Are California Cities Growing?!

The large multi-county inland Empire region of California east of Los Angeles and Orange County has seen a ton of new investment and overall growth in recent years.

New population numbers released by the state further confirm all the talk about coastal renters moving east to buy standalone homes in one of Southern California’s last “affordable” regions.

Menifee, in Riverside County, was one of the state’s largest population growth centers statewide, adding more than 2,000 people just last year.

Victorville in San Bernardino County wasn’t far behind, adding 140,000 people in 2023. This high desert city is larger than Santa Clara and Berkeley and sits just behind Pasadena and Orange.

Riverside and San Bernardino counties collectively added more than 22,000 people last year.

Rural Imperial County (at the southern border, between San Diego and Arizona) had multiple cities land in the top 20 for population growth by percent change, as did the broader San Joaquin Valley area.

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