This small East Bay city is among California's fastest growing areas

By KTVU staff

Published May 6, 2024 7:13am PDT

Emeryville is one of California's fastest growing cities

Emeryville is one of California's fastest growing cities.

EMERYVILLE, Calif. - One of the smallest cities in Alameda County is also among California's fastest growing areas.

A new state report found Emeryville's population climbed above 13,000 people at the beginning of this year.

That's a five percent increase over the city's population from January of last year.

It's the second-largest growth rate of any California city with at least 10, 000 people.

The city of Lathrop, 10 miles south of Stockton, was No. 1.