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SheetCA-AMERICAN-CANYON-CA · American Canyon, CA 21,698 pop · income 88th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around American Canyon
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest American Canyon on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
New Castle · lowest
41,478
New Castle · lowest
41,478 median HH income
32.5% of the leader · rank #1
American Cany… · this city
123,935
American Cany… · this city
123,935 median HH income
97.2% of the leader · rank #2
Vanderbilt · near
123,935
Vanderbilt · near
123,935 median HH income
97.2% of the leader · rank #3
Copper Mounta… · near
123,940
Copper Mounta… · near
123,940 median HH income
97.2% of the leader · rank #4
Adamsville · near
123,971
Adamsville · near
123,971 median HH income
97.3% of the leader · rank #5
Cedar Park · near
123,972
Cedar Park · near
123,972 median HH income
97.3% of the leader · rank #6
St. John · highest
127,449
St. John · highest
127,449 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for American Canyon on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 21,698.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
American Canyon - the verdict
Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, American Canyon lands in the 88th percentile for household income and the 44th percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
88th
percentile, household income
92nd
percentile, home value
88th
percentile, median rent
44th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: American Canyon, CA
Census ACS 2023 estimates count 21,698 residents in American Canyon, a small city within California. Households in American Canyon report a median income of $123,935 per year, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 7.4%. American Canyon's housing stock carries a median value of $660,100, and the median resident age is 36.2 years. About 32.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 63.0% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
In 2024, 257 residential building permits were authorized in American Canyon (Building Boom), up 9999% from five years earlier, per Census BPS data. American Canyon reports a comparatively low crime rate: FBI UCR reporting places total crime at 1566.1 incidents per 100,000 residents, below the national average (voluntary agency reporting, reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
California carries a cost-of-living premium: the state registers 110.7 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Well Above Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $2,053 per month statewide. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in California run around $275, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 88.7 out of 100 (Very High).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of American Canyon's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from work and mobility to reported crime to housing and income to population change to schools and households to comparison shortlist; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For American Canyon, city-specific coverage includes FBI reported-crime rates, matched public-school count, local building permits, commute-mode shares, annual population history.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Work and mobility
What does the journey to work look like in American Canyon?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 76.3%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
What can the FBI record say about safety in American Canyon?
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
The joined FBI UCR record reports 1566.1 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 31% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
How far does income reach against housing in American Canyon?
The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 5.3 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 7.4%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median. That flags a question for comparison, not a verdict: tenure, household composition, financing costs, and the age of the ACS estimate can all change what a resident actually pays.
Which cities make useful reference points for American Canyon?
Within California, the closest population matches are Port Hueneme (21,691 residents, $76,655 income); Yucca Valley (21,744 residents, $55,302 income); Willowbrook (21,642 residents, $60,386 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Selden, NY (21,707 residents); Harvey, LA (21,710 residents); Hurricane, UT (21,677 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Population change
Is American Canyon growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +971 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +4.5% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 257 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Period change
+4.5%
2025 estimate
22,773
2020 estimate
21,802
Census Population Estimates Program, 2020–2025; permit context uses Census BPS.
What does the education layer cover for American Canyon?
The NCES join finds 5 public schools within the city match. 32.7% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
Matched public schools
5
Bachelor's degree+
32.7%
Poverty estimate
7.4%
NCES Common Core of Data school locations plus Census ACS resident characteristics.
Highest-decile cost · BEA RPP 2024, California average
D
City profile score · American Canyon, CA
48/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Household income A
$123,935
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Bachelor's+ share C+
32.7%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Poverty rate C-
7.4%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Violent crime F
326 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Cost of living F
110.7 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
American Canyon profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Household income: 88/100 (A) · $123,935
Bachelor's+ share: 63/100 (C+) · 32.7%
Poverty rate: 50/100 (C-) · 7.4%
Violent crime: 29/100 (F) · 326 /100k
Cost of living: 6/100 (F) · 110.7 index
Where American Canyon sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
American Canyon's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - American Canyon highlighted among 27 peers.Read the chart values
American Canyon, CA (this city): home $660,100, crime 1,566/100k
Hurricane, UT : home $411,400, crime 1,250/100k
New Castle, PA : home $72,000, crime 1,120/100k
Derry, NH : home $356,700, crime 827/100k
St. John, IN : home $370,800, crime 153/100k
Port Hueneme, CA : home $556,200, crime 2,280/100k
Yucca Valley, CA : home $321,300, crime 1,567/100k
New York, NY : home $751,700, crime 3,039/100k
Los Angeles, CA : home $879,500, crime 2,212/100k
Chicago, IL : home $315,200, crime 4,012/100k
Houston, TX : home $253,400, crime 5,442/100k
Phoenix, AZ : home $381,900, crime 3,125/100k
Philadelphia, PA : home $232,400, crime 5,457/100k
San Antonio, TX : home $219,700, crime 5,218/100k
San Diego, CA : home $848,500, crime 2,082/100k
Dallas, TX : home $295,300, crime 4,010/100k
San Jose, CA : home $1,187,800, crime 3,195/100k
Austin, TX : home $512,700, crime 3,709/100k
Fort Worth, TX : home $277,300, crime 3,158/100k
Columbus, OH : home $234,500, crime 3,088/100k
Indianapolis, IN : home $207,000, crime 4,214/100k
San Francisco, CA : home $1,380,500, crime 4,526/100k
Seattle, WA : home $912,100, crime 5,783/100k
Denver, CO : home $586,700, crime 5,755/100k
Oklahoma City, OK : home $215,100, crime 3,570/100k
El Paso, TX : home $171,700, crime 1,772/100k
Washington, DC : home $724,600, crime 4,514/100k
How does American Canyon compare to other US cities?
Where American Canyon sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income88% higher than other cities
Home value92% pricier than other cities
Median rent88% pricier than other cities
Safety44% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
National percentiles can mask local variation. Looking only at California, American Canyon ranks #159 of 441 California cities by lowest crime rate - a narrower, more locally useful cut than the national comparison above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares American Canyon against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to California only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
California-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places American Canyon near the bottom of California's cities
Among the 1,458 California cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, American Canyon ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares American Canyon only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#297 of 1,338
78th percentile in California
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 1,458
0th percentile in California
Median Home Value
#487 of 1,343
64th percentile in California
Poverty Rate
#650 of 1,450
55th percentile in California
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#565 of 1,458
61st percentile in California
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within California only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
88th percentile nationally for median household income · 44th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
American Canyon's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
American Canyon's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How American Canyon's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$660,1008th percentilemore affordable than 8% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
American Canyon's home-value-to-income ratio: 5.3×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
pressured
> 5.0×
National rank
#13,356 of 15,516
More affordable than 14% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#2,753 of 3,317
Small cities (10,000–49,999)
At 5.3×, American Canyon sits in the pressured band:
national rank #13,356 of 15,516 and #2,753 of 3,317small cities (10,000–49,999).
Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median, a comparison flag, not a verdict on any household.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$123,935American Canyon, CA median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context American Canyon, CA median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for American Canyon, CA.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)32.7%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)7.4%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)63.0%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
21,698
Median Income
$123,935
Median Home Value
$660,100
Median Age
36.2
Poverty Rate
7.4%
Labor force participation
63.0%
Bachelor's Degree+
32.7%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
1566.1
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
325.5
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
1240.6
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
5
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
American Canyon's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
21,802 residents
2021
21,824 residents
2022
21,642 residents
2023
21,596 residents
2024
22,033 residents
2025
22,773 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📈 Building Boom
Total Permits (2024)
257
housing units authorized
Single-Family
68
detached homes
Multifamily
189
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
11.8
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
1
1
0
$0.0M
2020
3
3
0
$0.8M
2021
190
4
186
$18.6M
2022
109
94
15
$22.5M
2023
80
80
0
$17.6M
2024
257
68
189
$50.0M
Permit volume increased 9999% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
76.3%
Carpool
10.6%
Public Transit
2.0%
Walk
0.7%
Work from Home
8.5%
Other
1.9%
Based on 10,520 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
California statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $275
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across California at $275 (electricity about $150 , water and sewer about $70 ).
These are California statewide averages, not a meter reading for American Canyon. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
California's BEA cost-of-living index is 110.7 (Well Above Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around American Canyon is $2,053/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to California statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 88.7 / 100 (Very High).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a California statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county American Canyon sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How American Canyon compares to similar-size California cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.