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Census ACS 2023 · 502 cities

Youngest Cities in California

Age demographics shape everything from school enrollment to housing demand. University of California-Santa Barbara Cdp is the youngest city in California with a median age of 19.9. College towns, military communities, and fast-growing suburbs tend to have the youngest populations. Younger cities often have more families with children, growing school systems, and expanding housing markets. Compare median ages across all 502 major cities in California.

Source: Census ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates

#CityMedian AgePopulationMedian Income
1Yucca Valley town40.221,744$55,302
2Yucaipa city36.654,348$92,401
3Yuba City city36.169,545$72,322
4Yorba Linda city44.767,407$152,060
5Woodland city3761,256$87,880
6Woodcrest Cdp38.317,111$139,659
7Winton Cdp29.811,429$58,884
8Winter Gardens Cdp38.522,003$94,320
9Windsor town42.726,179$129,004
10Willowbrook Cdp32.821,642$60,386
11Wildomar city35.136,953$95,677
12Whittier city38.385,925$92,374
13Westmont Cdp32.934,291$47,899
14Westminster city41.790,147$82,686
15West Whittier-Los Nietos Cdp37.825,459$101,138
16West Sacramento city34.654,496$90,791
17West Rancho Dominguez Cdp3522,560$81,585
18West Puente Valley Cdp38.822,198$86,692
19West Hollywood city39.635,090$94,844
20West Covina city40.1107,436$98,570
21West Carson Cdp46.121,909$95,385
22Watsonville city32.751,968$74,785
23Wasco city30.426,222$55,521
24Walnut Park Cdp37.315,446$79,205
25Walnut Creek city46.169,790$135,665
26Walnut city46.427,857$133,762
27Vista city34.998,646$91,854
28Visalia city33.5142,649$79,952
29Vineyard Cdp37.242,645$108,403
30Vincent Cdp37.515,151$99,157
31View Park-Windsor Hills Cdp51.211,744$120,604
32Victorville city32135,983$70,663
33Valley Center Cdp40.810,303$116,620
34Vallejo city40124,637$89,496
35Valle Vista Cdp34.219,263$61,799
36Valinda Cdp38.421,626$99,979
37Vacaville city38.1102,085$108,580
38Upland city37.578,940$101,407
39University of California-Santa Barbara Cdp19.911,634$75,000
40Union City city42.168,141$137,194
41Ukiah city39.316,419$67,122
42Twentynine Palms city24.628,738$56,000
43Tustin city36.879,035$108,435
44Turlock city34.672,400$79,807
45Tulare city29.569,984$69,517
46Truckee town42.316,942$125,995
47Tracy city35.295,358$118,253
48Torrance city43.1143,499$113,105
49Thousand Oaks city44.5125,676$134,367
50Temple City city4335,749$102,449
51Temescal Valley Cdp39.628,560$119,647
52Temecula city36.3110,404$117,840
53Tehachapi city39.212,366$67,785
54Tamalpais-Homestead Valley Cdp44.312,153$238,158
55Susanville city35.514,992$57,607
56Sunnyvale city35.1153,455$181,862
57Sun Village Cdp36.411,009$68,284
58Suisun City city35.529,205$97,083
59Stockton city33.7320,470$76,851
60Stevenson Ranch Cdp41.521,317$146,404
61Stanton city38.938,639$81,455
62Stanford Cdp22.717,958$70,651
63Spring Valley Lake Cdp35.210,098$93,040
64Spring Valley Cdp (San Diego County)36.632,215$104,808
65South Whittier Cdp35.155,201$98,974
66South San Jose Hills Cdp35.117,451$94,740
67South San Francisco city42.464,487$135,909
68South Pasadena city40.326,297$128,105
69South Lake Tahoe city39.321,319$73,940
70South Gate city35.291,836$71,315
71South El Monte city37.819,413$67,153
72Soquel Cdp42.610,691$114,991
73Sonoma city54.410,726$101,281
74Soledad city37.124,476$93,204
75Solana Beach city47.912,841$150,820
76Simi Valley city41.8125,769$117,703
77Signal Hill city40.911,563$102,303
78Sierra Madre city46.911,020$141,094
79Shasta Lake city39.410,334$61,319
80Shafter city2820,618$67,989
81Selma city33.324,586$55,839
82Seaside city33.731,964$82,303
83Seal Beach city61.224,868$83,045
84Scotts Valley city47.812,138$140,887
85Saratoga city51.330,335$241,348
86Santee city39.559,485$105,613
87Santa Rosa city40.5177,216$97,410
88Santa Paula city35.231,202$77,130
89Santa Monica city42.991,535$109,739
90Santa Maria city29.3109,880$84,617
91Santa Fe Springs city38.819,310$86,857
92Santa Cruz city30.760,953$111,427
93Santa Clarita city38.1229,021$119,926
94Santa Clara city34.5129,239$173,670
95Santa Barbara city39.488,024$101,672
96Santa Ana city34.3311,639$88,354
97Sanger city3126,515$74,428
98San Ramon city40.985,734$197,358
99San Rafael city43.560,604$109,317
100San Pablo city34.331,771$78,215
101San Mateo city38103,555$152,669
102San Marino city45.212,279$187,633
103San Marcos city36.894,078$105,286
104San Luis Obispo city26.248,039$66,711
105San Lorenzo Cdp40.329,453$110,495
106San Leandro city41.588,531$98,063
107San Juan Capistrano city44.834,998$127,893
108San Jose city38.1990,054$141,565
109San Jacinto city32.454,756$78,281
110San Gabriel city44.638,764$87,592
111San Francisco city39.7836,321$141,446
112San Fernando city36.323,716$79,694
113San Dimas city42.834,099$105,833
114San Diego Country Estates Cdp43.210,142$134,639
115San Diego city361,385,061$104,321
116San Clemente city44.663,510$134,735
117San Carlos city41.629,797$233,333
118San Buenaventura (Ventura) city41109,900$100,407
119San Bruno city39.842,612$135,976
120San Bernardino city31.9221,774$63,988
121San Anselmo town45.712,711$170,457
122Salinas city32.1161,993$89,150
123Salida Cdp33.914,457$91,990
124Sacramento city35.7524,802$83,753
125Rowland Heights Cdp45.246,787$85,202
126Rossmoor Cdp4711,895$200,833
127Roseville city39.8152,438$117,354
128Rosemont Cdp35.723,448$86,178
129Rosemead city44.550,340$72,248
130Rosedale Cdp37.219,325$134,697
131Rosamond Cdp30.720,835$77,773
132Rohnert Park city34.944,461$96,635
133Rocklin city38.272,340$120,916
134Riverside city33.1316,241$88,575
135Riverbank city32.924,881$90,216
136Ripon city39.616,117$120,061
137Rio Vista city64.710,002$86,970
138Rio Linda Cdp37.616,951$96,083
139Ridgecrest city34.828,138$88,107
140Richmond city37.6115,396$90,038
141Rialto city31.8103,866$85,521
142Reedley city32.325,446$62,923
143Redwood City city37.582,423$150,840
144Redondo Beach city40.769,814$144,588
145Redlands city35.672,985$99,158
146Redding city38.793,268$69,443
147Red Bluff city35.214,592$50,216
148Rancho Santa Margarita city40.347,257$146,827
149Rancho San Diego Cdp43.322,264$118,431
150Rancho Palos Verdes city49.741,259$175,307
151Rancho Mission Viejo Cdp38.511,355$181,111
152Rancho Mirage city6517,375$109,943
153Rancho Cucamonga city37.9174,693$109,511
154Rancho Cordova city35.480,656$89,120
155Ramona Cdp39.222,829$101,023
156Quartz Hill Cdp37.710,968$104,017
157Prunedale Cdp37.819,286$106,442
158Poway city41.948,515$143,825
159Potomac Park Cdp23.610,634$45,617
160Porterville city31.262,765$59,012
161Port Hueneme city36.121,691$76,655
162Pomona city35.4148,391$78,869
163Pleasanton city42.477,500$186,206
164Pleasant Hill city42.534,335$144,513
165Placerville city46.210,730$70,602
166Placentia city3852,384$110,575
167Pittsburg city35.875,868$101,099
168Pinole city44.118,835$120,833
169Piedmont city43.511,012$250,001
170Pico Rivera city39.260,821$86,956
171Phelan Cdp33.918,059$83,759
172Petaluma city4559,321$109,823
173Perris city31.379,349$82,523
174Patterson city30.924,306$93,542
175Pasadena city40.1136,462$103,778
176Parlier city2714,545$50,910
177Parkway Cdp32.615,880$64,380
178Paramount city33.252,546$70,912
179Palos Verdes Estates city52.913,047$247,500
180Palo Alto city42.567,231$220,408
181Palmdale city33.2165,487$81,151
182Palm Springs city57.844,998$71,979
183Palm Desert city56.751,551$79,508
184Pacifica city44.337,527$156,819
185Pacific Grove city50.315,003$105,568
186Oxnard city34201,014$93,372
187Oroville city35.519,855$51,893
188Orinda city49.119,472$250,001
189Orcutt Cdp40.431,284$108,682
190Orangevale Cdp42.435,219$98,158
191Orange city36.9138,723$116,945
192Ontario city33.1178,347$82,806
193Olivehurst Cdp32.519,071$80,477
194Oildale Cdp34.934,971$49,622
195Oceanside city38.1172,542$93,724
196Oakley city36.444,311$132,067
197Oakland city37.6438,072$97,369
198Oakdale city35.123,155$86,478
199Oak Park Cdp41.413,656$160,484
200Novato city47.852,689$112,193
201Norwalk city36.5100,713$98,709
202North Tustin Cdp46.926,038$186,250
203North Highlands Cdp34.547,900$65,090
204North Fair Oaks Cdp32.813,327$106,690
205North Auburn Cdp45.513,833$72,125
206Norco city4125,211$125,117
207Nipomo Cdp39.317,266$102,382
208Newport Beach city4684,304$158,461
209Newman city35.312,299$75,344
210Newark city37.347,145$164,909
211National City city36.655,960$64,248
212Napa city41.278,816$102,231
213Muscoy Cdp31.611,402$57,726
214Murrieta city36111,621$109,780
215Mountain View city35.382,363$179,917
216Mountain House Cdp34.125,108$171,675
217Morro Bay city52.910,717$92,553
218Morgan Hill city38.845,152$159,758
219Moreno Valley city32.1210,378$87,477
220Moraga town41.416,790$199,800
221Moorpark city38.335,957$149,403
222Monterey Park city45.559,639$77,605
223Monterey city37.129,772$104,110
224Montebello city39.461,376$74,955
225Montclair city33.537,809$76,338
226Monrovia city38.337,553$97,083
227Modesto city35.4218,614$77,899
228Mission Viejo city46.192,415$136,071
229Milpitas city36.478,216$176,822
230Millbrae city45.322,589$157,567
231Mill Valley city47.214,064$208,466
232Merced city29.889,766$59,938
233Menlo Park city38.532,775$206,588
234Menifee city38.2107,020$89,183
235Mendota city24.912,554$46,458
236Mead Valley Cdp32.719,588$90,358
237McKinleyville Cdp39.217,152$66,096
238McFarland city26.714,138$51,801
239Maywood city32.524,593$61,655
240Marysville city3312,703$58,150
241Martinez city42.336,926$125,436
242Marina city36.722,324$88,518
243Manteca city36.686,521$94,718
244Manhattan Beach city43.434,584$193,904
245Malibu city50.710,516$192,159
246Madera city30.467,133$63,619
247Lynwood city33.165,291$70,236
248Los Osos Cdp47.315,048$103,504
249Los Gatos town45.232,773$207,891
250Los Banos city30.446,776$70,893
251Los Angeles city36.93,857,897$80,366
252Los Altos city4630,736$250,001
253Los Alamitos city37.211,784$98,539
254Long Beach city36.8458,491$83,969
255Lompoc city34.543,819$70,038
256Lomita city3920,409$92,920
257Loma Linda city3725,021$82,824
258Lodi city35.967,008$84,402
259Livingston city33.214,450$76,158
260Livermore city40.585,870$153,602
261Live Oak Cdp41.316,866$107,500
262Lindsay city31.412,572$50,563
263Linda Cdp30.323,215$69,161
264Lincoln city43.751,629$108,108
265Lennox Cdp34.520,289$60,307
266Lemoore city31.727,023$82,189
267Lemon Hill Cdp29.414,942$49,441
268Lemon Grove city38.827,489$79,278
269Lawndale city35.631,113$83,538
270Lathrop city34.232,696$118,605
271Larkspur city49.912,856$134,744
272Lancaster city34.2170,013$76,083
273Lamont Cdp3113,481$34,436
274Lakewood city3980,510$116,794
275Lakeside Cdp (San Diego County)38.421,788$94,877
276Lakeland Village Cdp31.211,587$83,371
277Lake Los Angeles Cdp31.113,479$60,999
278Lake Forest city40.485,846$131,378
279Lake Elsinore city33.471,516$96,527
280Lake Arrowhead Cdp48.410,746$88,147
281Laguna Woods city7517,342$60,235
282Laguna Niguel city47.764,023$140,605
283Laguna Hills city43.130,921$122,778
284Laguna Beach city52.322,777$140,508
285Lafayette city4525,277$222,393
286Ladera Ranch Cdp35.323,609$184,257
287La Verne city46.930,804$104,565
288La Riviera Cdp3411,503$91,111
289La Quinta city52.138,299$97,628
290La Puente city36.937,404$84,811
291La Presa Cdp35.436,669$88,479
292La Palma city46.615,375$115,833
293La Mirada city42.446,945$110,177
294La Mesa city37.160,835$84,337
295La Habra city38.162,233$98,158
296La Crescenta-Montrose Cdp41.719,940$119,775
297La Cañada Flintridge city45.220,094$221,451
298Kingsburg city41.212,589$82,562
299King City city28.913,512$63,090
300Kerman city29.916,492$57,556
301Jurupa Valley city33.8106,244$96,190
302Isla Vista Cdp21.213,717$24,428
303Irvine city33.9308,160$129,647
304Inglewood city37.5105,575$71,029
305Indio city38.290,669$78,709
306Imperial city32.920,943$83,214
307Imperial Beach city35.225,897$79,071
308Huntington Park city34.253,658$56,952
309Huntington Beach city43.4196,010$119,885
310Home Gardens Cdp36.411,430$92,344
311Hollister city33.643,003$101,979
312Hillsborough town46.811,122$250,001
313Hillcrest Cdp29.510,203$44,954
314Highland city33.356,690$77,979
315Hesperia city32.9100,141$68,971
316Hermosa Beach city42.119,248$152,019
317Hercules city43.526,245$130,583
318Hemet city39.790,646$53,623
319Healdsburg city43.311,274$100,082
320Hayward city38.2159,201$113,775
321Hawthorne city33.685,933$72,719
322Hawaiian Gardens city34.213,816$76,025
323Hanford city32.559,389$73,544
324Half Moon Bay city46.511,454$153,199
325Hacienda Heights Cdp43.554,956$106,620
326Grover Beach city40.512,687$82,534
327Greenfield city27.519,759$78,946
328Grass Valley city49.614,126$48,850
329Granite Bay Cdp48.121,378$190,000
330Grand Terrace city37.213,069$83,668
331Goleta city35.532,693$118,039
332Golden Hills Cdp37.310,445$94,654
333Glendora city40.551,350$111,915
334Glendale city41.4192,270$84,262
335Gilroy city3658,561$131,554
336Gardena city39.859,765$79,291
337Garden Grove city39.6170,603$90,166
338Garden Acres Cdp3310,417$62,895
339Galt city38.725,665$86,327
340Fullerton city36.1141,278$104,219
341Fresno city32.4543,615$66,804
342French Valley Cdp33.842,550$132,605
343Fremont city38.8228,518$176,350
344Fountain Valley city43.756,358$111,797
345Foster City city39.732,964$193,633
346Fortuna city36.712,413$61,603
347Foothill Farms Cdp3337,332$68,042
348Fontana city33.3211,921$98,187
349Folsom city40.482,140$139,263
350Florin Cdp35.549,536$66,323
351Florence-Graham Cdp31.161,723$61,216
352Fillmore city3616,665$90,343
353Farmersville city29.210,336$57,832
354Fallbrook Cdp34.432,467$87,293
355Fairview Cdp45.810,033$148,801
356Fairfield city36.8119,985$102,321
357Fair Oaks Cdp4732,030$111,332
358Exeter city33.110,280$71,198
359Eureka city38.926,302$60,253
360Escondido city37.1149,913$84,477
361Encinitas city4361,585$150,471
362Emeryville city35.512,756$120,302
363Elk Grove city39177,221$122,229
364El Sobrante Cdp (Riverside County)40.213,206$160,331
365El Sobrante Cdp (Contra Costa County)39.715,823$112,622
366El Segundo city38.216,863$149,149
367El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) city38.831,399$93,098
368El Monte city38.1107,066$64,484
369El Dorado Hills Cdp45.650,553$163,544
370El Cerrito city42.425,781$127,475
371El Centro city31.644,186$56,093
372El Cajon city35.5104,909$66,478
373Eastvale city36.170,179$161,322
374Eastern Goleta Valley Cdp44.929,411$136,839
375East Whittier Cdp40.410,061$105,104
376East San Gabriel Cdp41.323,521$107,184
377East Rancho Dominguez Cdp34.214,219$67,645
378East Palo Alto city34.229,143$104,832
379East Niles Cdp30.328,586$51,250
380East Los Angeles Cdp34114,617$68,378
381East Hemet Cdp32.520,292$80,621
382East Bakersfield Cdp2710,377$36,039
383Dublin city37.370,542$205,046
384Duarte city44.621,921$97,952
385Downey city37111,793$87,400
386Dixon city34.219,158$98,798
387Discovery Bay Cdp44.415,243$154,792
388Dinuba city29.825,201$59,048
389Diamond Springs Cdp43.312,642$83,288
390Diamond Bar city45.653,750$106,602
391Desert Hot Springs city34.432,786$50,349
392Delhi Cdp31.910,525$66,306
393Delano city33.550,835$61,817
394Del Aire Cdp37.411,115$142,566
395Davis city27.266,801$87,421
396Danville town45.643,426$223,206
397Dana Point city4832,883$127,246
398Daly City city41.7102,560$119,570
399Cypress city41.249,531$124,167
400Cupertino city41.358,886$231,139
401Culver City city41.239,993$122,312
402Cudahy city30.522,325$52,748
403Crestline Cdp41.110,431$79,378
404Covina city38.250,143$94,792
405Country Club Cdp37.110,017$79,506
406Coto de Caza Cdp45.815,363$232,470
407Costa Mesa city36.5110,538$110,073
408Corte Madera town44.210,101$220,771
409Coronado city41.918,558$135,056
410Corona city37.3158,839$106,438
411Corcoran city34.622,626$55,909
412Concord city38.6124,260$109,195
413Compton city33.993,525$74,270
414Commerce city36.112,072$71,768
415Colton city33.953,798$69,581
416Coalinga city36.617,352$78,014
417Coachella city33.442,594$67,558
418Clovis city35.3122,719$100,360
419Clearlake city35.816,604$41,580
420Clayton city44.310,962$172,226
421Claremont city40.336,553$122,127
422Citrus Heights city38.387,036$77,167
423Citrus Cdp35.610,813$101,179
424Chula Vista city37275,030$105,173
425Chowchilla city34.618,876$63,308
426Chino Hills city40.678,024$122,600
427Chino city36.891,775$103,845
428Chico city31102,032$67,929
429Cherryland Cdp38.514,575$84,858
430Cerritos city4748,340$133,953
431Ceres city32.748,918$76,862
432Cathedral City city40.952,047$67,031
433Castro Valley Cdp42.865,389$138,069
434Castaic Cdp37.218,479$132,153
435Casa de Oro-Mount Helix Cdp4419,651$123,037
436Carson city41.993,523$107,391
437Carpinteria city44.513,100$104,233
438Carmichael Cdp4178,070$84,376
439Carlsbad city42.8114,500$139,326
440Canyon Lake city46.611,107$124,948
441Campbell city39.242,848$147,128
442Camp Pendleton South Cdp23.115,011$66,265
443Cameron Park Cdp47.217,283$97,786
444Camarillo city41.270,244$109,390
445Calimesa city43.210,680$90,313
446California City city33.814,821$55,271
447Calexico city33.538,476$50,021
448Calabasas city42.922,869$157,938
449Burlingame city41.530,526$168,832
450Burbank city39.8105,165$95,816
451Buena Park city37.483,052$108,187
452Brentwood city40.564,609$139,567
453Brea city39.647,337$124,837
454Brawley city30.826,934$60,370
455Bostonia Cdp34.416,545$73,549
456Bonita Cdp45.913,336$117,750
457Blythe city36.617,824$51,984
458Bloomington Cdp3324,324$81,220
459Blackhawk Cdp50.910,404$239,681
460Big Bear City Cdp44.312,493$72,457
461Beverly Hills city47.731,955$127,979
462Berkeley city32.9120,223$108,558
463Benicia city45.126,861$125,040
464Belmont city40.427,505$207,609
465Bellflower city35.977,396$77,602
466Bell Gardens city3238,661$55,372
467Bell city33.932,830$60,641
468Beaumont city35.454,817$105,164
469Bay Point Cdp32.724,065$80,684
470Barstow city32.925,198$51,811
471Banning city43.330,680$57,699
472Baldwin Park city37.470,720$79,087
473Bakersfield city31.9408,366$77,397
474Azusa city33.949,318$85,727
475Avocado Heights Cdp38.212,934$95,000
476Avenal city32.313,441$52,986
477Auburn city4713,758$77,760
478Atwater city33.932,013$63,945
479Atascadero city40.529,735$88,830
480Ashland Cdp3622,784$81,604
481Arvin city24.919,478$49,984
482Artesia city40.116,044$97,712
483Arroyo Grande city45.218,412$103,258
484Arden-Arcade Cdp36.896,319$71,767
485Arcata city2818,578$48,731
486Arcadia city43.255,550$116,142
487Apple Valley town35.575,478$65,926
488Antioch city38.1115,759$94,256
489Antelope Cdp3649,080$95,102
490Anderson city37.111,282$50,306
491Anaheim city35.9344,553$90,583
492American Canyon city36.221,698$123,935
493Alum Rock Cdp40.311,619$111,976
494Altadena Cdp46.241,921$129,123
495Alpine Cdp42.815,470$111,723
496Aliso Viejo city38.651,320$137,970
497Alhambra city41.981,483$85,189
498Albany city37.819,768$135,927
499Alamo Cdp50.814,441$250,001
500Alameda city40.776,876$132,015
501Agoura Hills city46.719,881$171,944
502Adelanto city28.838,010$68,419

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University of California-Santa Barbara Cdp is the #1 ranked city in California by median age, with a value of 19.9 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.