77,77330.7
132Rohnert Park city44,461$96,63534.9
133Rocklin city72,340$120,91638.2
134Riverside city316,241$88,57533.1
135Riverbank city24,881$90,21632.9
136Ripon city16,117$120,06139.6
137Rio Vista city10,002$86,97064.7
138Rio Linda Cdp16,951$96,08337.6
139Ridgecrest city28,138$88,10734.8
140Richmond city115,396$90,03837.6
141Rialto city103,866$85,52131.8
142Reedley city25,446$62,92332.3
143Redwood City city82,423$150,84037.5
144Redondo Beach city69,814$144,58840.7
145Redlands city72,985$99,15835.6
146Redding city93,268$69,44338.7
147Red Bluff city14,592$50,21635.2
148Rancho Santa Margarita city47,257$146,82740.3
149Rancho San Diego Cdp22,264$118,43143.3
150Rancho Palos Verdes city41,259$175,30749.7
151Rancho Mission Viejo Cdp11,355$181,11138.5
152Rancho Mirage city17,375$109,94365
153Rancho Cucamonga city174,693$109,51137.9
154Rancho Cordova city80,656$89,12035.4
155Ramona Cdp22,829$101,02339.2
156Quartz Hill Cdp10,968$104,01737.7
157Prunedale Cdp19,286$106,44237.8
158Poway city48,515$143,82541.9
159Potomac Park Cdp10,634$45,61723.6
160Porterville city62,765$59,01231.2
161Port Hueneme city21,691$76,65536.1
162Pomona city148,391$78,86935.4
163Pleasanton city77,500$186,20642.4
164Pleasant Hill city34,335$144,51342.5
165Placerville city10,730$70,60246.2
166Placentia city52,384$110,57538
167Pittsburg city75,868$101,09935.8
168Pinole city18,835$120,83344.1
169Piedmont city11,012$250,00143.5
170Pico Rivera city60,821$86,95639.2
171Phelan Cdp18,059$83,75933.9
172Petaluma city59,321$109,82345
173Perris city79,349$82,52331.3
174Patterson city24,306$93,54230.9
175Pasadena city136,462$103,77840.1
176Parlier city14,545$50,91027
177Parkway Cdp15,880$64,38032.6
178Paramount city52,546$70,91233.2
179Palos Verdes Estates city13,047$247,50052.9
180Palo Alto city67,231$220,40842.5
181Palmdale city165,487$81,15133.2
182Palm Springs city44,998$71,97957.8
183Palm Desert city51,551$79,50856.7
184Pacifica city37,527$156,81944.3
185Pacific Grove city15,003$105,56850.3
186Oxnard city201,014$93,37234
187Oroville city19,855$51,89335.5
188Orinda city19,472$250,00149.1
189Orcutt Cdp31,284$108,68240.4
190Orangevale Cdp35,219$98,15842.4
191Orange city138,723$116,94536.9
192Ontario city178,347$82,80633.1
193Olivehurst Cdp19,071$80,47732.5
194Oildale Cdp34,971$49,62234.9
195Oceanside city172,542$93,72438.1
196Oakley city44,311$132,06736.4
197Oakland city438,072$97,36937.6
198Oakdale city23,155$86,47835.1
199Oak Park Cdp13,656$160,48441.4
200Novato city52,689$112,19347.8
201Norwalk city100,713$98,70936.5
202North Tustin Cdp26,038$186,25046.9
203North Highlands Cdp47,900$65,09034.5
204North Fair Oaks Cdp13,327$106,69032.8
205North Auburn Cdp13,833$72,12545.5
206Norco city25,211$125,11741
207Nipomo Cdp17,266$102,38239.3
208Newport Beach city84,304$158,46146
209Newman city12,299$75,34435.3
210Newark city47,145$164,90937.3
211National City city55,960$64,24836.6
212Napa city78,816$102,23141.2
213Muscoy Cdp11,402$57,72631.6
214Murrieta city111,621$109,78036
215Mountain View city82,363$179,91735.3
216Mountain House Cdp25,108$171,67534.1
217Morro Bay city10,717$92,55352.9
218Morgan Hill city45,152$159,75838.8
219Moreno Valley city210,378$87,47732.1
220Moraga town16,790$199,80041.4
221Moorpark city35,957$149,40338.3
222Monterey Park city59,639$77,60545.5
223Monterey city29,772$104,11037.1
224Montebello city61,376$74,95539.4
225Montclair city37,809$76,33833.5
226Monrovia city37,553$97,08338.3
227Modesto city218,614$77,89935.4
228Mission Viejo city92,415$136,07146.1
229Milpitas city78,216$176,82236.4
230Millbrae city22,589$157,56745.3
231Mill Valley city14,064$208,46647.2
232Merced city89,766$59,93829.8
233Menlo Park city32,775$206,58838.5
234Menifee city107,020$89,18338.2
235Mendota city12,554$46,45824.9
236Mead Valley Cdp19,588$90,35832.7
237McKinleyville Cdp17,152$66,09639.2
238McFarland city14,138$51,80126.7
239Maywood city24,593$61,65532.5
240Marysville city12,703$58,15033
241Martinez city36,926$125,43642.3
242Marina city22,324$88,51836.7
243Manteca city86,521$94,71836.6
244Manhattan Beach city34,584$193,90443.4
245Malibu city10,516$192,15950.7
246Madera city67,133$63,61930.4
247Lynwood city65,291$70,23633.1
248Los Osos Cdp15,048$103,50447.3
249Los Gatos town32,773$207,89145.2
250Los Banos city46,776$70,89330.4
251Los Angeles city3,857,897$80,36636.9
252Los Altos city30,736$250,00146
253Los Alamitos city11,784$98,53937.2
254Long Beach city458,491$83,96936.8
255Lompoc city43,819$70,03834.5
256Lomita city20,409$92,92039
257Loma Linda city25,021$82,82437
258Lodi city67,008$84,40235.9
259Livingston city14,450$76,15833.2
260Livermore city85,870$153,60240.5
261Live Oak Cdp16,866$107,50041.3
262Lindsay city12,572$50,56331.4
263Linda Cdp23,215$69,16130.3
264Lincoln city51,629$108,10843.7
265Lennox Cdp20,289$60,30734.5
266Lemoore city27,023$82,18931.7
267Lemon Hill Cdp14,942$49,44129.4
268Lemon Grove city27,489$79,27838.8
269Lawndale city31,113$83,53835.6
270Lathrop city32,696$118,60534.2
271Larkspur city12,856$134,74449.9
272Lancaster city170,013$76,08334.2
273Lamont Cdp13,481$34,43631
274Lakewood city80,510$116,79439
275Lakeside Cdp (San Diego County)21,788$94,87738.4
276Lakeland Village Cdp11,587$83,37131.2
277Lake Los Angeles Cdp13,479$60,99931.1
278Lake Forest city85,846$131,37840.4
279Lake Elsinore city71,516$96,52733.4
280Lake Arrowhead Cdp10,746$88,14748.4
281Laguna Woods city17,342$60,23575
282Laguna Niguel city64,023$140,60547.7
283Laguna Hills city30,921$122,77843.1
284Laguna Beach city22,777$140,50852.3
285Lafayette city25,277$222,39345
286Ladera Ranch Cdp23,609$184,25735.3
287La Verne city30,804$104,56546.9
288La Riviera Cdp11,503$91,11134
289La Quinta city38,299$97,62852.1
290La Puente city37,404$84,81136.9
291La Presa Cdp36,669$88,47935.4
292La Palma city15,375$115,83346.6
293La Mirada city46,945$110,17742.4
294La Mesa city60,835$84,33737.1
295La Habra city62,233$98,15838.1
296La Crescenta-Montrose Cdp19,940$119,77541.7
297La Cañada Flintridge city20,094$221,45145.2
298Kingsburg city12,589$82,56241.2
299King City city13,512$63,09028.9
300Kerman city16,492$57,55629.9
301Jurupa Valley city106,244$96,19033.8
302Isla Vista Cdp13,717$24,42821.2
303Irvine city308,160$129,64733.9
304Inglewood city105,575$71,02937.5
305Indio city90,669$78,70938.2
306Imperial city20,943$83,21432.9
307Imperial Beach city25,897$79,07135.2
308Huntington Park city53,658$56,95234.2
309Huntington Beach city196,010$119,88543.4
310Home Gardens Cdp11,430$92,34436.4
311Hollister city43,003$101,97933.6
312Hillsborough town11,122$250,00146.8
313Hillcrest Cdp10,203$44,95429.5
314Highland city56,690$77,97933.3
315Hesperia city100,141$68,97132.9
316Hermosa Beach city19,248$152,01942.1
317Hercules city26,245$130,58343.5
318Hemet city90,646$53,62339.7
319Healdsburg city11,274$100,08243.3
320Hayward city159,201$113,77538.2
321Hawthorne city85,933$72,71933.6
322Hawaiian Gardens city13,816$76,02534.2
323Hanford city59,389$73,54432.5
324Half Moon Bay city11,454$153,19946.5
325Hacienda Heights Cdp54,956$106,62043.5
326Grover Beach city12,687$82,53440.5
327Greenfield city19,759$78,94627.5
328Grass Valley city14,126$48,85049.6
329Granite Bay Cdp21,378$190,00048.1
330Grand Terrace city13,069$83,66837.2
331Goleta city32,693$118,03935.5
332Golden Hills Cdp10,445$94,65437.3
333Glendora city51,350$111,91540.5
334Glendale city192,270$84,26241.4
335Gilroy city58,561$131,55436
336Gardena city59,765$79,29139.8
337Garden Grove city170,603$90,16639.6
338Garden Acres Cdp10,417$62,89533
339Galt city25,665$86,32738.7
340Fullerton city141,278$104,21936.1
341Fresno city543,615$66,80432.4
342French Valley Cdp42,550$132,60533.8
343Fremont city228,518$176,35038.8
344Fountain Valley city56,358$111,79743.7
345Foster City city32,964$193,63339.7
346Fortuna city12,413$61,60336.7
347Foothill Farms Cdp37,332$68,04233
348Fontana city211,921$98,18733.3
349Folsom city82,140$139,26340.4
350Florin Cdp49,536$66,32335.5
351Florence-Graham Cdp61,723$61,21631.1
352Fillmore city16,665$90,34336
353Farmersville city10,336$57,83229.2
354Fallbrook Cdp32,467$87,29334.4
355Fairview Cdp10,033$148,80145.8
356Fairfield city119,985$102,32136.8
357Fair Oaks Cdp32,030$111,33247
358Exeter city10,280$71,19833.1
359Eureka city26,302$60,25338.9
360Escondido city149,913$84,47737.1
361Encinitas city61,585$150,47143
362Emeryville city12,756$120,30235.5
363Elk Grove city177,221$122,22939
364El Sobrante Cdp (Riverside County)13,206$160,33140.2
365El Sobrante Cdp (Contra Costa County)15,823$112,62239.7
366El Segundo city16,863$149,14938.2
367El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) city31,399$93,09838.8
368El Monte city107,066$64,48438.1
369El Dorado Hills Cdp50,553$163,54445.6
370El Cerrito city25,781$127,47542.4
371El Centro city44,186$56,09331.6
372El Cajon city104,909$66,47835.5
373Eastvale city70,179$161,32236.1
374Eastern Goleta Valley Cdp29,411$136,83944.9
375East Whittier Cdp10,061$105,10440.4
376East San Gabriel Cdp23,521$107,18441.3
377East Rancho Dominguez Cdp14,219$67,64534.2
378East Palo Alto city29,143$104,83234.2
379East Niles Cdp28,586$51,25030.3
380East Los Angeles Cdp114,617$68,37834
381East Hemet Cdp20,292$80,62132.5
382East Bakersfield Cdp10,377$36,03927
383Dublin city70,542$205,04637.3
384Duarte city21,921$97,95244.6
385Downey city111,793$87,40037
386Dixon city19,158$98,79834.2
387Discovery Bay Cdp15,243$154,79244.4
388Dinuba city25,201$59,04829.8
389Diamond Springs Cdp12,642$83,28843.3
390Diamond Bar city53,750$106,60245.6
391Desert Hot Springs city32,786$50,34934.4
392Delhi Cdp10,525$66,30631.9
393Delano city50,835$61,81733.5
394Del Aire Cdp11,115$142,56637.4
395Davis city66,801$87,42127.2
396Danville town43,426$223,20645.6
397Dana Point city32,883$127,24648
398Daly City city102,560$119,57041.7
399Cypress city49,531$124,16741.2
400Cupertino city58,886$231,13941.3
401Culver City city39,993$122,31241.2
402Cudahy city22,325$52,74830.5
403Crestline Cdp10,431$79,37841.1
404Covina city50,143$94,79238.2
405Country Club Cdp10,017$79,50637.1
406Coto de Caza Cdp15,363$232,47045.8
407Costa Mesa city110,538$110,07336.5
408Corte Madera town10,101$220,77144.2
409Coronado city18,558$135,05641.9
410Corona city158,839$106,43837.3
411Corcoran city22,626$55,90934.6
412Concord city124,260$109,19538.6
413Compton city93,525$74,27033.9
414Commerce city12,072$71,76836.1
415Colton city53,798$69,58133.9
416Coalinga city17,352$78,01436.6
417Coachella city42,594$67,55833.4
418Clovis city122,719$100,36035.3
419Clearlake city16,604$41,58035.8
420Clayton city10,962$172,22644.3
421Claremont city36,553$122,12740.3
422Citrus Heights city87,036$77,16738.3
423Citrus Cdp10,813$101,17935.6
424Chula Vista city275,030$105,17337
425Chowchilla city18,876$63,30834.6
426Chino Hills city78,024$122,60040.6
427Chino city91,775$103,84536.8
428Chico city102,032$67,92931
429Cherryland Cdp14,575$84,85838.5
430Cerritos city48,340$133,95347
431Ceres city48,918$76,86232.7
432Cathedral City city52,047$67,03140.9
433Castro Valley Cdp65,389$138,06942.8
434Castaic Cdp18,479$132,15337.2
435Casa de Oro-Mount Helix Cdp19,651$123,03744
436Carson city93,523$107,39141.9
437Carpinteria city13,100$104,23344.5
438Carmichael Cdp78,070$84,37641
439Carlsbad city114,500$139,32642.8
440Canyon Lake city11,107$124,94846.6
441Campbell city42,848$147,12839.2
442Camp Pendleton South Cdp15,011$66,26523.1
443Cameron Park Cdp17,283$97,78647.2
444Camarillo city70,244$109,39041.2
445Calimesa city10,680$90,31343.2
446California City city14,821$55,27133.8
447Calexico city38,476$50,02133.5
448Calabasas city22,869$157,93842.9
449Burlingame city30,526$168,83241.5
450Burbank city105,165$95,81639.8
451Buena Park city83,052$108,18737.4
452Brentwood city64,609$139,56740.5
453Brea city47,337$124,83739.6
454Brawley city26,934$60,37030.8
455Bostonia Cdp16,545$73,54934.4
456Bonita Cdp13,336$117,75045.9
457Blythe city17,824$51,98436.6
458Bloomington Cdp24,324$81,22033
459Blackhawk Cdp10,404$239,68150.9
460Big Bear City Cdp12,493$72,45744.3
461Beverly Hills city31,955$127,97947.7
462Berkeley city120,223$108,55832.9
463Benicia city26,861$125,04045.1
464Belmont city27,505$207,60940.4
465Bellflower city77,396$77,60235.9
466Bell Gardens city38,661$55,37232
467Bell city32,830$60,64133.9
468Beaumont city54,817$105,16435.4
469Bay Point Cdp24,065$80,68432.7
470Barstow city25,198$51,81132.9
471Banning city30,680$57,69943.3
472Baldwin Park city70,720$79,08737.4
473Bakersfield city408,366$77,39731.9
474Azusa city49,318$85,72733.9
475Avocado Heights Cdp12,934$95,00038.2
476Avenal city13,441$52,98632.3
477Auburn city13,758$77,76047
478Atwater city32,013$63,94533.9
479Atascadero city29,735$88,83040.5
480Ashland Cdp22,784$81,60436
481Arvin city19,478$49,98424.9
482Artesia city16,044$97,71240.1
483Arroyo Grande city18,412$103,25845.2
484Arden-Arcade Cdp96,319$71,76736.8
485Arcata city18,578$48,73128
486Arcadia city55,550$116,14243.2
487Apple Valley town75,478$65,92635.5
488Antioch city115,759$94,25638.1
489Antelope Cdp49,080$95,10236
490Anderson city11,282$50,30637.1
491Anaheim city344,553$90,58335.9
492American Canyon city21,698$123,93536.2
493Alum Rock Cdp11,619$111,97640.3
494Altadena Cdp41,921$129,12346.2
495Alpine Cdp15,470$111,72342.8
496Aliso Viejo city51,320$137,97038.6
497Alhambra city81,483$85,18941.9
498Albany city19,768$135,92737.8
499Alamo Cdp14,441$250,00150.8
500Alameda city76,876$132,01540.7
501Agoura Hills city19,881$171,94446.7
502Adelanto city38,010$68,41928.8

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Los Angeles city is the #1 ranked city in California by population, with a value of 3,857,897 according to Census ACS 2023 data.

California has 502 cities with 10,000+ population tracked in Census ACS 2023 data.

All data comes from the American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year estimates by the US Census Bureau.

Data from the American Community Survey 2023 5-Year estimates. Covers cities with populations of 10,000 or more in California.