Poorest Cities in California

Cities in California ranked by median household income, from lowest to highest. Data from US Census Bureau ACS 2023.

Ranked by Median Household Income. Click any location to see its full Census data profile. All figures are from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023, so they are directly comparable across locations.

#	Location	Median Household Income
1	University of California-Davis CDP, California	$17,625
2	Weedpatch CDP, California	$21,450
3	Isla Vista CDP, California	$24,428
4	McClellan Park CDP, California	$24,866
5	Lake Isabella CDP, California	$26,763
6	Weldon CDP, California	$27,353
7	Westmorland city, California	$28,929
8	Bodfish CDP, California	$33,295
9	Los Molinos CDP, California	$34,324
10	Lamont CDP, California	$34,436
11	Buttonwillow CDP, California	$35,417
12	North Edwards CDP, California	$35,469
13	Covelo CDP, California	$35,735
14	East Bakersfield CDP, California	$36,039
15	Oasis CDP, California	$36,553
16	Salton City CDP, California	$36,915
17	Delft Colony CDP, California	$37,004
18	Garberville CDP, California	$37,760
19	Orange Cove city, California	$38,447
20	East Porterville CDP, California	$38,482
21	Clearlake Oaks CDP, California	$38,669
22	Maricopa city, California	$38,676
23	Weed city, California	$38,966
24	Needles city, California	$39,876
25	Homestead Valley CDP, California	$39,954
26	Desert Edge CDP, California	$40,089
27	Biola CDP, California	$40,094
28	Wofford Heights CDP, California	$40,168
29	Big River CDP, California	$40,179
30	Cottonwood CDP (Kern County), California	$40,339
31	Laytonville Unified School District, California	$40,382
32	Frazier Park CDP, California	$40,839
33	Crescent City city, California	$41,131
34	Clearlake city, California	$41,580
35	South Taft CDP, California	$41,875
36	Airport CDP, California	$42,000
37	Bystrom CDP, California	$42,212
38	San Andreas CDP, California	$42,231
39	Lost Hills CDP, California	$42,333
40	Portola city, California	$42,385
41	Bret Harte CDP, California	$42,422
42	Yreka city, California	$42,664
43	Strathmore CDP, California	$42,705
44	Casa Loma CDP, California	$42,813
45	North Shore CDP, California	$43,208
46	Kelseyville CDP, California	$43,475
47	Rancho Tehama Reserve CDP, California	$43,750
48	Bayview CDP (Humboldt County), California	$44,239
49	Fairmead CDP, California	$44,375
50	Huron city, California	$44,784