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Most sparsely populated, California cities · 2000

California cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2000).

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 1990

501Rossmoor, CACA11,5326,606+4%

502Covina, CACA49,4046,658+8%

503East San Gabriel, CACA23,4106,666+14%

504Torrance, CACA138,3916,724+4%

505Avocado Heights, CACA12,5936,729+6%

506West Athens, CACA8,7266,807+3%

507Costa Mesa, CACA108,8816,879+13%

508Placentia, CACA54,9116,906+13%

509Alameda, CACA76,8766,949−5%

510Cypress, CACA48,7816,990+8%

511Huntington Beach, CACA191,4517,027+4%

512Goleta, CACA32,4017,031–

513South Pasadena, CACA25,5037,126+1%

514Oakland, CACA440,8387,138+7%

515San Lorenzo, CACA29,1717,189+10%

516San Bruno, CACA42,3057,317+3%

517National City, CACA57,8077,3840%

518South El Monte, CACA18,9637,435+1%

519Buena Park, CACA81,7417,436+14%

520Montebello, CACA60,6937,463+4%

521Culver City, CACA39,4527,5930%

522Foster City, CACA32,4117,606+2%

523San Mateo, CACA103,3377,622+8%

524Pico Rivera, CACA58,9157,628+7%

525La Habra, CACA60,9087,802+15%

526Alondra Park, CACA8,3737,803−29%

527Monterey Park, CACA57,4577,827−1%

528Los Angeles, CACA3,869,0897,853+6%

529Bostonia, CACA16,7657,876+11%

530Twin Lakes CDP (Santa Cruz County), CACA5,0738,007+3%

531Temple City, CACA35,1258,334+7%

532Lakewood, CACA78,0108,446+8%

533Manhattan Beach, CACA33,1228,605+6%

534Downey, CACA108,4688,649+17%

535La Palma, CACA14,9078,6510%

536Westminster, CACA88,9668,786+13%

537Del Aire, CACA11,1158,940+12%

538South San Gabriel, CACA7,9239,107−1%

539Long Beach, CACA450,4699,108+7%

540Albany, CACA19,1959,187+1%

541Garden Grove, CACA170,4559,202+15%

542Compton, CACA90,5009,324+3%

543West Carson, CACA22,1439,328+5%

544Marina del Rey, CACA9,1769,529+10%

545San Gabriel, CACA38,1869,605+7%

546Charter Oak, CACA9,4429,727+2%

547Berkeley, CACA121,9119,8490%

548Gardena, CACA58,4609,907+16%

549San Fernando, CACA23,4499,926+4%

550West Whittier-Los Nietos, CACA25,6159,972+4%

551Santa Monica, CACA90,0829,999−3%

552Artesia, CACA15,78910,111+6%

553Redondo Beach, CACA67,28110,207+5%

554South Whittier, CACA55,65010,340+11%

555Rosemead, CACA49,41010,365+4%

556Lomita, CACA19,72410,484+3%

557Norwalk, CACA97,10410,642+10%

558Valinda, CACA20,96210,818+16%

559Alhambra, CACA79,82011,244+5%

560Ashland, CACA22,21011,282+25%

561Baldwin Park, CACA68,88011,435+9%

562San Pablo, CACA31,67811,515+20%

563Cherryland, CACA14,14311,598+25%

564East Palo Alto, CACA28,87211,672+26%

565Paramount, CACA50,75511,694+16%

566La Puente, CACA36,42311,806+11%

567Bellflower, CACA74,71911,914+18%

568Stanton, CACA40,16112,054+23%

569Citrus, CACA10,90412,079+12%

570West Puente Valley, CACA22,49512,080+12%

571El Monte, CACA105,07512,134+9%

572Santa Ana, CACA315,58612,346+15%

573Inglewood, CACA101,66212,416+3%

574Burbank, CACA5,33312,533+7%

575North Fair Oaks, CACA13,10012,910+11%

576Hermosa Beach, CACA18,51313,020+2%

577South Gate, CACA90,07113,317+12%

578South San Jose Hills, CACA16,91113,497+13%

579Daly City, CACA101,26113,567+12%

580Hawthorne, CACA82,74113,818+18%

581Lynwood, CACA63,51214,428+13%

582Bell, CACA31,62514,619+7%

583Alum Rock, CACA10,44015,511–

584Hawaiian Gardens, CACA13,37315,639+8%

585Lawndale, CACA29,89216,081+16%

586San Francisco, CACA826,07916,632+7%

587East Los Angeles, CACA111,64716,676−2%

588Westmont, CACA34,12317,121+2%

589Florence-Graham, CACA60,69017,155+5%

590Bell Gardens, CACA37,36717,915+4%

591West Hollywood, CACA34,23118,917−1%

592Willowbrook, CACA21,68120,357+4%

593Huntington Park, CACA51,54420,402+9%

594Cudahy, CACA21,44520,585+6%

595Lennox, CACA19,44920,997+1%

596Walnut Park, CACA14,95821,602+10%

597Maywood, CACA23,60023,962+1%

598Isla Vista, CACA13,92033,292−10%

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