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Lowest median household income, California cities

California cities with the lowest median household income in the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

The US Census Bureau caps reported median household income at $250,000 for 2024. Places shown as “$250,000+” exceed that ceiling by an amount the Census does not publish, so their exact values (and the order among them) cannot be distinguished.

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS 2000

501▲9Pinole, CACA18,543$127,717+105%

502▲25El Cerrito, CACA26,121$127,876+123%

503▼14Altadena, CACA41,705$128,720+113%

504▼6Laguna Hills, CACA30,020$128,851+83%

505▲33Hercules, CACA26,326$129,397+72%

506▲20Walnut, CACA27,316$129,449+60%

507San Juan Capistrano, CACA35,119$129,457+107%

508▲59Castaic, CACA17,999$129,863–

509▼10La Crescenta-Montrose, CACA19,660$130,000+116%

510▼38Ben Lomond, CACA6,858$130,041+127%

511▼15Cypress, CACA48,781$130,215+102%

512▲20Walnut Creek, CACA70,012$130,432+106%

513▼39Truckee, CACA17,278$130,462+122%

514▼53View Park-Windsor Hills, CACA11,230$130,504+118%

515▼24Brea, CACA47,260$131,129+119%

516▼37Valley Center, CACA11,119$132,361+105%

517▼85Bonadelle Ranchos, CACA5,465$132,723–

518▼25Beverly Hills, CACA30,764$132,977+87%

519▲4Gilroy, CACA60,764$133,107+114%

520▼97Ripon, CACA16,140$133,380+134%

521▲47Union City, CACA65,282$133,715+86%

522▲35Windsor, CACA25,864$133,979+112%

523▲19Aptos, CACA6,404$134,048+117%

524▲24Burbank, CACA5,333$134,518+185%

525▲9Coronado, CACA21,094$134,534+102%

526▲18Lake Forest, CACA86,333$135,175+99%

527▲8Cerritos, CACA46,367$135,439+85%

528▲2Thousand Oaks, CACA122,230$135,603+77%

529▲2Rosedale, CACA18,877$135,966+78%

530▲42Mission Viejo, CACA90,484$136,123+74%

531▼17South San Francisco, CACA64,941$136,578+121%

532▼4Irvine, CACA318,764$136,719+90%

533▼29Oakley, CACA47,583$137,677+110%

534▼16Alameda, CACA76,876$137,697+145%

535▼24McSwain, CACA5,783$139,131–

536▲22Folsom, CACA91,983$139,804+91%

537▲4Rancho Murieta, CACA5,875$140,061+71%

538▼13San Clemente, CACA62,226$140,062+121%

539▲12Larkspur, CACA12,620$140,417+110%

540▲24Laguna Niguel, CACA64,107$140,452+74%

541▲21San Francisco, CACA826,079$140,970+155%

542▲3San Bruno, CACA42,305$141,272+128%

543▼31Dana Point, CACA32,232$141,520+124%

544▲27Del Aire, CACA11,115$141,533+156%

545▼29Fairfax, CACA7,417$141,653+142%

546▲15Aliso Viejo, CACA49,844$142,439+86%

547Brentwood, CACA66,607$142,494+106%

548▼5Carlsbad, CACA112,260$142,748+119%

549▼3Castro Valley, CACA65,001$142,779+120%

550▼33Sierra Madre, CACA10,620$143,547+118%

551▼46Scotts Valley, CACA11,652$143,750+98%

552▲33Laguna Beach, CACA22,391$143,843+90%

553▼52Albany, CACA19,195$144,107+162%

554▼32Eucalyptus Hills, CACA5,840$144,140–

555▲24Pleasant Hill, CACA34,017$145,029+115%

556▲18Campbell, CACA42,490$145,268+116%

557▲20San Diego Country Estates, CACA10,223$145,479+88%

558▲1Eastern Goleta Valley, CACA28,295$146,284–

559▼3San Jose, CACA989,814$146,427+108%

560▲5Marina del Rey, CACA9,176$146,623+114%

561▲26Discovery Bay, CACA14,911$147,117+64%

562▼12Poway, CACA49,180$148,359+107%

563Moorpark, CACA35,023$148,480+94%

564▼25French Valley, CACA45,269$148,520–

565▲10Fairview, CACA10,745$148,667+94%

566▼63St. Helena, CACA5,194$148,750+153%

567▼12Redondo Beach, CACA67,281$150,245+117%

568▼15El Segundo, CACA16,379$150,737+146%

569▼50Solana Beach, CACA12,602$152,167+112%

570▲8Rancho Santa Margarita, CACA45,779$152,560+94%

571▼11Jamul, CACA6,574$152,748+75%

572▲8San Mateo, CACA103,337$153,504+137%

573▼33Woodcrest, CACA17,368$153,731+119%

574▲22Newport Beach, CACA81,977$156,867+88%

575▼5Topanga, CACA8,885$157,045–

576▲13Saranap, CACA5,662$157,347–

577▲18Yorba Linda, CACA65,632$157,582+76%

578▼29Strawberry CDP (Marin County), CACA5,830$157,661+124%

579▼3Redwood City, CACA82,178$157,814+136%

580▲12Half Moon Bay, CACA11,287$157,884+101%

581▼29San Martin, CACA6,954$158,250+126%

582▲16Stevenson Ranch, CACA20,990$158,434–

583▼29Rio del Mar, CACA9,201$159,929+112%

584Eastvale, CACA70,594$160,069–

585▲5Pacifica, CACA36,890$160,523+124%

586▲7Livermore, CACA83,457$160,775+113%

587▼21Encinitas, CACA60,736$162,229+154%

588▲13Oak Park, CACA13,757$163,085+76%

589▼8Millbrae, CACA22,869$163,476+139%

590▼4Morgan Hill, CACA45,625$163,920+100%

591▲6Calabasas, CACA22,027$165,288+76%

592▲2El Dorado Hills, CACA51,026$165,349+77%

593▼5El Sobrante CDP (Riverside County), CACA13,129$165,682–

594▲11Hermosa Beach, CACA18,513$166,442+105%

595▼108Ladera Heights, CACA7,334$167,065+85%

596▼13Newark, CACA47,895$169,064+144%

597▼15Agoura Hills, CACA19,243$171,302+97%

598▲10San Anselmo, CACA12,555$173,641+143%

599▲3Burlingame, CACA31,929$174,000+154%

600▼9Gold River, CACA7,924$175,120+90%

601▲17Clayton, CACA10,842$175,707+73%

602▲23Mountain House, CACA25,315$177,163–

603▲7North Tustin, CACA25,807$177,351–

604▼4Milpitas, CACA78,596$178,798+112%

605▼6Santa Clara, CACA133,446$178,958+158%

606▲23La Habra Heights, CACA5,327$179,583+78%

607Rancho Palos Verdes, CACA39,654$179,623+88%

608▲8Westlake, CACA7,505$179,954+90%

609▼5Fremont, CACA226,442$181,506+137%

610▼41Sausalito, CACA7,019$182,357+108%

611▲11Ladera Ranch, CACA23,793$184,458–

612▲27Granite Bay, CACA21,673$184,606+87%

613▼1Sunnyvale, CACA156,577$186,170+150%

614▼93Wilton, CACA6,433$189,537+176%

615▼9Mountain View, CACA85,438$189,917+174%

616▲8Pleasanton, CACA74,556$190,124+109%

617▼6Rolling Hills Estates, CACA7,948$191,895+76%

618▼5Rancho Mission Viejo, CACA11,971$192,813–

619▲8Malibu, CACA9,574$194,421+91%

620▲15San Ramon, CACA86,209$196,161+105%

621▲7Foster City, CACA32,411$199,143+109%

622▲10East Foothills, CACA7,139$199,375+166%

623▼2Lucas Valley-Marinwood, CACA6,473$200,761+135%

624▲7Villa Park, CACA5,645$202,245+74%

625▼6Manhattan Beach, CACA33,122$204,306+103%

626▼3Belmont, CACA28,752$205,297+154%

627▲13Mill Valley, CACA13,799$206,212+127%

628▲8Menlo Park, CACA32,713$210,025+148%

629▼26Rossmoor, CACA11,532$211,597+145%

630▼21Las Flores CDP (Orange County), CACA5,513$211,782+135%

631▲17El Granada, CACA5,232$213,347+132%

632▼2San Marino, CACA11,964$214,167+83%

633▼19Dublin, CACA71,602$214,385+177%

634▼19Moraga, CACA16,322$216,193–

635▼15Los Gatos, CACA32,576$217,554+131%

636▲10Lafayette, CACA25,313$228,250+124%

637▲6Montecito, CACA9,031$231,005+109%

638▲3Palo Alto, CACA67,609$231,101+156%

639▼2Danville, CACA43,302$232,216+104%

640▼23Corte Madera, CACA9,929$232,763+192%

641▲1Tiburon, CACA8,881$232,969+119%

642▲2Cupertino, CACA58,333$234,707+134%

643▼17Kensington, CACA5,179$237,130+154%

644▲3San Carlos, CACA29,261$237,470+168%

645▼7La Cañada Flintridge, CACA19,480$241,875+120%

646▲3Palos Verdes Estates, CACA12,559$242,014+96%

647▼2Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, CACA12,085$243,227+138%

648▲2Coto de Caza, CACA15,190$243,816+78%

649▼15Blackhawk, CACA10,137$245,208–

650▲3Kentfield, CACA6,900$249,896+113%

T651Atherton, CACA6,960$250,000++25%

T651Saratoga, CACA30,418$250,000++79%

T651Camino Tassajara, CACA5,831$250,000+–

T651Orinda, CACA19,507$250,000++113%

T651Alamo, CACA14,488$250,000++82%

T651Piedmont, CACA10,642$250,000++86%

T651Los Altos, CACA30,965$250,000++97%

T651Los Altos Hills, CACA8,419$250,000++44%

T651Woodside, CACA5,181$250,000++46%

T651Hillsborough, CACA11,206$250,000++29%

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