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Most densely populated, California cities · 2000

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 1990

501Palmdale, CACA161,8451,100+69%

502Montecito, CACA9,0311,089–

503Madera Acres, CACA9,8461,081+48%

504Highgrove, CACA8,3661,071+9%

505Tehachapi, CACA11,8521,068+89%

506Rio Linda, CACA16,3351,054+10%

507Banning, CACA31,8521,014+15%

508Atascadero, CACA29,4641,013+13%

509Chowchilla, CACA18,7301,004+88%

510Oroville, CACA20,451936+9%

511La Habra Heights, CACA5,327927−8%

512San Jacinto, CACA56,014919+47%

513Granite Bay, CACA21,673900–

514Los Altos Hills, CACA8,419872+5%

515Big Bear Lake, CACA5,018871+2%

516Victorville, CACA141,395869+57%

517Homeland, CACA7,584869+11%

518Loomis, CACA7,004862+10%

519Hesperia, CACA102,605861+24%

520Goshen, CACA5,136850–

521Nipomo, CACA17,516838+78%

522Shasta Lake, CACA10,208826–

523Alta Sierra CDP (Nevada County), CACA7,361784+14%

524Mecca, CACA7,184781+175%

525Coachella, CACA45,411760+34%

526Lake Elsinore, CACA75,067756+58%

527Magalia, CACA7,389754+18%

528Avenal, CACA13,479753+50%

529Interlaken, CACA8,068747+14%

530Williams, CACA5,529742+65%

531Cambria, CACA5,978740+16%

532Cherry Valley, CACA6,668735−1%

533Crestline, CACA9,835735+19%

534Woodcrest, CACA17,368731+7%

535Yreka, CACA7,714730+5%

536Apple Valley, CACA75,247704+18%

537Rio Vista, CACA10,523693+38%

538Golden Hills, CACA9,891681+31%

539La Quinta, CACA39,440671+108%

540McKinleyville, CACA17,113651+27%

541Wrightwood, CACA5,067645+16%

542Lakeland, CACA12,236641+15%

543Malibu, CACA9,574634–

544Nuevo, CACA6,803611+38%

545Templeton, CACA9,580593+75%

546Wildomar, CACA37,889592+34%

547San Diego Country Estates, CACA10,223552+35%

548Desert Hot Springs, CACA34,009550+42%

549Pollock Pines, CACA6,212548+10%

550Vineyard, CACA43,751539–

551Lathrop, CACA42,783527+53%

552Rancho Mirage, CACA17,876524+35%

553Barstow, CACA24,804511−2%

554Lake Arrowhead, CACA10,639505+37%

555Alpine, CACA15,180491+36%

556Calimesa, CACA11,111479+54%

557Thermalito, CACA6,720477+7%

558Woodside, CACA5,181467+6%

559Lincoln, CACA57,367464+55%

560Blythe, CACA15,042459+41%

561Palm Springs, CACA45,315453+7%

562Oak Park, CACA13,757438−6%

563Truckee, CACA17,278429+295%

564Yucca Valley, CACA21,887423+23%

565Rancho Calaveras, CACA7,131419–

566Taft, CACA6,995419+8%

567Ramona, CACA22,634408+20%

568Oroville East, CACA7,504402+3%

569Hidden Valley Lake, CACA5,872385+85%

570Beaumont, CACA60,835375+18%

571El Dorado Hills, CACA51,026372+182%

572San Martin, CACA6,954365+142%

573Prunedale, CACA19,723357+126%

574Rancho Murieta, CACA5,875353+79%

575Jamul, CACA6,574352+174%

576Adelanto, CACA38,798343+113%

577Shafter, CACA23,871329+51%

578Diamond Springs, CACA10,927294+70%

579Rosedale, CACA18,877289+81%

580Mammoth Lakes, CACA6,867285+48%

581Ben Lomond, CACA6,858282−70%

582Rosamond, CACA21,473275+93%

583Valley Center, CACA11,119267+327%

584Twentynine Palms, CACA25,939251+25%

585Cottonwood CDP (Shasta County), CACA7,408224+77%

586Thousand Palms, CACA7,720217+24%

587Yosemite Lakes, CACA5,288199+76%

588Palermo, CACA5,266196+9%

589Big Bear City, CACA11,431181+17%

590Wilton, CACA6,433157+18%

591Joshua Tree, CACA6,234117+8%

592Bear Valley Springs, CACA5,912109+211%

593Oakhurst, CACA6,09186+10%

594Mojave, CACA5,17366+2%

595Durham, CACA5,34064+9%

596Acton, CACA7,88061+72%

597Salton City, CACA5,98846–

598California City, CACA13,30041+41%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS