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Carson, WA

2,318 Population
4.8 square miles 484 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

53.5 ±6.1 Median age
  • about 1.4 times the figure in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 39.3 ±0.2
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Washington: 38.3 ±0.1
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$37,738 ±$6,343 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: $51,936 ±$417
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Washington: $53,744 ±$274
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$68,929 ±$26,966 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: $97,436 ±$858
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Washington: $98,141 ±$414
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

8.5% ±4% (196  ±101) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 9.5% 236,906 (±0.3% / ±6,725)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Washington: 9.9% 760,577 (±0.2% / ±11,694)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

27.6 minutes ±3.2 (21,590  ±7,497) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 25 24,751,240 (±0.2 / ±245,505)
  • a little higher than the figure in Washington: 26.6 80,794,790 (±0.1 / ±440,159)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,082 ±180 Number of households
  • the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 1,010,265 ±2,687
  • Washington: 3,064,820 ±5,874
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.1 ±0.2 (2,318  ±460) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 2.5 2,476,150 (±0 / ±390)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Washington: 2.5 7,661,923
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

1,195 ±184 Number of housing units
  • the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 1,062,495 ±523
  • Washington: 3,306,620 ±517
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$490,400 ±$83,901 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: $559,400 ±$2,566
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Washington: $564,600 ±$1,940
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

5.4% ±3.8% (124  ±90.1) Moved since previous year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 14% 348,592 (±0.3% / ±7,394)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Washington: 14.5% 1,119,329 (±0.2% / ±13,666.9)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

87.5% ±22.9% (1,662  ±301) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 92.8% 1,680,405 (±0.6% / ±9,922.6)
  • a little less than the rate in Washington: 92.3% 5,060,127 (±0.3% / ±17,462.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
15.7% ±5.6% (299  ±120.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 42.6% 770,714 (±0.4% / ±6,332.5)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Washington: 39.6% 2,172,536 (±0.2% / ±10,817.2)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

1% ±1.4% (23  ±33) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent of the rate in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 12.7% 320,290
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Washington: 15.4% 1,206,843
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

16.6% ±6.2% (335  ±141) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 6.2% 124,650 (±0.1% / ±2,242)
  • more than double the rate in Washington: 7.8% 473,124 (±0.1% / ±4,854)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
335 Total veterans ±141 335 Male ±141 N/A Female ±13

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