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Newest housing stock, California counties · 2020

California counties ranked by median year housing was built (2020 ACS). This list covers the 58 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN YEAR BUILTVS 1990

01Placer County, CACA442,0811992+1%

02Imperial County, CACA181,4111989+1%

03Riverside County, CACA2,544,9161989+1%

04Calaveras County, CACA46,6051987+1%

05Madera County, CACA167,9271987+1%

06San Benito County, CACA70,0821985+1%

07Kings County, CACA154,3271984+1%

08Mariposa County, CACA16,9181984+1%

09El Dorado County, CACA192,3231983+0%

10Kern County, CACA927,0681983+1%

11Nevada County, CACA101,9111983+0%

12Amador County, CACA41,8761982+0%

13San Joaquin County, CACA823,8151982+1%

14San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,3671982+0%

15San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0911982+0%

16Yolo County, CACA224,4101982+1%

17Yuba County, CACA88,6911982+1%

18Alpine County, CACA1,0431981+0%

19Merced County, CACA297,2601981+1%

20Shasta County, CACA181,6481981+0%

21Solano County, CACA455,3761981+0%

22Tulare County, CACA485,1461981+1%

23Del Norte County, CACA26,4101980+0%

24Lake County, CACA67,7721980+0%

25Mono County, CACA12,5051980+0%

26Plumas County, CACA18,5831980+0%

27Stanislaus County, CACA557,7191980+0%

28Sutter County, CACA98,7871980+1%

29Tehama County, CACA64,6651980+0%

30Butte County, CACA209,2111979+0%

31Fresno County, CACA1,035,4561979+0%

32Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4601979+0%

33San Diego County, CACA3,282,2481979+0%

34Tuolumne County, CACA53,1601979+0%

35Lassen County, CACA28,1171978+0%

36Sonoma County, CACA486,4441978+0%

37Trinity County, CACA15,7201978+0%

38Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0701977+0%

39Colusa County, CACA21,8361976+1%

40Glenn County, CACA28,1411976+1%

41Mendocino County, CACA88,1221976+0%

42Orange County, CACA3,149,5071976+0%

43Siskiyou County, CACA42,0131976+0%

44Ventura County, CACA830,8511976+0%

45Napa County, CACA132,9491975+0%

46Modoc County, CACA8,4261974+0%

47Monterey County, CACA433,7291974+0%

48Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3911974+0%

49Sierra County, CACA3,0981974+0%

50Santa Cruz County, CACA258,8521973+0%

51Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0651973+0%

52Humboldt County, CACA131,6471972+1%

53Inyo County, CACA18,1581972+0%

54Alameda County, CACA1,636,6301968+0%

55Marin County, CACA253,6941966+0%

56San Mateo County, CACA743,5681965+0%

57Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9341963+0%

58San Francisco County, CACA826,0791944+0%

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS