Wildfire Impacts on Housing Stock, 2015-2025

This dashboard provides a summary of wildfire-related housing losses from January 1, 2015, to January 1, 2025, in the context of total housing stock across California counties and cities. Housing stock estimates are based on the California Department of Finance, Demographic Research Unit's E-8 Hisotircal Population and Housing Estimates 2010 to 2020 and E-5 Population and Housing Estimates 2020 to 2025 files. Housing stock represents the estimated housing inventory as of January 1 of each year and is estimated by adding annual housing changes to the decennial census housing counts using housing completions, conversions, and demolition data reported by local jurisdictions. Wildfire-related housing losses in this dashboard are residential structures (excluding those with attached commercial business use) classified as destroyed (50-100 percent damaged) during wildfire damage assessments as reported in CAL FIRE Damage Inspection (DINS) databse. DINS wildfire structure loss data reflect updates as of April 29, 2026, and is displayed for contextual purposes. DINS data may not align directly with housing stock changes due to differences in reporting criteria, timing, and methodology. While wildfire housing losses are generally small relative to total housing stock, they are uneven and vary by event and geography. The following highlight recent impacts and longer-term patterns in wildfire-related housing losses: In 2025, wildfire-related losses totaled 11,801 residential units/structures across 19 counties and 23 jurisdictions, approximately 11.5 times higher than in 2024 (1,027 units/structures). The Eaton and Palisades Fires in Los Angeles County accounted for nearly all statewide losses (11,679 units). While the 2025 fires had substantial impacts on Los Angeles County, the 2018 Camp Fire in Butte County remains the most destructive wildfire in California since 2015, destroying 13,972 homes. The severity of these localized impacts can be seen in Paradise, where nearly 10,700 of the town's estimated 13,600 housing units were destroyed. Single family homes accounted for the largest share of losses in 2025, representing 94 percent (11,131 units) of all residential homes lost, followed by mobile homes (439 units), and multi-family structures (231 structures). From 2015 to 2025, unincorporated areas accounted 56 percent of statewide wildfire-related housing losses (26,878 units/structures), compared to 44 percent in incorporated cities and towns (21,128 units/structures). In contrast, 63 percent of all statewide multi-family losses occurred within incorporated jurisdictions. To address concerns related to privacy and potential identification of individual or specific housing units/structures, data are aggregated, with city as the most detailed geographic level. Dashboard User Tips For optimal viewing, use screen resolution 1600 X 900. To adjust the screen extent, hold CTRL and + or - For more information regarding wildfire-related data, visit the CAL FIRE webpage. For dashboard comments/questions, contact [e-mail]. To view more data from the California Department of Finance, visit the Demographic Research Unit Data Hub.