State population ranking
25 Largest Places in California by Population
Ranked from largest to smallest using 2024 population estimates. Each place links to its sourced facts, scores, and local summary.
Largest to smallest
Population-ranked places
1,135 of 1,618 published places have the selected population vintage.
- 1
East Los Angeles, CA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 111,647
- Median home value
- $643,100
- Median rent
- $1,494
- 2
Arden-Arcade, CA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 94,994
- Median home value
- $560,200
- Median rent
- $1,588
- 3
Carmichael, CA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 76,948
- Median home value
- $579,500
- Median rent
- $1,702
- 4
Castro Valley, CA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 65,001
- Median home value
- $1,104,600
- Median rent
- $2,554
- 5
Florence-Graham, CA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 60,690
- Median home value
- $545,200
- Median rent
- $1,521
- 6
South Whittier, CA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 55,650
- Median home value
- $708,300
- Median rent
- $1,908
- 7
Hacienda Heights, CA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 54,291
- Median home value
- $820,800
- Median rent
- $2,300
- 8
El Dorado Hills, CA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 51,026
- Median home value
- $909,500
- Median rent
- $2,552
- 9
Florin, CA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 50,211
- Median home value
- $386,900
- Median rent
- $1,622
- 10
Antelope, CA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 48,301
- Median home value
- $489,800
- Median rent
- $2,189
- 11
North Highlands, CA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 47,957
- Median home value
- $367,600
- Median rent
- $1,636
- 12
Rowland Heights, CA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 45,911
- Median home value
- $851,300
- Median rent
- $1,967
- 13
French Valley, CA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 45,269
- Median home value
- $679,800
- Median rent
- $3,119
- 14
Vineyard, CA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 43,751
- Median home value
- $596,000
- Median rent
- $2,090
- 15
Altadena, CA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 41,705
- Median home value
- $1,120,000
- Median rent
- $2,355
- 16
Foothill Farms, CA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 36,435
- Median home value
- $414,000
- Median rent
- $1,695
- 17
Orangevale, CA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 35,958
- Median home value
- $565,100
- Median rent
- $1,932
- 18
La Presa, CA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 34,962
- Median home value
- $629,700
- Median rent
- $1,852
- 19
Oildale, CA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 34,687
- Median home value
- $238,800
- Median rent
- $1,281
- 20
Westmont, CA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 34,123
- Median home value
- $653,800
- Median rent
- $1,466
- 21
Fair Oaks, CA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 32,799
- Median home value
- $683,000
- Median rent
- $1,910
- 22
Fallbrook, CA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 32,112
- Median home value
- $784,100
- Median rent
- $1,786
- 23
Spring Valley CDP (San Diego County), CA
Published place
- Population
- 31,969
- Median home value
- $714,700
- Median rent
- $2,166
- 24
Orcutt, CA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 31,454
- Median home value
- $624,500
- Median rent
- $2,193
- 25
Temescal Valley, CA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 30,069
- Median home value
- $710,400
- Median rent
- $2,938
How this list is ranked
Places are ordered by population, descending, using one common statewide vintage; ties are ordered by place name. Incorporated places and census-designated places are both eligible when they appear in the published location data.