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All 1,618 Census places in California.

This broader Census geography includes 483 legal places and 1,135 census-designated places. Population is the2020–2024 ACS 5-year survey estimate, not a 2024 or current-year population count. This is the complete ACS geography snapshot. Historical geographies remain labeled here; only places still recognized in the 2025 Gazetteer receive a current-place rank.

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1,618 rows

ACS geography snapshot for California; ranks apply only to current 2025 geographies.
RankCensus placeRecordTypeGeography statusPopulation estimatePopulation MOEPrecision flagMedian ageAge MOEAvg. household sizeHousehold size MOE
#1Los Angeles cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography3,857,263±151standard37.2±0.22.6±0.01
#2San Diego cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography1,389,526±106standard36.2±0.22.5±0.01
#3San Jose cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography990,138±103standard38.2±0.23.0±0.02
#4San Francisco cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography830,235Controlled estimate; no sampling errornot_assessed40.0±0.12.2±0.01
#5Fresno cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography545,970±90standard32.8±0.33.0±0.03
#6Sacramento cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography528,706±125standard36.0±0.32.6±0.02
#7Long Beach cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography455,548±128standard37.1±0.42.6±0.03
#8Oakland cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography439,418±102standard37.9±0.42.5±0.02
#9Bakersfield cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography411,986±100standard32.1±0.43.1±0.04
#10Anaheim cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography344,521±90standard36.2±0.63.2±0.04
#11Stockton cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography322,326±89standard33.9±0.53.2±0.04
#12Riverside cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography319,069±87standard33.6±0.53.2±0.04
#13Santa Ana cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography312,534±138standard34.7±0.53.8±0.06
#14Irvine cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography311,690±103standard34.0±0.52.6±0.04
#15Chula Vista cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography276,375±86standard37.1±0.53.2±0.05
#16Santa Clarita cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography230,221±96standard38.4±0.73.0±0.05
#17Fremont cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography228,295±110standard39.1±0.42.9±0.04
#18San Bernardino cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography222,724±72standard32.2±0.53.4±0.05
#19Modesto cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography219,215±93standard35.1±0.53.0±0.04
#20Fontana cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography214,169±89standard33.8±0.63.7±0.06
#21Moreno Valley cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography211,666±83standard32.5±0.43.8±0.06
#22Oxnard cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography200,928±69standard34.4±0.53.8±0.07
#23Huntington Beach cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography195,240±107standard44.0±0.82.5±0.04
#24Glendale cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography190,748±51standard41.4±0.72.6±0.04
#25Ontario cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography180,547±75standard33.5±0.73.3±0.06
#26Elk Grove cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography179,155±117standard39.4±0.53.2±0.06
#27Santa Rosa cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography177,090±70standard41.2±0.52.5±0.03
#28Rancho Cucamonga cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography175,411±81standard38.6±0.62.9±0.05
#29Oceanside cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography172,242±131standard38.9±0.62.8±0.05
#30Garden Grove cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography170,964±82standard40.2±0.63.4±0.06
#31Lancaster cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography169,169±59standard34.5±0.83.1±0.07
#32Palmdale cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography164,634±69standard33.0±0.83.5±0.07
#33Salinas cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography161,761±59standard32.4±0.53.6±0.06
#34Corona cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography159,670±80standard37.5±0.73.2±0.05
#35Hayward cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography158,801±67standard38.6±0.53.1±0.06
#36Roseville cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography155,955±100standard40.2±0.62.6±0.03
#37Sunnyvale cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography154,236±68standard35.2±0.62.5±0.04
#38Escondido cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography149,668±57standard36.9±0.72.9±0.07
#39Pomona cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography147,943±74standard36.0±0.73.4±0.08
#40Visalia cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography143,939±53standard33.9±0.63.0±0.06
#41Torrance cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography142,130±39standard43.2±0.92.6±0.05
#42Fullerton cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography140,968±79standard36.9±0.82.9±0.04
#43Orange cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography138,266±77standard37.2±0.82.9±0.06
#44Victorville cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography137,627±74standard32.3±13.5±0.1
#45Pasadena cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography136,969±105standard40.1±0.62.3±0.04
#46Santa Clara cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography130,256±69standard34.6±0.52.5±0.04
#47Simi Valley cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography125,634±100standard41.9±0.72.8±0.05
#48Thousand Oaks cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography125,205±97standard44.9±12.6±0.05
#49Clovis cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography124,725±114standard36.0±0.93.0±0.06
#50Vallejo cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography124,268±96standard40.6±0.92.7±0.05
#51Concord cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography124,035±92standard39.1±0.72.6±0.05
#52Fairfield cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography120,785±65standard36.9±0.63.1±0.06
#53Berkeley cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography120,257±59standard33.2±0.72.3±0.05
#54Antioch cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography116,477±144standard38.4±1.13.1±0.08
#55Richmond cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography115,505±89standard37.9±0.92.8±0.08
#56Carlsbad cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography114,373±104standard42.5±12.6±0.06
#57Murrieta cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography112,064±62standard36.6±1.13.1±0.07
#58East Los Angeles CDPCensus-designated placeCurrent 2025 geography111,647±3,509standard34.7±1.23.7±0.09
#59Temecula cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography111,167±65standard36.7±0.73.0±0.06
#60Downey cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography110,939±44standard37.7±1.23.1±0.06
#61Santa Maria cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography110,462±74standard29.3±0.63.7±0.1
#62Costa Mesa cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography110,330±43standard36.7±0.82.6±0.07
#63Menifee cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography110,305±71standard38.1±1.13.0±0.07
#64San Buenaventura (Ventura) cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography109,857±54standard41.3±12.6±0.05
#65West Covina cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography107,037±66standard40.5±13.2±0.07
#66Jurupa Valley cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography107,011±46standard34.5±0.83.8±0.09
#67El Monte cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography106,109±64standard37.8±0.93.6±0.08
#68Inglewood cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography104,569±104standard38.6±1.32.7±0.07
#69Burbank cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography104,546±46standard40.1±12.4±0.05
#70El Cajon cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography104,449±64standard36.1±0.93.0±0.08
#71Rialto cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography104,143±77standard32.6±0.83.8±0.09
#72San Mateo cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography103,105±92standard38.3±0.72.5±0.05
#73Vacaville cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography102,596±51standard38.2±0.82.8±0.06
#74Chico cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography102,188±69standard31.1±0.62.3±0.04
#75Daly City cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography101,964±54standard42.6±0.93.1±0.08
#76Hesperia cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography100,775±44standard32.7±0.83.4±0.09
#77Norwalk cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography99,789±84standard37.3±0.93.6±0.09
#78Vista cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography99,114±94standard35.9±0.93.0±0.08
#79Tracy cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography96,966±57standard35.6±0.73.3±0.08
#80Arden-Arcade CDPCensus-designated placeCurrent 2025 geography94,994±2,963standard37.2±1.32.4±0.05
#81San Marcos cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography94,882±68standard36.8±1.13.0±0.08
#82Redding cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography93,409±52standard38.8±0.72.5±0.05
#83Carson cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography92,871±74standard41.7±13.4±0.09
#84Compton cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography92,698±51standard33.3±1.13.8±0.09
#85Chino cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography92,652±60standard36.2±0.73.3±0.07
#86Mission Viejo cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography92,151±77standard45.5±1.52.7±0.07
#87Merced cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography91,953±65standard30.0±0.73.3±0.09
#88Indio cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography91,950±83standard38.6±1.12.9±0.1
#89South Gate cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography91,483±36standard36.3±13.6±0.1
#90Hemet cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography91,326±62standard39.8±1.72.8±0.09
#91Santa Monica cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography91,169±42standard42.7±1.21.9±0.04
#92Westminster cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography89,860±102standard43.2±1.23.2±0.07
#93Manteca cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography89,043±58standard36.8±13.2±0.09
#94San Leandro cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography87,826±42standard41.9±1.12.9±0.07
#95Santa Barbara cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography87,779±52standard39.7±1.12.4±0.05
#96Citrus Heights cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography86,995±51standard38.7±0.92.6±0.05
#97Lake Forest cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography86,281±81standard40.2±1.12.8±0.06
#98Whittier cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography86,165±55standard38.4±13.0±0.09
#99San Ramon cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography85,993±114standard41.6±0.92.9±0.06
#100Livermore cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography85,522±68standard40.7±0.82.7±0.06
Coverage: 483 legal places and 1,135 census-designated places. A missing value means Census did not publish a usable estimate; it is never replaced with zero.

Methodology · geography and uncertainty

Census places are broader than incorporated cities.

A legal place is an incorporated municipality or other legally defined place recognized by Census. A census-designated place (CDP) is a statistical area Census defines for a settled community that is not incorporated. CDPs are included here and labeled explicitly; they remain excluded from the separate annual PEP municipality pages.

Place type comes from the 2025 Census Gazetteer when its GEOID matches. For the 21 national ACS places that do not match that later-vintage file, classification uses the explicit legal-place or CDPsuffix in Census’s official ACS geography name; no approximate name matching is used.

Every displayed value is an ACS five-year survey estimate. The population margin of error is shown in the table, and the downloaded state slice also includes margins of error for median age and average household size. A low_precision display flag means the 90% margin of error exceeds half the estimate; it is a warning threshold, not a statistical quality grade. ACS sentinel values and unavailable estimates remain null rather than becoming zero.

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