RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 98 SHOWN OF 598

Most population gained, California cities · 2010

California cities that added the most residents from the 2000 census to 2010, by raw count of people rather than percentage.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

501Los Alamitos, CACA11,702-87−38%

502Solvang, CACA5,944-87−115%

503Larkspur, CACA12,620-88−109%

504Westlake, CACA7,505-98−111%

505Gold River, CACA7,924-111–

506Casa de Oro-Mount Helix, CACA19,765-112−99%

507Solana Beach, CACA12,602-112−759%

508Capitola, CACA9,340-115−17%

509Morro Bay, CACA10,613-116−121%

510Port Hueneme, CACA20,987-122−108%

511Walnut Creek, CACA70,012-123−103%

512Oak View, CACA6,141-133−122%

513St. Helena, CACA5,194-136−114%

514Duarte, CACA22,866-165−121%

515Bay Point, CACA24,231-185–

516Villa Park, CACA5,645-187−38%

517Paradise, CACA10,023-190−119%

518Marysville, CACA12,738-196+250%

519Lennox, CACA19,449-197−202%

520Cambria, CACA5,978-200−124%

521Agoura Hills, CACA19,243-207−241%

522Walnut Park, CACA14,958-214−115%

523Rosemont, CACA23,766-223−521%

524Poway, CACA49,180-233−105%

525Castroville, CACA6,720-243−117%

526El Granada, CACA5,232-257−120%

527Lucas Valley-Marinwood, CACA6,473-263−170%

528Sausalito, CACA7,019-269−251%

529Atherton, CACA6,960-280−1003%

530Piedmont, CACA10,642-285−181%

531Burbank, CACA5,333-313−193%

532Laguna Woods, CACA16,844-315–

533Mira Monte, CACA6,888-323−43%

534Palermo, CACA5,266-338−173%

535Monrovia, CACA38,264-339−129%

536West Athens, CACA8,726-372−254%

537La Habra Heights, CACA5,327-387−25%

538Sebastopol, CACA7,532-395−151%

539Oroville East, CACA7,504-400−283%

540Ojai, CACA7,474-401−261%

541Cudahy, CACA21,445-403−129%

542West Modesto, CACA5,978-414–

543Pomona, CACA147,807-415−102%

544Big Bear Lake, CACA5,018-419−582%

545Baldwin Park, CACA68,880-447−107%

546Pacific Grove, CACA14,659-481−19%

547Pico Rivera, CACA58,915-486−111%

548Half Moon Bay, CACA11,287-518−118%

549Hawaiian Gardens, CACA13,373-525−146%

550La Verne, CACA30,178-575−178%

551Twin Lakes CDP (Santa Cruz County), CACA5,073-616−500%

552Salinas, CACA159,134-619−101%

553Pinole, CACA18,543-649−141%

554Imperial Beach, CACA25,206-668−239%

555Maywood, CACA23,600-688−395%

556Diamond Bar, CACA51,884-743−128%

557North Fair Oaks, CACA13,100-753−149%

558Vallejo, CACA123,287-818−111%

559Walnut, CACA27,316-832−193%

560Laguna Hills, CACA30,020-834−95%

561Pismo Beach, CACA7,911-896−202%

562Laguna Beach, CACA22,391-1,004−280%

563South El Monte, CACA18,963-1,028−450%

564Montecito, CACA9,031-1,035–

565Alamo, CACA14,488-1,056−132%

566San Pablo, CACA31,678-1,076−121%

567Carpinteria, CACA12,734-1,154−358%

568Pacifica, CACA36,890-1,156−261%

569Paramount, CACA50,755-1,168−115%

570Bell, CACA31,625-1,187−152%

571Santa Fe Springs, CACA18,793-1,215−163%

572La Puente, CACA36,423-1,247−130%

573Rohnert Park, CACA44,811-1,265−121%

574West Hollywood, CACA34,231-1,317+228%

575East Palo Alto, CACA28,872-1,351−122%

576North Highlands, CACA47,957-1,493−172%

577San Dimas, CACA32,978-1,609−162%

578Dana Point, CACA32,232-1,759−155%

579Citrus Heights, CACA86,348-1,770−92%

580Monterey, CACA28,953-1,864−18%

581South Gate, CACA90,071-1,979−120%

582Bell Gardens, CACA37,367-1,982−217%

583South Lake Tahoe, CACA21,115-2,206−209%

584Cerritos, CACA46,367-2,447+40%

585El Monte, CACA105,075-2,490−126%

586Daly City, CACA101,261-2,498−122%

587Alhambra, CACA79,820-2,715−173%

588Inglewood, CACA101,662-2,907−198%

589Aptos, CACA6,404-3,176−1665%

590Huntington Park, CACA51,544-3,234−161%

591Glendale, CACA187,160-3,254−122%

592Arden-Arcade, CACA94,994-3,839−196%

593Santa Barbara, CACA86,422-3,915−158%

594Coronado, CACA21,094-5,188+113%

595Marina, CACA23,256-5,383+303%

596Oakland, CACA440,838-8,760−132%

597Santa Ana, CACA315,586-13,449−130%

598Goleta, CACA32,401-25,316–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS