Cities and Towns

State of California

California, abbreviated "CA", is in the Pacific region of the U.S. Its capital is Sacramento.There were 39,148,760 people in California as per 2019 Occupational Employment Statistics, BLS.gov.The state ratified the US Constitution and officially became part of the country on September 9, 1850.

Please explore the cities and towns of California, below.

Top California College Towns


Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2018-19, National Center for Education Statistics, http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/

RANKS
CITY OR TOWN
COLLEGES
STUDENTS
1Los Angeles50182,246
2San Diego32158,506
3Sacramento21104,452
4San Francisco2089,863
5Anaheim137,333
6Oakland1324,076
7Berkeley1349,818
8Riverside1361,005
9Pasadena1240,767
10San Jose1156,440
11Fresno1163,360
12Claremont108,945
13Stockton1027,382
14Bakersfield937,387
15Irvine965,050
16Santa Ana829,149
17San Marcos844,928
18Modesto718,530
19Visalia718,816
20Garden Grove61,569

Largest California Cities and Towns

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CITY OR TOWNPOPULATION
American Canyon20,306
Angels3,811
Apple Valley72,359
Arden-Arcade100,548
Arroyo Grande18,039
Avenal12,923
Bakersfield375,699
Belvedere2,098
Berkeley120,926
Biggs2,323
Borrego Springs2,252
Brawley26,009
Calipatria7,458
Canyon Lake11,106
Carlsbad113,670
Carson92,517
Cathedral City54,037
Chino Hills79,298
Chowchilla18,533
Chula Vista266,468

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Source: American Community Survey, 2018, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/.

Demographics

People

Total Population39,148,760
Male Share of the Population49.7%
Female Share of the Population50.3%
Senior Citizens13.6%
Employed Population 16+17,904,212
Age of the Population36.3

Families

% of people married46.8%
Average household size3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher31.1%
Median Earnings25+$41,029
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification$22,248
Median Earnings With High School Degree$30,841

Wealth

Median Family Income$81,416
% Above Poverty Level85.7%
% Below Poverty Level14.3%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time29 minutes
% Working from Home5.7%
% Walking and Biking to Work3.7%
% Using Public Transportation5.1%

Housing

People Living Alone23.8%
Median Gross Rent$1,429
Median House Value$475,900

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)59%
German7.6%
Irish6.1%
English5.2%
Italian3.7%
French Except Basque1.7%
Scottish1.3%
Polish1.2%
Russian1%
Norwegian1%
Swedish1%
Portuguese0.9%
Dutch0.9%
Arab0.8%
African0.7%
US/American0.6%
Iranian0.5%
Danishn0.4%
Welsh0.4%
Hungarian0.3%
Ukrainian0.3%
Swiss0.3%
Greek0.3%
Canadian0.3%
West Indian0.2%
Austrian0.2%
Czech0.2%
Romanian0.2%
Lebanese0.2%
Nigerian0.1%
Iraqi0.1%
Turkish0.1%
Afghan)0.1%
Jamaican0.1%
Belizean0.1%
Ethiopian0.1%
Egyptian0.1%
Syrian0.1%
Lithuanian0.1%
Israeli0.1%
Croatian0.1%
Brazilian0.1%
Belgian0.1%
Slovak0.1%
Finnish0.1%
Australian0.1%
Palestinian0.1%
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Source: American Community Survey, 2018, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/.

Notable Places

Alcatraz Island (Historic Site)
Golden Gate National Recreation Area
San Francisco, California 94123
415-561-4900

Cabrillo (Monument/Memorial)
Superintendent Terry DiMattio,
San Diego, California 92106-3601
619-557-5450

Channel Islands (Park)
Channel Islands National Park
Ventura, California 93001
805-658-5730

Death Valley (Park)
Death Valley National Park
Death Valley, California 92328
760-786-3200

Devils Postpile (Monument/Memorial)
P.O. Box 3999
Mammoth Lakes, California 93546
760-934-2289

Eugene O'Neill (Historic Site)
P.O. Box 280
Danville, California 94526
925-838-0249

Fort Point (Historic Site)
Fort Point NHS
San Francisco, California 94123
415-556-1693

Golden Gate (Recreation Area)
Golden Gate National Recreation Area
San Francisco, California 94123-0022
415-561-4700

John Muir (Historic Site)
4202 Alhambra Avenue
Martinez, California 94553
925-228-8860

Joshua Tree (Park)
74485 National Park Drive
Twentynine Palms, California 92277-3597
760-367-5500

Juan Bautista de Anza (Trail)
Pacific West Regional Office
Oakland, California 94607
510-817-1438

Lassen Volcanic (Park)
Lassen Volcanic National Park
Mineral, California 96063
530-595-4444

Lava Beds (Monument/Memorial)
Tulelake, California 96134
530-667-8104

Manzanar (Historic Site)
Manzanar National Historic Site
Independence, California 93526-0426
760-878-2932

Mojave (Park)
Superintendent, Mojave National Preserve
Barstow, California 92311
760-252-6100

Muir Woods (Monument/Memorial)
Muir Woods National Monument
Mill Valley, California 94941-2696
415-388-2595

Pinnacles (Monument/Memorial)
5000 Hwy. 146
Paicines, California 95043
831-389-4485

Point Reyes (Seashore)
Point Reyes National Seashore
Point Reyes Station, California 94956
415-464-5100

Port Chicago Naval Magazine (Monument/Memorial)
National Park Service
Danville, California 94526
925-838-0249

Presidio of San Francisco (Park)
Golden Gate National Recreation Area
San Francisco, California 94123
415-561-4323

Redwood (Park)
Redwood National and State Parks
Crescent City, California 95531
707-464-6101

Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front (Historic Site)
Richmond, California

San Francisco Maritime (Historic Site)
San Francisco Maritime NHP
San Francisco, California 94123
415-447-5000

Santa Monica Mountains (Recreation Area)
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Thousand Oaks, California 91360
805-370-2300

Sequoia & Kings Canyon (Park)
47050 Generals Highway
Three Rivers, California 93271-9700
1-559-565-3341

Whiskeytown (Recreation Area)
Whiskeytown NRA
Whiskeytown, California 96095
530-242-3400

Yosemite (Park)
Superintendent
Yosemite National Park, California 95389
209-372-0200

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