RANKING · 2024 ACS · 161 SHOWN OF 661

Largest veteran population, California cities

California cities home to the most civilian veterans 18 and over, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of veterans, not the veteran share.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPVETERAN POPULATIONVS 2020

501▲39Emeryville, CACA13,2513150%

502▼68East Whittier, CACA9,990314−42%

503▲52Hidden Valley Lake, CACA5,872314+7%

504▲21Fort Bragg, CACA6,946314−8%

505▲9Contra Costa Centre, CACA6,893311−15%

506▼67Lake of the Pines, CACA5,461308−42%

507▲58Gridley, CACA7,258307+14%

508▼22Oak View, CACA6,141305−27%

509▼73Myrtletown, CACA5,322304−43%

510▲60Old Fig Garden, CACA5,503304+16%

511▲25Homeland, CACA7,584303−7%

512▲18East Foothills, CACA7,139299−10%

513▲53Piñon Hills, CACA7,065298+11%

514▼84Sebastopol, CACA7,532297−46%

515▼61Albany, CACA19,195296−40%

516▼138Brawley, CACA28,008296−58%

517▲1Charter Oak, CACA9,442294−17%

518▲23Country Club, CACA10,161290−6%

519▲58Kentfield, CACA6,900288+19%

520▲8Lake Mathews, CACA6,527287−15%

521▼74Westlake, CACA7,505286−43%

522▲9Escalon, CACA7,394281−16%

523▼27Oak Park, CACA13,757280−31%

524▼84Exeter, CACA10,122277−47%

525▼113Healdsburg, CACA11,172276−55%

526▼31Thermalito, CACA6,720271−33%

527▼17Colusa, CACA6,519271−28%

528▼20Signal Hill, CACA11,153270−29%

529▲70Sausalito, CACA7,019269+46%

530▼13Eucalyptus Hills, CACA5,840268−26%

531▲2Highgrove, CACA8,366267−19%

532▲11Orland, CACA8,381263−14%

533▲62Villa Park, CACA5,645263+41%

534▲40Los Altos Hills, CACA8,419258+4%

535▼161Ladera Ranch, CACA23,793256−64%

536▼56Florence-Graham, CACA60,690249−42%

537▼31Wrightwood, CACA5,067247−36%

538▼35Coachella, CACA45,411247−38%

539▲21Alum Rock, CACA10,440245−13%

540▼48San Anselmo, CACA12,555244−41%

541▼51Huntington Park, CACA51,544242−41%

542▲59Good Hope, CACA8,816241+34%

543▼137El Sobrante CDP (Riverside County), CACA13,129241−62%

544▲52Bell Gardens, CACA37,367240+29%

545▲35Citrus, CACA10,904238+1%

546▲7Delhi, CACA11,009237−20%

547▼215Fort Irwin, CACA8,419236−73%

548▲35Topanga, CACA8,885235+4%

549▼4Avocado Heights, CACA12,593229−25%

550▼8Fruitridge Pocket, CACA6,095228−26%

551▼62Yosemite Lakes, CACA5,288228−45%

552▲96Greenfield, CACA21,138226+205%

553▲58Fairfax, CACA7,417223+44%

554▼70Malibu, CACA9,574222−47%

555▼11Pleasure Point, CACA5,489221−28%

556▲31Gustine, CACA6,112221+2%

557▼5Home Gardens, CACA10,506220−26%

558▲39West Athens, CACA8,726219+19%

559▼38Aptos, CACA6,404215−39%

560▼36Alondra Park, CACA8,373215−38%

561▲49El Granada, CACA5,232213+37%

562▼23Artesia, CACA15,789212−32%

563▼91Vincent, CACA15,340209−55%

564▲54South San Gabriel, CACA7,923208+42%

565▲11Winters, CACA8,214204−16%

566▲16North Fair Oaks, CACA13,100204−10%

567▼65Winton, CACA11,797202−49%

568▼59Taft, CACA6,995200−47%

569▼76Heber, CACA7,312199−51%

570▼97Sierra Madre, CACA10,620198−56%

571▲58Mayfair, CACA5,044195+52%

572▼3Atherton, CACA6,960194−27%

573▼15Fowler, CACA7,745191−34%

574▼25St. Helena, CACA5,194190−37%

575▲40Hawaiian Gardens, CACA13,373188+25%

576▲60Camino Tassajara, CACA5,831185+59%

577▼21El Cerrito, CACA5,325185−37%

578▲34Las Flores CDP (Orange County), CACA5,513185+22%

579▼8South San Jose Hills, CACA16,911183−30%

580▲75August, CACA8,825182+333%

581▲3Willows, CACA6,116182−17%

582▼53McSwain, CACA5,783176−48%

583▼118Rodeo, CACA8,976174−64%

584▼6Buellton, CACA5,158172−29%

585▼47Mojave, CACA5,173171−46%

586▲46Lamont, CACA13,164169+40%

587▲56King City, CACA14,002167+84%

588▼51Avenal, CACA13,479166−47%

589▼35Hillsborough, CACA11,206166−44%

590▼68Waterford, CACA9,258166−53%

591▲14Hilmar-Irwin, CACA6,132162−2%

592Lennox, CACA19,449162−18%

593▼168Lemoore Station, CACA6,175155−73%

594▼8Crescent City, CACA6,002152−30%

595▼6Lindsay, CACA12,578150−26%

596▼35Hillcrest, CACA10,511148−47%

597▲16Mammoth Lakes, CACA6,867148−3%

598▼36Franklin CDP (Merced County), CACA7,392144−48%

599▲7Midway City, CACA7,999143−14%

600▼12Nuevo, CACA6,803143−34%

601▼29San Martin, CACA6,954143−43%

602▲6Orosi, CACA8,966142−11%

603▼9Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, CACA12,085141−28%

604▼47La Habra Heights, CACA5,327139−52%

605▲41El Rio, CACA6,368135+63%

606▼4La Cresta, CACA8,389134−23%

607▼39San Marino, CACA11,964134−49%

608▲22Woodlake, CACA8,073134+6%

609▲29Parlier, CACA14,622133+20%

610▲29South Monrovia Island, CACA6,830132+20%

611▲15Gonzales, CACA8,313129−4%

612▼49Marina del Rey, CACA9,176118−57%

613▲8Lucas Valley-Marinwood, CACA6,473116−18%

614▼107Tiburon, CACA8,881116−70%

615▲18West Modesto, CACA5,978112−7%

616▼16Stanford, CACA18,662111−39%

617▲8Cudahy, CACA21,445110−19%

618▼37Sun, CACA11,036109−53%

619▼44Willowbrook, CACA21,681108−56%

620▼6Kensington, CACA5,179106−30%

621▼14Farmersville, CACA10,326106−35%

622▼75Boyes Hot Springs, CACA7,247105−66%

623▼14Calipatria, CACA6,012101−36%

624▼34Arvin, CACA19,820100−50%

625▲2Commerce, CACA11,68899−26%

626▼4Maywood, CACA23,60099−30%

627▲10Castroville, CACA6,72098−14%

628▲28University of California-Santa Barbara, CACA12,12198+145%

629▲29Mendota, CACA12,77898+188%

630▲21East Bakersfield, CACA11,06297+70%

631▼38Salton City, CACA5,98895−52%

632▼82Saranap, CACA5,66295−68%

633▲11Walnut Park, CACA14,95890+1%

634▼6East Pasadena, CACA5,47989−32%

635▼19Dos Palos, CACA5,69788−41%

636▼1Interlaken, CACA8,06885−27%

637▲10McFarland, CACA14,70981−2%

638▼47Woodside, CACA5,18181−60%

639▼15Garden Acres, CACA10,66777−45%

640▼21Guadalupe, CACA8,84673−50%

641▼37Muscoy, CACA12,02572−57%

642▼2East Rancho Dominguez, CACA14,60372−33%

643▼12Garnet, CACA7,38270−43%

644▲5Benton Park, CACA5,707690%

645▼42Strawberry CDP (Marin County), CACA5,83064−63%

646▼5Williams, CACA5,52962−43%

647▼13Potomac Park, CACA10,13860−50%

648▼3Keyes, CACA5,57758−33%

649▲4Isla Vista, CACA13,92055+10%

650▼33Livingston, CACA14,69053−64%

651▲6East Porterville, CACA5,06651+31%

652▼2Firebaugh, CACA8,77450−24%

653▼30Burbank, CACA5,33349−65%

654▼56Holtville, CACA5,59136−80%

655▼35Orange Cove, CACA9,81133−77%

656▼14Goshen, CACA5,13629−71%

657▲4Mecca, CACA7,18412–

658▼4Earlimart, CACA7,2140−100%

659California Polytechnic State University, CACA7,9150−100%

660University of California-Davis, CACA8,6960−100%

661▼9Huron, CACA7,3940−100%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES