Novato, California Population History 1990 - 2016

Latest Data (2016)
Population 56,004
Nationwide Rank 668

Quick Facts

Novato, California is the 668th largest city in the United States as of 2016.

Novato, California is a city.

Novato, California is as large as it has ever been. In 2016 Novato had its largest population ever.

Novato, California's growth is about average. 43% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.

Novato, California Border Map

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US Rank Name Population Growth
2000-2016
658 New Brunswick, New Jersey 56,910 17.7%
659 Taunton, Massachusetts 56,843 1.2%
660 Tinley Park, Illinois 56,831 15.4%
661 Diamond Bar, California 56,793 0.7%
662 Smyrna, Georgia 56,664 27.2%
663 Sarasota, Florida 56,610 7.7%
664 Greenwood, Indiana 56,545 53.9%
665 Fountain Valley, California 56,529 2.7%
666 Valdosta, Georgia 56,474 22.3%
667 Oak Lawn, Illinois 56,257 1.8%
668 Novato, California 56,004 17.1%
669 Chicopee, Massachusetts 55,991 2.2%
670 Weymouth Town, Massachusetts 55,972
671 Dearborn Heights, Michigan 55,761 -4.4%
672 Berwyn, Illinois 55,748 3.3%
673 Bradenton, Florida 55,687 11.2%
674 Hempstead, New York 55,555 4.4%
675 Hanford, California 55,547 32.3%
676 Rocky Mount, North Carolina 55,466 -5.7%
677 Port Arthur, Texas 55,427 -3.8%
678 Shoreline, Washington 55,333 4.0%

Similarly Sized Cities In California

US Rank Name Population Growth
2000-2016
257 Murrieta 111,674 115.5%
260 Antioch 110,898 21.1%
261 Inglewood 110,654 -1.8%
269 Richmond 109,813 10.2%
270 San Buenaventura (Ventura) 109,592 8.2%
277 West Covina 107,847 2.4%
279 Clovis 106,583 52.4%
280 Daly City 106,472 2.7%
282 Santa Maria 106,290 36.1%
283 Norwalk 106,178 1.5%
290 Burbank 104,447 3.9%
292 San Mateo 103,959 12.1%
293 El Cajon 103,768 9.1%
294 Jurupa Valley 103,541
295 Rialto 103,314 11.3%
301 Vista 101,659 13.0%
310 Vacaville 98,303 9.9%
313 Compton 97,550 4.1%
317 Mission Viejo 96,396 2.9%
325 South Gate 95,538 -1.0%
327 San Marcos 95,261 70.5%
337 Hesperia 93,724 48.6%
340 Carson 92,797 3.1%
343 Santa Monica 92,478 9.6%
344 Santa Barbara 91,930 2.6%
346 Redding 91,808 12.7%
347 Chico 91,567 18.7%
348 Westminster 91,565 3.7%
354 San Leandro 90,465 13.4%
358 Tracy 89,274 53.7%
361 Livermore 89,115 20.5%
364 Menifee 88,531 106.9%
365 Indio 88,488 75.8%
370 Hawthorne 88,031 4.5%
372 Chino 87,776 25.3%
377 Citrus Heights 87,432 2.4%
378 Whittier 86,883 3.6%
380 Newport Beach 86,688 9.6%
385 Alhambra 85,474 0.3%
390 Redwood City 84,950 12.5%
392 Hemet 84,281 41.8%
401 Lake Forest 83,240 9.4%
402 Buena Park 83,156 6.5%
407 Merced 82,594 27.7%
410 Pleasanton 82,270 27.9%
417 Lakewood 81,138 2.1%
421 Mountain View 80,447 13.8%
422 Napa 80,416 10.3%
423 Tustin 80,395 18.7%
430 Alameda 78,906 8.8%
431 Chino Hills 78,822 17.0%
434 Bellflower 77,790 6.5%
436 Milpitas 77,528 23.3%
440 Folsom 77,271 46.5%
445 Manteca 76,908 52.5%
448 Upland 76,684 11.3%
450 Baldwin Park 76,464 0.6%
452 Perris 76,331 109.7%
456 San Ramon 75,639 68.3%
461 Union City 75,322 11.6%
481 Turlock 72,796 27.8%
484 Apple Valley 72,553 32.8%
488 Rancho Cordova 72,326 34.6%
496 Redlands 71,288 11.4%
497 Lynwood 71,187 1.7%
498 Pittsburg 70,679 23.6%
508 Walnut Creek 69,122 7.0%
518 Yorba Linda 68,235 15.4%
519 Davis 68,111 15.1%
522 Redondo Beach 67,867 6.8%
530 Camarillo 67,363 17.1%
533 Palo Alto 67,024 14.4%
535 South San Francisco 66,980 10.4%
538 Yuba City 66,845 30.7%
550 Laguna Niguel 65,328 3.9%
551 San Clemente 65,309 29.1%
559 Lodi 64,641 12.4%
562 Santa Cruz 64,465 15.4%
563 Madera 64,444 47.5%
567 Lake Elsinore 64,205 119.3%
575 Pico Rivera 63,635 0.2%
576 Montebello 63,335 1.7%
577 Encinitas 63,131 8.5%
582 Rocklin 62,787 68.5%
583 Tulare 62,779 36.8%
594 La Habra 61,664 3.6%
598 Eastvale 61,151
599 National City 61,147 12.5%
602 Monterey Park 61,075 1.5%
608 Cupertino 60,643 15.2%
609 Brentwood 60,532 144.7%
610 Petaluma 60,530 10.3%
617 Gardena 60,048 3.6%
618 La Mesa 59,948 9.3%
622 Dublin 59,583 94.3%
633 Woodland 59,068 18.7%
635 Porterville 58,978 28.3%
636 San Rafael 58,954 5.0%
637 Huntington Park 58,879 -4.1%
643 Arcadia 58,523 10.0%
649 Santee 57,834 9.0%
661 Diamond Bar 56,793 0.7%
665 Fountain Valley 56,529 2.7%
668 Novato 56,004 17.1%
675 Hanford 55,547 32.3%
682 Gilroy 55,069 32.0%
685 Highland 54,939 22.4%
686 Paramount 54,909 -0.8%
692 Colton 54,712 13.8%
695 Rosemead 54,500 1.6%
701 Cathedral City 54,056 25.8%
702 Watsonville 53,796 15.5%
710 Yucaipa 53,309 28.6%
716 West Sacramento 52,981 65.2%
720 Delano 52,707 32.6%
728 Palm Desert 52,231 17.1%
729 Placentia 52,228 11.9%
737 Glendora 51,851 4.7%
744 Aliso Viejo 51,424 28.5%
753 Cerritos 50,555 -1.9%
757 Poway 50,077 3.8%
760 Azusa 49,628 10.7%
769 La Mirada 49,216 4.8%
775 Rancho Santa Margarita 48,969 4.0%
776 Cypress 48,906 4.9%
787 Covina 48,549 3.4%
790 Ceres 48,278 38.5%
802 Palm Springs 47,689 10.9%
806 San Luis Obispo 47,536 7.1%
808 San Jacinto 47,413 98.3%
816 Lincoln 47,030 300.4%
832 Newark 45,810 7.3%
835 Beaumont 45,349 297.1%
840 Coachella 44,953 96.6%
846 Danville 44,631 6.8%
855 El Centro 44,201 15.9%
856 Morgan Hill 44,155 29.3%
863 Lompoc 43,712 6.0%
875 San Bruno 42,957 6.9%
881 Bell Gardens 42,806 -2.9%
884 Rohnert Park 42,622 3.0%
890 Brea 42,471 19.5%
892 Rancho Palos Verdes 42,435 2.9%
922 La Quinta 40,956 66.5%
923 Campbell 40,939 5.1%
928 Oakley 40,622 57.1%
936 San Gabriel 40,404 1.2%
937 La Puente 40,377 -1.8%
940 Calexico 40,232 47.1%
967 Culver City 39,364 1.2%
971 Pacifica 39,062 1.7%
979 Montclair 38,944 14.8%
986 Stanton 38,644 2.8%
996 Martinez 38,259 6.4%
1009 Hollister 37,833 8.6%
1017 Los Banos 37,643 43.0%
1030 Monrovia 37,126 0.3%
1040 West Hollywood 36,698 2.2%
1046 Moorpark 36,481 14.5%
1049 Temple City 36,365 8.2%
1052 San Juan Capistrano 36,276 7.0%
1057 Claremont 36,059 5.8%
1058 Wildomar 36,042 70.8%
1063 Bell 35,864 -2.2%
1069 Manhattan Beach 35,741 5.1%
1093 Pleasant Hill 34,853 5.4%
1101 Beverly Hills 34,687 2.3%
1109 San Dimas 34,338 -2.0%
1110 Seaside 34,312 3.6%
1113 Foster City 34,175 18.7%
1118 Dana Point 34,012 -3.3%
1123 Menlo Park 33,888 10.0%
1140 Adelanto 33,391 83.6%
1148 Lawndale 33,145 4.3%
1174 La Verne 32,389 2.1%
1185 El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) 31,907 29.3%
1197 Laguna Hills 31,509 -1.6%
1216 Banning 31,026 31.1%
1227 Goleta 30,850 7.0%
1232 Saratoga 30,767 2.3%
1239 Los Altos 30,561 8.7%
1240 Los Gatos 30,545 6.3%
1241 San Pablo 30,536 0.9%
1244 Santa Paula 30,335 5.4%
1245 Atascadero 30,330 14.3%
1247 Burlingame 30,301 7.6%
1257 Walnut 30,047 0.0%
1265 San Carlos 29,797 7.4%
1268 East Palo Alto 29,684 -0.9%
1275 Suisun City 29,505 12.2%
1280 Atwater 29,270 25.7%
1305 Ridgecrest 28,701 15.1%
1316 Desert Hot Springs 28,492 73.1%
1319 Monterey 28,454 -4.2%
1332 Benicia 28,174 4.5%

Demographics

Population History

Year Population Rank in US
2016 56,004 668
2015 55,530 674
2014 55,005 672
2013 54,194 676
2012 53,301 677
2011 52,752 678
2010 51,904 680
2009 53,450 653
2008 52,637 655
2007 51,630 664
2006 50,513 671
2005 49,660 675
2004 48,719 688
2003 48,087 688
2002 47,888 679
2001 48,296 660
2000 47,792 658
1990 47,521 559