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Carlsbad, CA

113,575 Population
37.8 square miles 3,003.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

45 ±1.7 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 37.8 ±0.2
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in California: 38.4 ±0.1

Economics

$74,395 ±$6,315 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: $53,674 ±$675
  • about 1.5 times the amount in California: $49,934 ±$232
$144,444 ±$17,246 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: $109,132 ±$1,813
  • about 1.4 times the amount in California: $100,149 ±$381

4.2% ±1.3% (4,771  ±1,456) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 10% 320,137 (±0.6% / ±19,219)
  • about one-third of the rate in California: 11.8% 4,567,967 (±0.2% / ±68,831)

27.1 minutes ±0.6 (998,595  ±60,707) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • a little higher than the figure in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 25.5 33,954,336 (±0.2 / ±306,567)
  • a little less than the figure in California: 28.7 436,266,100 (±0 / ±1,099,829)

Families

44,251 ±1,959 Number of households
  • the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 1,185,092 ±6,462
  • California: 13,797,638 ±19,379
2.6 ±0.1 (112,696  ±47) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 2.7 3,184,677 (±0 / ±1,788)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 2.8 38,537,960

2.2% ±1.4% (503  ±321) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 4.8% 38,690 (±0.4% / ±3,165)
  • about half the rate in California: 4.5% 430,221 (±0.1% / ±12,150)

Housing

47,475 ±2,648 Number of housing units
  • the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 1,271,828 ±662
  • California: 14,877,017 ±1,124

$1,570,500 ±$59,134 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: $914,700 ±$6,686
  • more than double the amount in California: $759,500 ±$3,644

10.1% ±2.5% (11,422  ±2,814.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 12% 391,586 (±0.6% / ±21,033.7)
  • a little less than the rate in California: 10.4% 4,053,576 (±0.2% / ±69,085.7)

Social

96.7% ±5.2% (78,969  ±5,031.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 89.1% 2,053,150 (±1% / ±23,715.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 84.9% 23,227,841 (±0.3% / ±84,605.4)
61.7% ±4% (50,358  ±3,725.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 45.3% 1,042,870 (±0.7% / ±16,275.9)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in California: 38.1% 10,436,652 (±0.2% / ±53,771.8)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

13.1% ±2.5% (14,922  ±2,856) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 23.7% 782,179
  • about half the rate in California: 27.7% 10,902,022

8.1% ±1.9% (7,071  ±1,704) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 6.9% 176,906 (±0.2% / ±6,210)
  • about double the rate in California: 4% 1,239,625 (±0.1% / ±17,966)
7,071 Total veterans ±1,704 5,955 Male ±1,513 1,116 Female ±762

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