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Most sparsely populated, California cities · 2020

California cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2020).

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

501Pasadena, CACA135,8046,041+4%

502Rohnert Park, CACA44,8116,093+5%

503Imperial Beach, CACA25,2066,093−3%

504Belmont, CACA28,7526,120+13%

505West Rancho Dominguez, CACA23,3006,131–

506La Mirada, CACA45,9526,136+3%

507Guadalupe, CACA8,8466,150+42%

508Citrus Heights, CACA86,3486,161+3%

509Burbank, CACA102,9886,199+7%

510View Park-Windsor Hills, CACA11,2306,203+4%

511Capitola, CACA9,3406,235−1%

512Salida, CACA13,9006,263+11%

513Fountain Valley, CACA55,5086,289+4%

514Greenfield, CACA21,1386,370+50%

515La Presa, CACA34,9626,373+7%

516Fullerton, CACA138,6756,406+14%

517Potomac Park, CACA10,1386,426–

518Glendale, CACA187,1606,448+1%

519Pomona, CACA147,8076,601+1%

520Parkway, CACA15,3976,626–

521Piedmont, CACA10,6426,629+3%

522Davis, CACA66,1106,704+11%

523La Mesa, CACA59,9146,723+12%

524Rossmoor, CACA11,5326,815+3%

525West Covina, CACA105,3016,828+4%

526San Leandro, CACA85,3536,831+15%

527Montclair, CACA37,5636,846+15%

528August, CACA8,8256,869+11%

529South El Monte, CACA18,9636,880−7%

530Mountain View, CACA85,4386,889+17%

531Anaheim, CACA341,0086,897+6%

532Salinas, CACA159,1346,955+8%

533Santa Clara, CACA133,4466,984+25%

534West Athens, CACA8,7267,025+3%

535Sunnyvale, CACA156,5777,063+18%

536El Cerrito, CACA26,1217,070+12%

537Costa Mesa, CACA108,8817,081+3%

538Millbrae, CACA22,8697,102+12%

539Benton Park, CACA5,7077,111–

540Lemon Grove, CACA27,9367,122+11%

541Antelope, CACA48,3017,129–

542Burlingame, CACA31,9297,145+11%

543Twin Lakes CDP (Santa Cruz County), CACA5,0737,155−11%

544Torrance, CACA138,3917,168+7%

545South San Francisco, CACA64,9417,182+9%

546Tustin, CACA77,8437,217+19%

547Campbell, CACA42,4907,229+15%

548Covina, CACA49,4047,288+9%

549Home Gardens, CACA10,5067,317+18%

550El Cajon, CACA101,7557,320+12%

551Castroville, CACA6,7207,360+12%

552Huntington Beach, CACA191,4517,365+5%

553Suisun City, CACA29,4547,370+13%

554Pico Rivera, CACA58,9157,467−2%

555University of California-Santa Barbara, CACA12,1217,469–

556Montebello, CACA60,6937,522+1%

557Alameda, CACA76,8767,528+8%

558Aliso Viejo, CACA49,8447,533+30%

559Cypress, CACA48,7817,583+8%

560Oxnard, CACA199,6517,612+19%

561Hillcrest, CACA10,5117,640–

562National City, CACA57,8077,645+4%

563Stanford, CACA18,6627,691+59%

564Placentia, CACA54,9117,698+11%

565Watsonville, CACA50,7167,750+19%

566Alondra Park, CACA8,3737,755−1%

567Pleasure Point, CACA5,4897,761–

568Oakland, CACA440,8387,874+10%

569South Pasadena, CACA25,5037,903+11%

570Monterey Park, CACA57,4577,964+2%

571Culver City, CACA39,4527,977+5%

572Buena Park, CACA81,7417,983+7%

573San Bruno, CACA42,3057,999+9%

574Los Angeles, CACA3,869,0898,286+6%

575La Habra, CACA60,9088,347+7%

576La Cresta, CACA8,3898,401–

577Foothill Farms, CACA36,4358,532+106%

578San Mateo, CACA103,3378,708+14%

579La Palma, CACA14,9078,748+1%

580Bostonia, CACA16,7658,765+11%

581Lakewood, CACA78,0108,782+4%

582Lemon Hill, CACA15,3128,839–

583Foster City, CACA32,4118,927+17%

584Manhattan Beach, CACA33,1229,025+5%

585Westminster, CACA88,9669,056+3%

586Temple City, CACA35,1259,112+9%

587Long Beach, CACA450,4699,211+1%

588Downey, CACA108,4689,215+7%

589Mayfair, CACA5,0449,326–

590South San Gabriel, CACA7,9239,496+4%

591East Whittier, CACA9,9909,536–

592Compton, CACA90,5009,548+2%

593San Gabriel, CACA38,1869,548−1%

594Garden Grove, CACA170,4559,578+4%

595San Lorenzo, CACA29,1719,711+35%

596Rosemead, CACA49,4109,916−4%

597West Whittier-Los Nietos, CACA25,61510,050+1%

598San Fernando, CACA23,44910,087+2%

599West Carson, CACA22,14310,093+8%

600Artesia, CACA15,78910,1200%

601Emeryville, CACA13,25110,137+88%

602Del Aire, CACA11,11510,256+15%

603Fruitridge Pocket, CACA6,09510,307–

604East San Gabriel, CACA23,41010,459+57%

605Gardena, CACA58,46010,470+6%

606Charter Oak, CACA9,44210,495+8%

607South Whittier, CACA55,65010,569+2%

608Norwalk, CACA97,10410,588−1%

609Vincent, CACA15,34010,668–

610Contra Costa Centre, CACA6,89310,688–

611Alhambra, CACA79,82010,859−3%

612Baldwin Park, CACA68,88010,883−5%

613Lomita, CACA19,72410,942+4%

614La Puente, CACA36,42310,944−7%

615Santa Monica, CACA90,08211,069+11%

616Valinda, CACA20,96211,146+3%

617Albany, CACA19,19511,325+23%

618Santa Ana, CACA315,58611,332−8%

619Paramount, CACA50,75511,370−3%

620El Monte, CACA105,07511,452−6%

621Redondo Beach, CACA67,28111,548+13%

622Citrus, CACA10,90411,693−3%

623North Fair Oaks, CACA13,10011,728−9%

624Burbank, CACA5,33311,818−6%

625East Palo Alto, CACA28,87211,881+2%

626Inglewood, CACA101,66211,885−4%

627South Monrovia Island, CACA6,83011,889–

628Berkeley, CACA121,91111,917+21%

629Stanton, CACA40,16112,234+1%

630San Pablo, CACA31,67812,244+6%

631West Puente Valley, CACA22,49512,278+2%

632East Bakersfield, CACA11,06212,388–

633South Gate, CACA90,07112,813−4%

634Ashland, CACA22,21012,926+15%

635Bellflower, CACA74,71912,946+9%

636Cherryland, CACA14,14313,251+14%

637South San Jose Hills, CACA16,91113,254−2%

638Marina del Rey, CACA9,17613,255+39%

639Bell, CACA31,62513,381−8%

640Daly City, CACA101,26113,734+1%

641Hermosa Beach, CACA18,51313,835+6%

642Alum Rock, CACA10,44013,857−11%

643Lynwood, CACA63,51213,895−4%

644Hawthorne, CACA82,74114,471+5%

645Willowbrook, CACA21,68114,487−29%

646Midway City, CACA7,99914,491–

647Hawaiian Gardens, CACA13,37314,972−4%

648East Los Angeles, CACA111,64715,938−4%

649Bell Gardens, CACA37,36716,064−10%

650Lawndale, CACA29,89216,1290%

651Florence-Graham, CACA60,69017,664+3%

652Huntington Park, CACA51,54418,252−11%

653Westmont, CACA34,12318,361+7%

654East Rancho Dominguez, CACA14,60318,409–

655Lennox, CACA19,44918,594−11%

656San Francisco, CACA826,07918,714+13%

657West Hollywood, CACA34,23118,9390%

658Cudahy, CACA21,44519,397−6%

659Walnut Park, CACA14,95820,312−6%

660Maywood, CACA23,60021,449−10%

661Isla Vista, CACA13,92028,131−16%

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