US Census Data

Highest median household income in California

California counties and cities ranked by median household income.

This page ranks the counties and cities of California by median household income — which have the highest median household income, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Santa Clara County leads at $159,674.

Among cities & places, Alamo leads at $250,001.

Counties

#NameMedian household income
1Santa Clara County$159,674
2San Mateo County$156,000
3Marin County$142,785
4San Francisco County$141,446
5Alameda County$126,240
6Contra Costa County$125,727
7Placer County$114,678
8Orange County$113,702
9Alpine County$110,781
10Santa Cruz County$109,266
11Napa County$108,970
12San Benito County$108,289
13Ventura County$107,327
14El Dorado County$106,190
15Sonoma County$102,840
16San Diego County$102,285
17Solano County$99,994
18Santa Barbara County$95,977
19Monterey County$94,486
20San Luis Obispo County$93,398
21Riverside County$89,672
22Yolo County$88,818
23Sacramento County$88,724
24San Joaquin County$88,531
25Los Angeles County$87,760
26Mono County$86,953
27Nevada County$84,905
28San Bernardino County$82,184
29Amador County$81,526
30Calaveras County$79,877
31Stanislaus County$79,661
32Madera County$75,496
33Sutter County$75,450
34Colusa County$75,149
35Yuba County$73,313
36Inyo County$72,432
37Tuolumne County$72,259
38Shasta County$71,931
39Fresno County$71,434
40Glenn County$70,487
41Tulare County$69,489
42Kings County$68,750
43Butte County$68,574
44Kern County$67,660
45Del Norte County$66,780
46Mariposa County$65,378
47Merced County$65,044
48Plumas County$64,946
49Mendocino County$64,688
50Lassen County$64,395
51Tehama County$61,834
52Humboldt County$61,135
53Sierra County$60,000
54Lake County$58,738
55Modoc County$56,648
56Imperial County$56,393
57Siskiyou County$55,499
58Trinity County$53,498

Cities & places

Top 100.
#NameMedian household income
1Alamo$250,001
2Atherton$250,001
3Bell Canyon$250,001
4Belvedere$250,001
5Camino Tassajara$250,001
6Castle Hill$250,001
7Drytown$250,001
8Emerald Lake Hills$250,001
9Fairbanks Ranch$250,001
10Hidden Hills$250,001
11Highlands$250,001
12Hillsborough$250,001
13La Honda$250,001
14Ladera$250,001
15Loma Mar$250,001
16Los Altos Hills$250,001
17Los Altos$250,001
18Los Berros$250,001
19Loyola$250,001
20Monte Sereno$250,001
21Mountain Meadows$250,001
22Orinda$250,001
23Piedmont$250,001
24Portola Valley$250,001
25Reliez Valley$250,001
26Rolling Hills$250,001
27Ross$250,001
28Shell Ridge$250,001
29Sunny Slopes$250,001
30Waterloo$250,001
31West Menlo Park$250,001
32Woodside$250,001
33Palos Verdes Estates$247,500
34Lexington Hills$245,000
35Lake Sherwood$244,239
36Saratoga$241,348
37Monument Hills$240,833
38Blackhawk$239,681
39Tamalpais-Homestead Valley$238,158
40Norris Canyon$237,813
41Rancho Santa Fe$236,429
42Nicasio$236,250
43San Carlos$233,333
44Coto de Caza$232,470
45Kentfield$231,875
46Cupertino$231,139
47El Granada$226,384
48Woodacre$225,521
49San Miguel$224,219
50Danville$223,206
51Montecito$222,966
52Lafayette$222,393
53Trabuco Canyon$221,458
54La Cañada Flintridge$221,451
55Corte Madera$220,771
56Palo Alto$220,408
57El Macero$219,821
58Harmony Grove$217,917
59Glen Ellen$213,261
60Tiburon$212,794
61Mission Canyon$211,375
62Kensington$209,137
63Mill Valley$208,466
64Los Gatos$207,891
65Belmont$207,609
66Dillon Beach$206,793
67Menlo Park$206,588
68San Geronimo$206,375
69Dublin$205,046
70Villa Park$204,750
71North Gate$204,024
72Alhambra Valley$202,024
73Montara$201,367
74Baywood Park$201,071
75Lucas Valley-Marinwood$200,938
76Rossmoor$200,833
77Moraga$199,800
78San Ramon$197,358
79Sleepy Hollow$196,630
80Carnelian Bay$196,250
81Las Flores$196,250
82Del Rio$194,083
83Cambrian Park$193,933
84Manhattan Beach$193,904
85Foster City$193,633
86Del Mar$192,845
87Malibu$192,159
88Granite Bay$190,000
89East Foothills$188,558
90San Marino$187,633
91Rolling Hills Estates$187,500
92La Habra Heights$186,837
93North Tustin$186,250
94Pleasanton$186,206
95Swall Meadows$185,913
96Avila Beach$185,363
97Aromas$184,667
98Ladera Ranch$184,257
99Lockwood$182,550
100Sunol$182,250

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