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Carson, CA

92,391 Population
18.7 square miles 4,932.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.8 ±1.6 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 38.5 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 37.9 ±0.1

Economics

$37,110 ±$3,666 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $45,171 ±$460
  • about 80 percent of the amount in California: $46,661 ±$225
$98,862 ±$13,503 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $87,743 ±$878
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in California: $91,551 ±$471

6.6% ±2% (6,045  ±1,813) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 12.9% 1,634,388 (±0.3% / ±34,395)
  • about half the rate in California: 12.2% 4,670,324 (±0.2% / ±66,972)

28.1 minutes ±2.4 (1,102,040  ±141,130) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 29.2 153,502,690 (±0.2 / ±1,223,024)
  • about the same as the figure in California: 28.3 436,695,300 (±0.1 / ±2,279,997)

Families

27,550 ±1,359 Number of households
  • the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 4,500,951 ±10,543
  • California: 13,550,586 ±19,485
3.3 ±0.2 (91,337  ±122) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 2.8 12,628,166 (±0 / ±2,345)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in California: 2.8 38,154,104

6.2% ±3.2% (1,261  ±656) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 4.3% 136,710 (±0.2% / ±6,548)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in California: 4.8% 453,850 (±0.1% / ±13,512)

Housing

28,759 ±1,455 Number of housing units
  • the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 4,788,314 ±968
  • California: 14,627,041 ±997

$676,400 ±$26,460 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $847,400 ±$4,232
  • a little less than the amount in California: $715,900 ±$2,271

6.4% ±2.3% (5,868  ±2,125.3) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 10% 1,280,142 (±0.2% / ±29,517.3)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in California: 11.1% 4,293,993 (±0.2% / ±58,514.1)

Social

81.8% ±5.6% (54,234  ±4,191.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 82% 7,424,697 (±0.5% / ±44,137.1)
  • a little less than the rate in California: 84.7% 22,751,090 (±0.3% / ±80,766.1)
31.7% ±4.2% (21,012  ±2,887.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 37.6% 3,404,302 (±0.3% / ±29,358.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 37% 9,935,941 (±0.2% / ±52,591.7)

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

32% ±4% (29,604  ±3,678) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 32.4% 4,173,948
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 26.7% 10,428,025

3.7% ±1% (2,702  ±746) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 2.7% 277,879 (±0.1% / ±7,841)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 4.3% 1,292,737 (±0.1% / ±18,307)
2,702 Total veterans ±746 2,580 Male ±750 122 Female ±186

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