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Most sparsely populated, California cities · 2010

California cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2023).

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

501Parkway, CACA15,3976,090–

502Fountain Valley, CACA55,5086,098+1%

503Imperial Beach, CACA25,2066,136−2%

504Salida, CACA13,9006,189+9%

505Mountain View, CACA85,4386,194+5%

506La Mirada, CACA45,9526,202+4%

507La Presa, CACA34,9626,216+4%

508Capitola, CACA9,3406,222−1%

509Piedmont, CACA10,6426,275−3%

510La Mesa, CACA59,9146,276+4%

511Boyes Hot Springs, CACA7,2476,279−0%

512Glendale, CACA187,1606,290−2%

513Castroville, CACA6,7206,348−4%

514Sunnyvale, CACA156,5776,350+6%

515Santa Clara, CACA133,4466,372+14%

516San Leandro, CACA85,3536,376+7%

517Salinas, CACA159,1346,398−0%

518El Cerrito, CACA26,1216,413+2%

519Campbell, CACA42,4906,471+3%

520Pomona, CACA147,8076,485−0%

521Lemon Grove, CACA27,9366,527+2%

522West Athens, CACA8,7266,529−4%

523Burlingame, CACA31,9296,557+2%

524Rossmoor, CACA11,5326,571−1%

525Davis, CACA66,1106,581+9%

526Millbrae, CACA22,8696,587+4%

527West Covina, CACA105,3016,616+1%

528Montclair, CACA37,5636,629+11%

529August, CACA8,8256,680+7%

530Anaheim, CACA341,0086,687+3%

531Antelope, CACA48,3016,695–

532Tustin, CACA77,8436,791+12%

533Covina, CACA49,4046,794+2%

534East San Gabriel, CACA23,4106,832+2%

535Avocado Heights, CACA12,5936,846+2%

536El Cajon, CACA101,7556,856+5%

537Aliso Viejo, CACA49,8446,905+19%

538South San Francisco, CACA64,9416,914+5%

539Costa Mesa, CACA108,8816,957+1%

540Oakland, CACA440,8386,982−2%

541Suisun City, CACA29,4547,019+8%

542Huntington Beach, CACA191,4517,041+0%

543South El Monte, CACA18,9637,073−5%

544Torrance, CACA138,3917,089+5%

545Alameda, CACA76,8767,098+2%

546Twin Lakes CDP (Santa Cruz County), CACA5,0737,116−11%

547Cypress, CACA48,7817,227+3%

548Oxnard, CACA199,6517,455+16%

549San Bruno, CACA42,3057,490+2%

550Montebello, CACA60,6937,505+1%

551Placentia, CACA54,9117,506+9%

552South Pasadena, CACA25,5037,515+5%

553Watsonville, CACA50,7167,545+16%

554Home Gardens, CACA10,5067,557+22%

555Pico Rivera, CACA58,9157,570−1%

556Culver City, CACA39,4527,606+0%

557Buena Park, CACA81,7417,650+3%

558San Lorenzo, CACA29,1717,699+7%

559Alondra Park, CACA8,3737,776−0%

560Monterey Park, CACA57,4577,856+0%

561Foothill Farms, CACA36,4357,886+90%

562Emeryville, CACA13,2517,918+46%

563La Habra, CACA60,9087,969+2%

564National City, CACA57,8077,973+8%

565Bostonia, CACA16,7657,985+1%

566San Mateo, CACA103,3378,011+5%

567Los Angeles, CACA3,869,0898,061+3%

568Foster City, CACA32,4118,072+6%

569Lemon Hill, CACA15,3128,371–

570Lakewood, CACA78,0108,521+1%

571La Palma, CACA14,9078,741+1%

572Mayfair, CACA5,0448,859–

573Temple City, CACA35,1258,878+7%

574Manhattan Beach, CACA33,1228,931+4%

575Westminster, CACA88,9668,935+2%

576Downey, CACA108,4689,007+4%

577Long Beach, CACA450,4699,123+0%

578Garden Grove, CACA170,4559,518+3%

579West Carson, CACA22,1439,576+3%

580San Gabriel, CACA38,1869,584−0%

581Compton, CACA90,5009,620+3%

582South San Gabriel, CACA7,9239,676+6%

583Fruitridge Pocket, CACA6,0959,797–

584Del Aire, CACA11,1159,922+11%

585San Fernando, CACA23,4499,960+0%

586Charter Oak, CACA9,44210,032+3%

587Gardena, CACA58,46010,092+2%

588West Whittier-Los Nietos, CACA25,61510,135+2%

589Artesia, CACA15,78910,199+1%

590Marina del Rey, CACA9,17610,333+8%

591Albany, CACA19,19510,357+13%

592Rosemead, CACA49,41010,415+0%

593Lomita, CACA19,72410,594+1%

594Santa Monica, CACA90,08210,671+7%

595South Whittier, CACA55,65010,707+4%

596Redondo Beach, CACA67,28110,769+6%

597Berkeley, CACA121,91110,792+10%

598Norwalk, CACA97,10410,873+2%

599Alhambra, CACA79,82010,888−3%

600San Pablo, CACA31,67811,105−4%

601East Palo Alto, CACA28,87211,137−5%

602Valinda, CACA20,96211,337+5%

603Baldwin Park, CACA68,88011,368−1%

604Paramount, CACA50,75511,447−2%

605La Puente, CACA36,42311,448−3%

606Burbank, CACA5,33311,785−6%

607Santa Ana, CACA315,58611,854−4%

608El Monte, CACA105,07511,873−2%

609Ashland, CACA22,21011,896+5%

610Inglewood, CACA101,66212,096−3%

611West Puente Valley, CACA22,49512,105+0%

612North Fair Oaks, CACA13,10012,280−5%

613Stanton, CACA40,16112,306+2%

614Cherryland, CACA14,14312,345+6%

615South Monrovia Island, CACA6,83012,367–

616Citrus, CACA10,90412,404+3%

617Bellflower, CACA74,71912,525+5%

618South Gate, CACA90,07113,044−2%

619Daly City, CACA101,26113,239−2%

620Hermosa Beach, CACA18,51313,679+5%

621South San Jose Hills, CACA16,91113,719+2%

622Hawthorne, CACA82,74113,848+0%

623Midway City, CACA7,99913,933–

624Bell, CACA31,62514,146−3%

625Lynwood, CACA63,51214,413−0%

626Hawaiian Gardens, CACA13,37315,084−4%

627Lawndale, CACA29,89216,617+3%

628East Los Angeles, CACA111,64716,972+2%

629Bell Gardens, CACA37,36717,109−4%

630San Francisco, CACA826,07917,243+4%

631Westmont, CACA34,12317,246+1%

632Alum Rock, CACA10,44017,878+15%

633Florence-Graham, CACA60,69018,064+5%

634West Hollywood, CACA34,23118,220−4%

635East Rancho Dominguez, CACA14,60318,435–

636Huntington Park, CACA51,54419,326−5%

637Cudahy, CACA21,44520,242−2%

638Lennox, CACA19,44920,817−1%

639Walnut Park, CACA14,95821,316−1%

640Willowbrook, CACA21,68121,457+5%

641Maywood, CACA23,60023,375−2%

642Isla Vista, CACA13,92041,917+26%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES