City safety & data profile

American CanyonCA

American Canyon, CA is a 21K-resident city in Napa County with a median household income of $121,700.

Napa County, California. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for American Canyon, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. American Canyon has a population larger than 45% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $692,600.

Data updated 2026-09-03

21K
Population (place)
Bottom 46%
By size
$121,700
Median income (place)
$692,600
Median home (place)
9.3%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on American Canyon

American Canyon posts a median household income higher than 83% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Top 17%
by median income, US cities

Where American Canyon income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$121,700 Top 17% higher than 83% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

American Canyon $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. 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, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in CA

Population among 482 CA places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Los Angeles is the largest CA city on this list; Alamo leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in CA

Median household income among the same 482-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Alamo posts the highest place-level median income in CA; Los Angeles is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading American Canyon, CA beyond the headline numbers

American Canyon sits inside Napa County, California, at roughly 38.17°N, -122.26°W. Population 20,554, $121,700 median household income. Median home value $692,600, median rent $2,537. Poverty rate 9.3%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

At 9.3%, poverty in American Canyon, CA runs below the midpoint of reporting cities -- enough to matter locally, not enough to dominate the city's profile.

The median home in American Canyon costs around 5.7 times what a median household earns in a year -- the most expensive quarter of reporting cities, and far enough ahead of local pay that ownership is largely closed to median earners.

Remote work covers 11.7% of American Canyon workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, obesity departs furthest from its peer median: 25.1% in American Canyon, the lowest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for American Canyon from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
20,554
American Canyon · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$121,700
+36% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$692,600
+67% vs avg
Median Age (place)
36.8
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Napa County): American Canyon's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
135K-2%
Median Income
$111,471+58%
Median Home Value
$869,500+103%
Poverty Rate
8.5%-16%
Unemployment
5.2%-43%

Economics

Economics indicators for American Canyon, CA
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$2,537/mo
Poverty Rate
9.3% -25% vs avg
Unemployment 5.6%
Bachelor's Degree+ 32.7%
Work From Home 11.7%
Public Transit 1.8%

Population

White 27.8%
African American 5.2%
Asian 33.6%
Two or More Ethnicities 1.3%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
34.4%
High Blood Pressure
29.5%
Obesity
25.1%
Physical Inactivity
24.6%
Frequent Mental Distress
15.6%
Binge Drinking
14.6%
Frequent Physical Distress
12.1%
Diabetes
11.5%
Current Smoking
10.4%
Current Asthma
9%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 64.5%
Annual Checkup 72.4%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
8.9%
Coronary Heart Disease
4.8%
Stroke
2.8%

What alerts and safety updates affect American Canyon?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for American Canyon right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet CA-AMERICAN-CANYON · American Canyon

American Canyon: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to American Canyon; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse California state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of American Canyon, CA?
American Canyon, CA has a population of 20,554 people, located in Napa County, California.
What is the median household income in American Canyon?
The median household income in American Canyon, CA is $121,700 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 9.3%.
What is the median home value in American Canyon?
The median home value in American Canyon, CA is $692,600. Median rent is $2,537/month.
What are the top health concerns in American Canyon?
The top health indicators in American Canyon include Short Sleep Duration (34.4%), High Blood Pressure (29.5%), Obesity (25.1%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in American Canyon?
The median age in American Canyon, CA is 36.8 years. 32.7% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for American Canyon, both outside California so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside CA (9.3% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside CA ($121,700 here).

Compare American Canyon with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Using American Canyon's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the American Canyon area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Napa County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.