Ranking of California Cities and Places By Average Household Income in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on January 16, 2024.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Average Household Income for California was $119,149. Among all California cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Hillsborough town had the highest average household income ($510,494), followed by Piedmont city ($360,360), and Los Altos city ($357,631). On the other hand, the following 3 cities and places had the lowest average household income: Isla Vista CDP ($32,936), East Bakersfield CDP ($37,168), and Lamont CDP ($47,678).

The chart below shows the top 10 California cities and places with a population of 10K+ and a high average household income, and the table below shows the ranking of all California cities and places with a population of 10K+.

You can also see similar ranking of cities and places for other states as well as for the whole United States.

Ranking of California Cities and Places By Average Household Income in 2021
Hillsborough town
Piedmont city
Los Altos city
Orinda city
Alamo CDP
Saratoga city
Blackhawk CDP
Palos Verdes Estates city
Malibu city
Coto de Caza CDP
Ranking of California Cities and Places By Average Household Income in 2021
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Rank City Average HH Income ($)
1 Hillsborough town 510494
2 Piedmont city 360360
3 Los Altos city 357631
4 Orinda city 345478
5 Alamo CDP 332932
6 Saratoga city 303668
7 Blackhawk CDP 296809
8 Palos Verdes Estates city 292814
9 Malibu city 290715
10 Coto de Caza CDP 283553
11 San Carlos city 279101
12 Mill Valley city 277907
13 La Cañada Flintridge city 277279
14 Lafayette city 277216
15 Menlo Park city 276133
16 Tamalpais-Homestead Valley CDP 274724
17 Palo Alto city 272206
18 Los Gatos town 262651
19 Manhattan Beach city 260549
20 Cupertino city 245527
21 Corte Madera town 243760
22 Danville town 239310
23 San Marino city 235807
24 Moraga town 235523
25 Newport Beach city 229388
26 Calabasas city 224208
27 Laguna Beach city 223062
28 Belmont city 221715
29 San Anselmo town 217811
30 Pleasanton city 214158
31 Mountain View city 213751
32 Hermosa Beach city 213338
33 Foster City city 211432
34 Ladera Ranch CDP 211390
35 Sunnyvale city 209785
36 Granite Bay CDP 207653
37 Burlingame city 207435
38 Rancho Palos Verdes city 205664
39 Beverly Hills city 204174
40 San Ramon city 202875
41 Dublin city 201867
42 North Tustin CDP 200877
43 Larkspur city 197818
44 Agoura Hills city 194167
45 Rossmoor CDP 193372
46 Half Moon Bay city 191615
47 Oak Park CDP 191131
48 Redwood City city 189522
49 Clayton city 188460
50 Encinitas city 187124
51 Santa Clara city 184760
52 Fremont city 183248
53 Millbrae city 182504
54 San Mateo city 181897
55 El Dorado Hills CDP 181784
56 San Francisco city 178742
57 Stevenson Ranch CDP 178633
58 Yorba Linda city 176276
59 Milpitas city 174565
60 Coronado city 174248
61 Campbell city 172607
62 Solana Beach city 172564
63 South Pasadena city 172088
64 Morgan Hill city 171892
65 Livermore city 171681
66 San Clemente city 170898
67 Eastern Goleta Valley CDP 170796
68 Fairview CDP 170794
69 El Sobrante CDP (Riverside County) 170545
70 Sierra Madre city 169865
71 Laguna Niguel city 168607
72 Newark city 168380
73 Mountain House CDP 165576
74 Discovery Bay CDP 164040
75 Rosedale CDP 163884
76 Redondo Beach city 163428
77 San Jose city 162521
78 Pacifica city 158221
79 Santa Monica city 158034
80 Rancho Santa Margarita city 157880
81 Carlsbad city 157427
82 Walnut Creek city 157175
83 Laguna Hills city 157081
84 Eastvale city 156860
85 Dana Point city 156760
86 Poway city 155770
87 San Rafael city 155715
88 El Cerrito city 154490
89 Altadena CDP 154430
90 El Segundo city 154026
91 Pleasant Hill city 153999
92 Truckee town 153386
93 Thousand Oaks city 153349
94 Alameda city 152950
95 Stanford CDP 152318
96 San Juan Capistrano city 152296
97 Union City city 151973
98 Mission Viejo city 151595
99 Albany city 151231
100 Scotts Valley city 151205
101 Woodcrest CDP 150540
102 Moorpark city 150371
103 Castro Valley CDP 149018
104 South San Francisco city 148908
105 Brentwood city 148064
106 Rancho Mirage city 147469
107 Rancho San Diego CDP 147179
108 Culver City city 147109
109 Folsom city 147050
110 Irvine city 146465
111 Claremont city 146282
112 Walnut city 145940
113 Aliso Viejo city 144493
114 Berkeley city 144355
115 Soquel CDP 144303
116 Castaic CDP 143926
117 Cerritos city 143444
118 San Bruno city 143341
119 Lake Forest city 143191
120 Novato city 142676
121 North Fair Oaks CDP 142365
122 Del Aire CDP 142041
123 Martinez city 141350
124 American Canyon city 140821
125 San Diego Country Estates CDP 139931
126 Benicia city 139472
127 Windsor town 138668
128 Gilroy city 138490
129 Healdsburg city 137804
130 Bonita CDP 137670
131 Hercules city 137543
132 Huntington Beach city 137528
133 Temescal Valley CDP 136285
134 Orange city 136262
135 French Valley CDP 136026
136 Arcadia city 135289
137 Emeryville city 134951
138 Alpine CDP 134624
139 Canyon Lake city 134188
140 Brea city 133233
141 Chino Hills city 132727
142 Santa Cruz city 132353
143 Rocklin city 131347
144 Camarillo city 130976
145 La Crescenta-Montrose CDP 130882
146 Fair Oaks CDP 130862
147 Santa Barbara city 130408
148 La Quinta city 130335
149 Petaluma city 130191
150 East Palo Alto city 130055
151 Norco city 129544
152 Cypress city 129523
153 Daly City city 129197
154 Glendora city 128965
155 Pasadena city 128785
156 Santa Clarita city 128588
157 Tustin city 128500
158 Torrance city 128399
159 Simi Valley city 127827
160 La Palma city 127770
161 Valley Center CDP 127638
162 Casa de Oro-Mount Helix CDP 127386
163 Sonoma city 126383
164 Diamond Bar city 126368
165 Fullerton city 126334
166 Ripon city 125677
167 Costa Mesa city 125326
168 Oakland city 124815
169 Placentia city 124330
170 El Sobrante CDP (Contra Costa County) 123842
171 Pinole city 123770
172 Goleta city 123575
173 Roseville city 123513
174 Elk Grove city 123151
175 Murrieta city 122616
176 La Verne city 121949
177 Live Oak CDP 121902
178 Pacific Grove city 121853
179 Temecula city 121653
180 Prunedale CDP 121651
181 Alum Rock CDP 121488
182 Rancho Cucamonga city 121455
183 Oakley city 121237
184 Fountain Valley city 121234
185 San Diego city 121230
186 Davis city 119855
187 Hayward city 119723
188 Orcutt CDP 119629
189 Vacaville city 119258
190 Hacienda Heights CDP 119205
191 San Dimas city 119138
192 Redlands city 119040
193 Tracy city 118891
194 Los Alamitos city 118562
195 Golden Hills CDP 118518
196 Concord city 118420
197 Napa city 118290
198 San Marcos city 117376
199 Capitola city 117345
200 Carpinteria city 117278
201 Burbank city 116113
202 View Park-Windsor Hills CDP 116110
203 Seal Beach city 115999
204 Lakewood city 115710
205 Corona city 115377
206 Monterey city 115071
207 Lincoln city 114858
208 La Mirada city 114778
209 Lathrop city 114601
210 Valinda CDP 113753
211 Fairfield city 113117
212 Vineyard CDP 112831
213 Chula Vista city 112354
214 Clovis city 112027
215 Monrovia city 112007
216 San Lorenzo CDP 111542
217 West Hollywood city 111521
218 San Leandro city 111078
219 West Covina city 110964
220 Carson city 110851
221 Nipomo CDP 110794
222 Temple City city 110656
223 West Carson CDP 109464
224 Lomita city 109330
225 East San Gabriel CDP 108977
226 San Buenaventura (Ventura) city 108241
227 Avocado Heights CDP 108221
228 Upland city 108219
229 Buena Park city 108185
230 Santa Rosa city 108164
231 Santee city 107980
232 Madera Acres CDP 107578
233 Los Angeles city 106931
234 Glendale city 106268
234 Salida CDP 106268
235 Pittsburg city 106249
236 Cameron Park CDP 106126
237 Atascadero city 105941
238 Palm Desert city 105833
239 Arroyo Grande city 105639
240 Chino city 105496
241 Spring Valley CDP (San Diego County) 104721
242 Palm Springs city 104560
243 Beaumont city 104306
244 La Habra city 104202
245 Morro Bay city 103874
246 Rowland Heights CDP 103847
247 Ramona CDP 103741
248 Hollister city 103667
249 Oceanside city 103633
250 Antioch city 103141
251 Vista city 103078
252 Anaheim city 103011
253 Auburn city 102875
254 Manteca city 102656
255 Carmichael CDP 102569
256 Whittier city 102510
257 Duarte city 102425
258 West Sacramento city 102399
259 Lakeside CDP (San Diego County) 102347
260 San Gabriel city 102290
261 Orangevale CDP 102164
262 Covina city 101799
263 Dixon city 101777
264 Wildomar city 101768
265 Jurupa Valley city 101195
266 Rohnert Park city 101091
267 Vallejo city 100900
268 Downey city 100808
269 Westminster city 100793
270 Vincent CDP 100520
271 Richmond city 100237
272 South Whittier CDP 100046
273 Menifee city 99786
274 Fontana city 99583
275 Signal Hill city 99520
276 Marina city 99320
277 West Whittier-Los Nietos CDP 99015
278 Kingsburg city 98743
279 Quartz Hill CDP 98551
280 Antelope CDP 98385
281 Norwalk city 98365
282 Lake Elsinore city 98086
283 Oxnard city 97990
284 Woodland city 97643
285 University of California-Santa Barbara CDP 97459
286 La Presa CDP 97457
287 Artesia city 97248
288 Suisun City city 96978
289 Los Osos CDP 96893
290 Fallbrook CDP 96753
291 Highland city 96559
292 Winter Gardens CDP 96543
293 Riverside city 96476
294 Yucaipa city 96414
295 San Luis Obispo city 96358
296 Garden Grove city 95976
297 Galt city 95938
298 Patterson city 95783
299 Bay Point CDP 95481
300 La Mesa city 95038
301 Long Beach city 95035
302 Santa Ana city 94914
303 El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) city 94497
304 Rosemont CDP 94079
305 Rancho Cordova city 93945
306 Pico Rivera city 93869
307 West Puente Valley CDP 93829
308 Alhambra city 93467
309 Grand Terrace city 93396
310 Sacramento city 93320
311 Home Gardens CDP 93290
312 Stanton city 93227
313 Azusa city 93039
314 Fillmore city 92723
315 Salinas city 92586
316 La Riviera CDP 92522
317 Riverbank city 92468
318 Rio Linda CDP 92434
319 South Lake Tahoe city 92351
320 Monterey Park city 92296
321 Citrus CDP 92277
322 Grover Beach city 92123
323 Santa Fe Springs city 92038
324 Ridgecrest city 91926
325 Oakdale city 91845
326 Newman city 91839
327 South San Jose Hills CDP 91790
328 Arden-Arcade CDP 91402
329 Visalia city 91234
330 Escondido city 90732
331 North Auburn CDP 90581
332 Lodi city 90456
333 Yuba City city 90362
334 West Rancho Dominguez CDP 90151
335 Seaside city 90056
336 Ashland CDP 90052
337 Bakersfield city 89574
338 Cherryland CDP 89409
339 Modesto city 89167
340 Lakeland Village CDP 89036
341 San Fernando city 88693
342 Perris city 88178
343 Ontario city 87914
344 Moreno Valley city 87816
345 Diamond Springs CDP 87535
346 Mead Valley CDP 87532
347 Baldwin Park city 87473
348 Los Banos city 86747
349 Citrus Heights city 86515
350 Palmdale city 86507
351 Santa Maria city 86499
352 Lawndale city 86481
353 La Puente city 86430
354 Rosamond CDP 86192
355 Watsonville city 86076
356 Montebello city 85862
357 Red Bluff city 85355
358 Turlock city 85293
359 Loma Linda city 85006
360 Bellflower city 84993
361 Rialto city 84834
362 Imperial Beach city 84153
363 Gardena city 84065
364 Bostonia CDP 83897
365 East Rancho Dominguez CDP 83855
366 Stockton city 83774
367 Calimesa city 83652
368 Phelan CDP 83390
369 Rosemead city 83054
370 Chico city 82982
371 Lemon Grove city 82891
372 Imperial city 82812
373 Pomona city 82734
374 Hanford city 82706
375 Soledad city 82655
376 Apple Valley town 82589
377 Redding city 82564
378 Hawthorne city 82302
379 Lemoore city 81472
380 Montclair city 81261
381 Santa Paula city 81098
382 Greenfield city 80424
383 Port Hueneme city 80392
384 Victorville city 80076
385 Inglewood city 79836
386 Walnut Park CDP 79732
387 McKinleyville CDP 79304
388 Coalinga city 78992
389 Cathedral City city 78863
390 El Cajon city 78839
391 Lancaster city 78533
392 Placerville city 78345
393 Indio city 78194
394 Bloomington CDP 78116
395 Exeter city 78101
396 Delhi CDP 78065
397 Fresno city 77982
398 Valle Vista CDP 77680
399 East Hemet CDP 77352
400 San Pablo city 77175
401 Lompoc city 77000
402 San Jacinto city 76897
403 South El Monte city 76350
404 Sanger city 76317
405 Tulare city 76204
406 Ukiah city 76067
407 Yucca Valley town 75736
408 Paramount city 75642
409 Ceres city 75625
410 Lynwood city 75160
411 Olivehurst CDP 74917
412 Commerce city 74681
413 Hawaiian Gardens city 74642
414 Livingston city 74208
415 Chowchilla city 74103
416 King City city 73661
417 Fortuna city 73418
418 South Gate city 73159
419 Florin CDP 73135
420 Compton city 72663
421 Tehachapi city 72527
422 Colton city 72513
423 Atwater city 72260
424 Madera city 72238
425 El Monte city 72148
426 Hesperia city 72079
427 Sun Village CDP 71682
428 Hillcrest CDP 71676
429 Susanville city 70589
430 Laguna Woods city 70559
431 San Bernardino city 70063
432 Merced city 69969
433 Big Bear City CDP 69822
434 Reedley city 69760
435 Kerman city 69150
436 Eureka city 69007
437 Magalia CDP 68971
438 East Los Angeles CDP 68834
439 Foothill Farms CDP 68746
440 Brawley city 68734
441 Muscoy CDP 68725
442 California City city 68666
443 El Centro city 68056
444 Calexico city 67984
445 North Highlands CDP 67938
446 National City city 67841
447 Dinuba city 67739
448 Shafter city 66754
449 Adelanto city 66318
450 Porterville city 66302
451 Blythe city 66257
452 Maywood city 66195
453 Parkway CDP 66109
454 Linda CDP 65676
455 Florence-Graham CDP 65197
456 Grass Valley city 64685
457 Delano city 64653
458 Banning city 64635
459 Camp Pendleton South CDP 64236
460 Shasta Lake city 64090
461 Hemet city 63661
462 Lennox CDP 63521
463 Lake Los Angeles CDP 63307
464 Bell city 63209
465 Huntington Park city 63128
466 Winton CDP 62739
467 Arcata city 62147
468 Twentynine Palms city 61708
469 Willowbrook CDP 61381
470 Bell Gardens city 60693
471 Selma city 60327
472 Barstow city 60172
473 Garden Acres CDP 58817
474 Avenal city 58741
475 Marysville city 57875
476 Westmont CDP 57672
477 Corcoran city 56601
478 Oroville city 55957
479 East Niles CDP 55881
480 Parlier city 55597
481 Anderson city 55547
482 Cudahy city 55508
483 Wasco city 55419
484 Farmersville city 55317
485 Coachella city 55233
486 Potomac Park CDP 55015
487 Lemon Hill CDP 54510
488 Arvin city 54075
489 Desert Hot Springs city 52903
490 Oildale CDP 52141
491 Lindsay city 51724
492 McFarland city 51464
493 Clearlake city 50410
494 Mendota city 48092
495 Lamont CDP 47678
496 East Bakersfield CDP 37168
497 Isla Vista CDP 32936