California at a glance
Population
39,287,377
Median Household Income
$99,122
Typical Home Value
$860,133
School District Rating
5.7
Violent Crime Rate
438.1
Avg Commute Time
28.7
About California on hearthmap
hearthmap aggregates housing, demographic, school, crime, and environmental data for every county, town, and ZIP code in California. Use the interactive map to compare areas side by side, filter by what matters to you, or rank places with a custom match score.
Data is refreshed periodically from public sources including the U.S. Census Bureau, the National Center for Education Statistics, the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, the EPA, Zillow, and Redfin. Source attribution is shown on each metric in the app.
Counties in California
58 counties, alphabetical.
- Alameda1,649,473 pop.
- Alpine1,616 pop.
- Amador41,428 pop.
- Butte207,929 pop.
- Calaveras46,248 pop.
- Colusa21,984 pop.
- Contra Costa1,165,012 pop.
- Del Norte27,107 pop.
- El Dorado192,662 pop.
- Fresno1,016,725 pop.
- Glenn28,494 pop.
- Humboldt134,541 pop.
- Imperial180,202 pop.
- Inyo18,739 pop.
- Kern915,075 pop.
- Kings153,298 pop.
- Lake68,152 pop.
- Lassen30,356 pop.
- Los Angeles9,808,667 pop.
- Madera160,940 pop.
- Marin257,969 pop.
- Mariposa17,082 pop.
- Mendocino90,244 pop.
- Merced290,201 pop.
- Modoc8,600 pop.
- Mono13,148 pop.
- Monterey437,613 pop.
- Napa134,869 pop.
- Nevada102,481 pop.
- Orange3,165,820 pop.
- Placer419,156 pop.
- Plumas19,423 pop.
- Riverside2,478,600 pop.
- Sacramento1,594,006 pop.
- San Benito67,290 pop.
- San Bernardino2,197,104 pop.
- San Diego3,288,774 pop.
- San Francisco830,235 pop.
- San Joaquin797,334 pop.
- San Luis Obispo281,555 pop.
- San Mateo742,340 pop.
- Santa Barbara443,701 pop.
- Santa Clara1,902,047 pop.
- Santa Cruz264,926 pop.
- Shasta181,436 pop.
- Sierra2,746 pop.
- Siskiyou43,466 pop.
- Solano451,918 pop.
- Sonoma485,040 pop.
- Stanislaus553,990 pop.
- Sutter98,857 pop.
- Tehama65,167 pop.
- Trinity15,860 pop.
- Tulare478,693 pop.
- Tuolumne54,498 pop.
- Ventura837,469 pop.
- Yolo220,564 pop.
- Yuba84,507 pop.
California at a glance: frequently asked questions
- What is the population of California?
- California has a population of 39,287,377 based on the most recent US Census estimate.
- What is the median home price in California?
- The median home value in California is $860,133. Hover any county on the map for that county's value, or open Compare to put two states side by side.
- What is the median household income in California?
- Median household income in California is $99,122 per year, sourced from the US Census American Community Survey.
- How many counties are in California?
- California has 58 counties. Each county page on hearthmap shows housing, school, crime, and demographic data town by town.
- What is the average commute time in California?
- The average one-way commute in California is 28.7 minutes, based on US Census ACS journey-to-work data.
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